ALL AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS EXPANDS TELEVISION PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH THE ADDITION OF THE DAVID GERBER COMPANY -David Gerber Named President of All American Television Production-.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 4, 1995--Anthony J. Scotti, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of All American Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AACI AACI Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute AACI Asian Americans for Community Involvement AACI American Association of Crop Insurers AACI Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel AACI Association of American Cancer Institutes ), today announced a major expansion of the company's television production activities with the addition of The David Gerber David Gerber is a television executive producer. His notable work on television to date is the made-for-TV movie, Flight 93, which earned itself an Emmy nomination. For his contributions to television, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Company into its operations. As part of All American's strategic plan to increase production of prime time programming in all forms, Mr. Scotti also named Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer, David Gerber as President of All American Television All American Television (aka All American Communications) was a television syndication company active from 1981 to 1997. It was founded by Anthony J. Scotti, Ben Scotti, and Joseph E. Kovacs. Production, Inc. Also, Jamie Waldron of The David Gerber Company will become Senior Vice President, All American Television production, and will be involved with Mr. Gerber in all future television activities at All American in addition to continuing the development of the ongoing Gerber Company projects. Mr. Gerber will report directly to Myron Roth, President, All American Communications. David Gerber, revitalized two major television companies -- Columbia Pictures Television Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG). The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974. History Early years CPT was home to the popular daytime soap operas Days of our Lives in the late 1970's and MGM Television Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television (commonly known as MGM Television and later MGM/UA Television among other names) is an American television production/distribution company launched in 1955 and a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.. from 1986 to 1992 -- and brings to All American a number of high profile projects he has in current development with broadcast and cable networks for the 1995 - `96 season. "David Gerber is a giant in our industry and his productions have not only been successful but of the highest quality," said Mr. Scotti. "I'm personally thrilled to have David come aboard. I've known and respected David for many years and his talents will be a tremendous asset to our company's growth strategy." Mr. Gerber commented, "The opportunity to work under the All American Television banner is very appealing to me on many levels. The company has a wealth of resources in both the creative and financial areas and continues to make a significant impact on the television business domestically and internationally. I'm delighted to be teamed with an organization that has vision and commitment, and I look forward to contributing what I can to the very exciting period of growth that lies ahead." Syd Vinnedge, who currently serves as President of All American Television Production, will be named President of a soon-to-be- announced newly formed division of All American Television. He will remain a Senior Executive Vice President and Director of All American Communications and will continue to oversee production of the company's highly successful syndicated series Baywatch, the new series Baywatch Nights Baywatch Nights is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the show was syndicated and ran from 1995 to 1997. , as well as other daytime, late night and children's programming. Gerber's accomplishments as an executive producer, studio head and sales executive have spanned over three decades of breakthrough programming. Among the multi-award-winning classic television projects with which he has been involved are Batman, Room 222, thirtysomething, Police Story, Police Woman, the Peabody Award-winning George Washington miniseries and the award- winning The Lindbergh Kidnapping The Kidnapping of Charles A. and Anne M. Lindbergh's twenty-month-old son horrified the United States, and even the world. In 1927, at age twenty-five, Lindbergh achieved international fame with the first solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air, and in the bleak years of the late Case mystery, as well as the seven year running In the Heat of the Night. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MGM Worldwide Television MGM Worldwide Television (now MGM International Television Distribution) is the global television arm of MGM Television established in 1996, as the name implies it is responsible for the production/distribution of MGM's vast television library around the world. Group, Gerber took the struggling company from one hour of network programming to a record five hours, making it the second leading supplier in the industry. In 1992, Gerber took over all MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. development and formed his own company, entering into an exclusive joint production venture with ITC Entertainment The Incorporated Television Company (ITC) is/was a British television company largely involved in distribution. It was founded by television mogul Lew Grade in 1954. History Originally designed to be a contractor for the UK's new ITV under the self-explanatory name . The company produced a Showtime cable/ABC two- hour movie Royce starring James Belushi, Miquel Ferrer and Peter Boyle. Currently in production is a four-hour miniseries at CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , Nothing Lasts Forever, based on Sidney Sheldon's latest best- seller and starring Lloyd Bridges, Gerald McRaney, Gregory Harrison, Brooke Shields, Vanessa Williams and Gail O'Grady. In pre-production is The Price of Love, a two-hour movie for Fox dealing with teenagers on the streets of Hollywood. All American Communications, Inc. is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in television and recorded music production and distribution. All American, in combination with its All American Fremantle International division, produces and distributes more than 100 shows a year in 27 countries, the most notable of which is the Baywatch franchise: the weekly Baywatch series, the new Baywatch Nights and the Baywatch strip. All American Fremantle International produces and distributes locally 80 percent of all the game shows in Europe including The Price is Right and Family Feud. CONTACT: Joseph N. Jaffoni David C. Collins Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated 212/505-3015 |
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