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. IPC was founded in 2016 by producers

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and

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, and funded via private equity from three investors and former collaborators

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, David J. Adelman, and

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. IPC develops and produces a wide range of television, film, documentary, and interactive mobile content. IPC is known for series '' Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath'', as well as series including

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's ''

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'', the

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feature documentary ''

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'' starring

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and ''

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'',

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series '' Selena+Chef,'' the

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series ''

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,'' Showtime's docuseries ''Active Shooter: America Under Fire'', and ''

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'' and ''

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'' for Amazon. In August 2018, IPC was acquired by Core Media and relaunched the studio as

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. IPC has been recognized as one of the top 100 unscripted production companies globally by Realscreen, and has received nominations and/or won Primetime Emmy Awards, PGA Awards, and News and Documentary Emmy Awards for its diverse slate of programming. Its founders, Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, were recognized by

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as "Top 10" members of "Reality TV's Ruling Class" in 2017, with Holzman having previously created series including

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and

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, and the duo having produced

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