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’
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‘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
UK kids now have The Wiggles
ABC Commercial is thrilled to announce the completion of their deal with the TV arm of the British multinational telecommunications company BT, for a package of preschool content from Australian music royalty The Wiggles, adding to BT’s line-up of big brands for their Kids TV channel and on-demand kids’ service. The agreement will give BT TV broadcast and streaming rights to a collection of premium content from The Wiggles catalogue including Emma Series 1 (HD 30x4’) and Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle! … [Read more...] about UK kids now have The Wiggles
‘ITCH’ starts production on series 2 in Western Australia’s Great Southern region
ABC, Screenwest, Screen Australia, and ABC Commercial are excited to announce that production has commenced in Western Australia on series two of ITCH – a ten-part live-action adventure series produced for ABC by independent film and TV producer Komixx Entertainment and distributed worldwide by ABC Commercial. The first series of ITCH based on the characters created in the award-winning books by popular British broadcaster and author Simon Mayo is currently on ABC ME iview as part of the … [Read more...] about ‘ITCH’ starts production on series 2 in Western Australia’s Great Southern region
Two ABC Commercial formats to hit the UK
Two of the ABC’s most engaging formats are set to air in the UK. BBC’s Gaelic channel BBC ALBA has completed an agreement for the entertaining and funny format Advice to My 12-Year-Old Self, while the BBC children’s channel CBBC has commissioned Keshet Productions to deliver a kid’s version of the award-winning competition format The Great Bee Challenge, delightfully re-named Show Me The Honey. A recent finalist in the International Format Awards, The Great Bee Challenge sees four families – … [Read more...] about Two ABC Commercial formats to hit the UK
ABC Commercial rolls out exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial has announced a full offering of blue-chip Australian scripted and unscripted content and great formats to celebrate their first attendance of MIP China’s new innovative online market event. The finished program slate includes quality natural history series Wild Australians (HD 6x60’), which travels from coast to desert and back again to tell the stories of some of Australia’s spectacular wildlife, and the harsh but beautiful habitat to which these animals have adapted. The … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial rolls out exciting slate for MIP China