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2009/09/30  

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

  

Tandem 10th anniversary - special report

  

Deep Impact - A small company in Munich could redefine the way event television is made

 

It was a rare sight. Rola Bauer, the ultra-organized, calm-in-the-storm boss of Tandem Communications, was flipping out. "I got a call. A third of our funding for (TV miniseries) 'Ring of the Nibelungs ' had fallen through," Bauer recalls of that evening five years ago. "I just lost it."...

 

 

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2009/06/09

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

  

'Pillars' gaining strength

  

A new TV maxi-series is trying to buck the trend and bring back appointment viewing for fictional sagas, a la "The Thorn Birds" or, more recently and modestly, "Angels in America" and "Broken Trail. Most of the big European stations have lines up to air "The Pillars of the Earth", but so far there are no broadcast takers in the U.S. or U.K...  

   
 

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2009/03/16

VARIETY DAILY

  

Lifetime books two Cornwell telepics 

  

Brooks, Head team with Tandem on TV movies  

    

Berlin - Stanley M. Brooks and Jim Head have teamed with Tandem Communications to produce TV movie adaptations of Patricia Cornwell's bestselling crime novels "At Risk" and "The Front" for Lifetime Network, marking the first time the author's work will be adapted...

   
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2008/11/06

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

  

Tandem's Rola Bauer has an ambitious plan

  

After successful tours of duty as president of Alliance International Television and head of international fiction at German network ProSieben, Rola Bauer set up her boutique pan-Atlantic production/distribution house Tandem Communications in 1999...  

   
 

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2008/10/08

VARIETY.COM

  

Tandem strengthens team

Pierce to lead marketing, PR   

    

Berlin – In an effort to keep up with its fast-expanding production activities, Tandem Communications has increased its staff with a number of appointments, including two senior members... 

   
 

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2008/09/29

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

  

Tandem in line with TNT's 'Night and Day'

Will produce, take on international distribution

    

MUNICH -- German-based producer-distributor Tandem Communications has boarded the new TNT crime series "Night and Day," coming on as producers in association with Muse Entertainment and taking over international distribution on the drama... 

   
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2008/07/31

IN - DAS STARMAGAZIN

  

Interview mit Florentine Lahme 

    

Sogar wenn ihr der Mond um die Ohren fliegt, fühlt sich Florentine Lahme (34, „GSG9“ und „Keinohrhasen“) so richtig wohl. So musste sie nicht lange überlegen, als sie eine Rolle im internationalen Katastrophen-Thriller „Impact“ angeboten bekam...   

   
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2008/07/18

blickpunkt film

  

Tandem als Koproduzent des Zweiteilers „Impact“ Europäischer Blick  

    

Bei „Impact“ handelt es sich um einen Science-Fiction-Film in dem eine Katastrophe für die Erde abgewendet werden muss. Während eines Meteoritenschauers schlägt unbemerkt ein Asteroid in den Mond ein und wirft ihn aus seiner Bahn... 

   
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2008/07/10

VANITY FAIR

  

Interview mit Benjamin Sadler

    

Sagen Sie mal, Benjamin Sadler „Immer mehr Prominente schwimmen auf der Öko-Welle. Auch Sie retten in Ihrer nächsten Rolle die Welt. Warum?“ 

   
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2008/07/04

FILMECHO

  

Das zweite RomaFictionFest präsentiert über 200 Spielfilme und Projekte

  

Vor dem Vatikan wird der rote Teppich ausgerollt   

    

Nach dem erfolgreichen Auftakt des RomaFictionFest im vergangenen Jahr mit über 33 000 Besuchern, folgt vom 7. Bis zum 12. Juli die zweite Ausgabe des internationalen Fernsehfestivals in Rom, bei dem die italienischen Schauspielerin Elena Sofia Ricci die Schirmherrschaft übernimmt...

   
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2008/05/15

BUNTE

  

Interview mit James Brolin

    

Es ist, als hätte sich in der eine Kinoleinwand plötzlich eine Tür geöffnet, aus der ein richtig guter Typ tritt. Er steht vor einem - und man ringt nach Luft. Vielleicht sind es die schlohweißen Haare, das braun gebrannte Gesicht mit den sympathischen Falten oder bernsteinfarbenen Augen...  

   
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2008/04/28

VARIETY.COM

  

Henstridge to make „Impact“

TV disaster movie lines up cast   

    

BERLIN – Natasha Henstridge (“Eli Stone”), James Cromwell and David James Elliott (“JAG”) will topline “Impact”, a two-part TV disaster movie about a dwarf star striking the moon and wreaking havoc on Earth...

   
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2008/04/17

BUNTE

  

Michael Mendl - Der TV-Star in BUNTE über seine Rollen, den Hass auf seinen Vater und Liebe ohne Trauschein  

    

Sein Gesicht ist markant, die Falten scheinen Millionen Geschichten zu erzählen. Ein Charaktertyp, der im Fernsehen schon unzählige Rolle verkörpert hat. Und jede passte zu ihm wie eine Maßanfertigung... 

   
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2008/04/02

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

  

A strong foundation for medieval „Pillars“

Tandem, Scotts set novel for TV

    

COLOGNE, Germany – Munich-based boutique producer-distributor has nailed down the rights to Ken Follett’s best-seller “The Pillars of the Earth” to produce as a limited series with Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free Prods.... 

   
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2008/04/01

WORLDSCREEN

  

Rola Bauer

    

Determination is a quality that has served Rola Bauer well throughout her career. At a job interview, straight out of college, she had a very clear idea of what she wanted....  

   
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2008/04/01

C21 Media

  

Venturing into new waters 

    

After establishing its reputation with high-budget coproduced event programming. Munich’s Tandem Communications is looking to extend its catalogue of productions, moving into family entertainment and docudrama....  

   
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2008/03/06

WORLDSCREEN.COM

  

ProSieben, Tandem, SCI FI Channel Align for New Production  

    

Germany’s ProSieben and Tandem Communications are working with SCI FI Channel in the U.S. on Lost City Raiders, a new $6.4 million movie starring Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner James Brolin....  

   
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2008/03/06

DWDL.DE

  

ProSieben beteiligt sich an internationalem TV-Movie  

    

In einer Woche startet die Produktion, im Oktober soll sie fertig sein: ProSieben beteiligt sich am TV-Movie "Lost City Riders" mit internationaler Besetzung... 

   
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2007/10/22

C21

  

TANDEM puts Schwab in front seat  

    

German film and miniseries production specialist TANDEM Communications has promoted one of its sales execs to head its expanding international sales division...  

   
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2007/10/17

VARIETY
 

TANDEM factors in Japanese sales

Sales outfit signs deals at Mipcom

 

TOKYO - Munich-based program sales outfit TANDEM Communications signed a spate of TV deals with Japanese companies at Mipcom, the company announced on Wednesday...

 

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2007/10/17

C21
 

TANDEM rides into Japanese market

 

Munich's TANDEM Communications has made a brace of Japanese deals for its miniseries and adventure/event movies...

 

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2007/10/09

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
 

Cuatro to showcase TANDEM TV projects

 

CANNES - Munich-based boutique production house TANDEM Communications has signed a major deal with Spanish commercial channel Cuatro that will see Cuatro take the bulk of TANDEM's future output of series, miniseries and TV movies...

 

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2007/10/05

VARIETY
 

Bauer joins TANDEM

Exec previously worked at DeAngelis

 

BERLIN — Former DeAngelis Group exec Jonas Bauer has joined the management of Munich-based TANDEM Communications...

 

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2007/10/03

C21
 

TANDEM looks to make impact on Cannes

 

TANDEM Communications in Germany is working on a new catastrophe miniseries that will head the slate for its Mipcom campaign next week...

 

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2007/09/20

BLICKPUNKT FILM
 

TANDEM produziert Katastrophen-Zweiteiler

 

Die Münchner Produktionsfirma TANDEM Communications produziert "Impact", einen TV-Zweiteiler über einen Meteoriteneinschlag auf dem Mond, der das Gravitationsfeld der Erde durcheinander bringt und für Chaos sorgt...

 

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2007/08/06

LA TIMES
 

Mini-splendored

 

Network television hasn’t been unleashing many major programming events this summer, unless singing bees and the real-life legal woes of sometime „Prison Break“ actor Lane Garrison qualify as major events...

 

   
2007/08/05

LOS ANGELES TIMES - LATIMES.COM
 

The Sunday conversation

 

Ridley Scott and 'Monopoly: The Movie'? The "Blade Runner" director talks board games and "The Company."

 

"The Company," a three-episode miniseries (starring Michael Keaton, Alfred Molina and Chris O'Donnell) about the spies working in the heat of the Cold War, premieres tonight on TNT...

 

   
2007/08/03

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
 

TV Review: The Company (2007)

 

Meaty, gorgeous, and sometimes soapy, TNT's six-hour miniseries The Company chronicles the Cold War and the CIA's role in it over four decades...

 

   
2007/08/03

NEW YORK TIMES
 

Cloak-and-Dagger in All Its Charm

 

There weren't a lot of gun battles during the cold war, and the targets were judiciously selected...

 

   
2007/08/02

DIE WELT
 

„Böse Mädchen sind okay"

 

Jacqueline Bisset wundert sich über Paris Hilton. Dabei musste sie in den Siebzigern über sich Ähnliches lesen. Ein Gespräch...

 

   
2007/08/01

VOGUE
 

Cold War Days

 

Joan Juliet Buck savors buttoned-down, old time romance in two bold new shows.

 

Smoky bars. Big cars. High stakes. Cold War. A new series on AMC and a stunning movie on TNT are both set in the days when men were accountable to God, Mammon, and Country and needed triple martinis to get through their daily lies...

   
   
2007/08/01

PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
 

Chris O'Donnell relishes Company time

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Cable programmers have lately lured a number of high-profile actresses to the small screen — from TNT's Holly Hunter and Kyra Sedgwick to FX's Glenn Close — but where are the guys?...

 

   
2007/01/08

DAILY RECORD
 

Alfred Molina turns to espionage in spy miniseries “The Company”

 

LOS ANGELES — Watching a bravura Alfred Molina performance is an expected delight, whether it's over-the-top villain Doc Ock in "Spider-Man 2" or artistic giant Diego Rivera in "Frida."...

 

   
2007/07/26

IN – Das Starmagazin
 

CLAIRE FORLANI: „Elvis war meine große Liebe“

 

Seit ihrem großen Durchbruch in „Rendezvous mit Joe Black“ reißen sich die Hollywood-Produzenten um Claire Forlani. „IN“ traf sie in London, wo sie gerade mit Daniel Craig dreht...

 

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2007/07/25

Frau im Spiegel
 

„Ich liebe deutsches Essen, ich liebe deutsche Filme“

 

Jacqueline Bisset ist eine der schönsten Frauen der Filmgeschichte. Sie drehte mit Paul Newman und Francois Truffaut, wurde durch „Die Tiefe“ zum Star. Jetzt kehrt sie in Fernsehen zurück...

 

   
2007/07/22

BLICKPUNKT FILM
 

Lilien im Sommerwind

 

Die ARD hat mit der Adaption der Bestseller von Nora Roberts in einer zunächst vierteiligen Reihe einen guten Riecher bewiesen...

 

   
2007/07/18

VARIETY.COM
 

TNT's 'Company' picnic
Littell's novel comes to life on TV mini

 

HOLLYWOOD - The long road from print to screen finally came to an end for TNT's miniseries "The Company" at Monday night's premiere in Westwood...

 

   
2007/07/13

VARIETY.COM
 

Germans flock to ' Montana Sky'
ARD pic takes 19% share

 

BERLIN — "Montana Sky," based on the novel by bestselling author Nora Roberts, has proven a huge hit for pubcaster ARD...

 

   
2007/07/12

OFFENBACH POST
 

Verbrechen, Mysterium und Romantik

 

„Der weite Himmel“ nach Nora Roberts bildet den Auftakt zur Reihe im Ersten / „Nicht wie Pilcher oder Lindström“...

 

   
2007/07/12

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE
 

Cornwalls Klippen sind nichts gegen Montanas Berge

 

Mit der Megasellerin Nora Roberts rüstet die ARD bei Herz und Schmerz ganz mächtig auf: „Der weite Himmel“...

 

   
2007/07/12

DRESDNER NEUESTE NACHRICHTEN
 

Vierteilige Romanreihe

 

„Der weite Himmel“ – romantischer Thriller für zarter besaitete Gemüter in der ARD...

 

   
2007/07/12

Abendzeitung München
 

Die mysteriöse Thriller-Pilcher

 

Die ARD verfilmte vier Bestseller der Autorin Nora Roberts...

 

   
2007/07/12

Süddeutsche Zeitung

 

Leichte Bücher und Liebe - „Eine große, unterhaltsame Lüge“...

 

   
2007/07/12

dpa

 

«Der weite Himmel»: Nora Roberts kombiniert Thriller mit Romantik...

 

   
2007/07/07

IN – DAS STARMAGAZIN

 

Er sieht klasse aus, kann prima küssen - und jetzt wird auch Amerika sein blaues Wunder mit ihm erleben...

 

   
2007/07/06

BADEN ONLINE
 

Mit feuriger Zurückhaltung

 

Claire Forlani - Schauspielerin - hat das zweite Gesicht in "Nora Roberts - Lilien im Sommerwind"...

 

   
2007/07/05

BUNTE
 

Wenn Sie schreibt, ist es LIEBE

 

NORA ROBERTS ist Meisterin der Gefühle. Nun kommen vier Bestsellerverfilmungen ins Fernsehen...

 

   
2007/06/02

BROADCASTING & CABLE
 

Cable Ratings: Lifetime Has Luck in the Romance Department

 

Lifetime is riding high on romance. The women's network drew a solid performance from the second of four original movie adaptations of Nora Roberts books on Feb. 5...

 

   
2007/02/20

CORRIERE DELLA SERA
 

LA CIA di Ridley Scott

 

Cinquant' anni di intrighi in un serial tv Bova ribelle cubano contro Fidel Castro...

 

   
2007/01/29

VARIETY
 

Angels Fall

 

The women-in-jeopardy genre, a staple of Lifetime Network, gets a big upgrade from its partnership with romance novelist Nora Roberts...

 

   
2006/11/25

TV MOVIE
 

„Der Hades Faktor“ - Die Hölle wartet!

 

Exklusiv – Terror, Verschwörung, Killerviren: Mit dem Zweiteiler „Der Hades Faktor“ gelingt RTL ein ultraspannender Doppelschlag...

 

   
2006/11/06

BUNTE
 

Alexandra Maria Lara in „THE COMPANY“
Privater Untergang der Liebe

 

Keine Affären, keine Nacktfotos, kein Divengehabe - Alexandra Maria Lara gilt als Sauberfrau des deutschen Films...

 

   
2006/10/26

CHANNEL 21 INTERNATIONAL
 

Pedalling to Hollywood

 

Germany 's TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS is exploiting its long-standing network of European pre-sale partners to drag some high-profile American drama away from the US majors...

 

   
2006/10/24

VARIETY
 

Starz inks pact with Tandem

 

Deal includes Sci Fi Channel skein 'Painkiller Jane'...

 

   
2006/10/02

VARIETY
 

TANDEM in good „Company“

 

With a list of partners that includes Scott Free Prod., Sony Pictures Television, Peter Guber's Mandalay Television, Sci Fi Channel and the Larry Sanitsky Co., Germany's TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS is becoming a co-production and distribution partner of choice for Hollywood TV producers...
 

   
2006/09/13

VARIETY.COM
 

Nets greet 'Company'
CIA miniseries sells across Europe

 

BERLIN - "The Company," TNT's upcoming miniseries based on Robert Littell's bestselling novel chronicling the history of the CIA, has sold to German web Sat 1, the BBC in the U.K. , French pubcaster France 2 and Spain 's Cuatro...

 

   
2006/09/13

C21 Media.net
 

Tandem, Alchemy share $38m miniseries

 

Germany's TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS and LA's Alchemy Television are sharing the distribution of a new miniseries being produced by Sony Pictures Television for US cable channel TNT...

 

   
2006/06/04

WORLD SCREEN WEEKLY
 

FOCUS ON …

 

As the saying goes, “everything happens for a reason,” and that has certainly been the case with Rola Bauer's career...

 

   
2006/03/26

NEW YORK TIMES
 

THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND LEGENDS

 

You could say the director Uli Edel has a thing for spirited women. After all, he has breathed cinematic life into a historically headstrong lot that includes Cleopatra, Calpurnia, King Lear's daughters, and the mother, aunt, half-sister and wife of King Arthur...

 

   
2006/03/03

VARIETY
 

German producer in on action in the U.S.

 

BERLIN - Germany 's TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS is ratcheting up production and distribution on both sides of the pond...

 

   
   
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+++ 2010/09/06 The Pillars of the Earth: Brandnew stills now online... view images +++ 2010/09/06 The Pillars of the Earth: September web diary now online... view clip +++ 2010/09/02 Pillars finishes U.S. run with highest viewership numbers... more +++ 2010/08/02 The Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett's newest blog about Props and Costumes... more +++ 2010/07/30 The Pillars of the Earth: The successful premiere on STARZ increased the audience share by 87%... more +++ 2010/07/28 The Pillars of the Earth: Watch Ken Follett’s interview on ABC network’s 'Good Morning America'… more +++ 2010/07/21 World Premiere of The Pillars of the Earth on Friday, July 23rd 2010 on STARZ (USA)... more  +++   2010/06/10 TANDEM and Channel 4 build a home for The Pillars of the Earth in the UK... more +++ 2010/06/09 The Pillars of the Earth: View the “making of” highlights… more +++ 2010/05/31 The Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett's blog about the young cast and their story arcs... more +++ 2010/05/04 World Without End and Pompeii announced at MIPTV... Strong ratings for Patricia Cornwell on Lifetime... more +++  2010/05/03 The Pillars of the Earth: New web diary about stunts... view clip +++ 2010/05/03 The Pillars of the Earth: Ken Follett's blog about Medieval Architecture... more +++ 2010/04/27 The Pillars of the Earth: Interview with Ken Follett at Salisbury Cathedral... more +++ 2010/04/13 TANDEM acquires rights to produce World Without End, Ken Follett’s thrilling sequel to The Pillars of the Earth… more +++ 2010/04/11 TANDEM announces Pompeii, new 4-hr. miniseries with SONY PICTURES TELEVISION and SCOTT FREE TELEVISION… more +++ 2010/04/06 The Pillars of the Earth: New Web Diary about the begin of the shooting... view clip +++ 2010/03/10 Tandem’s The Lost Future, starring Sean Bean, begins principal photography... more +++ 2010/03/03 U.S. broadcaster for The Pillars of the Earth... more +++ review all press releases +++ review all press publications +++