London - Endemol UK has taken a 50 per cent stake in the entertainment website Holy Moly. The partnership will see Holy Moly expand into new areas including TV, music, film, and fashion. Endemol and Holy Moly will also work together in developing new multiplatform entertainment ideas and launching the site in new markets internationally as part of an ongoing expansion strategy. Holy Moly was first established as a celebrity gossip website in 2002. Currently, the site averages a million monthly … [Read more...] about Endemol takes Holy Moly
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101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow on ABC
London - US network ABC has commissioned a prime time run of Endemol's 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow. The worldwide format is scheduled to air this summer on ABC in the US. 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow has been sold to a total of eight territories so far including Argentina (Channel 13), UK (BBC One), Germany (RTL), Turkey (Fox), Sweden (TV3) Brazil (TV Globo) and Israel (Reshet) with further deals in major markets pending. All productions, apart from the US version will be filmed on … [Read more...] about 101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow on ABC
Indonesia has a Big Brother
Endemol has won the first Indonesian commission for the worldwide smash hit Big Brother. Leading broadcaster PT Televisi Transformasi Indonesia (Trans TV) has commissioned a locally produced version of the reality series, which will screen in April. This is the third deal for the format in the region. Big Brother made its Asian debut in Thailand, and has successfully aired in India and the Philippines. Further deals are expected to be announced in due course. Arjen van Mierlo, Endemol’s … [Read more...] about Indonesia has a Big Brother
Asia gets an Extreme Makeover
London/Hong Kong - Endemol's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has been commissioned for a local version in Asia. Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines has ordered a 12 episode first series of the format to run on leading local channel TV5. The show will be produced in local language Tagalog and will go out as monthly specials. This will be the first Asian version of the format, which to date has been broadcast in 185 countries. … [Read more...] about Asia gets an Extreme Makeover
Asia gets a makeover
Endemol announced its long running worldwide hit Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has been commissioned for a local version in Asia. Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines has ordered a 12 episode first series of the format to run on local channel TV5. The show will be produced in Tagalog and will go out as monthly specials. This will be the first Asian version of the blockbuster format, which to date has been broadcast in 185 countries. More in the next Executive News Roundup … [Read more...] about Asia gets a makeover
Endemol & EMI Music Publishing enter international music rights deal
London – Endemol has entered an international deal with music publisher EMI Music Publishing. In a new global partnership, EMI Music Publishing will administer Endemol’s music library and related music rights around the world, including themes from Big Brother, Wipeout, The Money Drop and Deal Or No Deal. This will include driving and coordinating exploitation of Endemol-owned music, and making compositions available for use by third parties in programmes and other products and … [Read more...] about Endemol & EMI Music Publishing enter international music rights deal
