Berlin – FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced it had secured a deal with leading German-speaking PayTV platform, Sky Deutschland, for the award-winning and critically-acclaimed prison drama, Wentworth. The deal, which covers all five seasons of the dynamic Australian series, will mark the first time Wentworth will be available to German-speaking viewers. Season 1 will premiere on Sky Deutschland’s recently launched flagship channel Sky 1. Set in the present … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia secures Wentworth
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Applications open for the Greg Coote Scholarship
Screen Queensland (SQ), along with Australians in Film, the Queensland Writers Centre and FremantleMedia are thrilled to announce applications for the Greg Coote Scholarship. This year’s Greg Coote Scholarship will create an opportunity for an experienced, Queensland screen industry creative with a passion for long-form broadcast drama to be placed in a FremantleMedia television production’s writers’ room based in London or Europe. ‘The foundation of this Scholarship is to honour … [Read more...] about Applications open for the Greg Coote Scholarship
FremantleMedia collaborates with The Future Group
Oslo – FremantleMedia announced Lost in Time, a newly-developed, first-of-its-kind entertainment format using Interactive Mixed Reality (IMR) on both TV and mobile devices. Lost in Time is set to push the boundaries of television as we know it by incorporating real-time special effects pioneered in The Matrix that bring a feature film experience to the TV. Lost in Time allows viewers to compete in the show to win prizes through an iOS or Android app in a first-ever blending of … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia collaborates with The Future Group
ITV extends renowned formats
ITV announces a new three-year deal for Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor, which will see two of the UK’s biggest television formats continuing on Britain’s most watched commercial channel until at least 2019 The agreement, with Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK, extends ITV’s successful, long-standing relationship with Simon Cowell for a further three years. The new partnership will commence with Britain’s Got Talent in Spring 2017 followed by The X Factor in the Autumn. Kevin … [Read more...] about ITV extends renowned formats
Foxtel reveals Picnic at Hanging Rock
Australia - Foxtel has green lit Picnic at Hanging Rock with FremantleMedia Australia to produce this new drama as a trailblazing re-imagining of the timeless Australian novel by Joan Lindsay. Foxtel Chief Executive Officer Peter Tonagh announced the new drama commission during his keynote address at the 2016 ASTRA Conference in Sydney. Picnic at Hanging Rock is in pre-production as a 6 x 60 minute event drama which has secured production investment from Screen Australia. The drama will … [Read more...] about Foxtel reveals Picnic at Hanging Rock
A+E appoints VP of AD Sales
Singapore – A+E Networks Asia has named Rushit Jhaveri as Vice President of Ad Sales & Digital Partnerships. Jhaveri’s appointment will be effective today. Based in A+E Networks’ Asian headquarters in Singapore, he will report to Deputy Managing Director Prem Kamath and Head of Advertising Sales Charles Less. Jhaveri will be responsible for identifying and implementing revenue growth opportunities and forging strategic partnerships with clients, agencies and distributors across Southeast … [Read more...] about A+E appoints VP of AD Sales
