Kardashians Doc Set To Travel; Bob Shennan Exiting BBC; Cardinal Releasing Music Docs Catalog Finds Home; EO Strikes Film Deal With SPI — Global Briefs
All3Media To Begin Shopping ‘The Kardashians: A Billion Dollar Dynasty’
All3Media International will begin selling Channel 4’s two-part doc The Kardashians: A Billion Dollar Dynasty. The series, which launched in the UK last week, follows how the reality TV royal family exploit every situation to turn them into money-making ventures. All3-owned Optomen produced the show, which is billed as a “balanced account” of how the family became one of the world’s most recognizable brands. Optomen’s documentary is told with impressive journalistic rigour, featuring incredible archive footage and new insights from high-profile contributors, offering an illuminating and refreshingly unbiased take on the Kardashian’s journey,” said Rachel Job, SVP Non-Scripted at All3Media International.
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EO Media And SPI International Strike Lat Am Film Rep Deal
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