French distributor Prime Entertainment Group has signed a deal with RTHK for the high-quality animation short film Vanille, a Caribbean Tale. RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) is a public broadcaster established in 1928 and the oldest broadcasting station in Hong Kong. It is the only local broadcaster that provides television, radio and online broadcasting services. It currently operates seven radio channels and three television channels, and produces educational, entertainment, and public … [Read more...] about RTHK goes for Prime Entertainment Group’s animation program
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UK distributor Drive sells raft of ready-made premium factual content in Asia
Drive, the production-funding and distribution agency, announced more than 35 hours of sales of ready-made factual content to broadcasters in Asia. ViuTVsix in Hong Kong has picked up a total of six titles from Drive. Auschwitz Untold: In Colour (2 x 60’ and 1 x 90’), produced by Fulwell73 for Channel 4 and History Channel USA brings colour to original black and white archive and tells survivors’ stories, commemorating the memory of those who were murdered in the name of bigotry and hate; The … [Read more...] about UK distributor Drive sells raft of ready-made premium factual content in Asia
Harbour Rights announces slate of new deals in Southeast Asia
Harbour Rights licensed a package of FLAVORS 11X52’ to TVB in Hong Kong. The package includes the latest production of the series from 2020 to 2021. FLAVORS is a favourite 4K travel series that discover the natural wonders, breath-taking landscapes as well as the tradition and handicrafts of the most beloved destinations around the world. While TVB focused on the wonders of the world, RTHK targeted the celebrities and picked up 4 biographies of movie stars; including CHAPLIN VS THE FBI 1x52' – … [Read more...] about Harbour Rights announces slate of new deals in Southeast Asia
DCD Rights secures international sales for multiple history and wildlife factual series
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has secured a raft of international sales for a number of entertaining history and wildlife factual titles. Living with Hitler (3 x 60’) delivers a unique look at the reality of life under the Nazi regime, with insights and anecdotes from world-leading experts and commentators. The series filmed in association with Viasat History and DCD Rights has been acquired by UKTV for its leading factual channel, Yesterday, GEO Television and n-tv for … [Read more...] about DCD Rights secures international sales for multiple history and wildlife factual series
Beyond Rights cements a raft of new deals for engineering titles
Beyond Rights has closed a number of deals for some of its popular, long-running engineering series, as well as for newer acquisitions in the genre, recently introduced to the market. Series two of Massive Engineering Mistakes (12 x 60), which examines epic fails and builder blunders from construction projects around the globe has been licensed to Blue Ant Media in Canada (who also acquired series one at the same time), RTHK in Hong Kong, Discovery in Italy and Canal Plus in France and … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights cements a raft of new deals for engineering titles
Fugitive to represent Bright Button and Pulse Films documentaries
Fugitive is delighted to announce that it has bolstered its catalogue with two of Channel 4’s most popular factual specials from 2020. The company has picked up the international rights for Bright Button Productions’ Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter (1 x 60) and Pulse Film’s Hair Power: Me and My Afro (1 x 60). Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter is an intimate and revealing film that follows the Great British Bake-Off judge and her adopted daughter, Li-Da, to Cambodia to search for her … [Read more...] about Fugitive to represent Bright Button and Pulse Films documentaries
