Nordisk Takes On TV2 Catalogue

COPENHAGEN, September 3:
Nordisk Film TV World has secured the exclusive rights to distribute all
existing and future formats from TV2 and TV2 networks, including Celebrity
Devil Race, which just premiered
in its third season to record numbers for the Danish broadcaster.

Also included in the deal
is 24Hour Comedy Battle, where
12 up-and-coming stand-up comedians are thrown into a surprise job and must
write three minutes of material inspired by their tasks. Liar Liar is a new non-scripted comedy format that sees a
host tell stories, ask questions and say things that guests may not know about.

Karoline Spodsberg, the
international director at Nordisk Film TV World, commented, “We are extremely
pleased to have been appointed distributor for TV2 and TV2 networks—they
are extremely competitive channels with strong new content coming up all the
time.”

Esben Halding, the CEO at
TV2 Networks, added, “We know our formats will be in very safe hands at
Nordisk. The current growth of the outfit on the world stage is exceptional and
this increased strength, as they develop into the one-stop shop for Nordic
content, will definitely benefit our position in the market.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski