{"id":8410,"date":"2016-03-17T12:13:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/global-sales-for-sas-who-dares-win\/"},"modified":"2016-03-17T12:50:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T16:50:06","slug":"global-sales-for-sas-who-dares-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/global-sales-for-sas-who-dares-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Zodiak Rights Scores Global Sales for SAS: Who Dares Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON: Zodiak Rights, the international distribution arm of Banijay Group, has secured worldwide sales for the five-part documentary SAS: Who Dares Wins<\/em>\u00a0while gearing up for MIPTV.<\/p>\n SAS: Who Dares Wins<\/em> has been acquired by SBS (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). BBC Worldwide Global Channels also picked up the title in a pan-regional deal for Africa and Central and South America. In Europe, acquisitions include Polsat (Poland), RTL Nitro (German-speaking Europe), TV2 (Norway), SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland) and Discovery Benelux.<\/p>\n SAS: Who Dares Wins<\/em> is produced by Minnow Films for the U.K.\u2019s Channel 4, which recently recommssioned the program for a second season. It illustrates the demanding entrance process for the SAS. On the show, elite ex-Special Forces soldiers put 30 physically fit civilians through a series of physical and psychological tests taken from the real entrance process.<\/p>\n Tim Mutimer, the CEO of Zodiak Rights, said: \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to see such a wide roster of deals concluded for Minnow Films\u2019s SAS: Who Dares Wins<\/em>. This character-driven series offers a fascinating and often surprising insight into one of the world\u2019s toughest selection processes\u2014as the recruits battle to make it to the end. The success of SAS: Who Dares Wins\u00a0<\/em>is a fantastic indication of the continued popularity of high-quality, compelling factual content in the international market, and we\u2019re looking forward to showcasing a diverse, globally appealing slate of new programming at MIPTV.\u201d<\/p>\n At MIPTV, the company is offering a lineup of factual content that includes the special Arnie\u2019s Greatest Ever Stunts<\/em>, produced by Zig Zag Productions for Channel 4. There is also Billy Connolly Tracks Across America<\/em> from 7Wonder for ITV.<\/p>\n The two-part series Choose the Right Puppy for You<\/em>, from RDF Television for BBC Two, meanwhile, uses stunts, tests and more to pair people with the perfect puppy for them. Zodiak Rights\u2019s slate also features Paris Attacked: One Year of Terror<\/em>, How to Die: Simon\u2019s Choice<\/em>, Saving Lives at Sea\u00a0<\/em>and a fourth season of Can\u2019t Pay We\u2019ll Take It Away<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: Zodiak Rights, the international distribution arm of Banijay Group, has secured worldwide sales for the five-part documentary SAS: Who Dares Wins while gearing up for MIPTV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[382,697,698,699,700,701,289,702,703,423,704,705,706,707,708,496,709],"class_list":["post-8410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-7-wonder","tag-arnies-greatest-ever-stunts","tag-banijay-group","tag-bbc-two","tag-billy-connolly-tracks-across-america","tag-cant-pay-well-take-it-away","tag-channel-4","tag-choose-the-right-puppy-for-you","tag-how-to-die-simons-choice","tag-itv","tag-minnow-films","tag-paris-attacked-one-year-of-terror","tag-rdf-television","tag-sas-who-dares-wins","tag-saving-lives-at-sea","tag-zig-zag-productions","tag-zodiak-rights","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n