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The prolific The Mark Gordon Company has hired veteran executive and producer David Brownfield as Executive Vice President. In his new role, Brownfield will supervise all production activities for TMGC’s current series as well as work closely with the company’s creative team in developing premium television content. He will report to CEO Mark Gordon.

The move comes as TMGC experiences a notable increase in its production of on-air programming for both domestic and international markets. The company has seven television series currently on air and a full slate of upcoming high-profile feature films including Molly’s Game, The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, and Murder On The Orient Express. Most recently, TMGC and its partner Entertainment One (eOne), inked a multiyear deal with with Xavier Marchand’s Moonriver Content banner to increase the volume of UK and European television and film projects coming to them for financing, co-producing and distribution.

Brownfield comes to TMGC from Eleven Stitches Productions, CBS Television Studios, where he served as Executive Producer. His hourlong drama, The Case Runner was in development at CBS Network for the 2016-17 season. Prior to that, David was SVP of Current Programs at CBS Television for nine years. He was responsible for overseeing the creative development of over 20 scripted series per season, including CSI, NCIS, The Good Wife, The Big Bang Theory, and How I Met Your Mother. Brownfield was intricately involved in all aspects of ongoing series, regularly interfacing with senior management for the network’s Scheduling, Marketing, Casting, Digital and Business Affairs departments. David joined CBS in 2001 and served as VP Current Programs before he was made a department head in 2004. Before joining CBS, David worked as a comedy writer on several series, including Boy Meets World and The Drew Carey Show. He also worked as a Current and Development executive at ABC Network from 1993-97.

“David is a rare talent whose immense creative abilities match his superb skills in keeping productions on track,” said Gordon. “He is a highly respected and effective executive with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with in the past on Criminal Minds. We are delighted to have him steer our programming activities and help us continue to develop and expand our television pipeline.”

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The new L.A.-based studio will be led by Mark Gordon as CEO and will continue to produce content for The Mark Gordon Company as well as finance projects by other producers. MGC is behind television hits Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds and Ray Donovan, and Gordon has helped produce box-office hits such as Speed, The Day After Tomorrow and Saving Private Ryan.

The deal will see eOne taking a significant stake in MGC. The new entity combines one of the most successful film and television producers with a company that has an extensive international distribution network.

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“As producers, we have been successful in bringing the vision of talented creators to large audiences. We can now expand our contribution to include financing and strong global distribution. There is a voracious appetite for premium original content worldwide. In order to realize the true value of our content, retention of rights ownership and control of international distribution are musts,” said Gordon in a statement. “In eOne, we have found partners that share our vision of supporting the creators and are immersed in the international marketplace with great ambitions to expand in the U.S. Together, we are building an alternative to the traditional studio way.”

Darren Throop, president and COO of Entertainment One, said: “We are delighted to enter into this partnership with Mark and his team. Mark brings a wealth of experience and talent to the table. The Mark Gordon Company creates first-class content and has been entertaining audiences around the world for many years. As eOne continues to build its global platform, partnering with strong creative companies like The Mark Gordon Company is right on strategy and I am very excited to welcome them to the larger eOne family.”

The Mark Gordon Company confirmed that it will complete its tenure with ABC studios and that it will continue to develop and produce film content across all genres, including the production of studio films.

eOne’s U.S. television business will continue developing, financing and producing programming, operating independently of MGC. eOne also said it plans to leverage its digital expertise to enhance the interactive potential of the content produced by the studio.