PASSION DISTRIBUTION SECURES DEALS DOWN UNDER
London, 2nd February 2015 - Passion Distribution has signed a raft of volume deals with key Australian and New Zealand broadcasters from its comedy, lifestyle, and documentary portfolios. Deals include over 200 hours to Foxtel and 230 hours to the Living Channel in New Zealand.
Passion has supplied a high volume of programming in Australia to commercial Free to Air broadcaster Seven. Highlights include WORLD’S ANGRIEST (8 x 60’) produced by Mentorn Media to the main channel, and PROSPECTORS S2 (8 x 60’) a High Noon Entertainment production as well as MAN FINDS FOOD (14 x 30’) a Sharp Entertainment production to 7mate. Nine Network has acquired documentary MY ONLINE BRIDE (1 x 60’) produced by Firecracker Films and HURRICANE 360 (8 x 60’) a Flight 33 Production.
Foxtel in Australia has picked up CHARLIE LUXTON’S HOMES BY THE SEA (7 x 60’) produced by Truenorth Productions which launched on More4 last year and Reef Television’s SELLING HOUSES S2 (20 x 60’) which also airs on More4. The deal also includes the documentary MY PERFECT BIRTH (1 x 60’) produced by Landmark Films.
ABC has acquired a selection of Passion’s documentaries produced by Mentorn Media including BRITAIN’S POSHEST NANNIES (1 X 60’), THE BATMAN SHOOTINGS (1 x 60’), CAPTIVE FOR 18 YEARS (1 X 60’) and SUPERSTORM SANDY: CAUGHT ON CAMERA (1 x 60’). SBS has picked up AIR PRESSURE (4 X 60’ OR 10 X 30’) the factual entertainment series produced by Firecracker Films which aired on Channel 4 in 2014.
On the comedy front Passion has sold DEREK S2 (6 x 30’), produced by Derek Productions, to BBCWW Australia and LIFE’S TOO SHORT (7 x 30’) and LIFE’S TOO SHORT Special (1 X 60’) produced by Backlash Productions to Comedy Central in New Zealand.
New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has also acquired several Mentorn Media produced titles from the Passion catalogue including ALL CREATURES GREAT AND STUFFED (1 x 60’) a revealing documentary about the strange and obscure world of taxidermy which aired on Channel 4 last year. In addition they have taken Season 2 of factual entertainment series HOTEL OF MUM AND DAD (6 x 60’). TVNZ have also picked up brand new series WORLD’S WORST (4 x 60’), which features some of the most extreme footage ever caught on camera as survivors tell their horrifying stories in episodes Near Misses, Journeys, Storms and Disasters.
New Zealand lifestyle channel Living has licensed titles including SELLING HOUSES S2 (20 x 60’) and PUT YOU MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS S8 (20 x 60’) both produced by Reef Television. Also JAMES MARTIN’S MEDITERRANEAN (10 X 30’) a Splash Media Production.
