eOne Licenses Great Barrier Reef to 180-Plus Territories

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has sold the natural-history series David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef into more than 180 territories, including Latin America and Europe.

David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef is produced by Atlantic Productions. The series has been placed in Latin America (Discovery), China (LeTV), Germany (Discovery), pan-Africa and Asia (BBC Earth), the Netherlands (Discovery), Italy (Discovery), Belgium (VRT), Norway (NRK), Finland (YLE), Czech Republic (FTV Prima), Israel (IBA), Poland (TVP), Sweden (Sveriges TV), Denmark (DR), Portugal (SIC, Discovery), Spain (Atresmedia, Discovery), and in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe (Viasat Nature). eOne handles worldwide rights for the series, excluding in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, where Atlantic Productions distributes the title.

In the series, Attenborough dives deeper on the Great Barrier Reef than anyone has done before. The program uses pioneering camera technology to investigate the Earth’s largest living structure in groundbreaking ways.

“David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef has resonated well with the global market, offering fascinating discoveries in a stylistic, high-quality format, which is expected with world-renowned naturalist David Attenborough at the helm,” commented Stuart Baxter, the president of eOne Television International. “The international sales success of this epic docuseries exemplifies eOne’s ongoing commitment to partnering with the best in the business, which reinforces our global positioning as premier content creators and distributors.”

“We are delighted to see the response from the international marketplace to this series; it was a very special project for David,” said Anthony Geffen, the CEO of Atlantic Productions. “It has been great to partner with eOne on the distribution of this series.”