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  • Harbour Rights bolsters summer content lineup with new titles

    Harbour Rights bolsters summer content lineup with new titles

    Mumbai: Hong Kong-based TV distribution company Harbour Rights has licensed three new wildlife titles to Canal+ Myanmar, including “Wild Caribbean,” “A Wild Quest In Scotland,” and “Becoming Butterfly.” The first episode of the collection focuses on the world of insects and bugs with the upcoming episodes that include “Realm of the Ants” and “Black Bees: Season 4.”

    Tokyovision acquired its social investigation “China, My Wife Has Social Credit” which unveils the newly introduced social credit system in China and how it affects intimate and social relationships, as well as “Oriental Express: The Ultimate Train Experience,” which is about a luxurious journey from Bangkok to Singapore on one of the most beautiful trains in the world. Both titles will be part of the special Nippon TV show “World Greatest TV.”

    NATV in Korea was interested in the development of civilisations that reflect on the evolution of nature and humanity throughout the world and acquiring “The Path of Men.”

    Just before French president Emmanuel Macron won his second term in office this week, newly launched Taiwan Plus acquired Macron’s “Road To Elysee” and “Brigitte Macron, A French Saga.”

    The former tells the inside story of how Macron came to power without the backing of a traditional political party in 2016, the latter reviews the secret side of France’s first lady, that made a name for herself in the political world.

  • Harbour Rights unveils slate of new titles for 2022

    Harbour Rights unveils slate of new titles for 2022

    Mumbai: Harbour Rights, a TV distribution company based in Hong Kong has unveiled its content slate for this year.

    The company has licensed another season of “Combat Approved” to Defence TV channel by Viettel Media in Vietnam. The series provides an insider look at Russia’s most advanced military equipment on land and sea, as well as in the air.

    Japanese broadcaster NHK has picked up a biography of one of the most famed and sought-after film stars in the world – “Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted!” – that unveils the secret of how Leonardo lived his dreams to step into Hollywood’s limelight and make film history with an iron will and natural talent. From the same producer, a new biopic release on an icon of the 90s, Winona Ryder – “Fighting Demons.”

    Metro TV has acquired 10 episodes of the series – “Face To Face” for the Indonesian audiences. Each episode features the rivalry of 2 well-known figures in diverse fields of technology, economy or arts and how their confrontation have often changed society and deeply impacted our lives.

    Filmart 2022 is coming up next month, Harbour Rights will be joining the virtual event online. And we are thrilled to introduce our new cultural titles “Champs-Elysees,” “The Avenue of A Thousand Secrets” and “Tomorrowland Summer.” The former series unveils the backstage and unknown places of the most famous avenue in the world; while the latter takes us behind the scenes of the biggest techno festival in the world.

    The upcoming science and environment titles include “Dear Plastic” which tells the love-hate relationship between man and plastic; “Kelp – A Forest Under The Sea” investigates the history, economic and scientific potential of kelp to build a new type of sustainable agriculture, maintain biodiversity or fight global warming.

    Last but not least, the recent pandemic has made us aware of how vulnerable we are facing new and ever-evolving viruses, we might presume we are more equipped to fight against bacterial infection which we are much more familiar with. “The Silent Pandemic” – a new science investigation unveils the fact that bacteria are developing resistance to existing antibiotics and their potential to upend our health system.

  • Harbour Rights brings to Asia 2 superstructures 4K documentaries

    Harbour Rights brings to Asia 2 superstructures 4K documentaries

    MUMBAI: While MIPTV is cancelled, Harbour Rights brings to Asia 2 superstructures 4K documentaries shot  in France:  THE BRIDGES OF PARIS 2×45 and THE CHALLENGE OF BRIDGE MAINTENANCE 1×52. Also just released LUCKY ZEBRA and MUMMY GIRAFFE, 2 new episodes in 4K HDR from our wildlife series ANIMAL DESTINIES.

    On the Crime category, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE 1×52 revives the story of Eric Garner who died in the street after being violently arrested by the NYC Police. No police officer was charged despite the video live footage, so a legal team conducts a mock trial to rectify this denial of justice.

    INSTANT BADASS 1×52 reveals the story of the men behind the first Bangkok’s Street Fight club while AVIATOR 2×52 offers a journey into extraordinary aircrafts and stories of passionate pilots.

    Between travel and history, there are: LEGENDS OF EUROPE 10×52’ and PUTIPHAR TRAVEL GUIDE 10×52, from Scotland to Istanbul or Norway to Paris both series are taking you on a kind of time travel experience through the culture and history.

  • Harbour Rights licenses two wildlife titles to KBS

    Harbour Rights licenses two wildlife titles to KBS

    MUMBAI: Harbour Rights has licensed two wildlife 4K HDR titles to Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), the national public broadcaster of South Korea. The titles are ‘Fear On The Savannah’ (52 minutes) and ‘The Lucky Zebra’ (52 minutes), both produced by Ampersand, which respectively explores the emotion of fear in the wild and herbivores survival behaviour.

    Moreover, Discovery Channel Asia has committed to the pre-acquisition of 4K series:  ‘The Pearl River Delta: China’s Greater Bay’, a cultural and travel sequel from the producer of Macau From Above.

    In Thailand, True Vision acquired a 40 Hours package, including ‘Too Young To Die’ (12 x 52 minutes), sharing well-known icons stories who remain contemporary legends as well as ‘On The Wine Road’ (10 X 52 minutes), which presents the world’s most beautiful and unusual vineyards.

    Also, the latest episodes of best seller FLAVORS 4K series went to TVB in Hong Kong and VTV in Vietnam as part of an 80-hour package, which also includes wildlife, history and lifestyle titles.

    To view catalogue and programmes: www.harbour-rights.com

    Hong Kong-based Harbour Rights is a TV distribution company, focusing on documentary and factual content, with an offer of over 2000 hours of programmes ranging from nature, wildlife, travel to history, arts, business, and many more. The company currently distributes catalogues from European and Asian producers in the APAC region.