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Eccho Rights
Denmark’s Mastiff buys Japanese gameshow format
Danish producer Mastiff has acquired rights to Japanese gameshow Exit from vendor Eccho Rights. The…
China covers Canadian singing format
China’s Enlight Media has bought local format rights to Cover Me Canada, a competition reality…
Exclusive: Turkish drama The End to get US remake
Ghost Whisperer producer Sander/Moses Productions is to remake a Turkish drama for US audiences, TBI…
Sparks Eccho launches format fund
Europe-based Sparks Eccho has created a development fund to incubate new formats. The fund will…
MIPTV News: Eccho Rights wants to Crack Them Up
Scandinavia-based distributor Eccho Rights is launching a Ukrainian comedy panel format with a twist at…
Burlesque format sells into Ukraine
Eccho Rights (fka Sparks Network) has sold its Lady Burlesque format into Ukraine. Free-to-air broadcaster…
East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…
Eccho’s Exit travels across Europe
A raft of European versions of Japanese gameshow Exit are to be produced after Eccho…
Sweden’s SVT buys hit Turkish drama
SVT has become the first major broadcaster in Western Europe to buy a Turkish drama….