NENT STUDIOS UK AND DOPAMINE EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR UNSCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT

NENT Studios UK has expanded its partnership with Latin American firm Dopamine in a deal to cover unscripted projects, primarily from British producers. This new co-development deal will see Dopamine and NENT Studios UK effectively co-commission programming alongside UK broadcasters and platforms.  Adam Barth, NENT Studios UK’s Commercial Director has closely collaborated with Dopamine to grow the relationship. “NENT Studios UK and Dopamine have worked extremely well together over the past few months," Barth said. "We have a similar approach to business and a shared enthusiasm for content, so expanding our relationship to take in unscripted projects felt like the natural next step for us both.”

The agreement, which builds on an existing pact between the two companies struck last year, will cover the co-development of unscripted content for NENT Studios UK, which is currently being sold by owner Nordic Entertainment Group. “Dopamine remains committed to its strategy of helping to create distinctive content that works on a global level," Maria Garcia-Castrillon, Dopamine’s chief of international business development said. "The UK is a leading world-class creative hub so we are delighted that our new investment in the territory could help trigger commissions and facilitate in bringing a variety of new unscripted programming to the screen.”  

As a result, NENT Studios UK and Dopamine are now actively seeking relationships with factual producers who can deliver against their ‘4C’ criteria: and work collaboratively to deliver creative, cost-effective, and Covid-friendly programming. “We already work with many leading UK factual and factual entertainment producers and we are excited that the added investment this new partnership brings could allow us to work with many more and quickly ensure that the right programming gets made to meet commissioners’ needs in 2021," Barth said. 
 
The earlier scripted deal, which has psychological thriller "Close to Me" as its first project, sees the partners work together to co-finance, develop, and produce English-language drama.  "Dopamine’s commitment to both NENT Studios UK and the British production industry, in general, is testament to the quality and breadth of exciting ideas coming out of the country at the moment," Barth said.