Shout! Factory Jan. 11 named industry veteran Brent Haynes to spearhead television development at Shout! Studios, the indie distributor\u2019s upstart original content unit.<\/p>\n
Haynes, who once was SVP, series development, comedy & animation at MTV, will work with Shout founders Richard and Garson Foos, Bob Emmer and David McIntosh, SVP, content licensing and strategy.<\/p>\n
Most recently, Haynes was executive producer at Picture Arcade, co-creating comedy “Crash Gallery” for Canadian Broadcasting Company.<\/p>\n
“[Haynes] holds an extensive background and success in production development for scripted series and original specials with an emphasis in comedy,\u201d Garson Foos said in a statement. \u201cGiven the success we\u2019re having producing new ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ episodes and several projects in development, we look forward to Brent playing a major role in this growth area for the studio.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"