Cannes – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, has announced the sale of U.S. drama Wedding Band (10 x 60’) to two multi-territory broadcasters in Asia Pacific that will air in more than 45 territories.

Sony has picked up the hour-long comedic drama for its viewers across China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Viacom18 has also opted for the show for viewers in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives.

Wedding Band is slated to premiere on the U.S. on cable net TBS in November 2012 and has already found international buyers in Canada (CTV), the UK (Channel 5), Latin America (TBS Latin America), Australia (Network Ten), the Middle East and North Africa (MBC Group), Denmark, Norway and Sweden (Viasat Broadcasting) and Finland (YLE).

The series follows a group of guys who try to escape the stress and strains of their everyday lives by performing in a wedding band. Anchored by lifelong best friends – Tommy, a perennial bachelor, and Eddie, a married father of two – the guys are weekend rock stars. Only they’re not crashing their way into the best parties – they’re paid to perform at them. The band will stop at nothing to make every wedding, birthday or bar mitzvah a concert to remember.

Originally commissioned by TBS, Wedding Band is a cornerstone of FME’s U.S. cable drama strategy and part of its wider global commitment to develop and distribute high quality English language dramas for international markets.