Year: 2023

DCD Rights closes CEE sales
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DCD Rights closes CEE sales

Canal+ has acquired the rock doc Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live in Maui (1 x 91 min.) for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, while A+E Networks EMEA has licensed Secret Societies: In the Shadows  (6 x 60 min.) for Poland, Hungary and Romania.

Finally, Poland’s TV Spektrum has sprung for a package that includes series three of Secret Nazi Bases (6 x 60 min.), series seven and eight of Aussie Gold Hunters (40 x 60 min.) and the Gold Hunters spin-off Aussie Gold Hunters: Mine SOS (6 x 60 min.).

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WWII veteran's quest to find D-Day shipwreck and build a memorial to lost shipmates
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WWII veteran's quest to find D-Day shipwreck and build a memorial to lost shipmates

EXCLUSIVE: Seventy years after she was sunk off the French coast in the wake of D-Day, a chance encounter launched an extraordinary project to locate the wreck of a British ship… and commemorate those who went down with her.

The 158-foot-long headquarters ship, one of thousands that set forth across the Channel, was part of the first wave heading for Sword Beach in Normandy.

“I had certain qualms in my stomach, but you very quickly dismissed that because you’re busy,” Patrick Thomas, now 98, recalls.

“When we arrived there initially, we didn’t get a very friendly welcome.

“The Germans were rattling machine gun bullets on the hull. I saw the infantry running up the beach and sometimes they’d get shot and go down.”

For the next two weeks, in the heat of battle, LCH185 played a key role in defending the landing beaches and saving survivors from other Allied vessels, which were taking a fearful pounding from relentless German attacks.

Then, on June 25, Patrick’s world changed forever when LCH185 was hit by an acoustic mine. The veteran recollects that cataclysmic moment.

“I didn’t hear the explosion, but it must have lifted the stern up and driven the bow under. The next thing I knew, we were underwater.”

Read the full article on Express.co.uk.

Realscreen: Autentic deals out of MIPTV
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Realscreen: Autentic deals out of MIPTV

Autentic secures raft of deals out of MIPTV

Munich-based distributor Autentic Distribution has locked in a number of deals for new MIPTV titles coming out of the event.

Australia’s SBS has picked up 14 hours of factual programming, pre-buying the upcoming history series A Cold War of Spies (4 × 50 min.), which was also presented at the MIPDOC international buyers screenings in Cannes.

Asharq News acquired Go Button Media’s Colossal Machines II (6 × 45 min.).

The science series’ second season, which explores even more spectacular machines and their inner workings, has also been picked up by Korean broadcaster EBS.

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A COLD WAR OF SPIES SELECTED FOR THE MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL BUYERS SCREENINGS
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A COLD WAR OF SPIES SELECTED FOR THE MIPDOC INTERNATIONAL BUYERS SCREENINGS

The jury picks for the inaugural MIPDoc International Buyer Screenings have been revealed, with 11 productions to be showcased on April 16 as part of the pre-MIPTV “Super Sunday” program.

Held during the Pre-MIPTV Super Sunday on 16th April, the MIPDOC International Buyers Screenings will offer international buyers an exclusive first-look at a curated selection of upcoming documentary and factual programmes to be launched at the market. 10 highly anticipated productions will be presented in front of over 500 doc & factual content buyers.

We are very excited to announce that our newest History series A COLD WAR OF SPIES has been selected and we can’t wait to present an exclusive preview in Cannes next month!

A COLD WAR OF SPIES 4 x 52′ (ENG) is an Autentic and Go Button Media production for Superchannel and SPIEGEL Geschichte.

Finally, Asharq News acquired the second season of Colossal Machines (6×45’, Go Button Media), which was also licensed by Korean broadcaster EBS.

Read more on Worldscreen.com and C21Media.net.

Go Button Media strikes content deal with Off the Fence, Super Channel
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Go Button Media strikes content deal with Off the Fence, Super Channel

Toronto-based prodco Go Button Media is extending its partnership with international distributor Off the Fence (OTF) and Canadian pay-TV network Super Channel with a new deal that will see Go Button deliver six further factual series over a two-year period.

The deal follows on from the success that OTF and Super Channel enjoyed with Go Button’s recent factual title, the WWII docuseries Forgotten Frontlines. Under the terms of the agreement, Go Button will produce six series (totaling 36 hours of content) across the unscripted genres that it specializes in, including history, paranormal, engineering and science.

“Super Channel has long been a supporter of Go Button’s projects, and we are elated to be making new programs for its audience on our home turf, said Go Button Media co-founder and executive producer Daniel Oron (pictured). “In addition, following a previous project, we are especially thrilled to extend and deepen our relationship with Off the Fence, creating a range of new factual content for this dynamic company to take to broadcasters and platforms around the world.”

“Forgotten Frontlines worked very well for us last year, so we are now keen to replicate and scale that success across our key content pillars of ‘Yesterday, ‘Today’ and ‘Tomorrow,” added OTF head of acquisitions Loren Baxter. “This new partnership, alongside Super Channel, will not only give us six new series to sell, but, as a commissioner, we also have a fantastic opportunity to work closely with Daniel and the team to marry Go Button’s creative ideas with our own market insights and ensure each series readily meets current international demand.”

By Andrew Tracy, Realscreen

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