Cineflix Rights Notches Up North American Deals

Cineflix Rights has signed multiple deals with streamers and North American broadcasters, including Nat Geo WILD, CBC Gem and A&E.

Nat Geo WILD licensed for the U.S. seasons one and two of Wizard of Paws, in which pet prosthetics pioneer Derrick Campana gives troubled animals a second chance with one-of-a-kind limbs. Blue Ant Media in Canada also acquired season one.

CBC Gem picked up My Big Family Farm and Five Years on the Farm, which chronicles the remarkable adventures of hill shepherds Amanda and Clive Owen as they raise their nine children and more than 1,000 sheep on one of the most remote and spectacular farms in Britain. It also went for the vegan cookery and lifestyle series Living on the Veg and The Day Will and Kate Got Married, celebrating the ten-year anniversary of one of the royal couple.

A&E bought the first two seasons of Killer Cases, which weaves together interviews and gripping footage to uncover all the emotion, drama and suspense of America’s most chilling murder trials. Investigation Discovery acquired season three of Homicide: Hours to Kill.

Bell Media Canada picked up two movies: I Was Lorena Bobbitt, in which the anti-domestic violence crusader tells her story for the first time, and An Ice Wine Christmas, the story of a big-city sommelier returning to her hometown and family-run business for the annual harvest.

Lucinda Gergley-Garner, senior VP of sales for North America and German-speaking territories, said: “This has been a busy spring with lots of demand for some of our latest heart-warming series reflecting a desire for content that moves and uplifts viewers. Alongside this content, our refreshed slate of high-quality true crime continues to sell well, as do our growing number of movies.”