Tara Long

SVP OF US ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMING, ENTERTAINMENT ONE TELEVISION
Since launching eOne's US Reality division, Tara Long has rapidly expanded the division’s scope, having developed and produced a long slate of programs including MARY MARY for WE tv (3 seasons, 35 hours; winner of 2012 Cablefax Program Award), which garnered a ratings increase of 47% in its 3rd season; the hit series SWV: SISTERS WITH VOICES for WE tv (season 2 currently in production, 18 hours), which debuted as one of the strongest first seasons in the network’s history and delivered 1.2 million total viewers on average; highly successful series THE SHEARDS for BET (2 seasons, 16 hours); BALL UP for Fox Sports Net (season 3, 10 x 1 hour currently in post-production; season 4, 10 x 12 hours, currently in production); THE UNTITLED NELLY PROJECT for BET (8 X 1 hours, in production), THE UNTITLED MANNS PROJECT for BET (8 x 1 hours, in post-production); and a series of specials of BIG SUPRISE for E! featuring stars such as Nick Cannon and Macklemore. On top of these productions, Long has many other projects in various stages of production and development.

Long is currently working with, or has worked with: CW, A&E, E!, TLC, BBC America, History Channel Canada, CTV Canada, Oxygen, GSN, WE tv, TruTV, Travel Channel, Bravo, OWN, NickMom, FUSE, TV ONE, CMT, Syfy, BET, and VH1.

Previously, Long was at 51 Minds Entertainment working on such hit TV series as ROCK OF LOVE, CHARM SCHOOL, AMERICA’S SMARTEST MODEL and GOTTI’S WAY. She has also held exec titles at BCII, a full service production company specializing in cable reality TV programming, and at Grosso Jacobson. Long’s previous credits include selling THE REAL 90210 to Bravo; BULLET to TruTV; MAKE ME A PRINCESS to E!; AMERICAN TRUCKER to Speed Channel; and SINGLE WITH 7 to Style Network. She also co-¬created and executive produced THE SINGLE: MONICA for Turner Networks, which brought record¬-breaking ratings for Peachtree TV and garnered a spin-off (MONICA STILL STANDING) for BET.