BBC Studios Scores Content Deal with Mediaset

BBC Studios has signed its first significant factual content deal in Italy with Mediaset.

The long-term agreement covers first-window presales of natural history programs in the Italian territory, including the upcoming titles Frozen Planet II, Dynasties II and Planet Earth III. Mediaset’s Focus Channel will also host an additional 25 hours of BBC Studios content per year.

Acquired titles from the BBC Studios catalog for Mediaset’s bouquet of free-to-air channels include Animals with Cameras season two and Mummies Unwrapped, which will air later this spring.

Salim Mukaddam, senior VP of EMEA content sales, said, “BBC Studios and Mediaset are united in their ambition to bring premium factual shows to Italian audiences. BBC Studios has an eclectic portfolio of world-class content, and we’re thrilled that this new substantial agreement will ensure Italy has access to some of the most loved and much talked about shows from the BBC and leading U.K. independents.”