Media veteran Ty Cameron will function president of Ebony Studios, whose inaugural undertaking is 'Sincerely Los Angeles,' a documentary movie chronicling the speedy aftermath of Kobe Bryant's demise.
Ebony Media has launched an all-inclusive, full-service manufacturing platform to develop and produce content material exploring the various spectrum of Black tradition.
Generally known as Ebony Studios, the platform will amplify the voices of each established and rising folks of colour with the purpose to light up and replicate Black experiences and views. The studio will span movie, tv, audio and digital packages, and be a key a part of Ebony Media — which was relaunched final 12 months as a digital-first model — and its strategic growth.
“The EBONY title is synonymous with Black tradition amassing over 75 years of historical past chronicling Black life and the Black perspective,” stated Michele Ghee, CEO of Ebony Media Group. “With the launch of EBONY Studios, we're effectively positioned to harness these attributes which might be organically a major a part of the model’s id, permitting us to create a house for Black creators and a various universe of content material for the marketplace in a contemporary, thrilling and really possible way.”
Media veteran Ty Cameron will function president of Ebony Studios, and be chargeable for the platform’s general administration, enterprise improvement and strategic progress. He was beforehand the pinnacle of distribution at sports activities media firm Uninterrupted, LLC, which was based by LeBron James, and has labored at firms together with CBS Tv and BET Networks.
“Though the launch of EBONY Studios marks a brand new frontier and a brand new mannequin for the corporate, Ebony has at all times been and nonetheless stands for the genuine voice of Black life,” stated Cameron. I can promise that we are going to keep true to these basic beliefs, creating premium content material that's relatable to all however considered from the Black perspective.”
Ghee stated of Cameron: “I'm thrilled to carry Ty and the unbelievable wealth of expertise he brings with him on board to steer the model ahead. This new initiative represents an incredible alternative to broaden our market growth and to additional place EBONY as a frontrunner within the content material creation area.”
Nathaniel Calloway will function senior artistic government at Ebony Studios, taking duty for improvement efforts spanning podcasts, documentaries, scripted sequence and have tasks.
One among Ebony Studios’ inaugural tasks is the documentary movie Sincerely Los Angeles from director Patrick Inexperienced. The undertaking chronicles the speedy aftermath of Kobe Bryant’s demise and the way the town coped with the tragedy.
Ebony Studios will bolster the Ebony model by producing alternatives in licensing, distribution, promoting, unique programming, e-commerce, partnerships and extra.