Mark Bishop
Executive Producer/Partner
marblemedia
Mark is a Co-Founder and Executive Producer of marblemedia. Established in 2001, marblemedia is an innovative content creation company is at the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms. Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg have received international acclaim as the Executive Producers behind the hit TV series and website: This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung, which now air in 86 countries and in 10 languages.
Currently, Mark is spearheading Taste Buds;an original kids cooking and food adventure series now in its third season and Skatoony, a unique, live-action/animated game show format from Cartoon Network (UK), coming to TELETOON September 2010. He has begun development on Just Like Mom…and Dad, updating the ‘80s television game show featuring parent-child teams.
He is currently the Chair of Interactive Ontario, is a board member of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association, and is on the advisory committee for the Ontario Media Development Corporation. Mark lends his time to various universities as a guest lecturer, and acts as a curriculum advisor at Centennial College, Sheridan College, Confederation College, and Ryerson University.
Adding to Mark’s many awards and accolades, Mark was recently honoured by The Hollywood Reporter as a Next Generation Producer. He was recognized as Producer of the Year by the Canadian New Media Awards and takes pride in the fact that marblemedia projects have been nominated for 19 Gemini Awards, has won the Lions Gate/Maple Pictures Innovative Producer Award and marblemedia has been recognized as the Canadian New Media Awards Company of the Year.