Parthenon Signs New Sales on Animal Armageddon

LONDON: UKTV and Discovery Channel in Latin America and Taiwan are among the broadcasters that have signed up for Parthenon Entertainment’s disaster series Animal Armageddon, produced by Digital Ranch Studios for Animal Planet. 

The show has also been sold internationally to France 5, SUPER RTL in Germany, Canal D in Canada, CCTV in China and Foxtel in Australia. DVD rights have been licensed to FilmExport Home Video in Eastern Europe and Studio Blu in Poland. In-flight sales were firmed up by Spafax on behalf of United Arab Emirates and Inflight Productions on behalf of Malaysia Air. 

The 8×1-hour HD series shows a range of natural disasters that could have cause many species of animals and plant life to become extinct. Animal Armageddon looks at the causes and consequences of mass extinction. 

Peter Pas, the commercial director for factual at Parthenon Entertainment, commented: “As soon as we saw Animal Armageddon we knew we had a hit on our hands.  It’s really encouraging to secure these kind of deals at a time when the industry is at its toughest.  This is a great achievement and a testament to the efforts of our global sales team.”