Boat Rocker Studios Announces a Raft of Sales for Unscripted

Boat Rocker Studios has announced a raft of sales for unscripted series and movies.

“Hidden Beneath the Cities takes viewers around the world, showcasing unseen and unexplored histories,” said Natalie Vinet, senior VP of global distribution at Boat Rocker Studios. “We’re thrilled to partner with National Geographic to bring this brand-new, eye-opening series to global audiences.”

Boat Rocker Studios has sold Hidden Beneath the Cities to National Geographic. Hidden Beneath the Cities uncovers the extraordinary worlds that exist below modern urban centers, produced by Shark Teeth Films.

Other Shark Teeth Films titles sold include Secrets in the Sand was acquired by Hearst Network (U.K., Benelux, CEE, Africa), RTI (Italy), WBD (U.S., Spain and Andorra) and JCG (South Korea). JCG also picked up seasons one and two of Shark Teeth’s Discovered by Disaster, seasons three to five of Secrets in the Ice, Secrets in the Dark and season two of Forté Entertainment’s How I Got Here. 

Boat Rocker Studios is the exclusive distributor of The Weather Channel’s library of originals, which have garnered significant international sales. Weather Gone Viral sold to Disney (seasons two to four: Poland, Hungary, Romania), Kino Polska TV (season six: Poland), WBD (seasons five and 6: Italy, Monaco; Season eight: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) and Media Corp (seasons seven and eight: Singapore). TVA (French Canada) also picked up season one of Fight or Flight Studios’ Fast Home Rescue and season one of Weather Top Ten, with RTI (Italy) taking seasons one to three. In addition, RTI picked up season one of Bigger Bang’s Prime Suspect: Earth, while Blue Ant Media (Canada) picked up seasons one and two for its T+E and Cottage Life channels. In addition, TRUE CRIME (U.K., Ireland) acquired four seasons of Jupiter Entertainment’s Storm of Suspicion and WBD (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) secured Deep Water Salvage, produced by Renowned Films.

Seasons one and two of travel and food series Chuck & The First People’s Kitchen, produced by Trio Orange, were acquired by CBC GEM (Canada), while TVB (Hong Kong) secured seasons two and three. Mediawan (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland) secured the first two seasons of Unexplained Caught on Camera, produced by Back2Back Productions.

Meanwhile, Blue Ant Media (Canada) picked up Secrets in the Dark, Secrets in the Ice, Discovered by Disaster and Hidden Beneath the City for its T+E and Cottage Life channels.