A+E Networks Lands Worldwide Program Sales

CANNES: More than 450 hours of programming from the A+E Networks catalogue have been scooped up by broadcasters worldwide, with deals on series such as Pawn Stars and Storage Wars.

Pawn Stars has been sold to Seven Network (Australia), History TV (Canada), La Sexta (Spain), TV4 Plus (Sweden), TV Norge (Norway), FEM (Norway), Hrvatska Television/HRT (Croatia) and Vision Four (Malaysia and Singapore). Storage Wars is headed to Canal D (Canada), Outdoor Life Network (Canada), Suomi TV (Finland), TV Norge (Norway), FEM (Norway) and TV4 (Sweden). Seven Network (Australia), History TV (Canada), Zebra (Norway) and La Sexta (Spain) went for Swamp People.

Hoarders will launch on TV3 Denmark (Denmark), Planete No Limit (France) and Viasat (Norway and Sweden), while Ax Men is set for W9 (France) and History TV (Canada). Meanwhile TV4 Plus (Sweden) and AFRTS (U.S.) opted for Top Shot.

The Lifetime series Dance Moms and Picker Sisters, which are being introduced to buyers for the first time in Cannes, also scored new broadcasters. Dance Moms was acquired by Shaw (Canada) and Picker Sisters was picked up by W Network (Canada) and Lifestyle Network (the Philippines).

“We are fortunate to work with some of the most successful brands and shows coming out of the U.S. market,” said Sean Cohan, the senior VP of international for A+E Networks. “With a catalogue of 9,500-plus hours including new 550-plus hours, we are able to provide our clients with a wide range of strong content to fit their needs.”