Red Arrow Studios International Inks New Deals in Asia

Red Arrow Studios International has secured a raft of new sales in Asia for its slate of formats and factual content.

The documentary and current affairs VOD platform iwonder has acquired The Weekly, a series from The New York Times that brings the newspaper’s journalism and insight to the TV screen. Produced by The New York Times and the Red Arrow Studios company Left/Right for FX and Hulu, the series has just been nominated for nine news and documentary Emmy awards.

KBS in South Korea has taken Don’t Stop the Music, a social experiment about the power of music to change the lives of kids produced by Artemis Media for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in association with Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lottery West.

Both seasons of the original version of Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, produced by Red Arrow Studios company CPL Productions for Channel 4, have been picked up by Creo Contents for South Korea. The Hong Kong and Macau free-TV channel 77 Hong Kong Open TV, meanwhile, has taken the format’s U.K., Spanish and Australian adaptations. Also for Hong Kong and Macau, TVB has picked up the U.K. version of the new social experiment The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes. Created and produced by Red Arrow Studio’s CPL Productions and Motion Content Group, the series sees a group of people living with dementia tasked with helping to run a restaurant.

For Hong Kong, RTHK has acquired the original U.K. version of the new factual-entertainment series Meat the Family. Produced by Spun Gold TV for Channel 4 in the U.K., the series sees four meat-eating families welcome the animal they most frequently serve for dinner into their homes: from chickens and sheep to pigs and even cows!

Tim Gerhartz, senior VP of global sales at Red Arrow Studios International, said: “We’re continuing to see strong demand internationally across our slate of non-scripted titles as broadcasters look for compelling, thought-provoking and authentic content. From the fresh and valuable insights offered by The Weekly to the heart-warming Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds and The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes, we’re looking forward to introducing audiences in Asia to this inspiring array of programs.”