FremantleMedia Invests in Full Fat TV

LONDON: FremantleMedia has taken a 25-percent stake in the factual-entertainment indie Full Fat TV, which was established by the former managing director of Endemol label Remarkable TV, Colette Foster.

Full Fat TV is focused on producing factual entertainment and feature formats. The company is headquartered in Birmingham. During her time at Remarkable, Foster launched and oversaw such factual brands as Supersize vs Superskinny, Gok’s Fashion Fix, Secret Eaters, Bodyshockers, The House that £100K Built, Restoration Home and Freak Like Me. Prior to joining Endemol, Foster developed and executive produced 10 Years Younger, Embarrassing Illnesses and How to Look Good Naked.

Cecile Frot-Coutaz, FremantleMedia's global CEO, said: “Colette has a strong vision of what she wants to achieve and she is one of the most successful and respected creatives in the U.K. Full Fat TV is a great complement to our existing portfolio and we’re looking forward to working with her on what will be a great slate of programming.”
 
Foster commented: “We are hugely excited about developing new standout factual entertainment programming and we am thrilled to be working with the team at FremantleMedia. They are terrific creative partners with an unrivaled network through which to develop programming and that is really exciting.”