Blue Ant International has licensed more than 435 hours of programming to French broadcasters, including RMC D\u00e9couverte.<\/p>\n
Mediawan Thematics picked up 400 hours of renewed and exclusive 4K natural-history titles from Blue Ant International for its Ultra Nature, Animaux and Science Vie channel brands. Selections include Into <\/em>the Wild India<\/em>, a ten-part journey through the wilderness of India; Colombia\u2019s Wild Coast<\/em>, a two-part series that dives into Colombia\u2019s marine life and explores its unique maritime habitats on land; Zambia Untamed<\/em>, from Love Nature\u2019s production project with Plimsoll Production, Camp Zambia; Ocean Parks<\/em>, from Arcadia Entertainment; and Wildest New Zealand<\/em>, from producer NHNZ.<\/p>\n More than 20 hours of nature and wildlife content went to Ushuaia TV (TF1 Group). The deal includes Animal Empires<\/em>, which looks at the places that play host to wildlife\u2019s migrations and congregations, and Extreme Africa<\/em>, from Off the Fence. The broadcaster also picked up Blink Films’ titles such as Secret Life of the Wombat<\/em>, Secret Life of the Kangaroo<\/em>, Secret Life of the Koala<\/em> and Secret Life of the Tasmanian Devil<\/em>.<\/p>\n From Plimsoll Productions, France TV acquired seven hours of content, including The Monkey Diaries<\/em>, which visits an ancient city reclaimed by Sri Lanka\u2019s forests and the toque macaques monkeys that live in it; Life’s Journey<\/em>, which follows a colorful array of animal species as they are born, mature and have families of their own; Wild Survivors<\/em>, which explores the relationship between animal and environment; and Valley of Flood and Fire<\/em>, which shows the extreme seasonal changes that shape the “valley of flood and fire” and the animals that call it home.<\/p>\n ARTE picked up Rooted<\/em>, a series that reveals five of southern Africa\u2019s most iconic trees and the unique repertoire of animals, insects, birds and environmental elements that have created their own roots in and around them. It also opted for the Blue Ant Media original production Alaskan Summer<\/em>, which reveals the vibrancy and majesty of the U.S.\u2019s most northern state.<\/p>\n RMC D\u00e9couverte took on The First World War: The People\u2019s Story<\/em>, a three-part docuseries commissioned by BBC that draws on an archive of 200 interviews with the last survivors of the Great War, from the battlefields and the home front.<\/p>\n \u201cFrance is a prestigious and lucrative market,\u201d said Solange Attwood, executive VP at Blue Ant International. \u201cThe diversity and volume of sales to French platforms is a testament to the quality of our programming and our relationships with leading producers and buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blue Ant International has licensed more than 435 hours of programming to French broadcasters, including RMC D\u00e9couverte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":12568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[639],"class_list":["post-12567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-blue-ant-international","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n