FremantleMedia International Places 220 Hours in Europe

LONDON: FremantleMedia International has licensed more than 220 hours of drama, lifestyle, comedy, factual and entertainment programming to broadcasters in German-speaking Europe.

The ProSiebenSat.1 Group in Germany took a number of titles for its female-targeted Sixx channel and VOD service Maxdome. Jamie Cooks Summer and Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals are headed to both platforms. Sixx also opted for Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a two-part documentary, while maxdome picked up the first two seasons of Web Therapy, season five of Merlin and the 6×1-hour drama Hit and Miss. Additional scripted sales include season 5 of Merlin to Super RTL, Hit and Miss to RTL Crime and the third season of Web Therapy to Turner.

On the factual side, the documentary The Untold History of the United States is headed to Spiegel Geschichte and N-TV, which also snapped up the special Meteor Strike: Fireball from Space. Meanwhile, DMAX went for seasons three and four of Auction Hunters, as well as the sixth season of 1000 Ways to Die.

In Austria, ORF licensed Jamie’s Festival and Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals, which also sold to RTL Living, along with Jamie’s Food Fight Club, Fast Fresh and Easy Food, Home Cooking Made Easy, Baking Made Easy and Last Minute Christmas. Germany’s Turner went for the lifestyle show Anthony Bourdain: The Layover. Seasons nine and ten of Project Runway were licensed by Bio Germany, as was the spin-off series Project Runway All Stars.

At this year’s NATPE Budapest, FremantleMedia International plans to present Wentworth, a drama based on Australia’s Prisoner; The Making of a Lady, a psychological thriller; the comedies Count Arthur Strong, Cuckoo, Fetching and Hollywood Help; and Tattoo Nightmares, a factual program.

Maximilian Bolenius, the VP of sales for German-speaking Europe and CEE at FremantleMedia International, said: "The German-speaking territories are not only a key market for every major distributor but they are also home to some of the most discerning audiences in Europe—and the competition between suppliers of high quality content is fierce. We are really pleased that our clients have chosen to buy from our diverse portfolio and are confident they will do so again when they see our newest offerings."