London – FremantleMedia celebrates five new commissions for the highly entertaining culinary game show My Mom Cooks Better Than Yours. The format, which fuses food, comedy, competition and family clashes in a bid to win a tasty cash prize, has been picked up by El Trece (Argentina), Prima TV (Romania), TRT (Turkey) Pop TV (Slovenia) and TV Joj (Slovakia). FremantleMedia picked up the global format rights from Spanish producer Madarina in 2014. Chris O’Dell, Head of Global … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia celebrates new commissions
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FremantleMedia acquires “Deutschland 83”
Deutschland 83 London, UK – FremantleMedia International announced its acquisition of the global distribution rights to UFA Fiction’s major new eight-part drama, Deutschland 83. Created by Anna Winger and Joerg Winger, the German-language drama is produced by Joerg Winger and Nico Hofmann (UFA Fiction), and has been commissioned by RTL Television in Germany. Deutschland 83 is a suspenseful coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia acquires “Deutschland 83”
FremantleMedia prepares for NATPE
Web Therapy Burbank – FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced their portfolio of recent sales for over 200 hours of premium programming across numerous genres that will bring world class entertainment throughout the Latin America region. “FremantleMedia International’s presence across Latin America is stronger than ever,” said Sheila Aguirre, Executive Vice President, Content Distribution and Format Sales, Latin America, Caribbean and Hispanic USA, … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia prepares for NATPE
FremantleMedia acquires “Eye Candy”
Victoria Justice London – FremantleMedia International announced its acquisition of the international distribution rights (excluding North America) to MTV’s new scripted thriller, Eye Candy (10 x 60’). Based on R.L. Stine’s best-selling novel, the series starring Victoria Justice is set to premiere on MTV in the U.S. on 12 January. Eye Candy centres on tech genius Lindy, played by Victoria Justice, a 21-year-old hacker with a gift for seeing clues and connections in the … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia acquires “Eye Candy”
New Jamie Oliver content in Australia
MIPCOM – FremantleMedia International (FMI) and Australia’s commercial free-to-air channel, Network Ten, have agreed a multi-year deal that will see the network take the exclusive first run rights in Australia to all new and upcoming Jamie Oliver content, as well as extend its agreement for titles from the Jamie Oliver back catalogue. As part of the agreement, Network Ten are currently airing the brand new Jamie’s Comfort Foods (6x60’). Produced by Fresh One Production, … [Read more...] about New Jamie Oliver content in Australia
“The Art Of” reaches international audience
MIPCOM, Cannes – Ovation, America’s Only Arts Network, announced the global sales for The Art Of (13x21’), an original series from Ovation’s production arm Ovation Studios. FremantleMedia International has secured the sales, with Foxtel in Australia, Cineplex in Thailand, and Skylife TV in Korea having taken the first series of the show. The Art Of is a weekly half-hour series that profiles three artists who are creating boundary-pushing work in media that are … [Read more...] about “The Art Of” reaches international audience
