Oz Magazine May/June 2016

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From

Script to

Screen The Producing Adventures of Ty Johnston

By Fran BurstTerranella

Ty Johnston – Producer As the founder and CEO of T.Y. Entertainment, Ty Johnston creates, develops, acquires, sells and produces scripted and unscripted television and new media projects. Her network collaborations include Style-E, VH1, BET, UPTV, AIBTV, The SPEED Channel, ESPN, AXS-TV and the Bahamas’ ZNS-TV. In addition, she leverages new markets by partnering with Netflix, Amazon and Best Buy. Johnston has worked closely with TV and film veterans such as Mark Koops, Tracey Edmonds, Mona Scott-Young and Robert Townsend. In 2011, Johnston launched The Atlanta Pitch Summit, an annual marketplace where screenwriters and producers pitch film and TV projects to key entertainment executives.

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