L.A. Screenings Spotlight: Shine International

May 10, 2012 World Screen Top Stories
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NEW YORK: This market, Shine International will be launching over 450 hours of all-new and returning prime-time programming, "produced by an exceptional list of TV’s most successful network producers," says Matt Vassallo, the company’s VP of international sales for the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

 

This lineup includes 50 hours of fresh scripted programming, including new seasons of FX’s Archer and BBC America’s The Hour.
 
“From the U.K. we have an exceptional and varied slate of all-new non-scripted commissions,” adds Vassallo, pointing to Secret Street Crew, The Battle of Brides and Dirty Great Machines. Sky 1’s number one rated prime-time family format Secret Street Crew transforms everyday people into slick dance crews to the surprise of their loved ones. The Battle of the Brides gives two very different brides the challenge of creating one dream wedding. Dirty Great Machines is a fast-paced science-entertainment series that investigates the next generation of groundbreaking engineering achievements.
 
Vassallo says the company’s formats catalogue is “packed with opportunities.” Leading off the slate is MasterChef, which has been produced in more than 35 countries worldwide, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Israel, India and Australia and is coming soon to China. Also offered in the way of formats is The Date Machine, a prime-time entertainment show from the U.K. that sees contestants competing for love at first sight. The catalogue also includes the top rated Scandinavian formats The Battle For…, Honey, You’re Getting Fat and The Truth About Us, which is currently in production in Latin America.
 
“We’re expecting to close a number of high-profile deals from our new drama portfolio, including major deals for Cinemax and BBC One’s Hunted and Sweden’s hit sci-fi drama Real Humans,” says Vassallo. “We’re very pleased with our growing drama slate, as this is a genre many distributors struggle to supply.” He adds, “From non-scripted, there is a growing demand for big-brand reality and factual titles such as Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates and Lifetime’s One Born Every Minute. We expect to close some very interesting deals on factual titles with free-TV broadcasters, a great reflection of our 2012 lineup.”