First Danish company to get a commission on a U.S network.
First Scandinavian company to secure a second season!
First Danish company to win the coveted Golden Rose for overall best TV show at the international Rose D´Or awards.
First company to bring a U.S network celebrity to Denmark to feature in a Scandinavian reality show.
David Sidebotham and Karsten Bartholin founded Babyfoot in 2003. 2004 they won the international pitching competition “The brain station” held by SBSbroadcasting resulting in the commission of the Rose D´or nominated Gay Army. As well as creating the format, David and Karsten produced and directed the entire series.
In 2006 they created “Big in Japan” which aired two seasons on abc in the U.S under the title “I Survived A Japanese Game Show”. David and Karsten are also executive producers of the show. The format has been optioned in 19+ territories and been successfully produced in Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Babyfoot has taken David and Karsten’s all over the world in the 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, got westerners to take part in a Japanese game show and re-funked Bingo in Bingo Banko!
 David Sidebotham - MD & Executive Producer |
David is the co-creator of Gay Army, Bingo Banko, and the double Rose d’Or winning reality format Big In Japan, which ran for two seasons on US network ABC as I Survived A Japanese Game Show. 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 worked on numerous TV productions from reality, game shows and factual entertainment. Developing, producing and executive producing. Before television he managed three restaurants in central London. David believes his diverse experience inspires his everyday work and ethics. He lives with his girlfriend and 8 year old son Joshua in the fantastic city of Copenhagen Denmark. |
| Karsten Bartholin - MD & Executive Producer |
Karsten has moved on to Blu the Danish production arm of Fremantle Media. Babyfoot wishes him all the best! |