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Off the Fence
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Red Arrow hires A+E alum Joel Denton to head int’l distribution
Red Arrow Studios (RAS) has appointed former A+E Networks exec Joel Denton as acting president…
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Show of the week – Costa Rica: The Rise Of Nature
One for the natural history lovers, this three-parter explores Costa Rica, which offers a range…
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Red Arrow’s Bo Stehmeier to return to ZDFE’s Off The Fence as CEO
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Red Arrow Studios International’s president Bo Stehmeier as CEO at…
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News round-up: BBC Four orders forgery show; ITV isolates with Shine TV; Alchimie adds OTF factual series
BBC Four adds forgery series UK free-to-air channel BBC Four has commissioned two new documentary…
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Off The Fence hires Leila Monks as head of commissioning
ZDF Enterprises-backed Off The Fence has hired Leila Monks in the newly created role of…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix’s ‘Pure’ soars in Europe; Off the Fence finds ‘Love After Lockup’
Cineflix enjoys ‘Pure’ success in Europe Cineflix Rights has struck a raft of deals with…
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Quintus picks up OTF factual package
Germany’s Quintus Media has picked up a raft of programming for its YouTube channel Free…
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Off The Fence hires Stefanie Fischer as MD of sales
Off the Fence has named Stefanie Fischer as managing director of sales. Fischer was previously…
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Off The Fence’s Ludo Dufour boards Blue Ant International
Long-time Off The Fence exec Ludo Dufour has boarded Blue Ant International and will relocate…
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WE tv re-ups distribution deal with Off The Fence
AMC Networks-owned cable channel WE tv has re-upped an exclusive distribution deal with global unscripted…
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TBI Weekly: ZDFE’s Off The Fence acquisition proves “less space” for mid-sized firms
While some warn that the latest distribution merger to rock the landscape proves there…
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ZDFE acquires Dutch distributor Off The Fence
ZDF Enterprises has acquired Dutch producer-distributor Off The Fence. The German business has bought the…
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Indie Off the Fence makes trio of hires
Production and distribution company Off the Fence (OTF) has expanded its team with three appointments…
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Factual Hot Picks
Following the Sunny Side of the Doc event in La Rochelle, France, TBI profiles five hot…
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Off the Fence exec joins AMC Studios’ sales team
Off the Fence’s Mark Dee-Shapland has joined AMC Studios’ worldwide sales arm. Dee-Shapland has taken…
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Ludo Dufour named Off the Fence MD
Ludo Dufour has been upped to managing director, sales and coproductions, at Off the Fence,…
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Atlantic adds to UK team
Independent producer Atlantic has hired two new execs and promoted another. Ian Syder (left) has…
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James leaves Off the Fence after 10 years
Darrel James has left his role as COO of Amsterdam-based distributor Off the Fence after…
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Eyre rejoins Stehmeier with Factory job
Georgie Eyre has reunited with former Off the Fence colleague Bo Stehmeier at lifestyle sports…
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Stehmeier becomes Factory worker
Fresh from exiting Off the Fence Bo Stehmeier has landed a job at fledgling digital…
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Stehmeier, Eyre exiting Off the Fence
Bo Stehmeier and Georgina Eyre are leaving distributor Off the Fence as part of a…
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Busan Contents Market: 2015 report
TBI speaks to the international content companies that attended the ninth edition of the Busan…
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Blue chip to new chip: natural history with bite
Stewart Clarke speaks to commissioners, producers, distributors and digital pioneers about their efforts to reimagine…
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Girl Eats World on Off the Fence menu
Europe-based Off the Fence Distribution is taking 500 new hours to MIPTV, including food series…
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Off the Fence poaches Indigo sales exec
Europe-based factual indie Off the Fence has poached Loren Syer-Willoughby from Indigo Film & Television….
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Off the Fence launches footage library
Producer and distributor Off the Fence has launched a stock footage library populated with clips…
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Luck’s in at Off the Fence
Producer-distributor Off the Fence has appointed National Geographic Television producer Geoffrey Luck (pictured) as executive…
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The factual landscape: ducks, docs and digital
The business of selling factual programming is changing – with free-to-air slots for classic factual…
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Off the Fence unveils Freaks of Nature to Weather Channel
Producer and distributor Off the Fence has made a new extreme weather series for US…
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Korea, China spins web around Off The Fence content
Korean broadcasters have acquired a total of 85 hours of programming from Anglo-Dutch distributor Off…