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Twofour bolsters sales team before market

Twofour Rights has hired Rob Bassett as its senior sales executive ahead of MIPTV next week. Bassett was most recently at Getty Images, and has also worked at distributors including Zodiak Rights, BKN and ITV. At ITV-owned Twofour he will cover Scandinavia, Asia, the Middle East and Israel. “We’re excited to welcome Rob ahead of […]

NBC, ITV follow Prince Harry’s South Pole challenge

The UK’s ITV has commissioned a 2x60mins series in which Prince Harry and wounded servicemen and women will tackle the South Pole, with NBC broadcasting a US version. Harry’s South Pole Heroes will see the British royal and a team of soldiers with life-changing injuries attempt to walk the 335km (208 miles) to Antartica’s South […]

MIPTV News: Twofour tucks in Bedtime Live format

UK distributor Twofour Rights is bringing a new sleep-themed format that broadcasts live from the homes of exhausted parents to MIPTV. Twofour Rights, producer Twofour’s distribution arm, will debut 5x60mins Bedtime Live at the market. The format, which went out on Channel 4, sees sleep specialists attempt to help parents put their children to sleep. […]

Twofour Rights shops Storage Hoarders around the world

UK-based distributor Twofour Rights has sold fact-ent series Storage Hoarders to a host of international broadcasters. The 20x60mins show, in which hoarders are challenged to sort through their stuff and say goodbye to the things with they no longer need, has been acquired by TV3 Denmark, TV Norge Norway, TV4 Sweden and MTV3 Finland. Discovery […]