NHK and NHK Enterprises have announced that the BBC and PTS, the Taiwanese public broadcaster, have acquired NHK’s doc “Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth,” co-produced with ZDF/ARTE and OceanX in collaboration with CMMAI. The doc is known for its success in conducting a 72-hour consecutive observation filming expedition, and for succeeding in capturing, in 8K, the world’s first-ever video images of a group of coelacanths and their behavior indicative of reproduction. Deep Ocean: Kingdom … [Read more...] about NHK’s Coelacanth Doc Goes to the BBC and Taiwan PTS
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NHK’s Deep Ocean team succeeds in capturing new behavior of the mysterious deep sea creature coelacanth
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and its production affiliate NHK Enterprises, Inc., together with ZDF/ARTE and OceanX, conducted a 72-hour consecutive observation filming expedition, and have succeeded in capturing, in 8K, the world’s first-ever video images of a group of coelacanths and their behavior indicative of reproduction. NHK’s “Deep Ocean” team, which is known for its success in capturing on film the Giant Squid in 2012, has brought us various scoops from the deep sea. This time, teaming … [Read more...] about NHK’s Deep Ocean team succeeds in capturing new behavior of the mysterious deep sea creature coelacanth
Arte picks up yes Studios’ global hit series Shtisel
yes Studios has announced that it has extended its relationship with Arte by licensing all three seasons of its hugely popular series Shtisel (33 x 45’) to the broadcaster for launch on arte.tv later this week, on 19th July. This latest deal follows the announcement earlier this year that Arte acquired yes Studio’s award-winning comedy series Bloody Murray (9 x 45’). Shtisel—which stars Michael Aloni (The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, 8200), Dovale Glickman (Oslo, Laces), Neta Riskin … [Read more...] about Arte picks up yes Studios’ global hit series Shtisel
Bomanbridge Media has started 2024 with a number of factual sales
Bomanbridge Media, Singapore’s leading independent content distribution and production company, has started 2024 with a number of factual sales to Arte, A+E Italy, DR Denmark, RTVE Spain, TV3 Catalunya, Mediawan, Czech TV, TVNZ and APT US. PAUL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (4x60’), the company’s co-production with UKTV was picked up by RTL in the Netherlands, as well APT in the USA, Spain’s RTVE and France’s Mediawan True Crime series SECRETS OF THE INTERROGATION ROOM (10x60’) was acquired by A+E Italy, … [Read more...] about Bomanbridge Media has started 2024 with a number of factual sales
ZED to adapt ‘Chasing Dragons: The Forgotten Knight of the Round Table’ for television
ZED (Manuel Catteau) will adapt for television "Chasing Dragons: The Forgotten Knight of the Round Table" a previously unknown medieval novel from the universe of the Arthurian legend, and that has just been reassembled at the end of a 10-year quest. This exceptional novel has been reconstructed by the medievalist historian Emanuele Arioli after 10 years of an outstanding quest that led him to several European countries. Written in the 13th century, this novel is one of the first to tell … [Read more...] about ZED to adapt ‘Chasing Dragons: The Forgotten Knight of the Round Table’ for television
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’
