Formats
Formats
DLT was at the forefront of the format business using the characters and format of Thames’ hit comedy series Man About The House, the Taffner company premiered Three's Company® which quickly became one of the most successful situation comedies in U.S. network television history. Format distribution, of entertainment, gameshows, and scripted productions, today is a major part of the companies continued success.
US Syndication
US Syndication
DLT Entertainment has a sales team dedication to selling programs to stations in Americas 200 plus markets. In recent years, digital networks have become an increasingly important licensore of shows.
US One Contract
US One Contract
DLT Entertainment is one of the very few companies that has the ability to markets programs to every market segment from national broadcasters and cable network to local commercial and public stations in addition tom home entertainment and new media. Programs available to each of those segment excluding public television syndication are listed here.
US Public Television
US Public Television
DLT Entertainment was one of the first companies to create a special Public Television Division to provide individual stations with a continuing selection of the quality Product their audiences are so eager to watch. Many of these programs have been sold to up to 70 stations and include: Central Television’s Cambodia, The One Game, and Torvill & Dean and the Russian All Stars. Thames programs include No Job For A Lady, Rumpole of the Bailey, Executive Stress, Fresh Fields, Reilly-Ace of Spies, World at War, and Hollywood. A range of programs has also been sold to public television syndication for other international broadcasters and producers.
Worldwide Sales
Worldwide Sales
The DLT Entertainment's New York Headquarters focuses on Sales to North and South America the London headquarters focuses on the rest of the world. Through a combination of in house sales teams and agents on the ground, we take pride in our ability to market shows anywhere licenses are sold.
Streaming & Home Entertainment
Streaming & Home Entertainment
It used to be all about VHS, then DVD. Today Neflix, Britbox, Acorn, Pluto, HBO Max, Peacock, and Amazon are just a few of the AVOD and SVOD streaming services we DLT Entertainment has worked with in this growing and increasingly important market segment.
Originally syndicating Australian and UK programs in the US, it quickly expanded to selling its own programs and programs from a wide range of independent producers and on behalf of other distributors in the US and around the world.
DLT has been at the cutting edge of distribution using innovated methods such as format exploitation, co-production, and reversioning to maximize income or production funding while also making more programs available to program services and is one of the only companies that can make programs available on a worldwide basis all the way down to a local public television station if the US and everything in between.
The company has a substantial track record in every genre - drama, comedy, documentary, popular arts, children and young people, arts documentary and performing arts. In the U.S. , we have worked with every type of broadcaster from commercial networks, to the pay and cable networks, PBS (national and local), commercial syndication and advertiser supported networks, home video, streaming and other new media. Our reach to the rest of the world is just as impressive with relationships with public broadcasters, private broadcasters, home video and new media outlets around the world.
Channel Broadacsts The King, The Prince, & Their Secret Millions
As Part of Dispatches Saturday November 2 at 8:10 PMProduced by Vera Productions, A DLT Entertainment UK Ltd company.
For years, the royals kept details of some of their wealth secret. Generating tremndous buzz, the show reveals what they have kept under wraps - about who is paying them, and for what.
DLT Launches 80’S Sitcom Flashback, First Fast Channel Curated To Celebrate The Zany Old School TV Comedies Of The Iconic Eighties
The first FAST Channel exclusively curated to celebrate the zany, heartwarming and addictive situation comedies that dominated primetime TV in the iconic eighties will utilize DLT's library of classic sitcoms to launch 80’s Sitcom Flashback across FAST streaming platforms beginning this month. The channel, which debuts on global streaming media platform Plex, will roll out across other streaming platforms including Free Movies Plus and Anoki in the second quarter 2024.
Watch the promotional trailer.
DLT Entertainment Licenses 2024 Olivier Awards to Britbox
It was a perfect match - the London version of the Tonys (presented by The Society of London Theatres) and streaming service BritBox. Thanks to the deal brokered by DLT Entertainment, BritBox subscribers in US, Canada and Australia can now exclusively watch the star-studded ceremony.
This is the first time The Olivier Awards have been available outside The UK.
Donald Taffner, Jr. Appointed International Emmy Gala Chairman
In honor of DLT Entertainment's 60th Anniversary, Donald Taffner, Jr. has been appointed Chairman of this year's International Emmy Awards Gala where the leading television producers from around the world showcase their programming and compete to be recognized at the prestigious International Emmy® Awards with over one thousand international broadcasting, production and distribution executives convene to celebrate the best in global television.
BBC Scotland Pilots The Remotely Amusing Gameshow
Pilot broadcast on BBC Scotland Aptil 11.Broadcast on April 11, Karen Dunbar hosts a new comedy game show featuring daft challenges from people across the nation. Can you bake a cake in the shape of a famous celebrity? Recreate a moment from history in your front room? Karen and her celebrity guests Sanjeev Kohli, Julie Wilson Nimmo and Ray Bradshaw want to know!
Watch on BBC iPlayer.
Monster Court Premiers on CBBC
Rt Hon Judge Martin Smudge, who dishes out justice for children who send in their light hearted problems, such as embarrassing parents, boring teachers, bedtimes or being made to do things like eat vegetables or wear shoes.
£2 Million passport - Welcome to Britain
Broadcast as part of Channel 4's Dispatches July 22, 2019
Channel 4 Dispatches and The Sunday Times went undercover to hear how overseas tycoons can exploit the so-called golden visa system to buy the right to live in Britain even if they have links to the Russian President Vladimir Putin or provide critical components to the Chinese military.
Politicians for Hire: Cashing in on Brexit
Broadcast as part of Channel 4's Dispatches in 2018
With the UK's projected exit from the European Union causing ever more confusion and uncertainty, this investigation shows how former cabinet ministers are offering themselves to private companies as Brexit advisers.
Dara O'Briain's Go 8 Bit
Award winning comedian and well-known gaming and technology fan Dara O Briain (Mock the week, Robot Wars) hosts celebrating the world of video games. Part comedy panel show, part physical game show and wholly competitive, each week Dara is joined by guest stars who battle it out – very vocally and passionately!