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Brothers branch out: Weinsteins expand TV plans.
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Daily Variety
- Article date:
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June 20, 2008
- Author:
- Schneider, Michael
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Harvey and Bob Weinstein are taking a fresh stab at TV.
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Their Miramax TV shingle never really took off, save "Project Greenlight" and the hit design competish "Project Runway." But now as the Weinstein Co., the duo are looking to finally conquer the smallscreen, unveiling the shingle's first-ever TV development slate and hiring a new domestic distribution head.
As part of the new focus, New Line alum David Spiegelman has joined the Weinstein Co. as president of domestic TV distribution. Spiegelman is charged with devising a strategy to sell TWC's growing catalog of inhouse and acquisition titles.
Then there's the programming side, under ...