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Exclusive: InventTV, the three-year-old production company behind reality series such as Southern Charm: New Orleans, Into Alaska, Bringing Up Bhabie and upcoming The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, is bolstering its executive ranks with three key hires as it expands into scripted television, live events and documentaries. The company, a subsidiary of Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman’s Los Angeles Media Fund, has tapped former Endemol Shine executive Michael Weinberg for the newly created role of President. Also joining are Jeff Marcus as Evp of Finance and Operations and Tiffany Alfaro as VP of Development. All will be based at the company’s Burbank office. Additionally, InventTV has signed its first overall deal with Dave Coulier. Under the pact, the Full House and Fuller House alum will focus on family-friendly scripted and non-scripted programming

In his new position, Weinberg will oversee the creation and development of new content for networks,...

The CW made a big push on Monday to expand its year-round programming, adding two new series to its summer 2015 slate: unscripted series “A Wicked Offer” that tests what couples would do for money and British online-romance comedy “Dates.” See Photos: The CW Diversity Scorecard: From ‘Arrow’ to ‘Vampire Diaries’ “A Wicked Offer” is described as an outrageous and darkly comic series which invites real life couples to earn cash prizes by engaging in scandalous and controversial tasks which may involve unsuspecting friends and families. The unscripted hour-long series is executive produced by Jenny Daly (“Storage Hunters,” “Mystery Diners,” “Container Wars,...

Jack Osbourne (The Osbournes) and his new banner Osbourne Media have signed an overall co-production deal with Jenny Daly’s T Group Prods (Mystery Diners). Under the pact, Osbourne will focus on creating new, unscripted formats and docuseries to be co-produced with T Group in both the U.S. and UK. Osbourne and his Osbourne Media team will relocate to T Group's Santa Monica office and work closely with T Group President Daly and Rob Lobl, Evp Development and Current…...

Exclusive: National Geographic Channel has ordered Divine Intervention, a six-episode unscripted series from T Group Prods. (Storage Hunters, Mystery Diners). Described as “Kitchen Nightmares for churches”, it features a trio of “Church Hoppers” who use a tough love approach in helping struggling faith-based organizations around the country. T Group’s Jenny Daly is executive producing with Eric Lange and Mike Duffy. The series is eyed for a summer launch.