More4 has acquired the UK broadcasting rights for Australian period drama, ANZAC Girls, based on real-life experiences in World War I. Based on the historic letters and diaries of five young women, ANZAC Girls follows the lesser-known true story of Australia and New Zealand in the First World War. Set in 1915, the 6 x 60’ series – acquired from all3media International – will follow the struggles of the fledgling nurses as they were drafted to the Middle East as part of a secret … [Read more...] about More4 acquires “ANZAC Girls”
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“Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home” series begins to go global
Optomen International, the all3media-owned distribution arm of Optomen Television, has closed a package of deals for the second season of Channel 4’s eco-friendly building challenge Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home Series 2 (4 x 60’) in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Norway, Caroline Stephenson, Optomen International’s director of sales announced. ABC Australia has licensed the TV rights to the latest Man Made challenge, which sees McCloud transport his brilliantly … [Read more...] about “Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home” series begins to go global
Atlantic concludes global sales for Attenborough series
London – Atlantic Productions, producer of the triple-Emmy-Award winning First Life (Discovery/ BBC), has concluded a number of key international sales for its new landmark series David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (2 x 50’). Commissioned by the BBC in the UK, David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates tells the story of the evolution of back-boned animals. Using the … [Read more...] about Atlantic concludes global sales for Attenborough series
Henson gets global consumer products rights to “Driftwood Bay”
Belfast, Northern Ireland/ Los Angeles, California - Broadening its relationship with Sixteen South Television, HIP (Henson Independent Properties), The Jim Henson Company’s third party distribution and consumer products label, has secured the global consumer products rights (with the exception of UK and Ireland) to Sixteen South’s new mixed media, animated preschool series, Driftwood Bay. The announcement was made by Melissa Segal, executive vice president, global … [Read more...] about Henson gets global consumer products rights to “Driftwood Bay”
TV ASIA Plus WEB-Exclusive: Interview with King of Cheats director Alex Holmes
Director Alex Holmes Q: King of Cheats (the title) has a somewhat antagonistic tone to it. Why this title? A: The first thing is that this is a working title, but I think the idea behind King of Cheats is that Lance rode in an era when doping and taking performance enhancing drugs in cycling was very widespread. But no one did it to quite the same degree or with quite the same success that he did. In a way there’s something also celebratory about King of Cheats – he did it … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-Exclusive: Interview with King of Cheats director Alex Holmes
Beyond launches 100 hours of in-house produced programmes
Beyond Distribution is set to launch 100 hours of content produced by Beyond Productions, Beyond Action and Beyond Screen Production at MIPTV. New series include social documentary series Hidden In America (6 x 60’), produced for Destination America and children’s edutainment series History Hunters (26 x 30’), commissioned by Super RTL, TV Ontario, ABC Australia and Seven Network Australia. Returning series include MythBusters 8 (30 x 60’), Dark Minds 2 (8 x … [Read more...] about Beyond launches 100 hours of in-house produced programmes