Broadway Video
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Broadway Video is a media production and distribution company located within the Brill Building
Brill Building
The Brill Building is an office building located at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and further uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley neighborhood...

 on Broadway
Broadway (New York City)
Broadway is a prominent avenue in New York City, United States, which runs through the full length of the borough of Manhattan and continues northward through the Bronx borough before terminating in Westchester County, New York. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, United States
United States
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. Founded in 1979 as a production house tasked with post-production work on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

, Broadway Video has since become one of the largest independent production companies within New York. It has won several awards, including an Emmy for production work on the television program 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...

.

The company was founded by Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...

 in 1979. In addition to an increased focus on distribution, Broadway Video increased its production of television series, typically starring Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

alums. The company saw its first major success with the release of the primetime NBC comedy series, 30 Rock.

Broadway Video is an independent entertainment company. With headquarters in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, and offices in Los Angeles, are responsible for the production and distribution of numerous television and film titles. Founded by Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...

 in 1979, the initial focus of the company was the handling of post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...

 duties of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

. Subsequently, Broadway Video has expanded into the production and select distribution of television and film titles in a variety of genres. More recently, Broadway Video has been involved in the production of short-form media, including television commercials and broadcast promotions.

In 2009, Broadway Video Entertainment was issued the trademark rights to "Broadway Video" by the USPTO.

Broadway Video Editorial

In 2009 Broadway Video bolstered their production division through the heavy expansion of services through the increased hiring of personnel, with the aim of consolidating all production duties "in-house". September 2009 saw Broadway Video hiring noted editors Rick Barlis and Anthony Gianni. These hirings strengthened the company's relationship with NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

, in particular, its sibling channel, Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...

. Broadway Video was responsible for the large-scale rebranding of the channel from the previously known Sci Fi to Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...

 through the Imagine Greater campaign.

The design division is currently headed by Creative Director
Creative Director
A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....

 Katherine Burke, with the group having worked with numerous corporate clients, including NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

, Showtime
Showtime Networks
Showtime Networks, Inc. is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation.The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one...

, and USA Networks. Currently held advertising accounts include American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...

 and Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....

.

In addition to those individuals already mentioned, notable editing personnel include Scott Cumbo, Dave Finamore, Yossi Kimberg, and Christine McLean.

Following previous informal collaborations, in 2009 it was announced that Frantic Studio would consolidate their operations into Broadway Video's New York offices. Frantic Studio, with Creative Director
Creative Director
A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....

 David Sutton, specialize in broadcast and advertising productions. In July 2009, Frantic Studio won a CINE Golden Eagle Award
CINE
CINE is a consortium formulated to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience. CINE recognizes and fosters the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual film competitions....

 for their work for CBS News.

Broadway Sound

Working closely with Broadway Production Services, Broadway Sound provides full post-production facilities, with the division founded in 1995 by Michael Ungar and Ralph Kelsey. Studios are ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) capable, with original music compositions, performance, production and audio restoration handled in partnership with SandBlast Productions. Notable production staff include Kevin McElligott, Mike Garatty, Sean Canada, Shane Conry, John Crenshaw, and Vince Verderame.

Broadway Video Enterprises

Broadway Video Enterprises manages the distribution of Broadway Video Entertainment’s existing program library across all media channels. The library contains over 1,000 hours of programming including “The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBC in Canada, and 1989 to 1995 on CBS and HBO in the United States...

,” “Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

,” and more. Enterprises' distribution efforts have resulted in a huge international presence for “SNL.” The series airs in approximately 130 countries worldwide, including Italy and Spain where the licensed format is the basis of successful local series. SNL’s consumer products line tops 240 items including nearly 30 DVD titles. The SNL Digital Short “Lazy Sunday
Lazy Sunday
"Lazy Sunday" is a song and short video by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on December 17, 2005, broadcast on Saturday Night Live as the second Digital Short...

” led to YouTube’s 83% jump in market share of video search users back in 2006. Another SNL Digital Short, “Dick in a Box
Dick in a Box
"Dick in a Box" is a song by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island featuring singer Justin Timberlake. The song and music video debuted on Saturday Night Live as an SNL Digital Short on December 16, 2006...

,” has been streamed over 40M times.

Broadway Video Television

Responsible for the production of prime-time television series, Broadway Video Television was established in 2003 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. Prior to this, television productions were handled in tandem by numerous divisions of Broadway Video. The initial, and on-going, production for the division was the critically acclaimed 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...

, with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....

 following in 2009. Additionally in 2009, concurrent with the beginning of the 35th season, Broadway Video Television absorbed partial production duties of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

.

Selected productions

Below is a select list of audio, film, and television projects in which Broadway Video has been involved. Only those projects where the company has had a major role, such as in the production or distribution process, have been included.

Audio

Title Artist Release Date Status Role Notes
Turtleneck and Chain The Lonely Island 2011 Released Distribution
Incredibad
Incredibad
Incredibad is the debut studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on February 10, 2009, through Universal Republic Records...

The Lonely Island 2009 Released Distribution
Ridiculous Norm McDonald 2006 Released Distribution
They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
They're All Gonna Laugh at You! is the debut album by American comedian Adam Sandler, released in 1993. The title comes from a repeated line in the "Oh Mom..." track that appears on the album, which is itself a parody of a scene in the film Carrie...

Adam Sandler 1993 Released Distribution
What's Your Name?
What's Your Name?
What's Your Name? is a 1997 musical comedy album by Adam Sandler. Unlike his other comedy albums, which typically mix songs with non-musical comedy skits, What's Your Name? consists entirely of songs...

Adam Sandler 1997 Released Distribution
What the Hell Happened to Me?
What the Hell Happened to Me?
What the Hell Happened to Me? is a 1996 comedy album by Adam Sandler. It contains the official recording of "The Chanukah Song" , which has become a holiday staple and one of the best-known works by Sandler. The song hit #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on the US Modern Rock charts. The album...

Adam Sandler 1996 Released Distribution

Film

Title Release Date Status Role Notes
80 Blocks from Tiffany's
80 Blocks From Tiffany's
80 Blocks From Tiffany's is a 1979 documentary directed by Gary Weis. It depicted the daily life of gangs within the context of the South Bronx...

1979 Released Distribution
Baby Mama
Baby Mama (film)
Baby Mama is a 2008 comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear, and Dax Shepard.-Plot:...

2008 Released Production
Black Sheep 1996 Released Production
Enigma
Enigma (2001 film)
Enigma is a 2001 British film about the Enigma codebreakers of Bletchley Park in World War II. The film, directed by Michael Apted, stars Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet. The film's screenplay was by Tom Stoppard, based on the novel Enigma by Robert Harris...

2001 Released Production
The Gatling Gun 1973 Released Production
Hot Rod
Hot Rod (film)
The soundtrack was composed by ex-Yes guitarist, Trevor Rabin. Several songs by the Swedish rock band Europe are in the movie, including "Cherokee" and "Rock the Night." The full trailer contains three Swedish rock band songs, Europe's "Cherokee" and "The Final Countdown," and The Hives' "See...

2007 Released Production
Key Party 2010
(Tentative)
In Development Production
Lassie
Lassie (1994 film)
Lassie is a 1994 adventure family film directed by Daniel Petrie and featuring the fictional collie Lassie.-Plot:The Turner family moves from the big city to the rural countryside in Virginia, hoping to start a new life. The move creates problems for everyone, especially 13-year old Matt, who...

1994 Released Production
MacGruber
MacGruber (film)
MacGruber is a 2010 American action comedy film based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, itself a parody of action-adventure television series MacGyver. The film stars Will Forte in the title role; Kristen Wiig as his love interest/partner, Vicki St...

2010
Released Production
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...

2004 Released Production
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978 Released Production, Distribution
The Rutles 2: You Can't Buy Me Lunch 2002 Released Production

Television

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

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Title Release Date Status Role Notes
30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...

2006 Released Production
The Beach Boys Good Vibration Tour 2005 Released Distribution
Best of The Blues Brothers
Best of the Blues Brothers
Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers album released before John Belushi's death in 1982. It is a compilation album released by Atlantic Records on November 30, 1981...

1993 Released Distribution
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda 1981 Released Distribution
Candles, Snow & Mistletoe
Candles, Snow & Mistletoe
Candles, Snow & Mistletoe is the thirteenth album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1993. This holiday album is one of Sharon, Lois & Bram's biggest productions and recordings they worked on during their career. The album is produced by Glen Roven, an...

1993 Released Distribution
The Coneheads 1983 Released Production
Countdown to the Emmys 2002 Released Production
Diary of a Young Comic 1979 Released Distribution
Doll Day Afternoon 1987 Released Production
Franken & Davis at Stockton State 1984 Released Distribution
A Freezerburnt Christmas 1997 Released Production
Frosty Returns
Frosty Returns
Frosty Returns is an animated Christmas television special featuring the character Frosty the Snowman. It first aired on December 1, 1992. The special is not a direct sequel to the original 1969 special, and the two were produced by different companies Frosty Returns is an animated Christmas...

1992 Released Production
Kids in the Hall 1988 Released Production, Distribution
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy 1996 Released Production
Neil Young in Berlin
Neil Young in Berlin
Neil Young In Berlin is a live video by Neil Young, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and recorded in 1982. It was issued on VHS Video & later on DVD.-Track listing:# "Cinnamon Girl"# "Computer Age"# "Little Thing Called Love"# "Old Man"...

1986 Released Distribution
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...

2003 Released Production
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....

2009 Released Production
The Line 2008 Released Production, Distribution
Lookwell
Lookwell
Lookwell was a television pilot written and produced by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel. It starred Adam West as a washed-up TV action hero—who at the peak of his career was ceremonially deputized by local law enforcement—who falsely believes he can solve crimes in real life. His student, Jason,...

1991 Abandoned Production Did not proceed to series
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular 2000 Released Production
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video was a 1979 movie conceived by Saturday Night Live writer/featured player Michael O'Donoghue.-Plot:Mondo Video was a spoof of the controversial 1962 documentary Mondo Cane, showing people doing weird stunts. The logo for this film copies the original Mondo Cane logo...

1979 Released Distribution Was pulled before airing in 1979
Mr. Miller Goes to Washington Starring Dennis Miller 1988 Released Production
Name That Video
Name That Video
Name That Video is a game show based on the classic music game show Name That Tune. The show incorporated music videos into the game rather than music only. The show was hosted by Karyn Bryant and aired on VH1 2001 from March–June 2001. Ted Kenney was the producer.-Round 1:Three contestants...

2001 Released Production
The New Show
The New Show
The New Show was a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL...

1984 Released Distribution
Night Music
Night music
Night music can refer to:* A nocturne, usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night.* Night music , a stylistic evocation of the night found in the music of the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók....

1977 Released Distribution
Night of Too Many Stars 2003 Released Production
The Paul Simon Special 1977 Released Distribution
Randy Newman - Live at the Odeon 1983 Released Distribution
1999 Ongoing Production, Distribution
Second Star to the Left 2001 Released Production
Sons & Daughters
Sons & Daughters (US TV series)
Sons & Daughters was an American situation comedy about an extended blended family living close together in a neighborhood. The producers, creator Fred Goss , Lorne Michaels , and Nick Holly, flavored the show with a mixed atmosphere of improvisational and scripted humor...

2006 Released Production
SportsCentury: The Century's Greatest Athletes 2002 Released Production
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever 1981 Released Production
Strange Frequency 2001 Released Production
Strange Frequency 2 2001 Released Production
Sunday Night/Night Music 1988 Released Production, Distribution
Things We Did Last Summer 1978 Released Production, Distribution
Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car 1992 Released Production
The Tracy Morgan Show
The Tracy Morgan Show
The Tracy Morgan Show is an American sitcom that aired from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004 on NBC. The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 18 episodes .-Synopsis:...

2003 Released Production
The Vacant Lot
The Vacant Lot
The Vacant Lot was a short-lived comedy sketch show which the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ran for only six episodes starting in December 1993...

1993 Released Distribution
Wulin Warriors
Wulin Warriors
Wulin Warriors is an English-language edited version of a Taiwan-made puppet show called Pili. The show aired in the US on Cartoon Network's Toonami in February 2006, but was taken off the block due to poor ratings and various complaints. In March 2008, it appeared again, but the episodes are only...

: Legend of the Seven Stars/Thunder Force
Thunder Force
Thunder Force is a scrolling shooter computer game released by Technosoft in 1983. It is the first game in the Thunder Force series. It was initially released for the Sharp X1 computer, and later appared on the Sharp MZ-1500, NEC PC-6001 mkII, and in 1985 on the NEC PC-8801 mkII...

2006 Released Distribution Acquired worldwide television, merchandising, and homevideo rights

Location

The headquarters of Broadway Video are located within the Brill Building
Brill Building
The Brill Building is an office building located at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and further uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley neighborhood...

 on 1619 Broadway
Broadway (New York City)
Broadway is a prominent avenue in New York City, United States, which runs through the full length of the borough of Manhattan and continues northward through the Bronx borough before terminating in Westchester County, New York. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. All divisions of the company are housed in this location, with the exception of Broadway Video Television, which is located in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

.

See also

  • Lorne Michaels
    Lorne Michaels
    Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...

  • NBC
    NBC
    The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

  • Universal Television
    Universal Television
    Universal Television is the television production arm of the NBCUniversal Television Group, and by extension, the NBC television network...

  • Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

  • SNL Studios
  • The Walt Disney Company
    The Walt Disney Company
    The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...

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