BCII

Television Division

BCII’s early resume includes expertise as a military documentarian, producing the groundbreaking programs Inside the Britannic (A&E, the Discovery Channel, and National Geographic), U.S. Customs: Special Agents (The Travel Channel), and the four-part mini-series’ The Complete History of the Navy SEALs and The Complete History of the Green Berets (History Channel). These programs established BCII and its CEO / Executive Producer Bud Brutsman as a leader in the military genre. Many additional documentaries followed, including the Hollywood Legends series (HBO, BskyB and Fox worldwide), Natural Disasters (the Discovery Channel) and Cheating Las Vegas (the Learning Channel), In addition, BCII became the early world leader in the production of mixed martial arts programming with the U.S. event King of the Cage, broadcast on PPV, Showtime and HD Net.

BCII has generated a string of hit prime-time cable series / specials including Rides and Overhaulin’ (TLC/MotorTrend), The Fixers (BYUtv), Expedition: Back to the Future (Discovery Plus), Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them (Oxygen), Fully Torqued (History/FYI), American Trucker, R U Faster Than A Redneck, Payback, Forza Motorsports Showdown, Livin’ The Low Life, Hot Import Nights, Hot Rod TV and Car Crazy (SPEED), World Desert Championship (CBS Sports Network/El Rey/ESPN2), Get Out Way Out (HGTV), Living With Ed (Planet Green), Celebrity Rides and Garage Mahal (DIY), Single with 7 (Style Network), Inside West Coast Customs (Discovery HD Theater / Velocity), SEMA: Battle of the Builders, Car Crazy, Overhaulin' (Velocity), Shark Fights and Punk Payback (Fuel TV), The Antonio Treatment and Hollywood for Sale (HGTV), Turbine Cowboys (Weather Channel), Everest Air, Beachin' RVs, Extreme RVs, Extreme Yachts, Extreme Doomsday Vehicles, Extreme Survival Bunkers, Extreme Factories, Extreme Toys, Big Cool Stuff, Magic Outlaws, Rock My RV and Backroad Gold (Travel Channel), Fit, Famous and Fabulous (Z Living), Flippin' RVs and RV Nation (GAC), Animal Storm Squad (NatGeo Wild).

Branded Entertainment and Commercial Division

For over 15 years, the Branded Entertainment Division of BCII has produced powerful and compelling branded entertainment content including long-form programs and series, short-form online programs and series, and fully integrated series / online / national TV spot campaigns for clients including SRT/Chrysler, BFGoodrich/Michelin, Ford Motor Company, Autogeek.com, YETI Coolers, HGTV.com, CarbonTV.com, Shell Rotella, Freightliner, AO Smith, The Home Depot, Royal Purple Lubricants, Timberland PRO Footwear, Mothers Car Polishes and Waxes, Phoenix Motorcars, Ironclad Performance Wear, BASF, U-Coat-It Flooring, Miller Electric, Optima Batteries and Meguiar’s Waxes and Polishes. By adapting their sense of style, characters, drama and storytelling from series and documentary television to fully integrated branded entertainment, the BCII creative team is doing some of the most effective client/brand programming in the industry today. BCII’s roster of in-house and represented creative talent includes top flight directors, editors, CG/animators, cinematographers and story writers.

BCII has been heralded as one of the most effective creators of Branded Entertainment and organic brand integration in broadcast today. Quantitative accolades include:

Top Product Placement – Chevrolet Camaro on RIDES (TLC) – Nielsen; monitored cable networks; metric based on brand recognition and positive feeling.
Most Engaging Show – Living With Ed (HGTV) – Nielsen; monitored cable networks; metric based on how closely viewers are paying attention.
Most Receptiveness to Advertising – Overhaulin’ (TLC) – Simmons Research; all networks; metric based on receptiveness of male viewers to advertising

Services include:

Conceptualization / Writing / Storyboarding
Direction / Cinematography
Production Services * Production Design * Editing / Post-Production Services
DVD Design / Authoring * Graphic Design * Sound Design
Worldwide Broadcast and New Media Sales and Distribution
Brand Messaging / Integration
Brand Management and Brand Licensing

Brand Management Division

BCII’s Brand Management Division creates, develops, manages and builds television brands and talent. Show brands such as OVERHAULIN’ and LIVING WITH ED, and talent such as Ed Begley, Jr. and Adrienne “AJ” Janic were successfully built through this division, including product brand licenses, endorsement deals, sponsorships, personal appearances and print/broadcast commercial work.

Services include:

Product Targeting and Vetting
Sales Deck development
Organic Television Integration
Personal Management Services
Commercial Production Services
Retail Distribution Support
Web Support

Distribution Division

BCII’s Distribution Division handles all secondary revenue streams for both its owned and licensed content, including worldwide broadcast, internet, mobile and home video. BCII combines its internal distribution strengths with a series of 3rd party representatives, giving it reach in all formats in all territories.

Representation Includes:

BCII
Source Interlink
3M / Meguiar’s
Shark Fights

Merchandising Division

BCII’s Merchandising Division handles all ancillary merchandising rights for direct-to-consumer sales, including:

Services Include:

Web Design with Shopping Cart
Merchant Banking
Fulfillment and Shipping
On-site sales / Event sales
Custom Product Sourcing