Essential Media and Entertainment partners with North American production company

An Australian production company has partnered with a north American counter-part that covers both USA and Canada.

The pairing of Sydney-based Essential Media and Entertainment with LA and Toronto-based 11 Television aims to widen the footprint across a large portion of the English speaking television landscape.

The new company will become Essential 11 Media Group and be headed up by CEO Chris Hilton, CEO and founding partner of Essential Media and Entertainment.

Hilton said: “There are great synergies to be had in developing hit formats across the group with simultaneous access to broadcasters in three English speaking territories. This is why we’ve invested in this partnership with 11 Television, which is helmed by industry leaders and veteran executive producers Kevin Healey and Jesse Fawcett.”