A&E Network has tapped veteran development executive Scott Vila as vp original programming, a move that builds on the channel's recently announced plans to develop original scripted drama series. In his new role, Vila is based in Los Angeles, reporting to Tana Nugent Jamieson, the former WB Network senior programming executive who was named senior vp drama programming at the cable network in March. His appointment was effective Monday. Vila's experience includes serving as senior vp drama development at 20th Century Fox Television, a role he held until 2002, when he segued into a producing career that included serving as executive producer on NBC's 2004-05 drama Medical Investigation.
- 6/15/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the latest round of drama pilot pickups Tuesday, NBC gave a cast-contingent go-ahead to an untitled medical mystery project from NBC Studios and Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment; Fox firmed up its commitment to an untitled Kathryn Bigelow/Kessler brothers project from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV; and UPN gave the green light to three Warner Bros. TV pilots: Beck and Call, Nikki and Nora and Veronica Mars. NBC's medical mystery procedural show was written by Jason Horwitch (FX's The Pentagon Papers), who is executive producing with Cooper and Scott Vila, head of Landscape's television unit. The project is part of the pilot deal Landscape inked with NBC in October that called for the production company to develop as many as three scripts and shoot at least one pilot targeted for fall 2004 (HR 10/15).
- 1/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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