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Electus International
TBI Weekly: Winding down from MIPTV
MIPTV may have had an impact on your days this week, as the industry experienced…
CTV opens ABC’s Toy Box ahead of MIPTV
Bell Media’s Canadian network, CTV, has bought upcoming ABC reality competition series The Toy Box,…
Electus exec starts sales unit for Silverman prodco
Electus International distribution veteran Cyrus Farrokh is joining former his bosses Ben Silverman and Howard…
Channel 4 buys JonBenét Ramsey true crime series
Channel 4 has acquired The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, the two-part true crime event series that…
Electus sells David Blaine special into the UK
Electus International has shopped a new David Blaine special, Beyond Magic, into the UK, with free-to-air broadcaster…
Electus bringing Singaporean musical drama to US
Electus has acquired local format rights to Singaporean scripted series The Musical Kitchen from Small…
Nine, Prime buy CBS JonBenét Ramsey series
Nine Network in Australia and New Zealand channel Prime have bought CBS’s upcoming true crime…
Fox buys Electus fare for Mid East
Fox’s channel operation in the Middle East has tapped US-based distributor Electus International for more…
Stern’s sales firm hires Electus exec
IM Global’s television division has hired Electus International senior VP Eli Shibley as president, international…
Electus strikes Bellator MMA deals
Electus International has secured new deals for the Bellator mixed martial arts championship with international…
News brief: Asian nets Bet on Your Baby
Electus International format Bet On Your Baby has again been commissioned in Asia. The show…
Nets observe Online Dating Rituals
Eight broadcasters around the world have acquired Online Dating Rituals of the American Male, a…
Discovery goes Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Discovery Networks International has bought Running Wild with Bear Grylls for a number of its…
News brief: Italian net plans to Get Your Mind Right
Italian channel Italia1 has green-lit a 33-episode series based on MTV format Girl Get Your…
Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of…
Channel 4 among ABC David Blaine show buyers
The UK’s Channel 4 was one of seven buyers of David Blaine: Real or Magic…
Upcoming Sony Central Europe channel buys 100 hours from Electus
New Sony Pictures Television-operated Central European channel AXN Black has bought more than 100 hours…
Electus scores Columbian first-look deal
Multimedia entertainment studio Electus has signed a one-year first-look deal with Columbia’s Caracol Television. The…
ABC orders Ben Silverman’s Bet On Your Baby
US network ABC has ordered Bet on Your Baby, a new gameshow from Ben Silverman’s…
Asian networks to remake Electus’ Fashion Star
A number of broadcasters across Asia are to produce local versions of Electus International’s fashion…
Electus International picks up H2 series
Ben Silverman’s Electus has taken international rights to America Unearthed, a new unscripted show for…