Embassy Row (television)

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This article is about the television production company Embassy Row. See Embassy Row (disambiguation) for additional uses.

Note: This company is not to be confused with Embassy Communications, which is now known as ELP Communications; however, the current owner of Embassy Row does owner the library of ELP.

Embassy Row is an American television, global-based format, and digital production company based in New York City, that was founded on May 12, 2005 by British television producer Michael Davies, entertainment marketer Tera Hanks, and filmmaker and former LivePlanet CEO Chris Moore. Davies' production company at the time, Diplomatic Productions, was immediately folded into Embassy Row.^[1]

In 2006, the company signed a 3-year deal with Sony Pictures Television, but was later acquired by them on January 14, 2009.^[2]

[edit] Titles by Embassy Row

[edit] Entertainment

• 2 Minute Drill (ESPN 2000-2001) (as Diplomatic)
• Smush (USA 2001) (as Diplomatic in association with Jellyvision and USA)
• Pepsi’s Play for a Billion (The WB 2003, ABC 2004) (as Diplomatic)
• Studio 7 (The WB 2004) (as Diplomatic)
• Stump the Schwab (ESPN 2004-2005) (2004 as Diplomatic, 2005 as Embassy Row) in association with Inward Eye Entertainment and ESPN)
• My Kind of Town (ABC 2005) (in association with Monkey Entertainment)
• Chain Reaction (GSN 2006-2007) (in association with Sony Pictures Television and GSN)
• Grand Slam (GSN 2007) (in association with Monkey Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, and GSN)
• World Series of Pop Culture (VH1 2006-2007) (in association with VH1)
• Power of 10 (CBS 2007-2008) (in association with Sony Pictures Television)
• The Newlywed Game (GSN 2009-current) (in association with Sony Pictures Television and GSN)
• Make My Day (TV Land 2009-present) (in association with Monkey Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, and TV Land Originals) (currently on hiatus)
• Watch What Happens: Live (Bravo 2009-present)
• Hidden Agenda (GSN 2010-Present) (in association with Sony Pictures Television)

[edit] Sports & Reality

• Fast Cars & Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race (ABC 2007)
• The PDC US Open
• The World Series of Darts
• The World Darts Challenge

[edit] Factual

• Boy Meets Grill (Food Network 2002-present)
• In Search of Real Food
• Real Food Cooking School
• South Beach Food Fest

[edit] Digital & Branded Entertainment

• American Idol Buzz Session
• Hook Me Up (Yahoo! Tech 2006-present)
• The 9 (Yahoo! 2006-2008)
• Poptub (YouTube 2008-present)
• Talent Show

[edit] Feature Film

• Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Official Site

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