Berlin -- The German arm of production giant Endemol has joined forces with up-and-coming production talents Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann ("The Lives of Others") to launch a television production joint venture: Wiedemann & Berg Television.
Berg and Wiedemann, this year's winners of the Hollywood Reporter Award at annual German television confab the Cologne Conference, will head up the new group, which will focus on fictional television formats. Endemol Deutschland is already a leader in reality, serial and show formats, producing more than 5,000 hours of programming for German channels in 2009.
"Drama is a key strategic growth area for Endemol and this joint venture represents a significant step forward in one of the world's largest and most important TV markets," said Endemol Group CEO Ynon Kreiz.
Max Wiedemann said Endemol's international network (the company has operations in some 26 countries worldwide) would "significantly enhance our ability to offer new concepts and meet future challenges through innovative production,...
Berg and Wiedemann, this year's winners of the Hollywood Reporter Award at annual German television confab the Cologne Conference, will head up the new group, which will focus on fictional television formats. Endemol Deutschland is already a leader in reality, serial and show formats, producing more than 5,000 hours of programming for German channels in 2009.
"Drama is a key strategic growth area for Endemol and this joint venture represents a significant step forward in one of the world's largest and most important TV markets," said Endemol Group CEO Ynon Kreiz.
Max Wiedemann said Endemol's international network (the company has operations in some 26 countries worldwide) would "significantly enhance our ability to offer new concepts and meet future challenges through innovative production,...
- 12/17/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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