AMG Global Merges TV Division With AMG Visuals, Sets "I Love Funny Women" with The "Y" Network

What started out as a small Midwest tour has turned into so much more...Dina Nina Martinez

The production company behind "Backstage Kitchen", "The Track" and the producer of "Rock On !!!" together will forge a studio to create, acquire, package, sell, produce and finance international content.

AMG's television production arm is teaming with AMG Visuals to form an independently staffed studio with the goal of creating and distributing content for the fledgling production firm.

The partnership will originate, acquire, package, sell, produce and finance original content for distribution on all platforms. The studio will combine the talent roster, IP origination and packaging skills of AMG’s Entertainment division with AMG's production, distribution and marketing expertise internationally. Together, the companies will produce and finance scripted & unscripted offerings and create new opportunities for AMG’s talented roster of visual clients.

The first project under the new AMG Visuals studio deal will be "I Love Funny Women" in collaboration with The "Y" Network which AMG production execs Mark S. Berry, Bobby Tarantino and Duane Farley will Executive Produce alongside the shows originators Dina Nina Martinez & Paige Brien's "I Love Funny Women" banner.

"Joining forces with AMG Visuals is the next evolution of our mission to create extraordinary opportunities for our visual clients & artists," AMG Chairman Mark S. Berry said in a joint statement. "AMG Visual's impeccable taste, depth of infrastructure and resources to expand our production capabilities make them the ideal partner for a new evolution of a studio purpose-built for the current virtual media landscape."

Bobby Tarantino, AMG Exec & Co-Executive Producer, expresses “I am thrilled and excited AMG will Executive Produce the I Love Funny Women Series on The "Y" Network to a massive Worldwide virtual audience. Dina, Paige and their cast of hilarious guests and co-comedians are guaranteed to entertain and that's exactly what the world needs now !!!”.

"I am delighted to be a part of this great show which uses new technology to engage an unserved audience with hilarious content from established and up and coming comedians". states AMG Executive Vice President, Duane Farley.

I Love Funny Women co-creator Dina Nina Martinez adds, "I’m so excited to be working with The "Y" Network, Mark, Bobby & Duane at AMG Visuals and Tim Sabean at "Y" to bring “I ❤️ Funny Women!” to a bigger international platform. What started out as a small Midwest tour has turned into so much more, it’s turned into a movement. I can’t wait for everyone to celebrate these amazingly talented and funny women like we do", and co-creator Paige Brien from Glowstix Studios adds, "I am absolutely thrilled to be working with Bobby, Mark & Duane at AMG! They have provided us with a great opportunity with The "Y" Network and Tim Sabean.

AMG Visuals, meanwhile, is the independent studio behind AMG's up coming series including the cooking show "Back Stage Kitchen", horseracing reality show "The Track" along with the infamous guitar oriented "Rock On !!!". The company, part of AMG Global, which also owns The AMG Corp, develops, produces and finances film and TV for distributors including Sony, Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount and Fox as well as HBO, ABC, Netflix, Apple and Amazon, among others. AMG was founded by award winning record producer Mark S. Berry, and operates under his leadership and expansion plans. AMG currently enjoys a partnership with SMG (Shami Media Group) providing content to over 108 DSP's internationally.

"AMG's track record speaks for itself, having expertly guided the careers of writers, directors, producers and actors for 15-plus years, and packaging and producing award-winning and commercially successful film and television projects under the AMG Global label,” Berry said in a statement. “We are thrilled to partner in this new collaboration.”

The deal arrives as production companies, agencies and management companies have increased their push into content creation as they look to create new opportunities for their clients and share in the financial success of projects.