Embassy Row (production company)
Embassy Row is an American television, global-based format, and digital production company based in New York City and a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television. It was founded in 2005 by British television producer Michael Davies.
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| Type | Subsidiary | 
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production Digital production  | 
| Predecessor | Diplomatic Productions | 
| Founded | May 12, 2005 | 
| Founder | Michael Davies | 
| Headquarters | Manhattan, New York City Los Angeles, California, United States  | 
Key people  | Michael Davies (President) | 
| Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 
| Parent | Sony Pictures Television | 
| Website | embassyrow.com | 
History
    
    Diplomatic Productions
    
Davies' first production company, Diplomatic Productions (or just Diplomatic), was founded on December 12, 2000 with the help of ABC and Disney.[1] Davies was originally a senior vice president for Buena Vista Productions, who later joined ABC in February 1998 as executive vice president.[2]
Embassy Row
    
On May 12, 2005, Davies joined forces with entertainment marketer Tera Banks and LivePlanet co-founder and former CEO Chris Moore to form a new company, Embassy Row. Diplomatic was immediately folded into the new company in the process.
In January 2009, Embassy Row was acquired by SPT, the two having signed a partnership deal three years prior in January 2006.[3][4][5]
Titles by Embassy Row
    
    
Diplomatic
    
- 2 Minute Drill (ESPN 2000-2001)
 - Smush (USA 2001) (in association with Greengrass Productions, Jellyvision and USA)
 - Pepsi’s Play for a Billion (The WB 2003, ABC 2004) (in association with PepsiCo Beverages North America)
 - Studio 7 (The WB 2004) (in association with Monkey Entertainment)
 
Embassy Row
    
- My Kind of Town (ABC, 2005; in association with Monkey Kingdom)
 - Chain Reaction (GSN, 2006–2007, 2015–; in association with Sony Pictures Television and GSN)
 - Grand Slam (GSN, 2007; in association with Monkey Kingdom, Sony Pictures Television, and GSN)
 - The World Series of Pop Culture (VH1 2006-2007; in association with VH1)
 - Power of 10 (CBS, 2007-2008; in association with Sony Pictures Television)
 - The Newlywed Game (GSN 2009–2013; in association with Sony Pictures Television and GSN)
 - Make My Day (TV Land 2009; in association with Monkey Kingdom, Sony Pictures Television, and TV Land Originals)
 - Watch What Happens: Live (Bravo 2009–present)
 - Hidden Agenda (GSN 2010; in association with Sony Pictures Television and GSN)
 - The Glee Project (Oxygen 2011–2012)
 - Talking Dead (AMC, 2011–present)
 - Talking Bad (AMC, 2013)
 - The American Bible Challenge (GSN, 2012–2014; in association with Sony Pictures Television, Relativity Television, and GSN Originals)
 - The Substitute (2011–present; in association with Phear Creative and MTV Production Development)
 - Kathy (2012–2013; in association with Sony Pictures Television, Donut Run, and Bravo Originals)
 - The Pyramid (GSN 2012; ;in association with Sony Pictures Television and GSN Originals)
 - The Job (CBS 2013; in association with Sony Pictures Television)
 - Crowd Rules (CNBC, 2013)
 - Fashion Queens (Bravo 2013–2015, co-produced by True Entertainment and Bravo Originals)
 - Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 2013/2014–present; co produced by Rock Shrimp Productions)
 - Street Art Throwdown (Oxygen, 2015; co-produced by Pretty Ugly Productions)
 - Bianca (Syndicated, 2015; co-produced by Lucky Gal Productions)
 - The Grace Helbig Show (E!, 2015–present)
 - Recipe for Deception (Bravo, 2016–present; in association with Realizer Productions)
 - Comedy Knockout (trutv, 2016–present; in association with 3 Arts Entertainment)
 - Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live (Spike, 2017–present)
 - Beyond Stranger Things (Netflix, 2017–present)
 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC, 2020–2021; co-produced by Kimmelot and Valleycrest Productions)
 - Kal Penn Approves This Message (Freeform, 2020–present)
 
Sports & reality
    
- Fast Cars & Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race (ABC 2007)
 - Good Morning Football (NFL Network, 2016–present)
 - The PDC US Open
 - The World Series of Darts
 - The World Darts Challenge
 - Garbage Time with Katie Nolan (FS1 2015-2017)
 - Barstool Van Talk (Pardon My Take presented by Barstool Sports 2017)
 
Factual
    
- Boy Meets Grill (Food Network 2002–present)
 - Cutthroat Kitchen (Food Network 2013–2017)
 - In Search of Real Food
 - Real Food Cooking School
 - South Beach Food Fest
 
Digital & branded entertainment
    
- American Idol Buzz Session
 - Hook Me Up (Yahoo! Tech 2006–present)
 - The 9 (Yahoo! 2006-2008)
 - Poptub (YouTube 2008–present)
 - Talent Show
 
Notes and references
    
- "EBSCO Host" DAVIES PACTS WITH DISNEY, ABC connection.ebscohost.com, Retrieved on July 17, 2013
 - "EBSCO Host" Buena Vista executive joins ABC connection.ebscohost.com, Retrieved on July 17, 2013
 - Sony Pictures Television Acquires Michael Davies' Embassy Row, reuters.com
 - Andreeva, Nellie (2009-01-14). "Sony TV Acquires Embassy Row". AdWeek. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
 - Sony Corporation of America Sony Pictures Television Acquires Michael Davies' Embassy Row sony.com, Retrieved on July 17, 2013
 
