Twofour Rights Secures Sales Across Asia, Europe & Africa

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Twofour Rights has inked a raft of international deals for factual and factual-entertainment brands on its slate, including Hairy Bikers: Route 66.

BBC Studios bought a package of shows for its channels in Asia, Africa and Europe, picking up Hairy Bikers: Route 66 for BBC Lifestyle in Asia and The World’s Best Restaurants for BBC Lifestyle in Africa. The first season of Boomerang’s Sinkholes has been acquired for BBC Earth across Africa, Poland, CEE and the Nordics, with the second season also acquired for BBC Earth in Africa and Poland.

A+E Networks Africa has secured the rights to a package totaling 30 hours of Boomerang’s Extreme Cake Makers. Discovery will air the latest series of Impossible Railways across Asia and The Indian Dream Hotel On Tour (The Real Marigold on Tour in the U.K.).

SVT Sweden has licensed the latest season of Impossible Engineering. Also in Sweden, TV4 has picked up The Junk Food Experiment.

Rob Bassett, Twofour Rights senior sales executive, said: “These titles continue to prove their value both in the U.K. and internationally. Alongside a strong slate of unscripted shows launched at the recent market, it’s been a very positive year.”