Greatest Events of World War II in HD Colour Notches Up Deals

Discovery in the U.K., N-TV in Germany and Planete+ in France have acquired the rights to air World Media Rights’ Greatest Events of World War II in HD Colour.

Planete+ acquired the series from ZDF Enterprises, which is distributing the series in the rest of the world outside of partner territories. The 10×50-minute series uses archive footage, much of it previously unseen, acquired from over 39 sources, including rare library footage from Japan and Russia and processed with state-of-the-art colorization software.

Alan Griffiths, CEO of World Media Rights, said: “WMR is at the forefront of action-adventure series for the international market and Greatest Events of World War II in Colour fits perfectly into our portfolio. It will appeal to history binge-watchers around the world.’”