Mark Grenside
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| Mark Grenside | |
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| 💼 Occupation | Media executive, producer, and author |
Mark Grenside is a British TV Producer, and media executive, involved in the media industry for over 30 years.
Career in media[edit]
Mark Grenside moved into television in 1980 and became one of the original team of HIT Entertainment, founded as (Jim) Henson International Television Company.[1][2]
At Henson International Television, Grenside was involved in the financing, co-production and distribution of popular TV shows such as The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and Dark Crystal. He later formed Crossbow Films, where he acted as producer or executive producer for the TV series (72 episodes) William Tell, originally titled Crossbow (1987) and the thriller series (12 episodes) Mistress of Suspense (1990).
In the 1990s, he founded Homescreen Entertainment, which produced the TV series (22 episodes) Dracula: The Series (1990).
He was an original member of the Hallmark Channel, and in May 2004 formed Sparrowhawk Media, which raised US $250 million to buy Hallmark International and the Hallmark Channel Library (ex-USA), which was later sold to NBC.[3][4][5]
MNG Films[edit]
In 2009, Grenside started MNG Films, which has a slate of nearly US $80 million of television production for SKY, NBC Universal, and The Hallmark Channel.[6] This includes the miniseries Treasure Island (2012), starring Eddie Izzard, Donald Sutherland and Elijah Wood, and Neverland (2011), starring Kiera Knightly.[7][8]
TV Credits[edit]
- 1989: The Adventures of William Tell (video) - executive producer
- 1987-1989: William Tell (originally titled Crossbow) (TV Series) - executive producer/producer (72 episodes)
- 1990: Mistress of Suspense (TV Series) - producer (12 episodes)
- 2009: Alice (TV Mini Series) - associate producer (2 episodes)
- 2010: The Santa Incident (TV Movie) - executive producer
- 2010: Old Fashioned Christmas (TV Movie) - executive producer - executive producer
- 2010: Three Wise Women (TV Movie) - executive producer
- 2010: Gift of the Magi (TV Movie) - executive producer
- 2011: Ferocious Planet (TV Movie) - executive producer
- 2011: Roadkill (TV Movie) - executive producer
- 2011: Neverland (TV Mini Series) - executive producer (1 episode)
- 2012: Treasure Island (TV Series) - executive producer (2 episodes)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Michael Grade and ITV's missing X Factor". The Telegraph. August 10, 2008.
Mark Grenside, co-founder of HIT Entertainment
- ↑ "Malta-based author Mark Grenside to appear at renowned UK literary festival". timesofmalta.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "What lies ahead for the media industry?". The Guardian. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "The future of broadcasting: what will we watch next?". The Guardian. April 23, 2007.
Mark Grenside, the co-founder of HIT Entertainment and the man behind the sale of Hallmark International to Sparrowhawk Media
- ↑ "NBC Universal buys Sparrowhawk's Hallmark Channels". Reuters. August 28, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "About Us", MNG Films, http://mngfilms.com, accessed January 30, 2023.
- ↑ Neil Genzlinger (May 4, 2012). "Television Review | 'Treasure Island' : Sifting Through Evil in a Hunt for Buried Gold". The New York Times.
Mark Grenside, executive producer for MNG Films
- ↑ Mike Hale (December 2, 2011). "Television Review: Peter Pan, Before the Magic". The New York Times.
produced by Parallel Films on behalf of MNG Films in association with Syfy and Sky Movies HD
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