NGTI WRAPS UP SALES IN ASIA

Published: 10 May 2007

NGTI (National Geographic Television International) announces today that is has just concluded a number of deals across territories in Asia.

In Hong Kong, ATV has acquired a number of National Geographic Television productions including GREAT INCA REBELLION (1 x 52), HUMAN VOLTAGE: STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (1 x 52), NEFERTITI AND THE LOST DYNASTY (1 x 52), BAD BOY MONKEYS OF INDIA and BATS: WINGED WIZARDS OF THE NIGHT. ATV has also acquired Essential Television & Film’s RUSSIA’S MODERN MUMMIES (1 x 52).

In Malaysia TV3/TV9 has acquired a number of National Geographic wildlife series including series one and two of HUNTER & HUNTED (12 x 52) and WORLD’S DEADLIEST ANIMALS (4 x 52). ULTIMATE SHARK (1 x 52) and PYTHON INVASION OF THE EVERGLADES (1 x 52) are also part of the package.

Demand for NGTI shows continues to grow in China, with CCTV acquiring a number of titles, including VANISHING DRAGON (1 x 52) from Abyss Pictures, NGT’s milestone geology series AMAZING PLANET (3 x 52), RAT GENIUS (1 x 52), SEARCH FOR THE ULTIMATE BEAR (1 x 52), HIPPOS: AFRICA’S RIVER BEAST (1 x 52) and ATTACK OF THE KILLER BEES.

Metro in Indonesia has acquired REIGN OF TERROR, the three-hour series produced by ITN Factual for NGCI, alongside a number of NGT productions including WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS DRUG (1 x 52), RAPTOR FORCE (1 x 52) and DOOMSDAY VOLCANO (1 x 52). Lativi, also in Indonesia, has acquired VANISHING DRAGON (1 x 52) from Abyss Pictures.

Finally Korea’s A9 Media has acquired AMAZING PLANET (3 x 52), ANATOMY OF AN EARTHQUAKE (1 x 52) and two hours from the Cheating Death strand, investigating some of the world’s most dangerous jobs – CHEATING DEATH: STORM SHOOTER and CHEATING DEATH: FIREFIGHTERS.

Joanna Rowley, the NGTI sales manager responsible for Asia comments: “We have many long-standing clients within the Asia region, and the wonderful wildlife produced by National Geographic has always been particularly popular – recent examples such as Ultimate Shark and Hippos: Africa’s River Beast bear this out. However, as our catalogue has expanded, demand in the region has expanded too and science-based programming such as Doomsday Volcano, along with current affairs titles such as World’s Most Dangerous Drug are now proving popular. A particularly exciting development is the success of the new third-party projects we now represent, which are selling extremely well in the region. Our clients know they can trust the quality of the programming under the NGTI brand, irrespective of the producer.”