Global distributor Eccho Rights has agreed an exclusive representation deal with Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) that sees 15 titles from all over the world join the Swedish company’s slate for this autumn. The new additions include drama series from Australia, Mexico, Colombia, Russia, and South Korea.
The titles included as part of this deal are: Leverage (South Korea), Crane In The Sky and Midwves (Russia), Friday On My Mind, Love Child (Australia), Hugo El Comandante, Isa TKM, Isa TK+, Lady La Vendedora de Rosas, Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas, Metastasis, Manual Para Galanes, Rosario Tijeras, La Guzman (Colombia) and Rosario Tijeras (Mexico)
“This is a very exciting opportunity, to add a large stock of quality productions from one of the most recognisable brand names in the entertainment industry,” says Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director of Eccho Rights. “Sony, with its global studio network, is a perfect partner for us as we continue to expand our catalogue of international titles.”
Brendan Fitzgerald, SVP International Co-Production, Sony Pictures Television, says, “Eccho Rights has a stellar reputation for their specialized distribution of local language content from all over the world. We see them as a terrific complement to our existing distribution activity in certain territories to further bring our local language productions to a wider audience. We are excited to begin working with Eccho.”
Eccho Rights current catalogue consists of titles from a diverse range of territories including Turkey, Sweden, Ukraine, India, and Finland as well as a number of Korean series from mother company CJ ENM. Eccho Rights has offices in Stockholm, Istanbul, Madrid, and Seoul.