Aaron Meyerson

Aaron Meyerson
Occupation Television and Film Producer
Notable work Dumb and Dumber

Aaron Meyerson is a film and television producer and former studio and network executive. He is currently President of bTV,[1] an independent production company owned by bBooth (OTC:bbth), a media tech startup co-founded by Meyerson in 2013. From 2010-2012, he was President of Programming and Development for CBS Television Distribution.[2] For the decade prior to CBS, he was a senior development and programming executive at MTV,[3] Oxygen Media[4] and Fox TV Studios.[5]

Career

Prior to co-founding bBooth in 2013, Meyerson was President of Programming and Development at CBS Television,[6] responsible for the development and production of all new and returning series for CBS’ first run syndication business. Meyerson oversaw 10 daily shows - over 2300 episodes per season - including Entertainment Tonight, Rachael Ray, Inside Edition, The Insider, Dr. Phil, The Jeff Probst Show and Judge Judy.”[7][8]

Meyerson personally initiated and negotiated the partnership between CBS and Yahoo to transform and rebrand The Insider TV show into OMG Insider in order to create a 24/7 content experience across TV, Internet and mobile.[9]

For the 10 years prior to CBS, Meyerson developed and oversaw hundreds of hours of television programming in senior executive positions at MTV, Oxygen and Fox TV Studios. At MTV, Meyerson was Senior Vice President of Alternative Development and Current Series Programming, responsible for sourcing, developing, casting and producing original pilots, series and specials.[10] Some of the shows developed and overseen include Paris Hilton: My New BFF, Bully Beatdown (with Mark Burnett), A Shot at Love, Rock Band (based on the video game), Parental Control, and The Real World.

Prior to MTV, Meyerson was Senior Vice President, Development and Production at the Oxygen Network.[11] At Oxygen, he was responsible for green-lighting unscripted shows such as Tori and Dean, Fight Girls, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, The Bad Girls Club, Mo'nique’s Fat Chance, Deion and Pilar, and Snapped, the scripted show Campus Ladies, and numerous made-for-TV movies (including Emmy nominated The Robber Bride starring Mary Louise Parker), and documentaries.

Meyerson started his TV career at Fox TV Studios (a division of News Corp), serving as Vice President (later promoted to Senior Vice President) of Business Development and Non-Fiction Programming, where he oversaw non-fiction production companies Foxstar, NHNZ and Van Ness Films.[12]

Before Fox, Meyerson was in the feature film industry, working his way up to Vice President, Creative Affairs at New Line Cinema[13] and then starting a live action film division at DIC Entertainment,[14][15] taking DIC’s TV animation library and developing live action films. His film credits include Dumb and Dumber, Inspector Gadget,[16] Meet the Deedles, Above the Rim and The Disney Channel’s Genius.

Education

Meyerson received his BA in Economics from UC Berkeley,[17] and his MBA from Stanford.[18] 

Philanthropy

He serves as the Chair of the LA Executive Board of the non-profit youth mentoring organization Spark.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "bBooth Bio". bBooth Website.
  2. ↑ "Meyerson CBS Hire". Variety.
  3. ↑ "Meyerson at MTV". Futon Critic.
  4. ↑ "Oxygen Airs Serious Slate". Variety. Retrieved 5/4/2006. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "Meyerson Hired at FOX". Variety News.
  6. ↑ "CBS Television Distribution Bio". CBS Television Distribution Website. CBS Television Distribution. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Meyerson Profile". Broadcast & Cable. March 7, 2011
  8. ↑ Albiniak, Paige. "Meyerson Primed To Push CTD Originals". Broadcast & Cable.
  9. ↑ "CBS Hires Meyerson". Deadline Hollywood. January 3, 2011
  10. ↑ "Meyerson at MTV". Futon Critic.
  11. ↑ "Meyerson hired at Oxygen". Broadcast & Cable.
  12. ↑ "Meyerson Hired at FOX". Variety News.
  13. ↑ "Meyerson byline with New Line". LA Times.
  14. ↑ "DIC's Deal Goosed". Variety. Retrieved 1998-03-19.
  15. ↑ "Walt Disney Pictures Extends Its First Look Agreement With DIC Films". PR Newswire. Retrieved 1997.
  16. ↑ "Big-Screen 'Inspector Gadget' Tries to Add Hip to the Mix". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1999-07-23.
  17. ↑ "Golden Bears in Tinsel Town". UC Berkeley. Retrieved May 1997.
  18. ↑ "Schools Verified". LA Times.
  19. ↑ "Meyerson Spark Program". Spark Website.

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