A great year for RDFI
14th October 2004
RDF Rights, the distribution arm of UK based RDF Media, is celebrating a highly successful year, with a range of programming and format options being acquired across a variety of genres.
Wife Swap has proved enormously popular across the globe, with programs distributed to most of Europe, including Spain, France, Holland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Hungary as well as Australia. The French network M6 were extremely pleased with the ratings and have commissioned 10 further episodes of On á Echange Nos Mamans – 2nd series, to be screened in October 2004.
Endemol Italia produced 10 episodes of Wife Swap or Cambio Moglie, which was made up of 8 regular swaps and 2 involving celebrities: as flagship programmes on the new channel Fox Life.
Faking It has also received a very warm reception on an international scale, with Dubai TV Channel 33, purchasing Series 1-5 as well as series 1 and 2 of both Faking It Changed my life and Faking It USA. RDF's Faking It format has also sold to Globosat Brazil and Eyeworks Belgium. Canned versions of Faking It UK have also sold to BBC Prime in South Africa.
RDFI has had a strong year in Latin America, confirming a deal for the finished episodes of the UK version of Wife Swap with Discovery Latin America, as well as sales to Globosat in Brazil including UK episodes of Faking It, Atkins Diet – Fat or Fiction, and unique documentary Stars Behind Bars.
Perfect Match, a fascinating dating show produced by RDF, where family and friends find the perfect partner for the shows contestants, has had format options agreed in Spain and Australia.
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