{"id":8951,"date":"2025-07-07T12:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.avantitoast.com\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:23:57","slug":"first-lines-global-footprint-expands-with-new-deals-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avantitoast.com\/en\/first-lines-global-footprint-expands-with-new-deals-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lines\u2019 global footprint expands with new deals in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona-based distributor GoldBee is happy to announce new international sales for the acclaimed Canadian live-action tween\/teen series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avantitoast.com\/en\/productions\/premier-trio\/\"><strong>First Line (Premier trio)<\/strong><\/a>. The series continues to expand its global reach with new broadcast partners joining the lineup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RTS<\/strong> in <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> has acquired Free TV and Free VOD Rights to seasons 1 and 2 of First Line, marking the show\u2019s debut in the territory in May of this year. In addition, <strong>SVT<\/strong> in <strong>Sweden<\/strong>, which previously picked up Season 1, has now secured <strong>Season 2<\/strong>, confirming the program\u2019s growing success with Nordic audiences.<\/p>\n<p>These new agreements build on a strong list of broadcast partners already on board, including <strong>France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions<\/strong> (Free-to-Air and Free VOD rights for France), <strong>YLE<\/strong> in <strong>Finland<\/strong> (exclusive FVOD rights), and <strong>RTBF<\/strong> in <strong>Belgium<\/strong> (Free TV and FVOD rights).<\/p>\n<p>First Line is commissioned by <strong>Radio-Canada<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/ici.tou.tv\/premier-trio\">ICI TOU.TV EXTRA<\/a> and ICI T\u00c9L\u00c9) and produced by Canadian studio Avanti-Toast. <strong>Season 3 is now available and premiered in Canada in May with outstanding results ranking in the top 10 of most watched programs amongst all genre on ICI TOU.TV,<\/strong> bringing the total number of available episodes to 78&#215;21\u2019. The series recently received <strong>three G\u00e9meaux Awards<\/strong>, including Best Youth Fiction Series, Best Direction (Charles and Philippe Grenier), and Best Supporting Role (Mathieu Drouin).<\/p>\n<p>First Line follows Chloe, a star athlete who breaks barriers by joining an elite all-boys hockey team. Set against the world of competitive sports, the series explores teenage challenges\u2014rivalries, friendships, and emotional growth\u2014in a powerful coming-of-age story that resonates with viewers worldwide. <strong>First Line<\/strong> is based on Nadia Lakhdari\u2019s successful book collection.<\/p>\n<p>Christophe Goldberger, Managing Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/goldbee.es\/\"><strong>GoldBee<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cFirst Line continues to connect with new audiences across Europe and beyond. These latest partnerships highlight the show&#8217;s wide appeal and the universal strength of its universal themes: perseverance, self-affirmation, and growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Monique Lamoureux, co-president, <strong>Avanti-Toast<\/strong>: \u201cFirst Line continues to impress with its outstanding performance. All three seasons have consistently ranked among the most-watched programs across all genres on ICI TOU.TV, with the recent premiere of Season 3 reaffirming the series\u2019 strong appeal. This ongoing success highlights First Line\u2019s deep connection with tween and teen audiences and its growing potential on the international stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona-based distributor GoldBee is happy to announce new international sales for the acclaimed Canadian live-action tween\/teen series First Line (Premier&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":8137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-distribution-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>First Lines\u2019 global footprint expands with new deals in Europe - Avanti-Toast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/avantitoast.com\/en\/first-lines-global-footprint-expands-with-new-deals-in-europe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First Lines\u2019 global footprint expands with new deals in Europe - 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