New Deals Scored by Zodiak Rights

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has landed sales with broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand for more than 50 hours of programming.

Network Ten in Australia picked up the new series Food Hospital, an eight-episode hour-long series produced for Channel 4 in the U.K. by betty. It examines the science behind using food as medicine.

MTV New Zealand acquired season four of the 12-episode half-hour factual-entertainment series Rude Tube, which features popular clips from the Internet. Australia’s Seven Network’s digital channel, 7Mate, also acquired more than 35 hours of programming from Zodiak Rights’ catalogue. Network Nine Australia and TVNZ recently picked up the documentary Michael Jackson and The Doctor: A Fatal Friendship, produced by October Films and what’s it all about? productions.