Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, confirms myriad sales for the theatrical feature documentary Killing Escobar from leading producers Two Rivers Media and Salon Pictures. The 90’ feature-length film is directed by award-winning filmmaker David Whitney and executive produced by Alan Clements and Mick McAvoy for Two Rivers Media and Nick Taussig for Salon Pictures. Killing Escobar has been sold to Radio Canada – Canada, Discovery – Italy, RTL Deutschland – Germany, … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights announces a raft of sales for theatrical documentary ‘Killing Escobar’
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GoQuest Media and WOWOW strike a deal for espionage drama ‘Traitor’
Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has struck a deal for the Estonian espionage drama Traitor (6 x 58’). Leading Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired the spy thriller for its Linear TV and ON-Demand streaming service. The award-winning series produced by multi-service provider Elisa Estonia and Estonian public broadcaster ERR is written by prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Martin Algus (Best Screenwriter Award at Estonian Film and Television Awards 2019) and … [Read more...] about GoQuest Media and WOWOW strike a deal for espionage drama ‘Traitor’
DCD Rights acquires high-end drama ‘Love Me’ and announces pre-sales of season two of ‘The Secrets She Keeps’
DCD Rights has acquired brand new drama series Love Me for international distribution and announces pre-sales of a second season of the ratings-winning psychological thriller The Secrets She Keeps to the BBC in the UK and AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now in the US and Canada. . The highly-anticipated 6 x 60’ drama Love Me is a Warner Bros. International Television Australia Production for the Foxtel Group with major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with … [Read more...] about DCD Rights acquires high-end drama ‘Love Me’ and announces pre-sales of season two of ‘The Secrets She Keeps’
Beyond Rights expands sales team with the appointment of a new SVP
Beyond Rights announced that seasoned executive Sarah Bickley has joined the team as SVP sales, responsible for both the Nordics region and for the digital exploitation of the company’s catalogue, with an initial focus on expanding its business with AVOD platforms. Sarah joins from Tin Roof Media, where she was responsible for the distribution operations of Blink Films and Outline Productions, which included helping to secure deficit funding for unscripted content. Prior to that, she spent … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights expands sales team with the appointment of a new SVP
Woodcut International partners with The Rob Knox Foundation on documentary exploring the life and murder of Robert Knox
UK distributor Woodcut International has partnered with The Rob Knox Foundation to launch a powerful award-winning documentary about the tragic murder of Harry Potter actor Robert Knox – a film that highlights the horrors of knife crime in a bid to further crackdown on senseless acts of violence that destroy so many lives. The partnership sees Woodcut International team up as executive producer and worldwide TV distributor for (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story (1 x 1 hr). In 2008, 18-year-old Rob … [Read more...] about Woodcut International partners with The Rob Knox Foundation on documentary exploring the life and murder of Robert Knox
History and travel series on the move ahead of MIPCOM through DCD Rights
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has pre-sold two of its brand new factual series to a wide range of broadcasters ahead of the titles’ main launches at MIPCOM this month. Produced during the lockdown and now with a full 6 x 60’ episodes available, Treasures with Bettany Hughes has been acquired by SBS Australia, VRT Belgium, Geo Television for German-speaking Europe, Viasat World for Central & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and CIS and the Knowledge Network in Canada. This … [Read more...] about History and travel series on the move ahead of MIPCOM through DCD Rights