FremantleMedia International Places Content Across LatAm

CANCUN: FremantleMedia International has announced sales of 400-plus hours of content throughout Latin America just as MIPCancun kicks off in Mexico.

Program packages across the region include sales to Globosat in Brazil, which has nabbed a bundle of content, including the hour-long Beatles vs Stones, the eight-part documentary Soundbreaking and Nigella Lawson’s new cooking series Simply Nigella. Globosat also went for 151 hours of Jamie Oliver content, including his latest series Jamie’s Super Food and the one-off documentary special Jamie’s Sugar Rush. Additionally, the broadcaster has picked up the competitive property format Who Lives Here and Planet’s Got Talent, which showcases acts from the Got Talent formats around the world.

Meanwhile, Discovery Latin America has picked up the latest documentaries from the I Am franchise, along with Nigel Marven’s Deadliest Snakes for Animal Planet and the first season of This Is Life with Lisa Ling for Discovery Home & Health.

On the scripted front, new pan-regional channel Digicel (Caribbean) has acquired the first three seasons of the Australian prison drama Wentworth, the Hulu original series Battleground, the British miniseries Crimson Petal & The White and Jamaica Inn. From FMI’s factual portfolio, they’ve purchased seasons one and two of Storage Wars Canada, Nigel Marven’s Deadliest Snakes and Nigel Marven’s Cruise Ship Adventures. Furthermore, Turner Broadcasting bought Bondi Ink Tattoo Crew for Tru TV. Its partnership with Pavilion Entertainment also continues as they produce further seasons of Caribbean Family Feud as well as acquiring seasons 15 and 16 of the U.S. version.

Sheila Aguirre, the executive VP of content distribution and format sales for Latin America and Hispanic USA, said: “The continued success and sustained volume of sales in Latin America reflects the strength and quality of our portfolio. We pride ourselves on working with the best of the best producers, writers and talent and we’re thrilled to be working with a variety of clients to bring these key and new brands to the territory.”