Tandem Strikes Romanian Output Deal

MUNICH: Romanian broadcaster Pro TV has secured an exclusive output agreement with Tandem Communications, covering the entire distribution slate of TV movies and series from the Munich-based outfit.

Tandem’s newly announced Patricia Cornwell Franchise heads to Pro TV as part of the deal, which covers all new programming to be made or distributed by Tandem over the next three years. Pro TV already picked up Tandem’s eight-hour limited series The Pillars of the Earth, based on the bestseller written by Ken Follett.

"We are extremely pleased to extend our very good relationship with Tandem with this new output deal," said Sorina Big, Pro TV’s acquisitions director. "Tandem offers the market high-quality programs with wide audience appeal and Pro TV has had excellent results with such mini-series as Ring of the Nibelungs and movies as Lost City Raiders. We are confident that the new projects of the coming months and years will be equally exciting and of consistently high quality."

"The Romanian market leader Pro TV has given Tandem its vote of confidence with this deal," added Bernhard Schwab, Tandem’s director of sales. "Tandem has several projects coming up, some have been announced such as the Patricia Cornwell Franchise, and others soon-to-come, which we look forward to seeing on Pro TV. With its very successful ratings track record on the programs already broadcast by Pro TV, Tandem looks forward to a thriving relationship between our two companies. It is a positive recognition for us, that our global strategy is embraced by our important Eastern European clients, as well as all other audiences worldwide."