{"id":1923,"date":"2015-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/2015\/01\/09\/pre-natpe-sales-pickups-for-the-fremantle-corporation\/"},"modified":"2015-01-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T00:00:00","slug":"pre-natpe-sales-pickups-for-the-fremantle-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/pre-natpe-sales-pickups-for-the-fremantle-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-NATPE Sales &amp; Pickups for The Fremantle Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tTORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation has picked up the new comedy format <em>Touring T.O.<\/em> and closed licensing deals with several broadcasters worldwide ahead of NATPE.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Touring T.O.<\/em> is a scripted comedy that follows two unlikely friends and their intern who run a low-budget rickshaw tour company specializing in taking tourists to unique and obscure city landmarks. Toronto-based producers Crazy Shirt Productions developed the show.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdditionally, the company has sold various titles around the globe, with Ignition Africa picking up two more series in the Funkmaster Flex brand,&nbsp;<em>Car Wars with Funkmaster Flex<\/em> and <em>Full Throttle with Funkmaster Flex<\/em>. AXN Africa secured season three of <em>Bikini Beach<\/em>, while RAI in Italy acquired a slew of stage-to-screen content, including Direct from Broadway titles <em>Jekyll &amp; Hyde<\/em> and <em>Sophisticated Ladies<\/em>. RAI also picked up <em>Caesar and Cleopatra<\/em> and <em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Sophisticated Ladies <\/em>is making its debut in Brazil on Globosat, along with season two of <em>Lingerie<\/em>. RTL Belgium nabbed <em>Tarzan<\/em>, while Shout! Factory in the U.S. and Canada picked up <em>The Campbells <\/em>for home video.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;We are excited to head into NATPE with a new format that has strong international potential and a great collection of sales closed,&rdquo; said newly appointed CEO Brad Pelman. &ldquo;We are looking forward to a successful 2015 and kicking it all off in Miami.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation has picked up the new comedy format Touring T.O. and closed licensing deals with several broadcasters worldwide ahead of NATPE. 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