Sparks Network Expands Member Base

STOCKHOLM, November 26:
Sparks Network has added two new members in Scandinavia to its global format
exchange collective: Sweden Baluba Television in Sweden and Mediacircus in
Norway.

Baluba Television is known
for successful comedy shows such as Hey Baberiba and Fredag Hela Veckan on TV4 as well the outdoor crossword quiz show Sommarkrysset on TV4/SVT. Baluba is also producing a line of
event and children programs. Baluba was founded by the well-known Swedish host
Peter Settman.

Mediacircus in Norway is a
young production company with offices in Bergen and Oslo. The company has
subsidiaries in TV production, new media and drama. Mediacirus is the creator
of the format Skaparen, which
aired earlier this year on TV2, as well as the rescue docu-soap 330 skvadron for NRK.

The two new members in
Scandinavia brings Sparks Network to 16 members worldwide with operations in 30
countries. The number of members is expected to reach 20 by the end of the
year. Titan TV, the current Sparks member in Sweden, has decided to leave the network
as of today.

—By Irene Lew