Collins Avenue Productions
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Collins Avenue is an American
television production company
run by entertainment executive Jeff Collins
. Working in a partnership arrangement with the London-based Content Media Corporation (formerly ContentFilm Group), CollinsAve produces reality programs in the U.S. with international distribution support from a partner company, Content Television (formerly Fireworks Entertainment
).
CollinsAve will continue development and production in a five-year deal with Content Media Corporation as a lead investor in return for an equity stake.
, Lifetime, and Animal Planet
.
In January 2010, CollinsAve established an innovative partnership with Virgin America
Airlines to create one of the first primetime network docuseries - Fly Girls
. The series aired March 24, 2010 on the CW Television Network and follows five airline attendants throughout both their professional and personal lives working for the young, high quality airline started in 2007 by Sir Richard Branson
.
In February 2011, CollinsAve aired Outrageous Kid Parties Outrageous Kid Parties follows parents who spend incredible amounts of money to throw over-the-top birthday celebrations for their young children.
On July 13th, 2011 Dance Moms premiered on Lifetime. Dance Moms is centered on Pittsburgh’s Abbey Lee Dance Company and notorious instructor Abby Lee Miller's “in-your-face” approach to teaching and demanding curriculum. The show follows the obsessive mothers and their children in the studio with their first steps to stardom in pursuit of the National Dance title.
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television production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
run by entertainment executive Jeff Collins
Jeff Collins
Jeff Collins is an American television producer living in California. He is President of Collins Avenue Productions, a Content Media Company . Collins, as of March 2010, is most notable for developing a creative television and branding partnership with Virgin America Airlines on a docu-series...
. Working in a partnership arrangement with the London-based Content Media Corporation (formerly ContentFilm Group), CollinsAve produces reality programs in the U.S. with international distribution support from a partner company, Content Television (formerly Fireworks Entertainment
Fireworks Entertainment
Fireworks Entertainment was founded by Jay Firestone in 1996 to produce, distribute and finance television shows and feature films. Fireworks was acquired by Canwest Global in May 1998, and was later sold to ContentFilm, a British company, in April 2005...
).
CollinsAve will continue development and production in a five-year deal with Content Media Corporation as a lead investor in return for an equity stake.
Television Productions
CollinsAve primarily produces television content for networks in the US, including The CW Network, TLCTLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
, Lifetime, and Animal Planet
Animal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
.
In January 2010, CollinsAve established an innovative partnership with Virgin America
Virgin America
Virgin America, Inc. is a United States-based low-cost airline that began service on August 8, 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and West Coast seaboards." San Francisco...
Airlines to create one of the first primetime network docuseries - Fly Girls
Fly Girls (TV series)
Fly Girls is an American reality television program that follows the personal lives of five flight attendants working for Virgin America. The program aired from March 24, 2010 to May 5, 2010.- Background :...
. The series aired March 24, 2010 on the CW Television Network and follows five airline attendants throughout both their professional and personal lives working for the young, high quality airline started in 2007 by Sir Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
.
In February 2011, CollinsAve aired Outrageous Kid Parties Outrageous Kid Parties follows parents who spend incredible amounts of money to throw over-the-top birthday celebrations for their young children.
On July 13th, 2011 Dance Moms premiered on Lifetime. Dance Moms is centered on Pittsburgh’s Abbey Lee Dance Company and notorious instructor Abby Lee Miller's “in-your-face” approach to teaching and demanding curriculum. The show follows the obsessive mothers and their children in the studio with their first steps to stardom in pursuit of the National Dance title.
Selected works
- Fly GirlsFly Girls (TV series)Fly Girls is an American reality television program that follows the personal lives of five flight attendants working for Virgin America. The program aired from March 24, 2010 to May 5, 2010.- Background :...
(Co-Produced with The CW Network) - Outrageous Kid Parties (Produced for TLCTLC (TV channel)TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
) - Dance MomsDance MomsDance Moms is an American reality television series that debuted on the Lifetime TV network on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business along with their...
(Produced for Lifetime) - PETrified (Produced for Animal PlanetAnimal PlanetAnimal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
)
External links
- Collins Avenue on IMDB via Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Collins Avenue Website