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Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse is swimming into shark-infested waters aft acquiring Anomaly Entertainment.
Anomaly Entertainment, which was founded by erstwhile Discovery execs Matthew Kelly and Michael Sorensen, has produced 40 Shark Week shows including Shaq Does Shark Week, Great White Abyss, Jackass Shark Week, Shark Trip: Eat, Pray, Chum and nan upcoming KPop Shark Heroes starring Ken Jeong and Rei Ami.
It has besides produced bid including Discovery’s Rob Riggle: Global Investigator and Mystery astatine Blind Frog Ranch arsenic good arsenic McEnroe’s Places with John McEnroe for ESPN+
The move makes Anomaly the latest explanation astatine Wheelhouse, which operates Spoke Studios, Campfire Studios, Butternut and Twist,
Kelly and Sorensen were antecedently VPs, accumulation and improvement astatine Discovery earlier launching Anomaly in 2017. During their clip astatine nan David Zaslav-run cablegram group, they oversaw bid and unrecorded specials including Gold Rush, Amish Mafia and Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda.
“Few folks successful our world person had nan occurrence that Matt and Mike person connected some sides of nan aisle, buyers and sellers,” said Wheelhouse CEO Brent Montgomery. “We spot not conscionable a awesome taste fit, particularly with their broad activity pinch athletes, entertainers and creators, but also new muscles brought to nan Wheelhouse ecosystem.”
“Anomaly was looking for a partner that could thief america standard and turn strategically for nan future, and for america to onshore astatine Wheelhouse is simply a afloat circle moment. We’ve known Brent a agelong clip and, for us, not only did he and Wheelhouse admit nan worth of nan business we’ve created, but they besides saw synergy successful our vision, which is to nutrient contented that elevates talent, particularly today’s starring creators and sports figures, and show their stories successful exciting, authentic ways,” Kelly and Sorensen added. “We’re thrilled to beryllium portion of nan Wheelhouse family and eager to grow Anomaly crossed caller platforms, while offering moreover greater capabilities to our clients and collaborators.”
