Virgin Produced

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Virgin Produced, LLC
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Motion picture and television
FoundedAugust 2010 (2010-08)
Headquarters,
USA
Products TV production
Film production
Parent Virgin
Website www.virginproduced.com

Virgin Produced is the film and television production unit of Virgin Group. Based in Santa Monica, California, [1] [2] it was founded by former J2 Pictures producers Jason Felts and Justin Berfield.

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History

Virgin Produced was launched in 2010 in Los Angeles, California. [3] It is the film and television development, packaging and production arm of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, led by co-founders CEO Jason Felts and Chief Creative Officer Justin Berfield. Virgin Produced has projects in development at broadcast and cable networks.

Virgin Produced Channel

In April 2012, Virgin Produced launched its own digital network, the Virgin Produced Channel, with programming of lifestyle, music, travel, technology and comedy content currently available on Virgin America, [4] Virgin Australia, and in Virgin Hotels.[ clarification needed ]

Virgin Produced India

In 2013, Virgin Produced launched Virgin Produced India, which develops, packages, produces and distributes film and television content in Bollywood. [5]

Filmography

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