ZDF Enterprises has concluded a major package deal with China’s CCTV. The package contains 18 programme hours from ZDFE.factual’s catalogue, mainly from the fields of wildlife and nature as well as history and biographies.

The programmes range from the top-selling six-parter Last Secrets of the Third Reich to Jungle Book Bear and the new four-part documentary series Wild Germany. Also in the package are CIA Confidential, Dingo – Wild Dog at War and Wild Poland.

Alexander Coridass, ZDF Enterprises’ President and CEO: “We at ZDF Enterprises have been maintaining contacts with CCTV for more than two decades, and we really appreciate this long term and reliable partnership. We are particularly honoured and delighted to be making this major sale, which is also a result of CCTV’s progress and liberal acquisition policies, and we are confident that this deal will be a milestone in our collaboration with China’s leading broadcaster. As China increasingly reaches out to the world, its viewers are become more and more demanding, and we are confident that we have many more programmes that will meet these changing needs.”

Ms. ZHOU Yan, Deputy Managing Director of CCTV Documentary: “We’ve been actively seeking cooperation with ZDF since the establishment of the channel. We’re very pleased to have reached this major sale with the commercial arm of one of the most renowned TV broadcasters in Europe, and we’re confident this will be the start of a long and rewarding partnership. This enables us to bring some of the best documentaries to the Chinese audience, and hopefully in the future, we can also introduce more Chinese documentaries to the German market.”