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| 40 Days Without Sex |
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Brand new in our catalogue: 40 Days Without Sex.
In each episode, we follow one person who has agreed to go without having sex for 40 days. Once the host exits, the challenge begins. We follow the participant in his everyday life, starting with his first night out on the town. Will he succeed in resisting temptation? How much fun is a night out without sex? And what happens when the cameras disappear? Read more and view the trailer…
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| Metropolis Wins Award |
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Metropolis has won the Silver Prichett Award in the Netherlands. The accolade honors Metropolis’ website, which connects the world in a new, attractive way.
Now, Metropolis has been commissioned in Belgium (Flanders) and Greece.
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Singing Office Huge Success in Norway
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The second series of The Singing Office continues to be a huge success by scoring even better ratings than the first series—despite airing simultaneously with Norway’s Got Talent!
The show’s premise: every office has hidden talent! Two hosts visit two companies.
On a search for singing talent, they surprise the employees, from the office assistant to the mail room clerk to the director. Read more and view the trailer…
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Israel Adopts Find My Family
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Find My Family continues to capture the hearts of people around the world. In addition to versions in the Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Finland and Norway, an Israeli version of Find My Family is now in production. It will be broadcasted in fall 2009!
Who is my mother? Why did she give me up for adoption? Where does my father live?
Why did he leave the country? People in search of friends and relatives turn to “Find My Family” for answers. Read more and view the trailer…
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| The Phone: USA and Australia |
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The spectacular versions of the USA (with Executive Producer Justin Timberlake) and Australia are now available: 6 episodes USA version and 10 episodes Australian version!
In this frantic, nerve-racking race against time, two candidates are pulled from normal life to take part in an exhilarating game that takes place in a world beyond the one we all know.
Somewhere in the city, two separate cell phones are placed at different, random locations. Both phones will ring at approximately the same time and anyone can answer… Read more and view the trailer…
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| Find My Family: Australia |
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20 episodes of the #1 Australian version are now available.
Who is my mother? Why did she give me up for adoption? Where does my father live? Why did he leave the country? People in search of friends and relatives turn to “Find My Family” for answers.
Commissioned in 8 countries, optioned in 4 more. Read more and view the trailer… |
| Battle of the Choirs: Australia |
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Rated in the Top 10 in Australia: 6 episodes now available. Sit back and turn up the volume on your TV. Get engulfed by the massive wave of singing: more than 30 voices, all battling for the title of the nation's Best Choir. Let yourself be swept away by the wall of vocal power produced by various choirs, each with its own story, in this enchanting TV show that will guarantee goose bumps!
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| Metropolis |
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Now available: 39 25 minute episodes or 400 clips (of approximately 4 minutes each) for your own local wrap-around.
Metropolis is an innovative Award-winning global media project produced collectively by more than 50 film directors and video bloggers worldwide! Each week, the Metropolis correspondents send in their video reports on one global issue, giving viewers a variety of perspectives from all over the world.
Topics range from obesity and the lives of ordinary fifteen-year-old girls, to outcasts to Elvis impersonators. The Metropolis project will add a new ‘global perspective’ every week. Read more and view the trailer…
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| The Singing Office: USA and Australia |
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Check out the US version with hosts Mel B and Joey Fatone! Six episodes of the US version and 7 episodes of the Australian version are now available!
The show’s premise: every office has hidden talent! Two hosts visit two companies. On a search for singing talent, they surprise the employees, from the office assistant to the mail room clerk to the director.
 
Read more and view the trailer…
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Sarah Jelvefors - Managing Director, Scandinavian Office
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