SevenOne International is the worldwide programming distribution company of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the biggest and most successful pan-European media companies, represented in 13 countries with 24 Free TV Channels.
The premier quality of the SevenOne International portfolio has been confirmed by such renowned awards as the Golden Camera, the Bambi, and nominations for the Rose d’Or. The range and variety of its program is ensured by commissioned productions for its group-own broadcasting systems and cooperative ventures with a wide array of independent producers, such as TeamWorx, Janus Film, Tele München, Moovie, Brainppol, Keshet Formats, Constantin Entertainment, Granada, Endemol, Studio Hamburg, Allmedia, X-Filme, Darlow Smithson Productions and Storyhouse.
In both inhouse and outside productions, SevenOne International focuses on TV and video sales and their ancillary rights in the European, Asian, and North and South American markets. Besides its existing sales potential in such established markets as France, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, and the Benelux countries, SevenOne International has also directed its attention to further expanding the lucrative growth markets of China and Eastern Europe.
In the future, solid sales potential will increasingly be found in such sidelines as DVD highlights, sweepstakes, fan sites, call-in campaigns, and similar items. There is a clearly growing tendency to exploit other sidelines as technology continues to progress. A very wide range of sidelines is especially evident in the distribution of formats.
Since the subsidiary was established in the fall of 2004, a young and dynamic team with many years of experience in the film business has been built up. The managing director of SevenOne International, Jens Richter, has more than fifteen years' experience in the media industry behind him. He was previously employed at Beta Film, Munich, where he functioned as managing director in charge of the worldwide distribution of free/pay TV, home video and theatrical rights. Before then he served as senior vice president at Prisma Sports & Media, London, where he markedly improved business performance in the sports sector with his innovative ideas. Prisma Sports & Media handles the Soccer World Cup and the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Richter has a degree in business administration.
To expand in the Asian market, SevenOne International was able to retain the services of an experienced Chinese sales manager who is well-versed in the Asian-Pacific TV landscape: Yan He. At SevenOne International she will devote special attention to the regions of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Axel Boehm can look back on years of experience in sales and distribution. He is responsible for the regions of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Eastern Europe.
The woman in charge of France, Benelux, Scandinavia, Greece, and Turkey is sales manager Caroline Kusser. She has gathered much experience in the film industry over the last six years and was most recently responsible for worldwide distribution at Bavaria Media Television.
Bodo Braun joined SevenOne International as a sales manager after completing a degree in business management. He is in charge of the Free- and Pay TV market in the German-speaking territories.
Handling sales to Latin America is Spiral International, with offices in Miami and Caracas.
