Sharon Levy, Spike TV's executive vice president, announced they are going to broaden their audience by showing "InkMasters" and "Car Boss." The network will pick up six one-hour episodes of "InkMasters" and eight one-hour episodes of "Car Boss." "InkMasters" goes into production this May and will air this summer while "Car Boss" will begin shooting this summer and will premiere in 2012.
"InkMasters" is the first-ever tattoo competition series featuring some of the nation's top tattoo artists on a quest to determine who is the best at their craft and win a huge cash prize. The stakes are high as the artists showcase their irrevocable artwork on real people's bodies.
"Car Boss" showcases renowned auto dealership 'doctor' Tom Stuker, whose innovative and brazen methods for selling cars has made him a venerable legend in the industry. In each episode, Stuker, along with his car-savvy team, travel to a different dealership in financial straits. "No one incorporates that more than the greatest car salesman of our time, Tom Stuker...And who better to develop this series than one of the industry's finest -- Ben Silverman's multimedia studio, Electus."
"Car Boss" is created and developed by Vem Miller in association with Vem's Sweatshop Media and produced by Ben Silverman's multimedia studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), and 5x5 Media, a full service production company in an overall production and distribution agreement within the Electus studio system.
SOURCE: Spike TV
