Passion Distribution has sold over 302 hours of programming in Asia since the start of Q2.
Pan Asia deals have been agreed with Fox Crime for Mentorn Media’s documentary Captive in Cleveland (1 x 60’), while Sony Entertainment Television Asia picked up Scripps Networks International’s Cupcake Wars (14 x 60′) S7.
LIC China completed deals for Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened? (1 x 60′) and Superstorm USA: Caught On Camera (1 x 60′), which were both produced by Mentorn Media. LIC China also agreed terms for the series Abby & Brittany: College and Beyond ( 8 x 30′), from Figure 8 Films, which continues to follow conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensall as they try and live normal lives. The broadcaster also licensed Scripps Networks International’s Got Home Alive (13 x 60′) and Pioneer Productions’ How To Change Your Body (2 x 60′). Further deals were also finalised into China with Happy Movie Media, securing Earth Shocks: Mega Volcano (1 x 60′) by Mentorn Media and In The Womb – Fight For Life (1 x 60′), from Pioneer Productions for CCTV.
Thai broadcaster True Corp has licensed Passion’s unscripted factual content including Forecasting The End (6 x 30’), by The Weather Channel and My New Hand (1 x 60’), by True North Productions. It has also licensed Edwardian Insects On Film (1 x 60’), by Mentorn Media and Scripps Networks International’s Food Feuds (9 x 30’) and You Live In What? (14 x 60’).
Japan’s Fuji TV secured the premiere of World Of Wonder’s Rupaul’s Drag Race (9 x 60’), while Tokyovision secured Mentorn Media’s World’s Scariest S3 (1 x 60’) for World Great TV. Nippon Television also licensed Flying Car (1 x 60’) by Mentorn Media.
Property programming proved popular in Hong Kong with deals for Selling London (8 x 30’) and International Open House (8 x 30’) by Scripps Networks International being agreed with TVB Jade.
Other deals in the region include Fox International Channels (FIC) concluding terms for James Martin’s Mediteranean (10 x 30’), from UKTV. In addition, Singaporean broadcaster TV4ME licensed the home makeover series West End Salvage (13 x 30’), which was produced by Pie Town Productions for Scripps Networks International’s home channel, HGTV.
