Sky Studios & Noah Media Group Pact for Development Deal

London-based film and television production company Noah Media Group is set to co-produce a slate of documentary projects with Sky Studios through a new multi-title partnership.

The partnership will see Noah co-produce an exclusive slate of feature documentaries and series across a range of topics, with several of the projects focused on sports. The titles are expected to target Sky’s factual channels across Europe. Sky sister company NBCUniversal has a first-look option for global distribution.

The first collaboration between Noah Media Group and Sky Studios is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The Noah team includes filmmaker Gabriel Clarke (Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans) and director/producer Torquil Jones (Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager).

Noah CEO John McKenna said: “This is the first time Noah has entered into a multi-film partnership and is a hugely exciting next step for the company. We are thrilled to be working with a partner of the reputation of Sky Studios and to be in the company of their other notable international production partners; to have Sky Studios recognize the standards of our films to date is a huge testament to our filmmaking team.”

Barnaby Shingleton, Sky Studios’ director of factual, added: “Working with our factual commissioning teams in the U.K., Italy and Germany, we’re excited to bring new documentaries from Noah Media Group to our 23.4 million customers across Europe and to viewers around the world. Noah is uniquely placed in the market, creating premium documentaries that capture the zeitgeist and bring a fresh perspective to untold stories.”