TCB Media Rights Signs Deals with Sky, Discovery U.K.

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has secured sales for six factual series to Sky and Discovery for broadcast in the U.K.

Sky’s Pick has acquired Monkey Life, about the staff and inhabitants of the world’s largest ape and monkey rescue center in Dorset; Caught on Dashcam, a countdown of funny car crashes; and Surveillance Dashcam, which features scary real-life car accidents. In addition, Discovery has picked up What on Earth?, Copycat Killers and PARA Platoon: Ready for Anything for its factual, lifestyle and entertainment channels in the U.K. The sales total 45 hours of content.

Paul Heaney, the company’s CEO, said: “All these shows have grunt—they’re resilient, hard working, have universal traction and work well as re-runs. They’re perfect for broad-based factual channels like Pick and Discovery, and we’re confident they’ll rate well for them. For TCB, having our content endorsed by two of the world’s most successful broadcasters will raise global interest in our catalogue. We have 1,000 hours of premium factual product now. Buyers know that what works for the likes of Sky and Discovery is likely to work for channels around the world.”