In February, Warner Bros Television Group said it had entered into an agreement to acquire the businesses of Netherlands-based producer Eyeworks outside the U.S. Today, the studio confirms it has received the required regulatory approvals and has completed the transaction. In yet another instance of key consolidation in the indie TV production space, Warner is buying Eyeworks’ interests in 15 territories across Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand. The deal adds 13 new markets to Warners’ international network of production companies, helping it establish a strong foothold. Warner Bros is also taking over all of Eyeworks’ international distribution activities for both formats and finished product. Founded by Reinout Oerlemans in 2001, Eyeworks toils in scripted and non-scripted content across a range of genres which air in more than 150 countries. Its credits include Celebrity Splash!, Extreme Weight Loss and Test The Nation. Warner Bros International Television Production, led by Evp Ronald Goes,...
- 6/2/2014
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
TORONTO -- Canadian cartoon producer Amberwood Entertainment and British kids TV producer Talent Television Ltd. announced on Tuesday a joint venture that includes a first-look arrangement on programming either partner has in development. The deal, signed by Tony Humphreys, managing director of London-based Talent Television, and Sheldon Wiseman, president and CEO of Ottawa-based Amberwood Entertainment, aims at pooling international co-production dollars to boost budgets for kids programming that both have in the pipeline as global broadcast license fees continue to slump, the companies said in a statement. Talent Television, a division of Talent Group Plc., is producing four new Test The Nation shows for BBC, while Amberwood is best known for its Kate and Orbie and Hoze Houndz cartoon series.
- 2/25/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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