Lazarus Seeks Content for European DVD Rollout

LONDON, June 14: Lazarus Consulting, formed by former
Celador International executive Steve Lazarus last October, has been named as
the British agent for edel music, a German-based media company, with a view to
sourcing British content for edel to release on DVD across Europe.

Edel has released DVDs of shows broadcast on the BBC, Sat.1,
RTL and Discovery, among others. Steve Lazarus, the managing director of
Lazarus Consulting, tells World Screen Newsflash that he has a wide mandate when it comes to sourcing content for edel,
whose DVD releases span movies, kids’ fare, comedies, special interest and
music content. “Production companies like to retain DVD rights,” Lazarus says.
“When it comes to getting deals, they can do it in their home territory, but
when it comes to [a pan-regional European deal,] it’s a whole different market.”