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9 November 2018

New buyers for Stiletto Vendetta

Stiletto Vendetta, the hit Turkish Drama series from producers Ay Yapim has sold to a number of new territories following the launch of season two during last month’s MIPCOM.

International distributor Eccho Rights has reached agreements with broadcasters in Albania (TV Klan), Puerto Rico (Telemundo), Latvia (SIA), Kazakhstan (Khabar) as well as SVOD service Pickbox TV for Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro.

The series, which was one of the breakthrough titles of the 2017-18 season in Turkey returned for a second season on Star TV in September. Eccho Rights has already completed deals for the title across the rest of the Baltic region, a number of other CEE nations and recently opened the door to Latin America with a deal with Mega in Chile.

“Stiletto Vendetta is a fabulous title, that has something for everyone - romantic storylines, murder mystery, glamour, friendships, back-stabbing - it is an amazing cocktail that is proving popular with buyers all around the world,” says Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director of Eccho Rights.
14 February 2017

Six new deals for Insider!

Insider (Icerde) from Ay Yapim, the success of the season on Show TV in Turkey has now been picked up by an additional six countries. Channels in Greece, India, Romania, Iran, Iraq and Albania have all inked deals for the ratings smash hit.

"Insider is an amazing production, once again a No 1 series from Ay Yapim. The series is equally attractive to both female and male audiences, a signature for top Turkish dramas," says Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director of Eccho Rights.

Insider started its run in Turkey in September, and has been by far the top performing new show for the Fall/Winter season. With a stable 30% share every week in the commercial demo, the series scores nearly 4 times the average share for Show TV in this demo and time slot. The series airs on Monday night among fierce competition from two returning dramas, Orphan Flowers (Kirgin Cicekler) on ATV, and Broken Pieces (Paramparca) on Star TV, as well as the hugely popular Turkish version of Survivor, which returned to TV8 in January. However Insider remains number one in all categories, as well as scoring record-breaking viewing figures on Youtube where the first episode has now been watched over 10 million times.