Fremantle has sealed a recent five-year consentment with Jamie Oliver Group, extfinishing the partnership that began in 2002. The deal encompasses worldexpansive rights for TV distribution, AVOD, FAST and digital platcreates for the celebrity chef’s satisfied library.
The consentment comes as Oliver’s satisfied proceeds to carry out powerentirey atraverse platcreates, with his shows accomplishing more than seven million U.S. seeers who have streamed over 15 million hours. Fremantle currently deal withs distribution for 83 Oliver series and createats to more than 100 clients globassociate.
The Jamie Oliver Channel, which nabbed FAST Channel of the Year honors in 2023, has carved out a presence atraverse 14 distribution platcreates, including Pluto TV and Roku. The channel defends exclusive deals with Samsung TV in the U.K., Germany and Nordic territories.
Follothriveg a accomplished begin of Oliver’s TV library on YouTube in the U.S., Fremantle structures to broaden the chef’s digital presence to accomplish recent audiences.
“We’re self-beginant of the lengthy-standing relationship that we have with Jamie to transport his satisfied to a global audience,” shelp Bob McCourt, chief operating officer, commercial and international at Fremantle. “We’re incredibly excited to be continuing our partnership and see forward to broadening our recommending atraverse TV distribution, FAST, digital and branded amincludement.”
Zoe Collins, managing honestor of Jamie Oliver Group, inserted that the partnership aims to “superaccuse Jamie’s profile in our priority territories atraverse multiple customer touchpoints.”
The deal bolsters Fremantle’s FAST channel portfolio, which includes 25 channels atraverse 23 platcreates in 20 countries, featuring properties enjoy “The Price Is Right,” “Baywatch,” and “Family Feud.” The company alerts over 1 billion hours of satisfied streamed on its FAST channels.
Earlier this year, as uncovered by Variety, self-reliant media company Tastemade acquired six lifestyle series starring Oliver for the U.S. thraw a partnership with Fremantle.
