FME Scores Canadian Deal for The Martha Stewart Show

LONDON, September 7: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has
announced the sale of season three of The Martha Stewart Show to the CBC, which acquired a total of 180 one-hour
episodes.

The Martha Stewart Show
spotlights Stewart’s sense of humor with celebrity-studded and informative
segments. The daytime series already airs with 16 broadcasters around the
world, from Sweden to Korea through to New Zealand, Belgium and the
Philippines.

“The Martha Stewart brand of programming, whether it be The
Martha Stewart Show or Martha
Stewart Living, has been extraordinarily
well-received worldwide,” said David Ellender, FremantleMedia’s CEO. “The
Martha Stewart Show is an integral piece in
our portfolio of iconic, top-tier entertainment programming, with the likes of
Jamie Oliver, Kylie Kwong and others, and reinforces our inimitable ability to
deliver world-class lifestyle content to partners across the globe.”

Lisa Honig, the VP of program distribution for North
America, who brokered the deal with Media Group International, added: “This
deal with CBC is another step in the already impressive global track record for
The Martha Stewart Show. We’re delighted
to be partnering with the CBC, a perfect home for Martha.”