Mip TV: Entertainment One Inks Sales on AMC and SundanceTV Shows

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CANNES– Rolling off its recent output deal with AMC Networks, Entertainment One Television Intl. has inked a raft of sales on AMC’s “Turn” and “Halt And Catch Fire” (pictured above) as well as SundanceTV’s “The Red Road,” among other shows.

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Deals were unveiled by Prentiss Fraser, senior VP of worldwide sales and acquisitions for eOne Television International, on April 7, the first day of MipTV.

eOne sold “Halt And Catch Fire” to France’s Canal Plus and “Turn” to OCS, another French paybox. The shows were also picked by C More (Scandinavia) for exclusive payTV rights; HBO Nordic for SVOD; TV2 (Norway); and Yes DBS Satellite Services (Israel).

eOne closed a deal with Sundance Channel Global for “The Red Road” in multiple territories across Europe, North America and Latin America. The series will bow on the Sundance Channel Global on April 24.

Under the terms of its output deal with AMC Networks, eOne handles international distribution for all original scripted series from AMC and SundanceTV.

eOne also sold multiple seasons of “Hell On Wheels” to LoveFilm and Watchever in Germany, as well as NOW in Russia. “The Walking Dead” was snatched up by Media Access (Pakistan), RTL (French-speaking Belgium) and TV Peretz (Russia).

eOne is launching a compelling slate of new titles at MIPTV including the AMC and SundanceTV titles. Buyers will have the opportunity to meet with Seth Numrich, Heather Lind and creator/executive producer/showrunner Craig Silverstein from TURN as well as Kerry Bishé and executive producer Mark Johnson from HALT AND CATCH FIRE. TURN will premiere on AMC in the US on April 6^th and HALT AND CATCH FIRE will premiere on June 1^st.