Tag: Talpa

  • Pixar, Endemol to participate in cross media event in Holland

    Pixar, Endemol to participate in cross media event in Holland

    MUMBAI: Speakers of Pixar, Endemol, Talpa, Craigslist, Second Life and MySpace will headline Picnic ’06. The media event takes place in Holland from 26 to 30 September 2006.

    The event will focus on creativity in cross media content and technology, specifically in the fields of entertainment and communication.

    The speakers will include Endemol co-founder John de Mol, who also founded Talpa, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and MySpace senior VP marketing Europe Jamie Kantrowitz. The event will showcase content delivered via TV, the Internet, mobile phones, gaming, virtual reality and music services.

    Bas Verhart who is one of the founders of Picnic ’06 says, “The Netherlands is one of Europe’s leading creative hubs in the areas of design, advertising, multimedia, gaming and architecture. We are glad to be able to host an event where creative talent can network, form partnerships and interact
    with seasoned professionals.”

  • BBC Worldwide licenses deals with Netherlands

    BBC Worldwide licenses deals with Netherlands

    CANNES: BBC Worldwide has reached deals totalling 170 hours of programming with networks in Netherlands like NOS, RTL, SBS and Talpa.

    BBC Worldwide has licensed to NOS many series including Extras and Little Britain, as well as the dramas Life on Mars, Doctor Who and Afterlife, plus Stephen Poliakoff’s Gideon’s Daughter and Friends and Crocodiles. SBS took Hotel Babylon, while Superstorm was presold to RTL.

    Talpa has in its largest ever deal with BBC Worldwide acquired 26 hours of programming, with titles such as Surviving Disaster, The Rise and Fall of Rome and a selection of programs from the One Life series.