The first Danish company to get a format commissioned on one of the big U.S networks, and the first Scandinavian company to secure a second season.
The first Danish company to win the coveted Golden Rose for best TV show at the international awards the Rose D´Or 2009.
The first Danish company ever to bring a big U.S network celebrity over to Denmark to star in a Scandinavian reality show.
We like to let our work and track record speak for itself but here is a little about the people behind the work.
David Sidebotham and Karsten Bartholin met in 1999 while producing a youth TV show. In 2004 they won the international pitching competition “The brain station” held by SBSbroadcasting which resulted in the commission of the international success and Rose D´or nominated Gay Army. As well as creating the format, David and Karsten produced, directed and edited the entire series.
In 2006 the duo created the format “Big in Japan” which airs on abc in the U.S under the title “I Survived A Japanese Game Show”. The show, broadcast in 2008 has been re-ordered for a second season. David and Karsten are also executive producers of the show. Babyfoot are the first Danish company ever to sell a TV Format to one of the big U.S TV networks. Before the successful launch in the U.S the show was optioned in 19 territories and has so far been successfully produced in Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
David and Karsten’s partnership has taken them all over the world in their quest for great TV, they have transported a Fox TV star to Denmark, eaten raw seal liver together with Greenlandic Inuit’s, turned a bunch of feminine gay guys into the Gay Army and got westerners to take part in a Japanese game show. They certainly love what they do and relish a challenge.
 David Sidebotham - MD & Executive Producer |
 David was educated at the university of Kent England with a degree in fine art and social science.David has ten years of television production experience and has worked on numerous TV productions ranging from reality, game shows and factual entertainment as developer, program maker, producer and executive producer. Before David began his television career he worked as a jeweler, carpenter, on a farm, in a factory, landscape gardener, media sales and managed three restaurants in central London. David believes his diverse experience of different people and environments inspires his everyday work and ethics. David lives with his girlfriend, 6 year old son Joshua and two gold fish (now only one goldfish) in the fantastic city of Copenhagen Denmark. |
| Karsten Bartholin - MD & Executive Producer |
 Karsten used to be on the Danish national youth team in basketball (he is tall), loves music and has played in several bands, is trained at the Århus arts theatre school and once worked with flowers in a department store. Karsten has a decade of TV experience and has worked on numerous TV productions ranging from reality, game shows and factual entertainment as developer, program maker, producer and executive producer and is considered one of Denmark’s best editors. Amongst other productions he has worked on “Big brother”, “Pop stars” and “Singing Bee”. Karsten lives with his girlfriend and has no children or pets… yet  |