Cannes – FremantleMedia’s brand new family friendly game show format Cash or Splash has launched in Cannes with two international versions of the show already under its belt: the first to Paraguay’s Telefuturo and the second to Egypt’s MBC Masr. An amalgamation of the hit Fuji TV formats Clock Hanger, Boxing Glove, and Run Quiz Run, the format sees teams of contestants compete for cash prizes by answering questions and completing hilarious physical … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia’s formats a success
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FremantleMedia forges Chinese joint venture
London, Cannes, Shanghai – FremantleMedia, Shanghai Media Group (SMG)’s BesTV and China Media Capital (CMC) announced an exclusive joint venture partnership that will create and develop entertainment formats for the China market, set to reach millions of viewers on Dragon TV and BesTV platforms, and take proprietary China content to the world market through FremantleMedia’s global distribution network. Based in Shanghai, the bespoke development team will include international … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia forges Chinese joint venture
Asia’s Got Talent premiere tops ratings
Singapore – AXN’s highly anticipated Asia’s Got Talent premiere collectively topped ratings among English Pay TV channels in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. During the show’s two hour debut on 12 March at 8.05pm, AXN delivered more than 10 times the ratings of the next English general entertainment channel across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines[1]. In Taiwan, Asia’s Got Talent premiered on 13 March at 9pm and was the top programme of … [Read more...] about Asia’s Got Talent premiere tops ratings
MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Award recipients announced
Paris – Reed MIDEM announced four recipients of the 2015 MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Award: Ben Silverman, Chairman and CEO of Electus; Cécile Frot-Coutaz , Chief Executive Officer of FremantleMedia; Ricardo Scalamandré, Head Of International Business, Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S.A.; and Irfan Sahin, Chief Executive Officer, DoÄŸan TV Holding.The prestigious Médaille d’Honneur is awarded to senior … [Read more...] about MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Award recipients announced
FremantleMedia secures new commission for “Who Lives Here?”
London – FremantleMedia announced a new commission from Sweden’s SVT for its entertaining, competitive property format, Who Lives Here? Originally hailing from Canadian production company 3Bird Media, the local Swedish version is set to launch in April 2015. FremantleMedia International has also secured the worldwide distribution rights for the original Canadian version of the title for its lifestyle catalogue. Who Lives Here? Who Lives Here? combines the love of snooping around … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia secures new commission for “Who Lives Here?”
FremantleMedia partners Divimove
Divimove London/Berlin – FremantleMedia has increased its stake in Divimove to make it the majority shareholder. The MCN in Europe and the global production company have been working together since late 2013 when FremantleMedia initially took shares in the company. The companies joined forces to discover, produce and promote new talent in the online space. The partnership has resulted in the launch of Shootrs, a talent programme which combines the professional production expertise of … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia partners Divimove
