Matador Content

Matador Content
Industry Entertainment
Founded 2013
Founders Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin
Headquarters New York City, Los Angeles
Website matadorcontent.com

Matador Content (also known as Matador) is an American production company founded in 2013 by Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin.[1][2] The company produces feature films, reality television, scripted television and digital programming.[3] Some of Matador Content’s television series include the AMC series Geeking Out, the GSN series Hellevator, the A&E series Epic Ink, Cement Heads, and Country Bucks, the Lifetime (TV network) series Project Runway: Fashion Startup, the History (U.S. TV channel) series Great Minds with Dan Harmon and the Emmy Award nominated Spike series Lip Sync Battle hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen.[4][5]

Matador Content’s feature film credits include the Emmy Award nominated HBO documentary Banksy Does New York, which premiered at DOC NYC in 2014 and Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot, a behind-the-scenes look at the 2001 cult indie film Wet Hot American Summer.[6][7][8]

In 2014, Matador Content formed a joint venture with Untitled Entertainment, the management company behind Jared Leto, Penelope Cruz and Naomi Watts.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "How an Early Binge-Watcher Helped Change the Face of TV - OPEN Forum". americanexpress.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cable is Bullish on Matador Content - Broadcasting & Cable". broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Spike Receives Emmy Nomination For Lip Sync Battle". spike.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Staff, Variety (29 September 2015). "Reality Impact Report 2015". variety.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Turner, HBO Nominated for 24 News & Doc Emmys - Corporate - Time Warner Blog". timewarner.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "The "Banksy Does New York" Documentary Will Make Its New York Premiere During the DOC NYC Festival". complex.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin (6 August 2015). "'Wet Hot American Summer' Doc Acquired by Amplify Releasing (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Untitled Entertainment Forms Joint Venture With TV Production Company Matador (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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