MUMBAI – GoQuest Media Ventures, one of India’s most prominent independent distributors of global content, through its subsidiary GoQuest Formats has inked a deal with leading independent German production house Fandango Film TV Internet Produktions. The deal sees Fandango acquire the dance format My Dance Crew (8x45’) for Germany and the German speaking territories of Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. My Dance Crew which aired on Norway’s … [Read more...] about GoQuest Media’s “My Dance Crew” waltzes into Germany
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CBS signs licensing agreement with Belgium’s RTL
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS – CBS Studios International and RTL in Belgium have announced an exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement for a selection of new programming. Included within the agreement are the new Dick Wolf-produced drama, FBI; The CW’s Charmed; one of the most talked about dramas from this year’s development season, A Million Little Things from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment; as well In The Dark and Fam. FBI comes from Dick Wolf and the team behind the Law … [Read more...] about CBS signs licensing agreement with Belgium’s RTL
Talpa enters exclusive partnership with Dok1 Media
HILVERSUM – Talpa has entered into an exclusive partnership deal with Nicole Plas’ newly formed production company Dok1 Media in Belgium, giving Dok1 Media the exclusive rights to the complete Talpa Format Catalogue starting July 2018. The newly formed collaboration follows Plas’ decision to step down as Managing Director of Endemol Shine Belgium after 23 years, to focus on her own projects. Nicole Plas has an impressive record of producing reality and entertainment … [Read more...] about Talpa enters exclusive partnership with Dok1 Media
‘Local Heroes’ returns with two new seasons
VTM, the main commercial TV channel in Flemish Belgium, has now commissioned two new seasons of the successful factual show Local Heroes. Following the first two successful seasons of Local Heroes: Through The Fire, the third and fourth seasons have now entered production and will follow the country’s helicopter emergency medical service in Local Heroes: 911 Air Rescue. Produced by Geronimo, Local Heroes: Through The Fire began airing last year on VTM, with the first season … [Read more...] about ‘Local Heroes’ returns with two new seasons
BBC First to launch in Belgium
London – BBC Worldwide announced the launch of BBC First in Belgium on 4 June. Following on from the successful launch of the channel in The Netherlands on 16 May, Belgium is the second country in Europe to receive BBC First, a fully localised channel which is the brand new home of the very best of British scripted content. With all programming subtitled in Flemish, BBC First makes its Belgium debut on cable provider Telenet, with further platforms to follow throughout the Benelux … [Read more...] about BBC First to launch in Belgium
Belgium’s VRT retains broadcast rights to “Neighbours”
London – FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced on June 12 a multi-year deal with VRT that will see the Belgian public television network retain the broadcast rights to the daily Australian soap opera, Neighbours. The series, which has been at home on VRT since 1989, has become the longest running soap in Flanders, celebrating its 25th broadcast anniversary on the channel this year. From left: Sven Van Lokeren, Head of Acquisition, Fiction atVRT, Justin Hatfield SVP … [Read more...] about Belgium’s VRT retains broadcast rights to “Neighbours”