Hollywood veterans shift from network TV to YouTube with new venture – Spectrum News

LOS ANGELES — For nearly three decades, Jeff Kmiotek helped shape some of television’s biggest hits from behind the scenes. But as the industry grapples with shrinking budgets and shifting audiences, the Emmy-nominated producer and two longtime colleagues are betting their future on a different kind of screen. What You Need To Know Kmiotek, alongside fellow producers Michael Zinman and Andrew Watnick, has launched Elixir, a Los Angeles-based production company designed to bring network-quality dating and reality shows to YouTube he move comes as Nielsen reports YouTube drew a larger share of viewers this year than cable and broadcast TV combined — the first time the platform has outpaced traditional television Kmiotek built his career on network hits including “The Masked Singer,” but with audiences migrating online, he says the shift was necessary FilmLA reported that film and TV production in Los Angeles dropped 22% from last year, a slowdown Variety’s Michael Snyder described as “real” and “scary” Kmiotek, alongside fellow producers Michael Zinman and Andrew Watnick, has launched Elixir, a Los Angeles-based production company designed to bring network-quality dating and reality shows to YouTube. The move comes as Nielsen reports YouTube drew a larger share of viewers this year
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