Mark Pedowitz, former Chairman and CEO of the CW, and his production company Pine Street Entertainment have signed withCAAfor representation.
The move comes as Pedowitz contemplates his future as a producer afterexiting the CW in October, following Nexstarsacquisition of the broadcast web connection.
Pedowitz originally launched Pine Street Entertainment in 2010, following his exit from Disney after 19 years including a stint as President of ABC Studios with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. TV.
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The next year, he returned to the executive ranks when he was recruited to execute the CW, but his brief first tenure as a producer resulted in a couple of pilots and one series, David E. Kelleys CBS comedyThe Crazy Onesstarring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
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When Pedowitz left the CW, there was expectation originally that he would sign a producing deal with Warner Bros. TV or CBS Studios, the two studios he worked with closely at the CW as they were the networks co-owners (through their parent companies) and suppliers of scripted programming.
He now is believed to be weighing his options, and signing with a talent agency would help with that process.
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During Pedowitzs 11-year tenure at the CW, he successfully rebuilt the data pipe, broadened its audience, doubled the amount of original programming offered, expanded the networks primetime schedule to seven nights a week, set The CWs digital and social strategy and championed inclusion and representation both in front of and behind the camera.
Some of the popular series he shepherded include an expansive DC universe he launched withArrowandThe Flash; The Vampire DiariesandAll Americanfranchises; the acclaimedJane the VirginandCrazy Ex-Girlfriend;Riverdaleand the long-runningSupernatural,which he championed.
As President of ABC Studios, Pedowitz oversaw such shows asLost, Greys Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Ghost WhispererandDesperate Housewives.He continues to be represented by Abel Lezcano of Del Shaw Moonves.
