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101 Studios Names Matt Summers SVP, Sports
101 Studios has appointed Matt Summers as its new SVP of Sports, reporting to to COO David Hutkin.
Based out of the company’s Beverly Hills office, Summers will focus on securing distribution partners, create an ambitious slate of original and ancillary IP, and collaborate internally on brand partnerships and events, reporting directly to COO David Hutkin. Founded in 2019, 101 Studios is well known for collaborating with Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan on numerous acclaimed series for Paramount+/Paramount Network including Yellowstone, 1883, 1923, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Special Ops: Lioness, and the upcoming Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore. Also behind films like Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind, the company’s credits on the unscripted side include the Prime Video doc Kickback exposing corruption within FIFA; documentary The Last Cowboy, on the high-stakes world of professional horse reining; and an upcoming HBO docuseries about the sexual abuse and cover-up at Ohio State University, co-produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures.
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