We’re On Nat Geo Adventure!
Fantastic news! National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has today announced the acquisition of Weird & Wonderful Hotels!
The series will air in April 2010 on NGCI’s Nat Geo Adventure channel, which is available in more than 40 countries around the world including: Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Israel, Africa and the Middle East.
Each episode showcases the world’s most unique and peculiar lodging experiences, and uncovers the inspiration behind these one-of-a-kind destinations. Accommodations range from the delightfully rustic to the outright bizarre!
“Weird and Wonderful Hotels is full of quirky charm as it offers an exclusive tour of the world’s most unusual spots to rest your head along with luxurious retreats and eco-friendly lodges. The series is a natural fit for the Nat Geo Adventure audience,” said Carlyn Staudt, Senior Vice President of Global Acquisitions for National Geographic Channel.
Weird & Wonderful Hotels is the first television series by UK media company Sleepydog Ltd and has been made in conjunction with Chief Productions.
Season One Preview
January 13, 2010 by Neal
Filed under Production Diary
With season one of Weird & Wonderful Hotels now complete, we couldn’t wait to share this sneak preview of the show with you!
We’ll be posting full details of where and when you’ll be able to watch the full series in the near future, so watch this space!
We’re Attending NATPE
Viva Las Vegas! Weird & Wonderful Hotels it’s heading to Sin City to attend NATPE, a three day annual conference which attracts TV execs from more than 70 countries worldwide.
The event runs from 25-27 January 2010, and is being held at the palatial Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.
Our distributor, The Fremantle Corporation will be there to promote Weird & Wonderful Hotels, so be sure to visit them in Suite 6914 at THE Hotel at Mandalay Bay to grab a copy of our latest promotional brochure and pilot DVD.
For more information about NATPE and details of how you can attend, visit www.natpemarket.com.
Tip-Top Titles
November 10, 2009 by Neal
Filed under Production Diary
In case you’ve not already seen it, be sure to check out our shiny new title sequence!
Big thanks to everyone at Mainframe Manchester and The King’s Arms for the fantastic visuals, and Chris Lewis and Mark Hilton for the toe-tapping theme music!
Art Direction
November 10, 2009 by Neal
Filed under Art Direction
The art direction and design of Weird & Wonderful Hotels is the work of The King’s Arms, a UK-based agency with a diverse range of clients, including: The New York Bagel Co, The Sun, Ringspun, and Frosty Jack’s.
About The King’s Arms
The Kings Arms is a creative collective based in Manchester.
In the old days, you’d call us an advertising agency, but the world has gone mad. We are writers, art directors, designers, project managers, strategists, producers and directors.
Whatever the brief, we’ll get the right team together to crack it with you. There are no big overheads, no big egos and no big lunches to pay for. Well, maybe the odd lunch.
For more information, please visit www.thekingsarmscreative.com
Contact The King’s Arms
The King’s Arms
1st floor Lloyds House
22 Lloyd street
Manchester M2 5WA
Tel: 0161 832 6110
Email: paul@thekingsarmscreative.com
Chief Productions
November 10, 2009 by Neal
Filed under Chief Productions
Weird & Wonderful Hotels has been made in conjunction with Chief Productions, a UK-based production company with a rich background in advertising, film, music and television.
About Chief
Historically, Chief’s main focus has been on making high quality TV commercials for the advertising industry. And it still is. Only it’s now more than that. It’s about making Internet content. Making games, making records, films, TV programmes and making pop groups famous.
Making stuff is at the essence of everything we do. It is our passion.
Chief has gone back to its roots as a TV content producer. We began life producing network shows for the BBC before developing our TV commercial production arm. Now we’re at it again, developing formats for UK broadcasters, ad funders and international distributors.
We are an extremely industrious group of people with a diverse skill set. And we reckon we can make just about anything.
On our website you’ll find more information on the people and projects that make Chief a unique and original production company. If you have a project or innovation of any kind that you want to discuss, please get in touch. We’d love to make it happen for you.
For more information, please visit www.chiefproductions.co.uk
Contact Chief
| Manchester Office Chief Productions 1st Floor Lloyds House 18-22 Lloyd Street Manchester M2 5WA |
London Office Chief Productions Royalty House 72-74 Dean Street London W1D 3SG |
| Tel: 0161 832 6001 Fax: 0161 832 6003 |
Tel: 020 77340006 |
We’ve Had A Facelift
With season one of Weird & Wonderful Hotels in the can, we’ve given our website a brand new look!
A massive thank you to everyone at The King’s Arms who have been beavering away to create a brilliantly unique sense of style.
We think it’s a fantastic showcase for the humour and fun which is integral to our show, and we hope you like it too!
Introducing Walter
October 15, 2009 by Neal
Filed under Production Diary
It’s officially crunch time! The team at Chief Productions are working round the clock to put the finishing touches to season one of Weird & Wonderful Hotels. The latest addition to our ever-expanding family is Walter Lewis, who’ll be lending his vocal talents to deliver the show’s signature voice-over.
Walter’s a veritable renaissance man in the entertainment world, having acted in Hollywood blockbusters, TV comedy, Shakespearean stage plays and much more! Of course, we’re desperate to see a demonstration of his more unusual talents, which include animal handling and ballroom dancing! Get that man a sequined jumpsuit and an unruly Labrador pronto!
Countdown To MIPCOM
September 30, 2009 by Neal
Filed under Production Diary
With MIPCOM just five days away, we’re busy getting all our promotional materials ready to ship to Cannes.
As you can see, Dave likes nothing more than sticking DVDs to brochures. Soon as he’s finished with that, he’ll be getting busy with the bubble wrap! Who said working in TV was glamorous?
MIPCOM is the largest trade event in the entertainment industry, and our distributor The Fremantle Corporation will be there to promote Weird & Wonderful Hotels to broadcasters from all over the world.
Fremantle will be setting up camp in the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès at booth R 35.14. So if you’re attending, be sure to swing by and grab a copy of our brochure and pilot DVD.
Not going to MIPCOM this year? Don’t worry, you can still get your hands on a copy of our promotional brochure by downloading the PDF document below:
Download file (559 KB)
We’re Attending MIPCOM
Weird & Wonderful Hotels is making its way to Cannes – but there’ll be no out-of-the-ordinary accommodation on this visit! We’re excited to be attending MIPCOM, the world’s biggest trade event in the entertainment industry.
MIPCOM runs from October 5-9 2009, and is where movers and shakers from the world’s media get together to buy, sell and finance many of the shows we see on TV (no doubt over a glass of bubbly or two!).
Our distributor, The Fremantle Corporation will be setting up camp in the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès at booth R 35.14. So if you’re attending, be sure to swing by and grab a Weird & Wonderful Hotels brochure and pilot DVD.
For more information about MIPCOM and details of how you can attend, visit www.mipcom.com.
