Prime Video has acquired a number of compelling and independently produced true crime documentaries from UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus. All ten titles will be available on Prime Video in the UK & Ireland. The deal, brokered by Sphere Abacus’ Head of Acquisitions Will Stapley, comprises six titles from Woodcut Media: The Murder of Joanna Yeates which launches on 22 April (1 x 90’); The Crossbow Cannibal (1 x 90’); Krays: London’s Gangsters (2 x 45’); Murder in Concrete (2 x … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus announces True Crime acquisitions by Prime Video
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Sphere Abacus to distribute shocking documentary film Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer
Sphere Abacus (SA) has acquired worldwide distribution rights (excluding the UK) to explosive documentary Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer. The 1 x 47 minute film aired last week on the UK’s Channel 4 as part of its investigative current affairs strand Dispatches, receiving exceptional critical acclaim. Produced by award-winning BriteSpark Films, renowned for telling powerful crime stories, Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer follows reporter Cathy Newman as she witnesses … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus to distribute shocking documentary film Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer
Sphere Abacus acquires supernatural thriller Safehaven
Sphere Abacus (SA) has acquired Ravenwood Productions’ supernatural thriller Safehaven for worldwide distribution, excluding US. Created by James Seale, based on his graphic novel from Michael Bay’s 451 Media Group, Safehaven (10 x 1 hour) filmed in Canada, is directed by Kaare Andrews and James Seale, produced by Kevin V. Duncan, Stan Spry and Anthony Fankhauser and written by Sarah Larsen, Tamara Moulin, Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Adriana Capozzi and Seale. In the tradition of Black … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus acquires supernatural thriller Safehaven
Bell Media Acquires Majority Stake of Global Content Distributor Sphere Abacus
Bell Media has announced that it has bolstered its existing partnership with Montréal-based Sphere Media by acquiring a majority stake in leading global content distributor Sphere Abacus, through parent company Sphere Media International. The acquisition serves as a launchpad for Bell Media’s content distribution expansion, combining the strength of the two companies to accelerate growth and capitalize on new opportunities. Through Sphere Abacus, Bell Media is set to enhance the reach of … [Read more...] about Bell Media Acquires Majority Stake of Global Content Distributor Sphere Abacus
Sphere Abacus sells Scrublands: Silver to AMC Networks’ Sundance Now
Sphere Abacus (SA) has sold Stan Original drama series Scrublands: Silver, an Easy Tiger production in association with Third Act Stories, to popular streamer Sundance Now for the US and Canada to air in 2025. Scrublands: Silver (4 x 1 hour), the sequel to Scrublands and based on the best-selling novel ‘Silver’ by Chris Hammer, sees the return of award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold – Black Sails) and his partner Mandy Bond (Bella Heathcote – Pieces of … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus sells Scrublands: Silver to AMC Networks’ Sundance Now
Sphere Abacus sells true crime feature documentary Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy to Prime Video
Sphere Abacus (SA) has sold Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy (1 x 98) a feature-length documentary produced by Sphere Media to Prime Video, which is set to launch in January 2025. Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy, from award-winning director Jason Lapeyre (I Declare War), is an exposé of the criminal activity that took place in the Hare Krishna movement in America in the 1970s and ‘80s, adapted from the New York Times bestselling book by John Hubner and Lindsey … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus sells true crime feature documentary Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy to Prime Video
