all3media Seals Deals on ANZAC Girls, Gogglebox

CANNES: The period drama ANZAC Girls has been pre-bought by Globosat for GNT in Brazil, while Gogglebox is headed to Israel and Canada, distributor all3media international has announced.

ANZAC Girls is a 6×1-hour series based on real incidents in the lives of five young women from Australia and New Zealand during their time as nurses in WWI. In addition to the Globosat buy, all3media international announced the show is also heading to TV2 in Denmark. The series is produced by Screentime for ABC Australia.

GNT has also picked up another new Australian drama from all3media, Love Child, set in 1960s Sydney. “The acquisition of ANZAC Girls and Love Child are aligned with GNT’s strategy of bringing to the audience high quality fiction," said Ana Carolina Lima, GNT's programming manager. "In addition to the channel’s original productions, both Australian series will enhance the image GNT has been building since 2012 as a female oriented channel that has fiction as one of its programming pillars. We’ll air ANZAC Girls in occasion of the 100th anniversary of the First World War. And Love Child has a subject that interests GNT’s audience."

On the format side, Gogglebox has been acquired by Keshet for adaptation in Israel, with Ran Telem, Keshet's VP of programming, calling the show a "unique TV format," adding: "As much as it is fun to watch it is brilliant in its simplicity. We hope to re-create the success the show had in Britain and make it as fun and exciting as the original version."

In addition, Thomas Howe Associates is producing ten half hours for BRAVO in Canada, and development is under way in Germany,  Denmark, Australia, Norway, Netherlands and New Zealand.

Nick Smith, VP of format sales at all3media international, noted, "Gogglebox has become a phenomenon in the U.K. I can see the format running for years to come, it will always feel relevant as our cast (who can be refreshed) discuss the shows that audiences are currently watching. I’m excited to see the first international launches of the format start this year, watching and commenting on TV is truly a universal subject and I expect many more licences to be signed around MIPTV."