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  • GRB Entertainment inks multiple deals for factual series

    GRB Entertainment inks multiple deals for factual series

    MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment has inked multiple programming deals for several factual series, spanning EMEA, New Zealand, and airlines.

     
    CBS-AMC Networks EMEA Channel Partnership has acquired the gripping docu-series, Police Women of Dallas, following four police women as they balance their dangerous jobs and family responsibilities. On the other hand, New Zealand’s Top TV Limited – Choice TV has acquired the third season of Auction Kings, a behind-the-scenes look at the craziness of running an auction house, originally produced for Discovery.

     
    Three airlines namely Royal Jordanian, Thai and Etihad Airways have acquired My Beautiful Game – a Fox Soccer original series celebrating soccer’s greatest moments through the eyes of the sport’s most authoritative personalities, as well as its notable celebrities and fans. Additionally, China Southern Airlines also acquired the series in Mandarin.

         
    “GRB is proud to bring some of our top programmes to the EMEA region and New Zealand, as well as for our partnership with Royal Jordanian and Thai and Etihad Airways. GRB’s partners trust us to deliver shows that their viewers will embrace – both around the world and in the sky,” said GRB Entertainment SVP international distribution Mike Lolato.

  • MipTV: ITVS to launch two factual series

    MUMBAI: ITVS Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) will debut two new factual series from The Garden at next month‘s television trade event MipTV as part of their distribution agreement with the UK-based Indie.

    ‘Keeping Britain Alive‘ and ‘Baby Makers‘ will launch at the market as both finished shows and format.

    Keeping Britain Alive is a medical ob doc that tells the story of 24 Hours in the life of the world‘s biggest free health care system – the NHS. Using over a hundred camera crews to shoot across Britain in hospitals, doctor‘s surgeries, ambulances and helicopters – all captured at and connected by, a specific moment in time. With nothing off limits, it takes a fresh look at everything from life or death emergencies, to controversial topics like plastic surgery and weight loss.

    ITVS GE will launch this ob doc as a format titled ‘Keeping Your Nation Alive‘ at MipTV. ‘Keeping Britain Alive‘ is produced by The Garden for BBC TWO.

    ‘Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic‘ is a look at the fertility frontline. With exclusive access to The Hewitt Centre – one of the largest IVF clinics in Britain, the patients are met. Through candid accounts from staff that deal with the endless sperm and egg collections, to patients facing low sperm counts and ticking biological clocks, this documentary reveals the moral minefield of IVF.Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic is produced by The Garden for BBC FOUR.

    ITV Studios Global Entertainment director of global acquisitions and co-productions Ruth Clarke said, “Hot on the heels of The Audience, we are delighted to be unveiling two new shows from The Garden at MIPTV. Known for their ground-breaking and thought-provoking series, we look forward to continuing our partnership with them to represent both of these new factual offerings at the international marketplace.”