Red Arrow International: US readymade of “Married at First Sight” sold to multiple territories
Munich, December 10, 2014. Red Arrow
International has sold rights to the US version of "Married at
First Sight" to multiple outlets around the globe including Sky Uno
in Italy, SVT in Sweden, SBS Discovery in Norway, MTV Oy in
Finland, ProSiebenSat.1's sixx in Germany as well as A+E Networks
for a multi-territory deal.
Originally created by Snowman Productions for Danish channel
DR3, "Married at First Sight" has been secured in
straight-to-series deals by territories across the globe including
France, Australia and Germany.
In the US, the season finale of "Married at First Sight" became
the most watched telecast in A+E Network's fyi and bio.'s network
history, firmly placing the new channel on the radar. A second
season has already been commissioned. In November, a second season
of the Danish version of "Married at First Sight" finished airing.
Reaching shares of up to 52%, every episode was consistently the
most watched show of the night in Denmark.
Axel Böhm, Senior Vice President Sales Europe, Red Arrow
International, says: "The format has taken everyone by storm and
smashed records in the States. Now reality TV enthusiasts around
the globe can enjoy the hit US version of 'Married at First Sight'
- and I'm positive they'll be just as addicted!"
About "Married at First Sight"
In "Married at First Sight", 6 singles on the lookout for love put
their hearts in the hands of a team of experts and marry a total
stranger - meeting their partner for the first time at the altar. 6
weeks of marriage later, the couples decide to go their separate
ways or to take a shot at living happily ever after together.
Red Arrow International
Red Arrow International is a leading worldwide programming
sales-house with a broad selection of scripted, factual and format
titles from Red Arrow's global portfolio of production companies,
outstanding third-party creators and digital-content partners. In
addition, Red Arrow International is a prolific co-producer and
provides substantial production financing to a wide array of highly
acclaimed scripted and non-scripted projects. Recent global
highlights include: "Bosch" (Amazon), "Lilyhammer" (Netflix);
"Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (NBC), and "The Taste" (ABC).
With offices in Munich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the company has
a global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories
around the world. Led by Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is
part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes 13
production companies across 7 countries; Los Angeles based MCN,
Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint
ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and United Artists Media
Group (Mark Burnett / Hearst). Red Arrow Entertainment Group is a
wholly owned subsidiary of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of
Europe's leading media groups.
Contact:
ProSiebenSat.1 Group
Susanne Brieu
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-1137
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-91137
Email: Susanne.Brieu@ProSiebenSat1.com
Red Arrow International
Olivia Sims
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 [89] 95 07-2320
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-2321
Email: Olivia.Sims@redarrowinternational.tv