Sherman Oaks, CA- GRB Entertainment announced sales of its popular, true-life crime and justice programmes to UKTV, Fox UK and Foxtel. UKTV acquired new courtroom series Judge Faith Jenkins for its UK and Ireland feeds. Fascinating real-life crime series Killer Kids was picked up by Fox UK and explores the dark side of children. Foxtel acquired three seasons of investigative crime series On the Case with Paula Zahn for Australia and New Zealand. … [Read more...] about GRB’s crime and justice deals
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ITV SGE renews its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has renewed its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand for ITV Studios’ popular soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale in Australia. The deal will see UKTV in Australia airing five new series of both Coronation Street (1300 episodes / 650 hours) and Emmerdale (260 episodes / 130 hours) until early 2020. Both programmes have aired on UKTV in weekday strips since 2007. Coronation Street regularly features within the top ten shows on pay-TV … [Read more...] about ITV SGE renews its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand
Passion secures international sales with “Ghost Adventures”
Passion Distribution continues to find success with long-running paranormal series Ghost Adventures (Season 1 - 9: 131 x 60’ + 1 x 90’ & Aftershock: 13 x 60’). The London-based distributor has sold the hit series into 112 countries and recently launched Season 9 from global lifestyle media leader Scripps Networks International. Foxtel (Australia) and UKTV (UK channel Really) are among the broadcasters to license the latest season (Season 9: 13 x 60’) after … [Read more...] about Passion secures international sales with “Ghost Adventures”
ITV Studios sells 227-hour package to Australia’s UKTV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has closed a deal with UKTV in Australia for 227 hours of drama and entertainment programming.UKTV has acquired a number of ITVS GE’s detective drama franchises, including Inspector Morse (33 x 120’) and three series of the recent spin-off Lewis (12 x 120’), five series of A Touch Of Frost (14 x 120’) starring Sir David Jason and Prime Suspect (15 x 120’) starring Dame Helen Mirren.It … [Read more...] about ITV Studios sells 227-hour package to Australia’s UKTV
Passion Distribution concludes deals in Asia
Passion Distribution has sold over 302 hours of programming in Asia since the start of Q2. Pan Asia deals have been agreed with Fox Crime for Mentorn Media’s documentary Captive in Cleveland (1 x 60’), while Sony Entertainment Television Asia picked up Scripps Networks International's Cupcake Wars (14 x 60') S7. LIC China completed deals for Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened? (1 x 60') and Superstorm USA: Caught On Camera (1 x 60'), which … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution concludes deals in Asia
Banijay signs global deal totalling more than 200 hours of content
Banijay International reports strong sales from its portfolio of finished programmes, as more than 200 hours of content have been picked up by a variety of international broadcasters. New deals include the acquisition of four seasons of Screentime’s observational documentary series RBT by Britain’s UKTV. 51 half-hour episodes of RBT, originally produced for Nine Network Australia, are set to air on UKTV’s Watch channel. Primetime reality-talent … [Read more...] about Banijay signs global deal totalling more than 200 hours of content
