KESHET INTERNATIONAL’S PREMIUM SCRIPTED SLATE TRAVELS THE WORLD

Keshet International has completed multiple finished tape deals for its scripted slate, including new US rom-com “The Baker and the Beauty” (ABC) and “The A Word S3” (BBC One), alongside foreign-language titles such as “False Flag” (Keshet 12), “The Paper” (HRT), and “7 Faces” (BluTV).

“While we all do our bit to help slow the spread of this virus by isolating at home, series like these offer total escapism and the opportunity to explore the globe from the comfort of our sofas. Regardless of where these dramas originate, we are seeing increased interest across our scripted finished tape slate, and we are doing everything we can to connect buyers quickly and easily with all the content they need at this difficult time,”  said Keren Shahar, COO and President of Distribution at Keshet International.

In Australia, streaming platform Stan has acquired “The Baker and the Beauty,” produced by Universal Television and ABC Studios in association with Keshet Studios. Premiering day and date with its American debut on ABC from April 14, this 9x60’ feel-good rom-com follows the unlikely romance ignited when the lives and cultures of Cuban baker Daniel and international fashion mogul Noa collide. Meanwhile, both seasons (10x30’) of the original Israeli series created by Assis Azar for Keshet 12 have been sold into Planet TV in Slovenia.

Ahead of its UK premiere on BBC One from 5 May, the third series of “The A Word” has been licensed by AMC Networks’ SundanceTV in the United States, YLE in Finland, and BBC First in Australia for a first window. All have previously acquired the first and second seasons of this uplifting and moving drama about a young boy diagnosed with autism, with BBC iPlayer relicensing them both to allow box-setting with the season three premiere in the UK, and BBC First re-licensing them for Pay TV in Australia. In addition, RTL Croatia has acquired both series for its RTL Play premium SVOD service in Croatia, with SBS acquiring them for a second FTA window in Australia.

AMC Networks has also acquired New Form Digital’s “Cold” for SundanceTV in Latin America, as well as both 8x30’ series of Complex Networks’ “In The Vault”. Other sales include: “Mr Student Body President” to YLE (Finland); “False Flag” to TV4 (Sweden) and SBS (Australia); “Happy at Sea” and “7 Faces” to RTL (Croatia); and “The Paper” to Federalna Televizija (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and TV Vijesti (Montenegro).