Lionsgate is looking to ramp up its formats business down under by striking a deal with Australian producer Eureka Productions, run by MasterChef producer Paul Franklin and Restaurant Startup creator Chris Culvenor.
The U.S. studio has struck an exclusive partnership agreement with Eureka that will see the latter represent, sell and produce all Lionsgate entertainment formats and non-scripted series to broadcasters throughout Australia.
Eureka Productions has produced over 160 hours of programming in less than three years including The Chefs’ Line and The Employables for Sbs and The Single Wives for Seven Network as well as remakes of The Voice for Nine Network, Australian Spartan for Seven and Drunk History for Network Ten. Eureka is also producing series in the U.S. including projects for Animal Planet and Oxygen.
It will work alongside Lionsgate’s Evp and Head of Worldwide Alternative Programming Jennifer O’Connell, and Lionsgate’s President of...
The U.S. studio has struck an exclusive partnership agreement with Eureka that will see the latter represent, sell and produce all Lionsgate entertainment formats and non-scripted series to broadcasters throughout Australia.
Eureka Productions has produced over 160 hours of programming in less than three years including The Chefs’ Line and The Employables for Sbs and The Single Wives for Seven Network as well as remakes of The Voice for Nine Network, Australian Spartan for Seven and Drunk History for Network Ten. Eureka is also producing series in the U.S. including projects for Animal Planet and Oxygen.
It will work alongside Lionsgate’s Evp and Head of Worldwide Alternative Programming Jennifer O’Connell, and Lionsgate’s President of...
- 9/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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