BCI, FremantleMedia Sign Exclusive DVD Publishing Agreement

January 17, 2007 World Screen

BCI, FremantleMedia Sign
Exclusive DVD Publishing Agreement

LOS ANGELES, January 17:
BCI has licensed the long-term North American DVD publishing and distribution
rights to programming from FremantleMedia, including The Price is Right, Family Feud, the British sitcom The IT Crowd and Impossible Pictures’ Prehistoric Park.

“As we look at our
exciting slate of programs for 2007 and to producing content made specifically
for the highly competitive video marketplace, we needed a partner with both
distribution strength and a creative marketing approach,” said David Ellender,
the CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises. “We’ve found that in BCI and look
forward to developing a FremantleMedia Home Entertainment brand in North
America.”

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The deal follows BCI’s
recent appointment as the North American distributor of FremantleMedia’s DVD
release The Best of Match Game.

The alliance, which
includes a first look on all home video rights for North America, cover current
and classic British series, Australian fare like Neighbours, game shows, event documentaries and feature films
such as Bill.