MIPCOM 2019: Corus on song with original, unscripted content
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| 09 October 2019

Said to be focusing on character-driven content in niche industries for its unscripted content, Corus Entertainment has revealed multiple worldwide sales for its original lifestyle and unscripted content.

The deals, described by the company as landmarks, include sales to Cooking Channel in the US for grilling competition series Fire Masters (20x60’), and pre-broadcast sales of demolition show Salvage Kings (10x60’) to A+E Networks in multiple territories such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa, Poland and Romania. Truck racing docu-series Big Rig Warriors has sold to Foxtel in Australia, A+E’s FYI in the U.S. and A+E Networks in Italy. Additionally, History Erased (8x60’), which examines the world without a specific country’s achievements, has sold to Foxtel in Australia and New Zealand as well as Historia in Spain and Portugal.

Island of Bryan (13x60’’) has landed three deals internationally with initial sales for Season 1 to Foxtel in Australia, TVA's Group Channel CASA in French Canada, and Israel’s Talit Communications. Cash-conscious renovation series $ave My Reno, Season 1 (14x30’’) and 2 (14x30’’), has been picked up by A+E’s FYI in the US along with South Africa’s The Home Channel for Season 2. Additional international sales within the portfolio include Backyard Builds, Season 1 (8x30’’) and 2 (14x30’’), to M6 France; Buying the View (26x30’) to UKTV; Home to Win, Season 3 (8x60’) to Foxtel in Australia; and Masters of Flip to Discovery in Germany (Season 4 – 6x60’), ITVBe in the UK (Season 1-4). Brazil’s Globosat has renewed Season 1 (12x60’) and 2 (14x60’) and newly acquired Season 3 (10x60’) and 4 (6x60’).

Fashion series Stitched (12x60’) has landed with Discovery in Latin America and A+E Networks Lifetime in Africa while Travelogue food series Bakers Sisters (13x30’) and Big Food Bucket List (26x30’) have also sold to an undisclosed buyer in the pan-Asian market.

Corus Studios’ slate of original content available for international distribution at MIPCOM also includes newly greenlit series The Big Bake, Great Chocolate Showdown, Junior Chef Showdown, Scott’s Vacation House Rules and Farmhouse Facelift. Worldwide sales are handled by Rita Carbone-Fleury for Corus Studios.