Silverlining Rights Lands Slots for Air India Crash Doc

Silverlining Rights has assembled nine broadcasters for Emporium Productions’ fast-turnaround doc on the Air India Flight 171 disaster.

The one-hour special Air India Flight 171 Tragedy: How Safe Is Your Plane? explores what might have led to the devastating crash. Channel 4 will air the show as Air India Crash: What Went Wrong? An unnamed U.S. network is also on board, alongside SBS (Australia), DR (Denmark), DPG (Belgium), CNN (Portugal), HOT8 (Israel), Movistar (Spain) and a pa Southeast Asian channel. The special delivers next month.

Emma Read, founder and managing director of Emporium Productions, said: “The Air India Flight 171 tragedy is the world’s deadliest air disaster in a decade, killing hundreds of people on board and on the ground and there are important questions about plane safety which the victims’ families and the audience need answering. Following our partnership with Silverlining to bring in international funding to greenlight previous fast turnaround documentaries, we are delighted to be working together again, and in production so quickly on Air India Flight 171 Tragedy: How Safe Is Your Plane?”

Bethan Corney, founder and managing director of Silverlining, added: “Emporium Productions have demonstrated regularly just how good they are at pulling together high-quality, fast-turnaround documentaries which provide viewers with the best investigations into stories which have made the headlines around the world, which is why we have been able to pull together financing from international broadcasters from the U.S., Australia, Europe and elsewhere, with more presales in the pipeline.”

Louisa Compton, head of news and current affairs for specialist factual and sport at Channel 4, added: “This documentary will be a powerful and unflinching look into one of the most tragic and mysterious aviation disasters in recent memory. With the loss of so many British passengers the tragedy has had a devastating impact on many across the U.K., with numerous unanswered questions still remaining surrounding the crash. We’re proud that Channel 4 will be the U.K. home of this important film, which we’re titling, Air India Crash: What Went Wrong?”