EspañolDori Media signs agreements at MIPTV to sell “Ciega a Citas (Date Blind)”, “Little Mom” and “So Where Were We” to the Chinese market
Dori Media Group (“DMG”, “the Company”) announces that it has sold comedy shows “Ciega a Citas”, “Little Mom” and “So Where Were We” to Croton Media, China’s largest TV series producer. The agreement between DMG and Croton was signed at MIPTV 2015.
This deal follows many other international sales of these formats. “Ciega a Citas” has been sold to over 40 territories and has been remade for the Spanish market where it enjoyed great ratings and more episodes were produced compared to the original format. “Little Mom” is currently on air in Belgium and in TVN Poland and will air on a prime time slot on France’s TF1 channel later this year. The show is already in production in Russia and Ukraine via TET TV and is in development in the USA and Poland. “So Where Were We” has also enjoyed international success after it was sold with a script order to ABC.
Nadav Palti, CEO & President of Dori Media Group commented: ““Ciega a Citas”, “Little Mom” and “So Where Were We” are continuing to prove successful internationally and we are delighted to be working with Croton Media to launch these shows on the Chinese market and promote the Chinese versions to the broader international markets. This deal follows the sale of “Power Couple” to the Chinese production company Shanghai Viva earlier this year and demonstrates how DMG’s formats across a variety of genres can be easily adapted for the Chinese audience.”
Mr. Liu Zhi, Vice President of Croton Media, added: “Croton Media strives to create and distribute TV shows that are loved the world over. We are excited to be learning from the success of Dori Media’s international hits and to tell the Chinese story to the world. For us, the deal with Dori Media Group is not only a win-win cooperation, but it is also a creative practice in expanding the international distribution channels. ”
“Ciega a Citas” is the story of a woman who is blinded by a love that is not good for her. But after making a bet with her mother that she can find a boyfriend by her sister’s wedding, Lucia makes every effort to meet as many men as possible. “Little Mom” reveals the harsh truth of life after having kids. The series was produced by Yoav Gross Productions for Channel 10 Israel. Both “Ciega a Citas” and “Little Mom” are winners of the prestigious Rose D’Or Award. “So Where Were We” is a new and unique single-camera comedy in which every episode sees the main characters finding themselves in a different location or venue where things don’t go as planned. The show was created by Israel Katorza, one of Israel’s most beloved comedians, who also plays the lead role. It is produced by United Studios Israel for Channel 10 Israel and has been the highest rated comedy on the channel since 2011.”