Defiance Unveils Diverse MIPTV Slate

NEW YORK, April 5: Defiance Entertainment will be
showcasing a lineup of reality series, sports highlights and documentary
features, among others, at this year’s MIPTV.

Headlining the slate is
the third season of Amazing Adventures of
a Nobody. The reality-based travel series takes viewers on a road trip
across Europe, but with one catch: Leon Logothetis, the show’s host, must survive on just 5 euros a
day. Also from the travel-adventure slate is Coxy’s Big Break, a 26×30-minute travel series that follows Australian
Geoff “Coxy” Cox as he traverses the globe.

Defiance is also bringing a number of stories about
overcoming personal challenges, such as Triumph
of Hope. The series is made up of 8 30-minute stories of surviving
adversity, including teenage depression, loss of a loved-one, parenting with a
disability and more. My Name is Alan
will also be showcased. The HD documentary gives a view into the life of Alan
Streets, a paranoid schizophrenic. And in Widetime, an hour-long special,
viewers witness a seven-year journey through the lives of nine long-term AIDS
survivors.

Also from the company’s
factual slate is China Heritage, a
34×45-minute HD series that brings remote, restricted destinations in China
to viewers’ screens.

The company is also
touting its latest acquisitions for its sports catalogue, Inside MMA. The 21×60-minute HD series gives viewers an opportunity
to step inside the world of mixed martial arts and find out what it takes to be
a champion. Hosts Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice provide
news and highlights, features, analysis and rankings.

—By Ned Berke