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Max Steel is back in action
FremantleMedia Enterprises, the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia,
has inked a distribution deal with Cartoon Network Latin America for boy-skewing Max Steel (26 x 30-minute),
a new CGI-animated series based the Mattel boys action IP.
Kidscreen
January 2012
‘Family Feud’ Renewed Through 2015
On the heels of The Wendy Williams Show’s renewal and FX’s pickup of Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management, distributor Debmar-Mercury has renewed Family Feud through 2015. Year-over-year, the long-running game show, now hosted by Steve Harvey, is up 40 percent in its key women 25-54 demographic and has posted a 35 percent household gain compared with 2010.
Hollywood Reporter
October 2011
What The X Is This All About?
“Eleventh-hour hirings, a bitter exit, an angry lawsuit by an “Idol” frenemy. Even before the U.S. version of England’s most successful TV show debuts, Simon Cowell has his cherished buzz. Now, the global reality kingpin seriously unloads on his detractors and reveals his plans to get 20 million viewers. Anything less? A “disappointment,” he says.”
Hollywood Reporter
August 2011
Traditional TV advertising and digital sales buoy parent company of “American Idol” producer FremantleMedia and “Song of Ice and Fire” publisher Random House.
“German media giant Bertelsmann rode continuing strong TV ad sales in its core West European market to another strong first half, boosting sales to $10.4 billion (€7.2 billion) and increasing operating profit by $33 million to $388 million (€269 million).”
Hollywood Reporter
August 2011
The Business of Being ‘Idol’
“‘Idol’ is everywhere. Between local productions and the U.S. broadcast, more than 150 countries carry the show.”
Hollywood Reporter
May 2011
How To Make $700 Million a Year
“With other companies seeking strategic alliances, the show’s producers have upped the ante on product placement, sponsorships and brand integration.”
Hollywood Reporter
May 2011
Monsuno property takes shape with new partner, Topps
“In January this year, Jakks Pacific announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s Dentsu, Inc. [...] to produce an animated series based on the newly created original boys’ action property, Monsuno. [...] FremantleMedia will be responsible for the exclusive worldwide (except Asia) distribution [...] and act as the master licensing agent for the Monsuno brand worldwide [...].”
Toy & Family Entertainment
October 2010
FremantleMedia Enterprises #39 on the Top 125 Global Licensors List!
“FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world, offering a one-stop-shop for all licensing distribution and home entertainment around the world.”
License Global
May 2011
FremantleMedia Enterprises makes children’s and family entertainment look easy.
“When Fremantle introduces an entertainment property, it has the potential to change the landscape of television programming worldwide. That’s exactly what FME has done over the last ten years. [...] Now the company is focused on a new category: kids and family.”
License Global
June 2011
That’s “G” for Growth
“FremantleMedia Enterprises’ chief executive officer David Ellender has the structure and initiatives in place—from its content-rich portfolio featuring “Idol,” “Talent” and “X Factor,” third-party brand management, such as Rebecca Bonbon and the newest foray into kids’ entertainment—to drive growth worldwide over the next several years.”