FME Sells 135 Hours of Content to Turner Benelux

CANNES: Turner Broadcasting has acquired 135 hours of programming from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) for its new TNT channel in the Benelux.

The deal covers drama, comedy and entertainment content for the new channel, launching April 10. On the drama front there’s Exile, The Crimson Petal & The White, Laconia and Holy Flying Circus.  IT Crowd, Phoneshop and Trollied are some of the comedies in the package, which also includes Satisfaction, Killing Time, Web Therapy, and Cops LAC.
 
Richard Tulk-Hart, the VP of sales, distribution (Benelux, Malta, Sub Saharan Africa & Cyprus) and home entertainment, EMEA,, noted, “We’re extremely pleased to be providing a great mix of top content from FME’s slate of rich and diverse programming – from acclaimed dramas such as Paul Abbott’s Exile, to international comedy series Web Therapy, produced by and starring Lisa Kudrow—to help support TNT’s launch in Benelux. We look forward to working closely with the channel and developing our relationship moving forward.”