Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, has picked up sales rights to Red Bull Studios’ documentary The Moment: How Sports Changed the World, directed and produced by four-time Emmy® Award winner Tom Jennings (Diana: In Her Own Worlds, Apollo: Missions to the Moon) of 1895 Films. Today, AMR announced that premium free streaming service Amazon Freevee has acquired the rights to air the unique feature documentary in the United Kingdom. AMR also … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights sells Red Bull Studios’ documentary The Moment: How Sports Changed the World to Amazon Freevee
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International Broadcasters pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
Asia, Africa - Following the death of the renowned South African activist, humanitarian former President Nelson Mandela, A+E Networks, Discovery Communications and VIMN began disrupting regular programming on respective major channels to air tribute programs in a show of respect. A+E Networks honours the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela through a commemorative 2-hour History Channel special entitled Miracle Rising: South Africa which tells the story of South Africa’s … [Read more...] about International Broadcasters pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
Sky Vision’s “Mandela” documentary pre-sold at MIPCOM
Mandela: The Struggle is My Life (1 x 60’ HD) was co-produced by Sky News and Sky Vision and distributed exclusively by Sky Vision. At MIPCOM, Sky Vision pre-sold the documentary to 19 territories: Network 10 in Australia, CCTV in China, TVB in Hong Kong, Brazil’s GloboSat, Singapore’s MediaCorp, TVI Portugal, TV2 Norway, TV4 Sweden/Finland, TV2 Denmark, RTL Netherlands, Spektrum Television Hungary/ Czech Republic, Solar News Channel in the Philippines, VRT Belgium, … [Read more...] about Sky Vision’s “Mandela” documentary pre-sold at MIPCOM
MIPTV: World Wide Entertainment and ITN Productions launch “World Wide Icons”
World Wide Entertainment has partnered with ITN Productions to commission World Wide Icons – a 12-part biographical documentary series of one-hour long episodes which uses unique footage from ITN’s archive to feature the most iconic figures of the 20th and 21st century. The series will include expert analysis to provide in-depth biographical portraits of people including Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela, Pope Benedict XVI, John F. Kennedy, Prince William and Kate, and their … [Read more...] about MIPTV: World Wide Entertainment and ITN Productions launch “World Wide Icons”
