RDF cleans up at Broadcast Awards 2004
29th January 2004
RDF Media dominated last night's Broadcast Awards ceremony. It scooped a total of four awards, twice as many as any other company. RDF biggest prize was to win the prestigious best independent production company award. This is the second time RDF has won this accolade ' a first in the history of the awards. RDF has seen more than 30 new commissions and more than a dozen re-commissions air in the UK & US in the past year and is one of the fastest growing companies in the UK.
RDF's hit format Wife Swap picked up a hat trick of awards for the best popular factual, best new programme, and the international sales award. The judges had no hesitation awarding Wife Swap the best popular factual award. 'It's absolutely stand-out,' they said, 'everyone's trying to copy it, but every imitation is just a pale one.' Likewise the judges were just as decisive about awarding Wife Swap best new programme (in any genre) saying, 'it has been the most influential programme by far. It's such a clear winner.'
RDF Rights picked up the international sales award for Wife Swap. It is RDFI's fastest selling brand. It has now been shown in numerous territories and it has rated extremely well all over the world ' all in just over 12 months since the series first aired on Channel 4.
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