Cannes/ Vienna – After successful sales in Europe and Russia, the ORF crime series Fast Forward has now attracted U.S. networks. CBS has commissioned a pilot script.
New blue-chip titles from ORF’s renowned nature and wildlife-strand UNIVERSUM have also been picked up by broadcasters around the world: The Empress and the Forest will be aired in France (ARTE), Switzerland (RTS), Germany (BR), Ireland (RTE) and Thailand (TBS). The Return of the Hoopoe was commissioned by Australia (SBS), Korea (EBS) and Thailand (TPBS). The two-parter Schladming – Magic Mountains was taken by Spain (TVE) and Thailand (TPBS).
Up to now ORF’s formats have been successfully offered in Europe; Lonely Hearts Club has been optioned to Finland and France. Eyeworks has signed off an agency agreement to distribute the worldwide rights of the popular scripted format The Lottery Kings, after having it produced for the German speaking market.
Marion Camus-Oberdorfer, Head of Content Sales International at ORF-Enterprise, says: “MIPCOM is a very important market-place for ORF: this time we could again convince all our clients with a thrilling new portfolio. For the first time we could fix a deal with Discovery Channel CEE/ MENA: the exceptional documentary Sarajevo – The Assassination will air in these territories.”
