London – Independent distributor DCD Rights has secured a host of presale deals for its new factual content, with broadcasters in USA, Asia and Canada signing content from its diverse slate of series ahead of their debut at MIPCOM 2015.

Discovery Asia and BBC Global News have picked up Mumbai Railways (4×60’ HD), the new series from BBC Productions that explores the world’s busiest railway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India. Airing recently in the UK as World’s Busiest Railway, the debut episode almost doubled BBC2’s 9pm slot average this year. Additionally, new docu-drama Stalkers Who Kill (10×60’ HD), from FirstLookTV, has been sold to Reelz in the US.

DCD Rights continues its successful ongoing distribution partnership with The Open University (OU), premiering two new series at MIPCOM. Genius of the Ancient World (3×60’ HD), produced through a BBC/OU partnership, has sold to Knowledge Network Canada and BBC Global News.

Also launching is Chasing Perfection (2 x 60’) from The Moment Productions for the OU and Channel 4, and Deals in the Desert (13×30’ HD) from JEO Productions for Bahraini TV, and Ocean Adventurer (3×60’ HD) from Okuhle Media for SABC.

Rick Barker, Head of Sales at DCD Rights, says, “We’re delighted to build upon our success at MIPTV – where our relationships with leading factual producers saw us showcasing our largest non-scripted portfolio to date at 1,600 hours – with the launch of this diverse range of new titles. We’re looking forward to seeing more new sales come through at MIPCOM.”