The sales deals for the crime drama were made with the BBC in the UK, which is set to air the fast-paced drama early next month, as well as SBS in Australia, Stan in Australia, Acorn TV in New Zealand, TV4 in Sweden and TV2 in Norway.
Fremantle Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal have optioned the format. The deal for "Battle in the Box" follows a previously announced co-development deal for music gameshow and play-a-long format "The Beatbox,"
According to Mediavision's Q3 analysis of the Swedish market, despite a weaker economy, household media spend has increased by six percent compared to the same period last year.