UK Broadcaster confirmed for Falcon Beach*
Televisionpoint.com CorrespondentFremantle International Distribution (FID), the distribution arm of production outfit FremantleMedia, has confirmed the sale of its hot new teen drama Falcon Beach to the BBC, along with a host of additional international broadcasters, with the drama now set to be broadcast in 18 countries worldwide.
BBC Daytime has secured the UK rights to the edgy new one-hour drama, which premiered on ABC Family on June 5. Further significant licensing agreements will see the programme launch on ABC, Australia; RTE, Eire; SBS (Flemish), Belgium; RTM, Malaysia; ANTV, Indonesia; ABC5, Philippines; ETV, Sri Lanka; UBC, Thailand; Show TV, Turkey and Hot, Israel.
These broadcasters join a raft of deals for Falcon Beach already signed with M6, France; TV2, Denmark; TV4, Sweden; TV Norge (SBS Channel), Norway; Channel 4, Finland; Nederland 3, Netherlands and IBC Iceland's Sirkus.
It's sexy, edgy and full of energy - it's the essence of summer. Falcon Beach (26 x 1 hour, plus 1 x 2 hour pilot) is produced by Insight Productions and Original Pictures, in conjunction with Global Television and ABC Family USA and centres on the lives and loves of the town's young men and women, as they find their way towards their futures.
Falcon Beach is a quiet lakeside town where locals and summer visitors mingle and where seduction, sand and scandal are abundant. A coming-of-age drama following a group of twenty-somethings, Falcon Beach focuses on friends, families and enemies during a summer of romance and passion, soul-searching and conflicts. With a hot young cast full of beauty and brawn, Falcon Beach is set to make household names of Steve Byers as Jason Tanner, Jennifer Kydd as Paige Bradshaw, Devon Weigel as Tanya Shedden and Morgan Kelly as Lane Bradshaw, who lead a talented ensemble cast.
Commenting on the latest deals, David Ellender, CEO FremantleMedia Enterprises, said: "Falcon Beach has received a deservedly warm welcome from broadcasters the world over, and we are certain that all will be delighted with the results it will no doubt deliver. Dramas of this calibre are rare and the broadcasters that have seen the potential of Falcon Beach will soon be the envy of their rivals."
*From televisionpoint.com – June 16th, 2006
