Curt Northrup Named Director of Development for Game Show Network.Entertainment Editors/Television Writers CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 Curt Northrup has been named director of development, Game Show Network. It was announced today by Kristin Peace, vice president programming, Game Show Network, to whom he will report. As director of development, Northrup will work with Peace in overseeing the development slate for Game Show Network. In addition, he will further the programming department's efforts to bring in new projects to the network while working hand-in-hand with the industry's top talent and producers. Northrup will also assist Peace in overseeing the network's first-run shows: "Inquizition," an unconventional game show and new cult-classic; "All New 3's a Crowd," the Alan Thicke-hosted game of `who knows who best'; "Hollywood Showdown Hollywood Showdown was an American game show that aired on both PAX (now ION Television) and Game Show Network from January to November 2000. Reruns aired on GSN from November 2000 to July 2001, and again from September 2004 to April 2005 and in June 2006 and June 2007 on TV Guide ," a game show based on entertainment industry trivia; and "Mall Masters," which combines the best of game shows and the Mall of America Mall of America (also MOA, MoA, or the Megamall) is a shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. It is just southeast of the junction of Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway 77, and is across the interstate from the experience. As a vital part of the development team, Northrup will also be interfacing with the network's marketing and affiliate sales divisions. "Curt has unique background in development, packaging and `key' industry relationships," stated Peace. "As we continue to grow, I am confident that Curt's leadership and experience will bring GSN GSN Game Show Network GSN GCOS Surface Network GSN Gelsolin GSN Global Seismic Network GSN Government Security News GSN Gigabyte System Network (CERN) GSN GPRS Support Node (3GPP) innovative and exciting new concepts and game shows." Prior to joining Game Show Network, Northrup served as director of development for New Screen Concepts Inc., where he was in charge of the West Coast office and overall producing deal with ABC Television ABC Television may refer to:
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Game Show Network, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is the premiere programming service exclusively dedicated to the exciting world of games, game playing and game shows. Each day, Game Show Network offers a wide array of programming including game show favorites from its diverse library and new interactive game shows where viewers can become contestants in their own homes. Game Show Network can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.gameshownetwork.com. Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production and distribution, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies, and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.spe.sony.com. |
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