NATPE 2013: FremantleMedia Enterprises Inks Latam Sales

Concludes deals with Sony, Turner, Globosat and others in Latin America

By George Winslow -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/28/2013 12:51:50 PM

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FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) started NATPE with a number of new sales announcements for Latin America, including deals with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Turner and others.

Those agreements include SPE's decision to renew pan-regional rights for American Idol for the 12^th season.

In addition, Turner's Glitz channel has licensed seasons 10 and 11 of the reality show Project Runway.

Other Latin American sales include Auction Hunters season three to truTV; Project Accessory to Globosat in Brazil and Fox Life for the rest of Latin America; the sale of over 50 hours of culinary programming to Globosat in Brazil and Fox Life throughout the rest of Latin America; a package of dramas to Latin America's DirecTV; the second window sale of the fourth season of Live From Abbey Road to Turner's Glitz; and 1,000 Ways to Die to Turner's Infinito and several terrestrial outlets across the region.

FME also announced that in the format arena Hole in the Wall will return for a second season on Teletica in Costa Rica and the comedic format, Distraction will continue to air in Argentina and in Uruguay.