Little Dot & ZDF Studios Renew & Expand Partnership

Little Dot Studios has renewed and expanded its partnership with ZDF Studios to continue scaling the distribution and monetization of ZDF Studios’ factual catalog.

Under the agreement, Little Dot will license over 600 hours of high-end programming from the ZDF Studios library, covering both German-language content for the GAS region and English-language titles for the U.K. and international markets.

Key distribution platforms include Little Dot Studios’ owned-and-operated YouTube channels, FAST, History Hit SVOD and Germany’s Waipu and Joyn.

Publishing content is already underway across Little Dot Studios’ genre-based YouTube channels, including Timeline, Spark, Real Wild, Wild Waters and Real Royalty, as well as the German channels Real Stories Germany, Real Crime Germany and Timeline Germany. Featured titles include Great White Shark: Beyond the Cage of Fear, The Trojan Horse: On the Trail of a Myth and Women Who Made History.

“This expansion marks a pivotal development in our relationship with ZDF Studios,” said Connie Hodson, director of content acquisitions and partnerships at Little Dot Studios. “Since our initial collaboration in 2021, which successfully utilized premium content to bolster our network presence in both the U.K. and Germany, the partnership has matured into a comprehensive international, multi-platform remit. With this latest renewal and the addition of new hours, our total acquired volume from ZDF Studios now reaches over 1,000 hours of premium content. We are committed to ensuring ZDF Studios’ world-class factual portfolio continues to resonate with and monetise across new global audiences, directly supporting their strategic objectives for digital growth.”

Linette Zaulich, head of B2C for ZDF Studios, added, “ZDF Studios’ factual catalog is defined by high-quality storytelling, and Little Dot Studios has consistently demonstrated their ability to bring such programming to life on digital platforms. This extended agreement strengthens our shared commitment to making exceptional documentaries and factual series accessible to global audiences, wherever and however they choose to watch.”