all3media International has secured deals for Sexy Beast − Lion Television's dating game show with a twist − with broadcasters in China, Korea, Germany and Lithuania commissioning local versions of the show, which sees contestants appear in full prosthetic masks to test if beauty and attraction are really more than skin deep. Originally produced by Lion for BBC Three in the UK, Sexy Beast has been signed by Tencent, China, which has commissioned 30 x 60’ episodes in-house, … [Read more...] about all3media secured deals
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all3media partners Balloon Entertainment
London − all3media International has signed an exclusive first look deal with Bryan Elsley and Harry Enfield’s UK-based independent production company Balloon Entertainment. Formed in 2013, Balloon Entertainment is led by acclaimed writer Bryan Elsley, creator of Company Pictures’ hit drama Skins, which all3media International has sold around the world, and BAFTA award-winning comedian, actor, writer and director, Harry Enfield. The company specialises in developing … [Read more...] about all3media partners Balloon Entertainment
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global to acquire All3Media
London – Discovery Communications and Liberty Global announced on May 8 an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture to acquire All3Media, an international producer and distributor of award-winning TV programming, from its founders and the Permira funds. All3Media, the largest independent production group in the U.K. with headquarters in London, has a strong presence in the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and has 26 creative centres in the world’s largest TV … [Read more...] about Discovery Communications and Liberty Global to acquire All3Media
MIPTV: Studio Lambert launches new series
all3media international has confirmed the arrival of a new format that will be launching at MIPTV, from the illustrious stable of Studio Lambert, working with acclaimed European partners. The new show, which will be marketed under the English language title of Salon Wars has been developed by Studio Lambert, creators of Undercover Boss, with French production house Coyote. TF1 Group has acquired the rights for the format Salon Wars from Coyote – and it is understood that French series will … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Studio Lambert launches new series
“Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home” series begins to go global
Optomen International, the all3media-owned distribution arm of Optomen Television, has closed a package of deals for the second season of Channel 4’s eco-friendly building challenge Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home Series 2 (4 x 60’) in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Norway, Caroline Stephenson, Optomen International’s director of sales announced. ABC Australia has licensed the TV rights to the latest Man Made challenge, which sees McCloud transport his brilliantly … [Read more...] about “Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home” series begins to go global
All3Media strikes deal with Swan Films
All3Media International has struck a deal with Swan Films, the new UK indie set up by the programming executives behind the award-winning series Grayson Perry: All in the Best Possible Taste. The international programming and sales arm of All3Media will provide development funding for the new indie and will sell its projects internationally. London-based Swan was formed earlier this year by Neil Crombie and Joe Evans, who made the Grayson Perry series while running Alain de Botton’s … [Read more...] about All3Media strikes deal with Swan Films