Matador Content

Matador Content (also known as Matador) is an American production company founded in 2013 by Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin.[1][2] The company produces feature films, unscripted television, scripted television and digital programming.[3] Some of Matador's television series include the AMC series Geeking Out, the GSN series Hellevator, the A&E series Epic Ink, Cement Heads, and Country Bucks, the Lifetime (TV network) series Project Runway: Fashion Startup, the History (U.S. TV channel) series Great Minds with Dan Harmon, and the Syfy series Cosplay Melee. Matador's scripted programming includes the Emmy Award winning Netflix Original series The Who Was? Show,[4] and Viceland's first scripted series What Would Diplo Do? starring James van der Beek.[5][6]

Matador Content
Subsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2013
FoundersJay Peterson, Todd Lubin
Headquarters
New York City, Los Angeles
ParentBoat Rocker Media
Websitematadorcontent.com

Matador also produces the Disney Channel series Disney Fam Jam hosted by Ariel Martin, Trevor Tordjman, and Phil Wright,[7] the ABC series Boy Band (TV series) hosted by Rita Ora, and the Emmy Award nominated Paramount Network series Lip Sync Battle hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen, and the kid centric spin-off Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nickelodeon hosted by Nick Cannon and JoJo Siwa.[8][9][10][11][12]

Matador's feature film credits include the Emmy Award nominated HBO documentary Banksy Does New York, which premiered at DOC NYC in 2014, Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot, a behind-the-scenes look at the 2001 cult indie film Wet Hot American Summer, Give Me Future, which documented Major Lazer's groundbreaking 2016 concert in Havana, Cuba, and Wig (film), the HBO documentary that explores the history of Wigstock.[13][14][15][16][17]

Partnerships and Acquisition

In 2014, Matador Content formed a joint venture with Untitled Entertainment, the management company behind Jared Leto, Penélope Cruz and Naomi Watts.[18]

In 2017, Matador Content signed a multi-year production and development deal with Little Creatures, the production company founded by R. J. Cutler and Jane Cha.[19] Later that year, Matador inked a multi-project deal with Bold Soul Studios to develop scripted content.[20]

In 2018, Matador Content was acquired by Boat Rocker Media, a Toronto-based global entertainment company that creates, produces and distributes premium content and brands for all platforms.[21]

References
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  6. N'Duka, Amanda (28 July 2017). "'What Would Diplo Do?' EPs On What The Real Diplo Thought Of The Viceland Comedy Series: "It's Lit" – TCA". deadline.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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  10. Petski, Denise (16 February 2017). "Syfy Launches 'Cosplay Melee' Competition Series Hosted By Yvette Nicole Brown". deadline.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  11. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (16 May 2017). "Rita Ora, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Spice Girl Emma Bunton Join ABC's 'Boy Band' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  12. "SYNC YOUR HEART OUT! NICKELODEON PREMIERES LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES ON FRIDAY, JAN. 12, AT 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT) - Nick Press". NickPress (Press release). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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  17. "HBO heads to "Wigstock"". realscreen.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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  19. Petski, Denise (10 July 2017). "'Boy Band' Producer Matador Content Inks Multi-Year Deal With R.J. Cutler's Little Creatures". deadline.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  20. "Hearst Digital Veteran Corey Moss Launches Production Shingle With Writer Brad Gottfred (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  21. Andreeva, Nellie (8 November 2018). "'Lip Sync Battle' Producer Matador Content Acquired By Boat Rocker Media". deadline.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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