2nd Oct 2008 07:00
Embargoed: 0700hrs, 2 October 2008
DCD Media Plc
("DCD" or the "Group")
DCD Announces Major New US Television Commissions
DCD, the independent production and distribution group, announces two major new commissions for US television from subsidiary company September Films USA, worth a combined $8.8m.
The Exterminators
A new 13x30' series for A&E Television Network to air early 2009. This provocative show goes behind the scenes of VEXCON, a family-run pest control company in the heart of Louisiana. VEXCON not only exterminates everyday bugs such as fire ants, roaches and killer bees, but also traps and releases wild racoons, alligators, deadly snakes, bobcats and other dangerous beasts that have infiltrated people's homes.
Bridezillas - Season Six
Following the success of the first five seasons of Bridezillas on WE: Women's Entertainment, September Films USA has been commissioned to make Season Six, a 22x60' series to air from June 2009. The show has become a global success, with the first 79 hours of Bridezillas, in which fairytales become nightmares as brides-to-be turn into matrimonial monsters, having been sold to over 50 countries.
DCD Chief Executive, Chris Hunt, said,
"DCD is successfully developing new and bigger revenue streams in the large and open market that US television channels represent. These two significant commissions provide the opportunity to rapidly expand our existing September Films Los Angeles operation into a bigger creative presence, and initiate a Stateside push for the DCD factual companies."
For further information please contact,
Chris Hunt, Chief Executive
DCD Media Plc
Tel. 020 7297 8000
Ben Simons
M:Communications
Tel. 020 7153 1540
Tom Price or Jeremy Ellis
Evolution Securities
Tel. 020 7071 4300
Notes to Editors:
About DCD Media:
DCD Media plc is one of the UK's 'super-indies', a large group of production and distribution companies specialising in factual, entertainment, drama, music and arts programming for TV, DVD and new media markets. DCD Media comprises a number of high profile content producers - Box TV, a drama specialist; arts and entertainment producer Iambic Productions; music and staged event specialist Done and Dusted; factual and lifestyle producer Prospect Pictures; primetime factual entertainment, reality, formats and shock docs producer September Films; documentary specialist West Park Pictures. The group also comprises its wholly owned international distributor DCD Rights, the international video download site and DVD label Digital Classics, and publishing division DCD Publishing. For further details see www.dcdmedia.co.uk.
About September Films:
September Films is a leading UK independent television and film production company with offices in London and Los Angeles. It was founded in 1992 by feature film director David Green, who devised the groundbreaking Hollywood Women series that launched the company. Having produced over 1,000 hours of primetime television during the last 16 years, September is an established specialist in factual entertainment, documentaries and features, reality programming and entertainment formats on both sides of the Atlantic. Programming for September Films is distributed by DCD Rights.
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