{"id":24261,"date":"2025-12-04T13:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-distribution-secures-global-partners-for-climate-special\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:27:58","slug":"pbs-distribution-secures-global-partners-for-climate-special-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-distribution-secures-global-partners-for-climate-special-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Distribution Secures Global Partners for Climate Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARTE, Channel 4, SBS and NOVA have partnered with PBS Distribution for <em>Rain Bombs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to bring this important story to audiences worldwide and collaborate with partners who understand the urgency and global relevance of a story like <em>Rain Bombs<\/em>,\u201d said Eniela Bella, director of co-production finance sales at PBS Distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Blink Films, <em>Rain Bombs <\/em>dives into a phenomenon referred to as downbursts\u2014also called wet microbursts\u2014violent columns of cold air crashing from the sky, responsible for a series of destructive recent events, including the sinking of a \u00a314 million superyacht off Sicily and the collapse of a Belgian music festival.<\/p>\n<p>The one-hour documentary also explores the latest scientific advances aimed at predicting and mitigating the impact of these dangerous and life-threatening storms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s rare to find such an extraordinary phenomenon that hasn\u2019t already been explored in depth by television,\u201d said Dan Chambers, creative director at Blink Films. \u201cThe more we&#8217;ve looked into the science of how they occur and the damage they can do, the more intriguing they become. 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