Polish Format Pickups for ALL3MEDIA

April 12, 2010 World Screen
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CANNES: The Polish indie production outfit Tako Media has taken on the option for Families at the Crossroads from ALL3MEDIA International, in addition to signing on for more episodes of Cases of Doubt. 

Tako extended its deal with ALL3MEDIA to produce a further 20 episodes of Cases of Doubt for Polsat. Originally developed by Filmpool for RTL Germany, both scripted reality formats feature stories taken from real events.  

Nick Smith, the VP of format sales at ALL3MEDIA International, commented, “We are delighted that Cases of Doubt has proved such a standout hit for Tako Media and Polsat, and look forward to Tako Media’s future success for Families at the Crossroads. Both formats offer an innovative style of writing and production, providing international broadcasters with great potential for highly economical long-running series.”

Tamara Aagten, the president of Tako Media, added, “Cases of Doubt has been a fantastic success with our viewers—we have grown to over 20 percent of audience share with the share—and we are very confident that viewers will find Families at the Crossroads equally appealing. By telling stories based on real-life events we are able to delve deeper into the emotional aspects of these incidents, highlighting heroes and happy endings that our viewers can really relate to.”