Media Release: Tuesday March 13, 2012
WD ENTERTAINMENT HAS ORGANISED THE
BABYSITTER AND IS BRINGING THE PARTY TO
MIPTV
WD Entertainment (WDE) shows you how to party like an international DJ and how to get a celebrity to
babysit your kids when it rocks MIPTV next week with their amazing reality slate: The Stafford Brothers
and Celebrity Babysitter. Thanks to a grant from Screen Queensland, it is the first time the Australian
production company will be attending the event and presenting their own original formats and recent
acquisitions.
Wes Dening, creator of WDE, has gone from strength to strength since starting the company in 2008 and
is excited by the opportunity to bring his brands to market, “In order to grow the company I knew we
had to find unique character’s and fresh ideas. Now, thanks to our growing team of production partners
around the world, our shows are starting to break through and make a lot of noise,” he said.
WDE will present their hit TV series The Stafford Brothers, which has already been sold to Canada and
Brazil as a full 16-part series, with international representation through DRG (Digital Rights Group) the
UK’s #1 independent distributor. The Stafford Brothers, Matt and Chris, are Australia’s number one DJ’s
and a dance music sensation who have risen to national-fame with a hipster crowd that live vicariously
through the Aussie deejaying duo. The boys' careers have exploded since season one, touring the world
and mixing it up at the hottest festivals, clubs and parties around the globe in their quest to land
themselves a number one hit, and expand their music brand and burgeoning nightclub empire. The
Stafford Brothers series follows the real-life challenges facing the DJ brothers as they fight their way to
the top in one of the world’s most lucrative industries. With season 2 already broadcasting on Fox8 in
Australia, the series will also launch in Canada and Brazil in 2012.
WDE will also bring to MIPTV its most recent acquisition, the extremely successful Norwegian format
Celebrity Babysitter which sees celebrities compete to be crowned the best babysitter in the country.
The judges and expert panel are four funny and tough kids who live-in with the celebrity and judge them
on their babysitting abilities. Over the course of a chaotic 24-hours, each celebrity invites this team of
kids into their home for hours of entertainment, chaos, and non-traditional family fun, leaving the
celebrity in charge and outside of their comfort zone. It is then down to the children to vote on the
celebrity’s babysitting abilities and determine who is the best Celebrity Babysitter in the country. WDE is
developing the Australian version of the hugely successful format, which is now in production for its
second season in Norway and has recently been acquired in Germany and the US.
“The show is non-stop entertainment that the entire family can enjoy. Imagine one of Australia’s most
out-spoken politicians babysitting your kids for the day, or one of our favourite film-stars? I would love
to see how Aussie celebrities handle babysitting not one, but four kids!” said Dening.
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MIPTV is held in Cannes every year and is the largest gathering in TV and Media. Over 12,000 key
decision makers from around the globe meet buyers and exhibiting companies all sharing their passion
for TV. In addition to The Stafford Brothers and Celebrity Babysitter, WDE also will be presenting its slate
of original programming in development.
About WDE - WD Entertainment Group (WDE) is an innovative production company that delivers. With
first-class production partners and direct access to networks and distribution channels worldwide, WDE
creates, develops, produces and delivers original and unique content. Its first original production, The
Stafford Brothers is produced in association with TPD Media, and financed with the assistance of Screen
Queensland, is currently broadcasting on Fox8 in Australia, BMP Network in Canada and Globosat in
Brazil.
About Wes Dening - Wes Dening has established himself as one of the most promising talents and
creative’s in television. He is a presenter, executive producer and director of WD Entertainment Group
(WDE). Based in LA, Wes stars as one of the presenters on truTV Presents: World’s Dumbest, a weekly
clip-countdown show produced for cable network truTV. Previously in New York City, Wes also cohosted a magazine-style entertainment series for SONY called In the Qube.
Wes is a former Australia Day Ambassador for Queensland, a Tourism Queensland Ambassador, and
recipient of Australian Antarctica Arts Fellowship for which Wes presented and co-produced a series on
life in Antarctica Totally Wild: Antarctica which was nominated for a TV Week Logie Award. Prior to relocating to the U.S, Wes fronted the highly regarded Australian television program Totally Wild on
Network Ten.
For more information about WD Entertainment Group contact [email protected]
or follow them on twitter @wesdening.
-ENDSFurther information please contact:
Sally Burleigh Public Relations
Senior Account Manager – Jessica Staats / [email protected] / +61 418 755 622
Senior Publicist – Vanessa Budah / [email protected] / +61 422 689 144
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