The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park

The Panama Papers

Give

Spring Broke

Landmarks Live

The Lost Corvette

World Series of Beach Volleyball

Que Ojones

Chatham Bars Inn

About Us

Founded by CEO Bob Friedman, a thirty-year veteran of the entertainment business including MTV, New Line Cinema, AOL and Radical Media, Bungalow is an integrated entertainment company that develops, produces, and distributes content across all media platforms–television, film, digital media, commercial and live events. Bungalow sits comfortably at the nexus point between television & digital networks, creative talent, and brands.

Media is fragmented. Production and promotion budgets have decreased. Networks and online distributors have changed the economics of content development, distribution, and ownership while new ways to fund content initiatives have emerged. Audiences are more fickle than ever about what they consume and how they consume it, and they have an insatiable appetite for good storytelling.

With joint venture and strategic partners including Horizon Media, the fastest growing media services company with domestic billings in excess of $6 billion, and Cisneros Companies, owner of Venevision, to reach the US Hispanic & English speaking audience, Bungalow Media + Entertainment is uniquely positioned to seize upon this moment in the emerging media space.

Bungalow’s deep understanding, expert knowledge and impressive track record of creating, producing, and distributing traditional unscripted, scripted and branded content, provides an unparalleled ability to tell great stories while maintaining a program’s integrity and organically incorporating a brand’s DNA & messaging.

LEADERSHIP

Bungalow Media + Entertainment is a coordinated team of media experts, and strategists with a shared passion for developing, producing and distributing all forms of content across all platforms.

Leadership

Bob Friedman

Chief Executive Officer

Mike Powers

Executive Producer / Head of Production

David Cohen

Head of Marketing & Operations

Development Team

Megan Lawrence

SVP & Head of Unscripted Development

Liz Yale Marsh

Head of Documentaries & Premium Series

Joey Laughney

Director of Development

Alex Cadiff

Development Coordinator

WHAT WE DO

We make great content. We're an intra-disciplinary entertainment and media company that creates, produces and distributes television programming, films, documentaries, digital series, short-form video and branded entertainment.

Unscripted Entertainment

Unscripted content takes the drama and humor inherent in real life and allows viewers a glimpse into worlds and character that are different from their own. As an Emmy Award Winning company, we work with the best directors, showrunners and producers in the business to create platforms that features interesting people with unusual backgrounds—which always makes for fascinating television. We develop and produce a wide array of content including follow-docs, competition, relationship and game show formats. We are particularly active in the feature length Documentary space for TV and Theatrical distribution.

Scripted Entertainment

We are constantly looking for source materials, original IP, and ideas to adapt into scripted television programming or feature films. Using our unique relationships with writers, producers, directors, and owners of IP, we are able to partner with major studios and networks to produce best in class content.

Branded Entertainment

We seamlessly and organically incorporate the DNA of a brand into both short & longform content. We work with our advertising, brand partners and network advertising groups to promote the content everywhere.

Credits & Work

Bungalow Media + Entertainment creates and produces for a variety of networks, pay TV networks and platforms including Showtime, Netflix, NBC, PBS, Lifetime, History, The Travel Channel, Cooking Channel and EPIX among others.

Bungalow Media + Entertainment Sizzle

The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park

The Panama Papers

The Lost Corvette

Give

Spring Broke

The Real SVU

Landmarks Live

Chatham Bars Inn

Oprah For Weight Watchers

The Confirmation

36 Hours

APB

We The People - The Market Basket Effect

Big Bad BBQ

Celebrity Inc.

World Series of Beach Volleyball

Que Ojones

40 Weeks

Above The Clutter

15 Min Of Same (Sprint for Droga5)

Paul Simon Under African Skies

Oprah's Master Class

Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful

Kevin Hart - Coke Zero

Inconoclasts

Links At Perry Cabin

Highston

Ironic Iconic America

The Big Time

Hardbat Classic

Insatiable

NEWS

Bungalow Media + Entertainment and our partners have been featured across a wide range of media and print outlets.

Questlove Sets The Table for A Potluck With Friends

Food Network

May, 2020

Streaming Guide: The Best True-Crime Documentaries to Watch Now

Entertainment Tonight

May, 2020

Best Practices For Documentary Film Episode #1 (Special Guest: Robert Friedman)

Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation

April, 2020

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Laurence Fishburne To Front 'History's Greatest Mysteries' Strand For A+E Net Featuring New Investigations Into The Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell & John Wilkes Booth

Deadline

February, 2020

‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ Docuseries Gets Greenlight at Lifetime

Variety

January, 2020

36 Rare Vintage Corvettes found in a Manhattan Garage After They Were Abandoned for Decades Will Be Raffled Off For Charity

Business Insider

January, 2020

Robert Friedman - CEO, Bungalow Media + Entertainment

Broadcasting Cable

October, 2019

Robert Friedman: 2019 B&C Hall of Fame: The Honorees

Broadcasting Cable

Issue 10, 2019

Drawing Back The Darkness: A SundanceTV Docuseries Explores The Other Central Park Tragedy

Emmy Magazine

Issue 10, 2019

A+E's HISTORY Harnesses the Brand Power of Legendary Corvettes

MediaVillage

August 27, 2019

‘The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park’: AMC & SundanceTV To Simulcast Doc Series From November 13

Deadline

July 25, 2019

Lifetime Plots ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ Documentary, Plus a Follow-up to R Kelly’s

The Wrap

July 23, 2019

Discovery’s Science Channel Partners With Mount Sinai Health System to Create Digital Series Featuring Innovations in Science and Medicine

Newswise

June 25, 2019

B&C Names 29th Annual Hall of Fame Class

Broadcasting Cable

June 18, 2019

The Prom, The Ferryman & More Win 2019 Drama Desk Awards

Broadway.com

June 2, 2019

The papers that revealed the worldwide theft from the public purse

Modern Times Review

February 25, 2019

Film Review: 'The Panama Papers'

Variety

October 9, 2018

Epix Sets ‘The Panama Papers’ Documentary From Alex Winter For November Premiere

Deadline Hollywood

October 9, 2018

Alex Winter, Laura Poitras, Elijah Wood & ‘Undefeated’ Producer Glen Zipper Team For Panama Papers Doc, First Footage

Deadline Hollywood

September 5, 2018

Ginuwine Inks With Bungalow Media To Develop Unscripted Series

Deadline Hollywood

August 24, 2018

'The Real SVU': We Kicked Open The Courtroom Doors and Got Justice For Sex-Crime Victims

Deadline Hollywood

May 21, 2018

GIVE Wins Emmy for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series

Hollywood Reporter

April 29, 2018

Sundance TV Continues Its Exploration Of True Crime By Partnering With Award-winning Talent And Greenlighting Three New Docuseries

Broadcasting Cable

January 23, 2018

Thirteen’s Great Performances Series Presents Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live In Concert: A Great Performances Special

Markets Insider

October 20, 2017

Bungalow Grows Kids Content Slate With Googles.com

Kidscreen

July 5, 2017

Horizon Media Helps Dean Foods 'Give' A Little

MediaPost

March 21, 2017

Great Performances: Landmarks Live In Concert

Thirteen

January 20th, 2017

NBC looks to "Give" from Bungalow Media

Realscreen

October 7, 2016

Blair Underwood Produces Charitable Series For NBC Titled ‘Give’

Eurweb

October 4, 2016

TV News Roundup

Yahoo TV

October 4, 2016

Bungalow Media + Entertainment and Intrepid Inc. Launch New Inspirational TV Series "GIVE" to Air on NBC This Fall

PR Newswire

October 4, 2016

'Prison Break,' '24: Legacy,' 'Lethal Weapon' and More Trailers From Fox's 2016-17 Season

Variety

May 16, 2016

‘The Exorcist’, ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘Making History’, ‘Pitch’, ‘The Mick’ & ‘APB’ Get Fox Series Orders

Deadline Hollywood

May 10, 2016

Spring Broke Reveals the Spring Break Origin Story

Vogue

March 25, 2016

TV highlights: The Documentary ‘Spring Broke’ Airs on Showtime

Washington Post

March 24, 2016

FilmBuff Bags Rights To ‘We The People: The Market Basket Effect’, Sets Spring Release

Deadline Hollywood

March 23, 2016

We The People: The Market Basket Effect’ Gets A Release Date

Boston Globe

March 23, 2016

The Confirmation': Film Review

Hollywood Reporter

March 18, 2016

‘The Confirmation’ Review: Clive Owen’s Father-Son Comedy Is Pure Delight'

Deadline Hollywood

March 17, 2016

Review: In ‘The Confirmation,’ a Troubled Father and Tender Son Bond

The New York Times

March 17, 2016

Justin Kirk To Topline Fox Drama Pilot ‘APB’, Eric Winter Co-Stars

Deadline Hollywood

March 11, 2016

'Spring Broke' Documentary Tells Story of Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach Rivalry

Sun Sentinel

March 8, 2016

Horizon Seeks Naming Rights For Washington Wizards

Mediapost Agency Daily

March 1, 2016

Watch: First Trailer For 'The Confirmation' Starring Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Patton Oswalt, And More

Indiewire

January 27, 2016

Clive Owen Tries To Know His Son Better in First Confirmation Trailer

Entertainment Weekly

January 27, 2016

Fox Orders Drama Pilots From Len Wiseman, Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec

Deadline

January 25, 2016

‘Suits’ Creator Aaron Korsh Signs New Deal With UCP, Previews Season 5B

Deadline

January 20, 2016

Saban Films Dates Bob Nelson's ‘The Confirmation’ for March

Variety

December 7, 2015

Reviews: Amazon Pilots Include a Revolt and the Supernatural

The New York Times

November 4, 2015

'Interviewing the Team Behind We The People: The Market Basket Effect

The Huffington Post

October 19, 2015

Market Basket Documentary Launches at Boston Film Festival

Variety

September 15, 2015

'TIFF: Saban Nabs 'The Confirmation' Starring Clive Owen (Exclusive)

The Hollywood Reporter

September 12, 2015

Smithsonian Ready For Its Hollywood Close-Up With Storied Media Deal

Deadline

August 4, 2015

36 Hours' Kicks Off Aug. 17 on Travel Channel

Multichannel

July 29, 2015

Horizon Media Scores New Beach Volleyball Partnership

Media Post Agency Daily

July 7, 2015

USA Picks Up 1940s Hollywood Drama Pilot ‘Paradise Pictures’ From ‘Suits’ Duo

Deadline Hollywood

April 28, 2015

Travel Channel, New York Times Partner For 36 Hours

Realscreen

April 22, 2015

Disney, ‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Taking Another Whack At Jack And The Beanstalk

Deadline Hollywood

April 22, 2015

Amazon Ordering Comedy Pilot From Bob Nelson & Sacha Baron Cohen

Deadline Hollywood

April 22, 2016

‘The Judge’ Writer Nick Schenk to Adapt Elderly Drug Mule Tale for ‘Zombieland’ Director (Exclusive)

The Wrap

February 24, 2015

'Nebraska' Scribe Bob Nelson’s 'The Confirmation' Shopped At Berlin By Arclight

Deadline Hollywood

February 6, 2015

Horizon Media Backs New Film '40 Weeks'; Hopes To Make It A Franchise’

Mediapost | Agency

January 14, 2015

Pop Takes Aim at 1980s and ’90s Nostalgia, Pop Culture-Hungry Viewers

Variety

January 9, 2015

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CONTACT

Bungalow Media + Entertainment is headquartered in the heart of New York City.

115 Broadway, Suite 1705
New York, New York 10006
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646.467.9114
info@bungalowentertainment.com

Bob Friedman

CEO

Bungalow Media + Entertainment was founded by CEO Robert Friedman, a thirty-year veteran of the entertainment business where he developed, produced, and distributed all forms of filmed and experiential content across traditional and digital media platforms. Friedman has held an array of senior executive positions including President of Radical Media & Entertainment; President of AOL, Interactive Marketing, TV, & Ad Sales; Co-Chairman of New Line Cinema in charge of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing and Licensing and President of New Line Television, which he launched for the company. Friedman was an original member of the start-up team at MTV.

New Line Films included Lord of the Rings, Austin Powers, Dumb and Dumber, Rush Hour and a full slate of independent films among many others. In addition, Friedman has executive produced a varied mix of TV and films including Travel Channel’s “36 Hours”, Showtime’s “Spring Broke” documentary with Alex Gibney, Grey Gooses “Iconoclasts”, “We the People The Market Basket Effect” documentary, Amazon’s 30 Minute Comedy series “Highston”, OWN’S “Master Class” with Oprah Winfrey, and Paul Simon’s “Under African Skies” among many others.

Currently, Friedman serves on the boards of AccuWeather, Mount Sinai Health System, Columbia Graduate School of Business, NATPE, The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and is a trustee emeritus of Vassar College.

Megan Lawrence

SVP & Head of Unscripted Development

Megan Lawrence is the Senior Vice President and Head of Unscripted Development for Bungalow Entertainment. Based out of New York, she oversees development operations, including vetting all incoming submissions, generating concepts and selling content to distribution partners.

Prior to joining Bungalow Entertainment, Megan was Vice President of Programming and Development for Food Network and Cooking Channel where she spearheaded development and production of popular original programming such as Cake Wars, Cupcake Wars and Ayesha's Homemade -- Ayesha Curry's first linear television project.

Previously, Megan served as Senior Director of Development for WE tv where she was instrumental in developing a number of WE tv's most popular brand-defining series including Braxton Family Values, Mary Mary, Kendra on Top, L.A. Hair, Tamar & Vince, SWV: Reunited and the Marriage Boot Camp franchise.

Before her tenure at WE tv, Lawrence was a creative executive at The Weinstein Company managing their slate of television projects including the perennial hit series Project Runway and critically-acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Lawrence began her career in casting working on Extreme Makeover, The Biggest Loser, Beauty and the Geek and For Love or Money.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

Mike Powers

Executive Producer, Head Of Production

Mike Powers is a 20 year veteran of production and development. Mike’s career started at MTV where he wrote, produced and directed a number of series and events. From 1999 through 2001, Mike oversaw “Total Request Live” as it became a cultural phenomenon. From there he went on to Executive Produce the first two seasons of MTV’s Emmy Award winning series "Made". In 2003, Mike helped launch MTV's East Coast Development department and shepherded shows like "Run’s House", "The X-Effect", “Maui Fever” and "Life Of Ryan" onto the air. In 2008, Mike became an independent producer and was an EP on a number of series including "College Life", "Sex With Mom And Dad", "The Buried Life" and "World Of Jenks" - which, at the time, was the highest rated series premiere in MTV’s history.

In 2011, Mike joined Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley as they launched DiGa eventually becoming SVP of Current Series. While at the company, Mike oversaw series and pilots for History, Oxygen, MTV, Logo and Lifetime.

Before joining Bungalow Media + Entertainment in 2015, Mike was an independent Showrunner on projects for Bravo, Oxygen, H2 and A&E.