DRG Firms Up New Territories for Trio of Shows

LONDON: DRG has secured deals across 100 territories for three of its prime-time factual-entertainment series, Cherry Goes…, Heston’s Mission Impossible and Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance.

BBC Three’s Cherry Goes… is headed to Discovery Home & Health in Latin America, ABC2 and BBC Knowledge in Australia, TLC in Benelux, NRK in Norway, DBS’s Yes Docu in Israel and TVN in Poland. The show is led by journalist Cherry Healey, following he as she meets an extreme mix of women from very different backgrounds.

The Channel 4 series Heson’s Mission Impossible sees the famous chef tackling the culinary problems of industrial giants. New buyers on board include Fox International Channels in Latin America, Evasion in Canada, RTL in Germany, National Geographic in Italy, TVB in Hong Kong and BBC across Africa.

Jo Frost Extreme Parental Guidance, a Channel 4 series, has had its second season picked up by Discovery Home & Health in Latin America and Real Time in Italy, Globosat in Brazil, RTL in the Netherlands, TLC Denmark, Televista in France, SBS in Belgium and MediaCorp in Singapore. The new installment watches the parenting expert share her no-nonsense advice with parents in the toughest of situations.

Patrick Roberts, the senior VP of international sales at DRG, said, “DRG’s personality fronted documentaries are performing brilliantly in primetime blocks around the world, driven by a new generation of audiences with a huge appetite to be challenged, entertained and enlightened. It’s a true credit to the producers for their bold and innovative creativity for bringing compelling subject matter to millions through high-profile, relatable famous faces.”