MIPCOM Offer Wrap: Lionsgate, Banijay, Cineflix Ink Intl. Sales for Factual Formats

Lionsgate has actually started MIPCOM Cannes with a string of early worldwide offers for its unscripted and accurate formats slate.

The business revealed numerous worldwide sales for unscripted titles, consisting of for music documentary Andrea Bocelli: Due To The Fact That I Think to Yes (Israel) and HRT (Croatia); Married to the Video Game, at take a look at the other halves and sweethearts of Best League soccer stars, with Seasons 1 and 2 offering to Amazon Prime Video (Scandinavia), Corus (Canada) and SkyFree (New Zealand); rural truth television format Fletchers’ Household Farm going Sky (Germany); and Massachusetts-based unscripted fishing program Wicked Tuna offering to Sky (Germany) and Altresmedia (Spain). Extra sales consist of Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Experience to BBC Studios for international circulation, Adolph Hitler’s War to Prima Group (Czech Republic) and Tricks of Diana’s Bridal gown to HRT (Croatia).

Another of Lionsgate’s unscripted highlights is Tony Shalhoub Eating, with the Emmy-winning Monk star going to the marketplace to promote the brand-new food travel program, which premiered on Sunday on CNN.

In other places in the unscripted area, Cineflix Rights reported strong sales for its newest accurate lineup, protecting a raft of offers for history and experience titles. Bell Media’s Disappeared History series was certified to Foxtel (Australia), RTL (Germany), Mediaset (Italy), Discovery (Iberia) and Hearst Networks for Benelux and Africa. The Canal+ series Task Force Objectives offered to SBS (Australia), Société Radio-Canada (French Canada), Foxtel (Australia) and Creo (South Korea), with extra rights formerly offered to Hearst Networks and Czech Television.

Cineflix likewise guaranteed worldwide sales for 3 blue-chip history series from French manufacturer Pernel Media: Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror has actually been obtained by Viasat World for Viasat History throughout CEE and Scandinavia, RTL and ZDF (Germany), SBS (Australia), and Hearst Networks (Turkey and Middle East) following earlier sales to Mediaset (Italy) and Movistar (Spain); Vikings: The Empire of the North Sea went to Viasat World for Viasat History throughout CEE and Scandinavia, ZDF (Germany), Disney (Benelux), YLE (Finland), SBS (Australia), and Movistar (Spain); and Ramses The Great: King of Ancient Egypt offered to ZDF (Germany), DRTV (Denmark), and Discovery (Iberia), signing up with a list of previous purchasers consisting of Hearst Networks (UK, Benelux, Middle East and Africa), RTL (Germany), Mediaset (Italy), and CBC and Société Radio-Canada (Canada).

Likewise at MIPCOM, Banijay Asia, the local department of the indie production giant behind Survivor and MasterChef, revealed a two-year cooperation with Netherlands-based Talpa Studios to represent Talpa’s portfolio of unscripted formats in India and Thailand. The contract will see Banijay Asia adjust and produce local variations of Talpa strikes, consisting of The Flooring, The Test with Balls, The Alliance and A Lot Of Desired

In other MIPCOM news, Electric Home entertainment revealed a $20 million financial investment from Material Partners Capital. The funding, exposed throughout the business’s 25th anniversary events in Cannes, will support Electric’s ongoing development throughout production and circulation.

Led by CEO Dean Devlin, the Los Angeles-based studio behind series consisting of Utilize, The Librarians and The Ark produced 36 episodes throughout 3 tv series in the previous year. The offer marks the most recent in Material Partners Capital’s growth into entertainment-focused financial investments given that releasing its personal capital department in 2024.