Eccho Rights have concluded deals with three Nordic public broadcasters for Australian drama series Love Child. Part of a representation deal that Eccho sealed with Sony Pictures Television towards the end of 2020, Love Child is a moving drama, based on the real experiences of young, unmarried, pregnant women living in a boarding house in 1960s Sydney, who were forcefully separated from their children at birth. A hit for four seasons on Australia’s Channel Nine, Eccho Rights has now … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights sells Australian drama series ‘Love Child’ to Nordic pubcasters
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US version of comedy format ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ debuts on Dave; ‘Hypothetical’ gets global sales
Leading independent distributor Hat Trick International (HTI) has sold 50 episodes of the successful US version of the award-winning, improvisational comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway?exclusively to UKTV in the UK. The deal was brokered by HTI’s Cassandra Toller and UKTV’s Global Acquisitions Manager, Daniel Thomas. The series will launch on the network’s Dave channel this February in a prime-time evening slot, stripped across the week. Hosted by popular US talk show host, actress and … [Read more...] about US version of comedy format ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ debuts on Dave; ‘Hypothetical’ gets global sales
Trace races to Thailand
Hong Kong – Trace Sports HD has launched in Thailand on TrueVisions, a cable and satellite TV provider in the country. From 1 November, the channel will become part of the operator’s Silver and Platinum package offerings. The sports channel provides its viewers with only original content – behind-the-game information and news on their favourite sports heroes, as well as lifestyle and entertainment programmes. TrueVisions broadcasts 124 channels which reach up to two million … [Read more...] about Trace races to Thailand
