Sky Vision in Development Deal with Avanti Media

LONDON: Sky Vision has inked an exclusive two-year development deal with Avanti Media, which specializes in factual and entertainment production.

Sky Vision will also exclusively represent Avanti’s programming and formats internationally. To kickstart the deal, Sky Vision is launching two new prime-time documentaries from Avanti, produced for Channel 4. Frozen Christmas, which spotlights the world of extreme ice sculpting, and Beijing Billionaires (working title), which looks into the lives of the Chinese super-rich elite.

Emyr Afan, CCO of Avanti, said: “We welcome the backing and the strategic international guidance from Sky Vision in expanding our development slate and broadcaster reach both in the U.K. and U.S. The timing of this deal is perfect for our continued growth.”

Barnaby Shingleton, the director of factual and entertainment at Sky Vision, said: “We’ve seen Avanti Media develop as a creative business over the past few years and have grown increasingly excited about the solid, internationally appealing factual and entertainment portfolio that they’ve created.

“Being able to kick off our relationship with two compelling popular factual documentaries is fantastic and we’re looking forward to working with Emyr and his team to support their growth and success in the years ahead.”