London, UK - Keshet International, the worldwide distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group has appointed Cynthia Kennedy as Sales Director. Kennedy will cover multiple territories and will report to Keren Shahar, Head of Distribution & Acquisitions. Kennedy joins a team that includes Sales Director Nelly Weber-Feld, Sales Director Kelly Wright and Marcom Manager Limor Gott-Ronen, who is extending her responsibilities to include sales. Kennedy joins from BBC Worldwide where … [Read more...] about Keshet International appoints new Sales Director
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Keshet International and Northern Pictures to launch Keshet Australia
Sydney, Australia - Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group, and Australia's Northern Pictures have signed a joint venture to bring Keshet’s s slate of scripted and unscripted formats to Australian and New Zealand television screens. Under the agreement, Keshet Australia will be jointly owned by RACAT and Keshet International. Northern Pictures will have the rights to over 50 Keshet International properties, to be produced in the … [Read more...] about Keshet International and Northern Pictures to launch Keshet Australia
Keshet International signs deal with France for “Master Class”
Keshet International (KI), the global distribution arm of Keshet Media Group, has signed a new format deal in France for musical talent show Master Class and has licensed the format to independent production company Newen Group. The latest deal for France follows a successful second season in Israel for the Tedy Productions format where it was the highest performing talent show in the country. Local versions of Master Class (12x60’) - a musical talent show … [Read more...] about Keshet International signs deal with France for “Master Class”
MIPTV: Keshet International closes deal with China’s Shixi Media for six formats
Keshet International (KI), the global distribution arm of Keshet Media Group, announced that it has closed a major deal with China’s Shixi Media for six of its formats. The deal will see Shixi creating local versions of KI’s prime time children's talent show Master Class, dating show Girlfri3nds, Remember Me - a new docu-reality recently launched at MIPTV, entertainment show Big Ten, second screen game show 50 things You Have To Know and the successful satire What a Wonderful … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet International closes deal with China’s Shixi Media for six formats
MIPTV: Keshet International to adapt its formats for Asia
Singapore – Keshet International (KI), the global distribution arm of Israel’s Keshet Media Group, has announced that it will be presenting a MIPTV Media Mastermind Keynote on April 8. Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, executive producers of award-winning Homeland – based on Keshet Broadcasting’s Israeli series Prisoners of War, and Keshet’s VP of Programming, Ran Tellem, are slated to share the background on how they adapted an Israeli story for American TV. KI will … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet International to adapt its formats for Asia
One-on-one with Keshet International’s Alon Shtruzman
Keshet International, the distribution arm of Israel's Keshet Media Group, has been in operation since 2000 but has in recent years generated significant worldwide interest, generally acknowledged to be fuelled by success of the award-winning Homeland (the U.S. format of the Israeli drama series Prisoners of War), which has since won six Primetime Emmys and five Golden Globes. Q: What makes Keshet different? Shtruzman: Everything we do in Keshet is real and original. We call it “edgy … [Read more...] about One-on-one with Keshet International’s Alon Shtruzman