WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading producers of factual programming, today announces that it is has launched a new distribution division, WildBear International. Timed to coincide with the busy MIPCOM/autumn sales period, WildBear International’s launch slate is led by three history series, Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of WW2 (6 x 60), The World War (8 x 60) and Bomber Terror of WW2 (6 x 60); two natural history titles, World’s Most Toxic Animals (2 x 60) and Under the … [Read more...] about WildBear Entertainment launches new distribution arm, WildBear International
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‘Fisk’ takes the top comedy gong at Series Mania
Australian hit comedy, Fisk won the hearts of the jury at Europe’s largest TV festival, Series Mania 2021 in Lille, France to take out the Best Series Award in the Comedies Competition. Produced by Porchlight Films (The Kettering Incident, Animal Kingdom), Fisk is written, co-directed and stars comedian, Kitty Flanagan in the hilarious, highly relatable legal comedy that affectionally channels the quirks of office life. Previously a high-end contracts solicitor, Helen Tudor-Fisk (Flanagan) … [Read more...] about ‘Fisk’ takes the top comedy gong at Series Mania
ABC Commercial and The Wiggles celebrate a 30-year distribution partnership
ABC Commercial announced it has finalised an exclusive global license agreement with Australian children’s entertainment group The Wiggles, extending and celebrating an extraordinary partnership that has spanned 30 years, to date. The agreement will give the commercial arm of the Australian public broadcaster worldwide distribution rights to the group’s catalogue of premium television content, quality video productions and music. The recently signed deal includes both future releases for The … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial and The Wiggles celebrate a 30-year distribution partnership
ABC Commercial rolls out an exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial has announced a full offering of blue-chip Australian scripted and unscripted content and award-winning formats to celebrate its attendance at MIP China’s Partnership Forum’s 2021 online market event. The exciting line-up on ABC Commercial’s new-to-market scripted slate kicks off with Aftertaste (4K/HD 6x30’), the hit comedy with bite from Closer Productions. Aftertaste is an irreverent, laugh-out-loud series that follows an internationally renowned yet volatile celebrity chef, … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial rolls out an exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial completes a string of sales for ‘Wild Wars Australia’
European culture channel ARTE has completed a deal with ABC Commercial for Wild Wars Australia (HD 4x60’ Wildbear Entertainment), for their Nature & Animals offering. The two-year agreement gives ARTE exclusive rights in French and German territories. The ARTE sale leads a wave of Australian natural history programming recently sold internationally – China’s CMG and factual giant National Geographic have also contracted Wild Wars Australia for channels in Asia, the Middle East, … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial completes a string of sales for ‘Wild Wars Australia’
‘Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra’ snapped up by SVT in pre-sale deal
ABC Commercial has announced a pre-sale of the highly acclaimed feature-length documentary Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra(HD1 x 90’ & HD1 x 60’) to Sweden’s public broadcaster for their SVT2 and SVT Play platforms. Already winning several awards in its home country, Firestartermarks Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary. Taking us through the company’s birth and spectacular growth, the film recognises Bangarra’s founders and also tells the story of how three young Aboriginal … [Read more...] about ‘Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra’ snapped up by SVT in pre-sale deal
