Joey Plager

Joey Plager has been both an award-winning producer and a senior executive with such entertainment
companies as eOne, Hearst, Lifetime and Showtime, giving him over thirty years of experience
working with and for major international studios and networks. His insight into the perspectives
of both buyer and seller makes him the rare media player who can identify and connect
opportunities in both traditional and emerging marketplaces.

To date, Joey has produced forty TV movies for Hallmark, Discovery, Lifetime and VH1 and is
actively packaging intellectual properties with talent and optioning and developing books and
formats for feature films and television series.

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