Fremantle Buys Majority Stake In Natural History Producer Wildstar Films
deadline.comFremantle has made its second acquisition in the UK in two weeks. The X Factor and Got Talent firm has bought 51% of factual and natural history producer Wildstar Films.
Last week, it took a majority stake in The Elon Musk Show producer 72 Films. Bristol-based Wildstar, led by co-founders Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz, is known for America the Beautiful, Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory and America’s National Parks for Disney+ and National Geographic.
It also makes numerous features for Disneynature and has worked with Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures. Before setting up Wildstar, Linfield and Berlowitz produced major BBC natural history series such as Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
In a statement, they said: “Fremantle is a fantastic fit as a partner – we share a similar culture and the same ambition of working with the best talent on and off screen to make genre defining shows; we’re also really excited that their international teams will help us grow Wildstar and reach more viewers around the world.” Simon Andreae, Chief Executive Officer, Fremantle UK, said: “Within four short years Mark, Vanessa and their team have built Wildstar from a brand new start up to one of the fastest growing, most dynamic, and most imaginative brands in Natural History.
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