FremantleMedia Acquires Two New Titles

The commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, have announced they have acquired two new titles for their home entertainment distribution operation.
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), will introduce Elvis and Greatest Ever Boxer at the end of June for the first time at DISCOP East. They will be key titles for FME at future markets.
The original biopic about the King of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis (1 x 180 minutes), was directed by John Carpenter in 1979 just two years after Elvis Presley died. Tracing Presley's life from his impoverished childhood to his triumphant return to Las Vegas, Elvis features Kurt Russell in the title role, with his real-life father Bing Russell playing Elvis' father Vernon Presley, Shelley Winters as Gladys Presley and Season Hubley as Priscilla Presley. The film garnered numerous Emmy nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor for Kurt Russell.
FME has distribution rights throughout Eastern Europe, including Russia, where the title has never before been available. Other territories include Spain, Italy, Germany and Scandinavia.
Greatest Ever Boxer (10 x 1 hour) is a brand new DVD title investigating the world's best boxers including Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong and others. The series tells the stories of these boxing legends, their careers and the historically significant times they often came to symbolise. It is a journey through boxing history with some of the most remarkable characters that any sport has ever produced. From the great American heavyweights, to the pocket dynamos of the Far East and Latin America, this series chronicles the fight game in a way that has never been done before. FME has worldwide distribution rights for Greatest Ever Boxer.
The deals were brokered by Pete Kalhan, SVP Home Entertainment and Archives, EMEA, FME, who commented: "We’re building on our acquisition strategy of finding the best quality content from around the world and these are two fantastic titles that we're confident will find fans throughout Europe and the world."
(BMcN)