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WTFN

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WTFN Entertainment Pty Ltd
IndustryProduction company
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Key people
  • Daryl Talbot (CEO)
  • Steve Oemcke (Chief Creative Officer)
Websitewtfn.com

WTFN is an Australian production company based in Melbourne. The company produces numerous observational documentary, lifestyle and reality series across many television networks.

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History

WTFN was founded by Daryl Talbot and Steve Oemcke in 2001.[1] Talbot, a former journalist for the Bendigo Advertiser, had worked in television for a number of years and produced Postcards for Nine, and Oemcke began at a Channel 8 newsroom in central Victoria, and found fame as a host of the Seven Network’s long-running game show Wheel Of Fortune.[1][2]

The company's first production was observational series Bread, which broadcast in 2003 on Network Ten, and followed people starting a small business.[1][3] WTFN quickly gained prominence producing titles that included Coxy's Big Break, Bondi Vet, and The Living Room.[1][4] Bondi Vet has gone on to be sold in over 100 countries.[2]

In 2012, the company launched international distribution company Fred Media, which represents both WTFN's programs and those from other production houses.[5] The company has signed a number of international content output deals, including a 2011 deal with US based Discovery Communications,[6] a 2012 deal with South African Okhule Media,[7] and a 2014 deal with Chinese broadcaster Tianjin TV.[8] It opened a Los Angeles based office in 2012.[9]

The company received attention in 2012 after the broadcast of McDonalds's Gets Grilled on Seven. The documentary was the recipient of allegations of bias due to it being funded by McDonald's, but WTFN and Seven defended the program, saying that the producers maintained full editorial control over the content.[10]

In 2013, WTFN made a move into producing drama content after acquiring production company The Film Company and appointing its head, Richard Keddie, as WTFN's Director of Drama and Features.[11] WTFN had its first foray into feature films in 2016 with the release of Oddball starring Shane Jacobson,[2] and children's television drama series Larry the Wonderpup in 2018.

WTFN began a succession of Victorian based observational documentary series for Nine Network in 2018 with Paramedics, followed by Emergency which films at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and Mega Zoo shot across Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, and Healesville Sanctuary. Other series the company has gone on to produce include MTV American franchise Teen Mom spin-off Teen Mom Australia, Sydney Harbour Force for Discovery, Code 1: Minute by Minute and Police Strike Force for Seven, and decluttering/renovation series Space Invaders for Nine.

WTFN has expanded its distribution capabilities into digital distribution eco-system RADAR MCN, pioneering the concept of "Total Distribution". Radar brings together content production, channel management, content licensing and digital rights protection. The channel network attracts hundreds of millions of viewers across numerous AVOD channels including Youtube, Facebook, Snap, TikTok, Instagram and a range of FAST channels. Radar has been granted Youtube’s CMS affiliation status, which allows Radar to manage third party channels and content rights.

The name WTFN derives from a conversation Talbot and Oemcke had when starting the business. When discussing how to raise funding for their first pilot, one of the pair suggested putting in the money themselves and the other responded with "why the fuck not?", a phrase which was condensed into WTFN.[1][12]

Productions

Television

Film

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Knox, David (2 October 2013). "Is 'Branded TV' a dirty word?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Kearney, Mark (9 May 2016). "Former Bendigo Advertiser journalist awarded Logie for The Living Room". Bendigo Advertiser.
  3. ^ "WTFN Mixes Commissioned And Brand Funded Programming". MediaWeek. 10 June 2008.
  4. ^ Knox, David (2 September 2013). "Former FremantleMedia exec joins WTFN". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. ^ Delaney, Colin (2 October 2012). "WTFN launches Fred Media in time for MIPCOM  – Mumbrella". Mumbrella. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ Knox, David (20 April 2011). "WTFN signs output deal with Discovery Channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ Knox, David (5 October 2012). "WTFN forges South African deal". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. ^ Knox, David (6 February 2014). "WTFN signs co-production deal with Chinese broadcaster". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. ^ Knox, David (5 March 2012). "WTFN exec appointments". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  10. ^ Burgess, Matthew (2 April 2012). "Producer defends McDonald's documentary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. ^ Knox, David (29 April 2013). "WTFN acquires drama company". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  12. ^ Butler, Ben (2 December 2014). "Taxing times for a tardy TV veteran". The Australian.

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