Paredes fell into the water during his Wipeout challenge. He was pulled out of the pool by staff after he was unable to lift himself out. He was placed in a wheelchair, where he went under cardiopulmonary arrest before being resuscitated and taken to the hospital.
Paredes fiancé, who also participated on the show, told NBC News that the contestant exercised for two hours per day, five days a week. Both passed a drug screen, an EKG and a COVID-19 test before filming the show. Wipeout, which is hosted by John Cena, Camille Kostek and Nicole Byer, requires contestants to undergo medical exams prior to participating on the show. E! News was told at the time that the Wipeout production team has numerous medics on hand and a safety producer monitoring the set during filming.
Discovery promotes Lynn Ng
Discovery, Inc. has promoted Lynn Ng to vice president and head of content for the Asia-Pacific region.
In this role, Ng will continue to spearhead the region’s content strategy and acquisitions, as well as content curation, media planning and creative.
The executive joined Discovery in 2002 and has been involved in the evolution of Discovery’s portfolio of products and content offerings out of Asia-Pacific, where she executive produced several series for Animal Planet.
Endemol Shine Boomdog schedules first upfront
Mexico-headquartered Endemol Shine Boomdog, a division of Endemol Shine North America, has set its first-ever upfront presentation.
Sharon Levy Upped to Chief Content Officer at Endemol Shine North America
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The Banijay-owned studio has under her watch grown its portfolio of both scripted and unscripted series.
Sharon Levy has earned a promotion at Endemol Shine North America.
The executive has been upped to chief content officer at the Banijay-owned studio. She ll continue to oversee all scripted and unscripted programming for the L.A.-based company, including the forthcoming reboot of comedic competition
Wipeout at TBS and drama series
Ripley at Showtime. Since arriving three years ago, Sharon has successfully transformed our team s development and production efforts, creating both unscripted and scripted hits for a wide array of networks and platforms, said Cris Abrego, chairman Americas for Banijay and president and CEO of Endemol Shine Holdings. I m thrilled that she will continue leading our content team and I know that she has an exciting, ambitious slate of n
Sharon Levy Promoted to Chief Content Officer of Endemol Shine North America
Spike TV alum was the president of scripted and unscripted televisionReid Nakamura | February 1, 2021 @ 12:45 PM
Endemol Shine North America has promoted Sharon Levy to chief content officer, the company announced Monday.
Levy, a veteran of Spike TV, previously served as Endemol Shine North America’s president of scripted and unscripted television, a role in which she oversaw the studio’s programming and development teams. In her three years at the studio, Levy is credited with reconfiguring her Los Angeles-based team to work more closely with parent company Banijay’s overseas operations.
Paredes fell into the water during his Wipeout challenge. He was pulled out of the pool by staff after he was unable to lift himself out. He was placed in a wheelchair, where he went under cardiopulmonary arrest before being resuscitated and taken to the hospital.
Paredes fiancé, who also participated on the show, told NBC News that the contestant exercised for two hours per day, five days a week. Both passed a drug screen, an EKG and a COVID-19 test before filming the show. Wipeout, which is hosted by John Cena, Camille Kostek and Nicole Byer, requires contestants to undergo medical exams prior to participating on the show. E! News was told at the time that the Wipeout production team has numerous medics on hand and a safety producer monitoring the set during filming.