Scott Sternberg Prods. Launches Documentary Unit, Acquires Strong Island Films
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorScott Sternberg Productions is expanding further into documentary production with the acquisition of Strong Island Films.Sternberg, a veteran producer of unscripted TV, aims to expand the company’s activity in the true-crime arena, which is a speciality of Strong Island principles Rob Dorfmann and Cindy Dorfmann.Sternberg financed the purchase on his own, and he remains the sole owner of his active production banner that is home to ID’s “On the Case With Paula Zahn” and the upcoming syndicated series “iCrime With Elizabeth Vargas.”Bringing in experienced producers such as the Dorfmanns will help the company do more overall, Sternberg told Variety.“We are happily independent,” Sternberg said of his business. “Rob and Cindy put us in a position of strength in terms of being able to create more crime docs.” Sternberg Prods.’ move into feature-length documentary films begins this weekend with the debut of music biopic “Motley Crue’s Vince Neil: My Story” on Reelz Channel.