Spike TV And FremantleMedia Extend Partnership To Finance And Distribute Four Series Internationally

Spike TV and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) have announced an extended partnership whereby FME will help finance and market four of Spike's original series worldwide.
The multi-million dollar investment deal, announced by Eddie Davis, Senior Vice President of content MTV Networks Entertainment Group, in conjunction with David Ellender, CEO of FME, also granted FME international distribution rights to the recently announced Spike TV original series, 'Jesse James is a Dead Man', 'Deadliest Warrior' and 'Surviving Disaster' (working title) along with season two of 'DEA'. All four programmes will debut on Spike TV in 2009.
The deal is the latest in the successful and lucrative partnership between the MTV Networks Entertainment Group and FME, who have worked together on distributing previous titles including season one of Spike's original series 'DEA' which has sold in 42 territories, and 'Murder', selling into 49 territories. FME launched Comedy Central's 'Reality Bites Back' at MIPCOM in October.
Dalva said: "We view these new series as long term franchises and FME's tremendous leverage and scope will maximise their revenue potential."
Ellender commented: "We couldn't be more pleased with the tremendous success we've shared thus far in distributing Spike TV programming worldwide and are confident these new series will perform just as strong in the international market place."
Further information is available at: www.fremantlemedia.com.
(KMcA)