TBS, TNT Set Creative Development and Production Teams Under President Kevin Reilly

TNT and TBS have set their creative development and production teams.

Joey Chavez is joining Turner Broadcasting as senior vice president of original programming for TNT. In his role, the former vice president of NBC’s drama development will be responsible for the development of new TNT original series, working with writers, producers and directors on new concepts, scripts and pilots. He will also supervise the continued development of greenlit shows as they are being prepared for launch.

“Joey has an impressive track record of developing high-quality, buzzworthy dramas,” said Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president of original programming for TNT. “We look forward to him bringing those fresh voices and ideas to TNT’s development slate.”

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Also, Thom Hinkle has been promoted to senior vice president of original programming for TBS. Hinkle was instrumental in bringing “Daily Show” stars Jason Jones and Samantha Bee to the network recently.

“Thom has been an incredible partner since he started at TBS,” said Brett Weitz, executive vice president of original programming for TBS. “His taste for great material and eye for talent will be the key driver as we push the network into the future. I only wish he wasn’t so mean to me.”

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In addition, Robin Pelleck has been elevated to vice president of digital content for TNT & TBS original programming, and “Castle” producer Meredith Zamsky has been hired as vice president of production for TNT.

“Robin brings a great deal of passion, creativity and experience to her job, said Sam Linsky, senior vice president of original programming. “As TBS and TNT continue to expand our multi-platform offerings, Robin is the ideal person to lead the execution of these valuable digital assets.”

“It’s rare to find someone with the wealth of production experience Meredith brings to her new role at TNT and TBS,” said Mark Weissman, senior vice president of production. “She is an incredibly organized and energetic producer and an extremely valuable addition to our team.”

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In February, new president of TBS and TNT Kevin Reilly (pictured above) split TBS and TNT’s original programming team into two separate units. At the time, Aubrey came aboard to serve as executive vice president of original programming for TNT.

Weitz was promoted to executive vice president of original programming for TBS, while, Sandra Dewey was named president, TNT and TBS Productions and business affairs, with responsibility for overseeing the business affairs for the two networks and running their expanded in-house production arm.

Turner Broadcasting is a Time Warner Company. TBS, the comedy cable channel, is seen in 96 million homes. TNT, the drama and sports arm, is in 95 million.

19 Biggest Emmy Snubs and Surprises: 'Empire,' Tatiana Maslany, and 'The Big Bang Theory' (Photos)

Snub: "Empire," Fox
Drama Series
"Empire" skyrocketed to become TV's top-rated drama in its freshman year, but apparently that wasn't good enough for the Academy.
Fox
Surprise: Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black,"
Lead Actress - Drama
Tatiana Maslany finally got an Emmy nod, and it only took her playing eight characters on one show to get it.
BBC America
Snub: "The Big Bang Theory," CBS
Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory" has become almost an automatic nomination, and while it's nice to see new blood, we didn't necessarily expect it.
CBS
Surprise: Anthony Anderson (pictured left), "Black-ish"
Lead Actor - Comedy
Fresh off hosting the "BET Awards," Anthony Anderson scored his first Primetime Emmy nomination for the breakout ABC comedy. To be fair, "Hang Time" was on Saturday mornings.
ABC
Snub: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Lead Actress - Drama
It's 2013 all over again for last year's Best Actress winner Juliana Margulies. The Golden Globes didn't forget her -- what's up, TV Academy?
CBS
Snub: Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Lead Actor - Comedy
Rough one for "BBT" and its resident all-star Jim Parsons and four-time winner. His six-year nomination streak ends exactly right there.
CBS
Snub: Terrence Howard, "Empire"
Lead Actor - Drama
Voters showed the love for Taraji P. Henson's Cookie, but nothing for Lucious? Terrence Howard had a super-busy year -- he has two TV shows on Fox alone -- but he's still seeking his first Emmy recognition.
Fox
Surprise: Keegan-Michael Key (pictured left), "Key & Peele"
Supporting Actor - Comedy
The chrome-domed comic gained fame for playing Luther, President Obama's "anger translator," and now he has an Emmy nod to show for it.
Comedy Central
Snub: Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Supporting Actress - Drama
The veteran actress won the award for the first two seasons of the historical drama and earned noms for the last two -- but her Dowager Countess was abandoned after season 5.
Masterpiece
Snub: Mandy Patinkin (pictured right), "Homeland"
Supporting Actor - Drama
Though "Homeland" returned to the Best Drama race, Patinkin was passed over after getting nominations for the last two years.
Showtime
Surprise: Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
Supporting Actor - Drama
The character actor scored his first Emmy nomination for playing political fixer Doug Stamper in Netflix's Washington, D.C.-set drama.
Netflix
Snub: "Survivor's Remorse," Starz
Drama Series
Starz had high hopes for the LeBron James-produced drama about a rookie NBA player -- but fell short of the rim.
Starz
Snub: "Jane The Virgin," The CW
Comedy Series
The rookie series earned recognition from the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Television Awards, but the Emmys continue to have a bias against CW shows.
The CW
Snub: Judith Light, "Transparent"
Supporting Actress - Comedy
While "Transparent" stars Jeffrey Tambor and Gaby Hoffman both got noms, the Academy overlooked the former "Ugly Betty" nominee who plays the ex-wife of Tambor's late-in-life transgender woman.
Amazon Instant Video
Surprise: Niecy Nash, "Getting On"
Supporting Actress - Comedy
The actress is the lone nomination for the critically acclaimed but low-buzz HBO sitcom, which is set in a hospital's geriatric care unit.
HBO
Surprise: Gaby Hoffman, "Transparent"
Supporting Actress - Comedy
The actress scored two nominations, for her guest role on HBO's "Girls" as the sister of Adam Driver's character as well as her role as the dysfunctional youngest daughter of transgender professor Maura Pfefferman
Amazon Instant Video
Snub: Jesse Tyler Ferguson (pictured right) and Eric Stonestreet (left), "Modern Family"
Supporting Actor - Comedy
Though "Modern Family" scored its sixth straight nom for Best Comedy, several members of its much-honored cast got the could shoulder, including five-time nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson and three-time nominee (and two-time winner) Eric Stonestreet.
ABC
Surprise: Emmy's new "Two Percent Rule" leads to eight nominations instead of usual six
Supporting Actress - Comedy
Under Academy rules, the number of nominees can grow if additional contenders are within 2 percent of the votes of the sixth (and final) nominee. So an already competitive category is bursting with familiar names (Julie Bowen, Mayim Bialik, Allison Janney) as well as newcomers (Niedy Nash, Gaby Hoffman, Kate McKinnon).
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