ALL3MEDIA Completes Deals in Serbia, Poland

LONDON, July 7: ALL3MEDIA
International has sealed the latest in a raft of Central and Eastern European
deals, licensing a slate of drama to Dexin Film of Serbia and Tele5 of Poland.

Dexin Film acquired 80 hours of
programming, including the new Martin Shaw detective show George Gently from Company Pictures, the Jake Arnott story He
Kills Coppers from Ecosse Films, and two
seasons of Outrageous Fortune
from South Pacific Pictures. Additionally, the company acquired several
documentaries, including Lion Television’s historical China trilogy, featuring The
Secrets of The Forbidden City, The
Great Wall and The First Emperor:
Man Who Made China.

Tele5 acquired Lime Pictures’
comedy drama Bonkers and Company
Pictures’ Ghost Squad and Wild
at Heart in addition to Outrageous
Fortune and every season of the action
drama Ultimate Force.

Stephen Driscoll, the VP of
international sales for ALL3MEDIA International, said: “We are delighted to
complete another agreement with Dexin Film for this wide range of excellent
titles. Despite a challenging business environment in this region we have seen
considerable sales growth over the past four years for both finished
programming and formats. We intend to continue building on our success in this
market through close cooperation with local partners.”

—By Jackie Stewart