Chris Philip of Sierra/Engine Television Presents Four Series for TV

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See Page 44-45

Prensario International magazine, Natpe 2013 edition

Launched in October 2012, Sierra/Engine Television (USA) is a new production and distribution company, headed by Chris Philip. Based in Los Angeles with offices in London and Mexico, Sierra Engine is debuting at Natpe in Miami. It is a joint venture between Sierra Affinity and Engine, which combined their catalogs for the international market. "We distribute four American dramas:Crossbones (10x’60, NBC), Hunters (13x’60, ABC), The After (13x’60) and Rescue 3. They are available for the fall of this year. We are also co-producing several reality projects with international producers and are creating original content for the U.S. networks', highlights Philip of Prensario.

http://www.prensario.net/editions.aspx (Edition Nº212). Chris Philip’s interview is on page 60.

Sierra/Engine takes Korean format to US

Feature film specialist Sierra/Engine is continuing its push into television by picking up the US rights to a Korean drama series.

Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg’s Sierra/Affinity and Chris Philip’s Engine partnered in September last year to move into the television market.
The new company has now acquired the format to SBS International’s Korean revenge drama Cruel Temptation which it will develop for the English-speaking US market.
Sierra/Engine will also partner with Pomodoro Studios, helmed by former Sony senior VP Brendan Fitzgerald, to develop a Spanish language version for the US Hispanic and Latin American markets.
The original series aired 129 episodes in Korea with a 40% audience share on SBS. It has previously been remade in China and the Philippines.
The plot starts with a woman who is thought to have drowned after finding that her husband had cheated on her with her best friend. Her body is discovered by a wealthy businesswoman who assumes her identity and sets out for revenge.
The deal was brokered by Stu Tenzer at Coast Road Media and Jeremiah McMillan at Global Content Group.

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Sierra/Engine bringing Korean drama to the West

by TBI reporter

January 11, 2013

US producer and distributor Sierra/Engine Television has picked up rights to hit Korean drama Cruel Temptation and will shop it as a scripted format internationally.
Sierra/Engine Television picked up the rights from SBS International, the commercial arm of Korean free-to-air broadcaster SBS.
The US company will team with former Sony senior VP Brendan Fitzgerald’s company, Pomodoro Stories, on the development of the Spanish language format for the US Hispanic and Latin American markets.
“We’re very pleased to start a great partnership with one of the most important producers and distributors in the world, which will be a key factor as we position our products in the U.S. and Latin American market,” said Yunjeung Jo, president of SBS International.
The series was brought to Sierra/Engine by Stu Tenzer at Coast Road Media and Jeremiah McMillan at Global Content Group.
Cruel Temptation was a big hit for SBS, generating a 40% audience share over a 100+ episode run. Local versions of the show have already been made in China and the Philippines.
The telenovela-esque series tells the story of a woman who fakes her own death before going on to seek revenge on her cheating husband and best friend.

http://tbivision.com/news/2013/01/sierraengine-bringing-korean-drama-to-the-west/24142/

SBS Korea’s “Cruel Temptation” to get English and Spanish versions for U.S. and LatAm

The Korean revenge drama series has also been remade in China and the Philippines.

 

Los Angeles – Global production and distribution company, Sierra/Engine Television, has acquired the format rights to SBS International's Korean revenge drama series, Cruel Temptation. Sierra/Engine is teaming up with former Sony SVP Brendan Fitzgerald's company, Pomodoro Stories, on the development of a Spanish language format for the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets and the English-speaking U.S. market.
“We're very pleased to start a great partnership with one of the most important producers and distributors in the world, which will be a key factor as we position our products in the U.S. and Latin American market. We are looking forward to working with Sierra/Engine and Global Content Group in seeing Cruel Temptation developed in both English and Spanish versions,” said, Yunjeung Jo, President of SBS International.
Cruel Temptation achieved high ratings in Korea with over 129 episodes. The series clinched the top spot on SBS in viewers halfway during its run until the final episode according to Korean audience research company, TNmS. In addition, the series has been successfully remade in both China and the Philippines.

http://www.onscreenasia.com/tag/Cruel-Temptation/1

SBS Korea’s “Cruel Temptation” makes its way to the U.S. and Latin America

 

Sierra/Engine Television, a global production and distribution company has teamed up with former Sony SVP, Brendan Fitzgerald's company, Pomodoro Stories to acquire the format rights to the Korean drama series, Cruel Temptation. The series will be developed into both English and Spanish formats to serve audiences in the United States and Latin America. Yunjeung Jo, President of Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) International said, “We're very pleased to start a great partnership with one of the most important producers and distributors in the world, which will be a key factor as we position our products in the U.S. and Latin American market”. According to TNmS, a Korean audience research company, the show was a hit among viewers and had clinched the top spot during its run on SBS. It has also been successfully adapted in both China and the Philippines

 

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Sierra/Engine makes it right

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Sierra/Engine makes it right

Sierra/Engine Television has acquired international distribution rights to HGTV’s new home makeover show, Holmes Makes It Right.
The 26x30’ series is the third spin-off from the Holmes on Homes franchise, featuring DIY expert Mike Holmes, which began life on the Scripps Networks Interactive-owned cablenet 10 years ago.
The new show follows Holmes as he sets out to resolve a string of cowboy builder horrors. The original franchise has aired in over 100 countries.
It’s the latest pick-up for US distributor Sierra/Engine, which recently added supernatural reality series Ghostbreakers (18x30’) to its slate.
On the scripted side it has NBC pirate drama Crossbones (10x60’) and The After (13x60’) – both from Georgeville Entertainment, plus Rescue 3 (22x60’), from the creator of Baywatch.

Holmes Makes it Right International Rights Sold

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Holmes Makes it Right International Rights Sold

by Matt Sylvain

Los Angeles-based prodco and distributor Sierra/Engine Television has acquired the international distribution rights to Holmes Makes it Right, the third spin-off to the successful franchise fronted by renovator extraordinaire Mike Holmes.

Chris Philip, the CEO of Sierra/ Engine said in a statement, “Mike Holmes is a pioneer in the home improvement space; his informed and unvarnished style has attracted viewers worldwide. We have been successfully selling his content for years and look forward to continuing to work with the Holmes group.”

Holmes Makes it Right (26 X 30) follows Holmes as he helps home owners and families that are in particularly challenging home fixing situations.

http://playbackonline.ca/2013/01/30/holmes-makes-it-right-international-rights-sold/

 

 

Sierra/Engine Television Picked Up the International Distribution Rights to Holmes Makes It Right

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Sierra/Engine Television picked up the international distribution rights to HGTV's new series Holmes Makes It Right with 26 half-hour episodes.  Holmes Makes It Right is the third spinoff series from the Holmes On Homes franchise. 

http://www.cynopsis.com/editions/cynopsis/013013