PASSION DISTRIBUTION SECURES DEALS AHEAD OF DISCOP ISTANBUL
20th February 2014 - Ahead of Discop Istanbul next week, Passion Distribution is pleased to announce multiple sales deals from Passion's extensive catalogue of programmes into Turkey, the Middle East and Eastern European territories attending the market. The international distributor has licensed over 250 hours of content into the region in the last three months.
In Turkey, Passion has inked a large package deal with Digiturk picking up two series from Scripps Networks International’s catalogue including Season 3 (11 x 60’), Season 4 (5 x 60’) and Season 5 (10 x 60’) of cooking show RACHAEL RAY’S WEEK IN A DAY (Season 1-5: 52 x 60’) and Season 7 (14 x 60’) and Season 8 (13 x 60’) of food competition series CUPCAKE WARS (Season 1-9: 109 x 60’). CUPCAKE WARS follows top cupcake bakers as they compete in elimination challenges until one decorator remains. Both deals follow successful runs of previous seasons.
Sundance Channel in Central and Eastern Europe has picked up the brand new season (Season 2: 6 x 30’) of the revealing and star-studded show THE WRITERS’ ROOM (Season 1-2: 12 x 30’), which is a Relativity Television production for SundanceTV in the U.S. As previously announced, the first season of THE WRITERS’ ROOM was a huge success for Passion being licensed into over 114 territories. Sundance Channel also licensed two shows for its feed into the Middle East and North Africa. These include THE LAST BEE KEEPER (1 x 66’) and the latest season (Season 6: 6 x 30’) of the celebrity profile series ICONOCLASTS (Season 2-5: 24 x 60’ & 6 x 30’) both of which were originally produced by SundanceTV in the U.S.
Passion has also closed a host of deals within other territories attending Discop Istanbul. LNK (Lithuania) has picked up the latest seasons of Scripps’ series CUPCAKE WARS Season 7 (14 x 60’) and Season 8 (13 x 60’) and Season 3 (13 x 30’) of cooking series ALEX’S DAY OFF (Season 1-3: 32 x 30’). Red Media Group also licensed all seasons of Scripps’ RACHAEL RAY’S WEEK IN A DAY for its Russian channel Kuchnya TV. In Ukraine, K2 has picked up seasons 3-9 (100 x 30’) of Scripps’ long-running hit culinary series SECRETS OF A RESTAURANT CHEF (Season 1-9: 119 x30’). Concluding deals in the region, HRT in Croatia has licensed Season 1 (20 x 60’) of Reef Television’s property series SELLING HOUSES (Season 1-2: 40 x 60’) and Mentorn Media’s fandom special CRAZY ABOUT ONE DIRECTION (1 x 60’), both originally produced for Channel 4 in the UK.
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About Passion Distribution
Passion Distribution was officially launched by its founder and CEO, Sally Miles, in 2008. In November 2012, Passion Distribution became part of the Tinopolis Group merging with Mentorn International and increasing the catalogue to over 5,500 hours.
London based Passion Distribution now specialises in popular quality programming and formats in genres including Factual Entertainment, Reality, Documentaries, Lifestyle, Drama, Comedy and Game-shows. Passion Distribution has exclusive distribution agreements with many US broadcasters and production companies including Scripps Networks International, SundanceTV (previously Sundance Channel), OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Weather Channel and World of Wonder and also benefits from the relationship with all Tinopolis Group companies including Firecracker Films, Mentorn Productions, A Smith & Co, Daybreak and Pioneer Productions.
The company is active in pre-selling, finding co-pro partners and deficit funding third party content.
