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TV Real talks to\u00a0Munia Kanna-Konsek, the head of sales at Beyond Distribution, about the company\u2019s factual catalog.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more than three decades, Beyond Distribution has been selling a variety of programming to the international market. A large portion of the company\u2019s 4,000-plus hours consists of such factual categories as adventure and travel, crime and investigation, health and medicine, people and society, and wildlife and natural history. Key factual genres include popular science,\u00a0\"***Image***\"lifestyle and children\u2019s, according to Munia Kanna-Konsek, Beyond\u2019s head of sales. \u201cOur range of high-end property-makeover and crime series also demonstrate a commitment to high-quality programming with returnable appeal,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Although Beyond\u2019s factual content enjoys success around the globe, Kanna-Konsek has been noticing increasing demand in Central and Eastern European territories, as well as in Africa. \u201cWe distribute and produce a wide range of programming that embraces universal themes that are relevant to a mass international audience,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Some of the most successful factual sales for Beyond this year have involved the fourth season of vehicle-rescue reality show\u00a0Highway Thru Hell<\/em>, the U.K. and Vancouver versions of home-renovation series\u00a0Love It or List It<\/em>, and the tenth season of science-entertainment show\u00a0MythBusters<\/em>. \u201cIn total, these titles have been sold to hundreds of territories and form the foundation of Beyond\u2019s key content offering,\u201d says Kanna-Konsek. \u201cThey all provide co-viewing opportunities, with both\u00a0MythBusters<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Highway Thru Hell\u00a0<\/em>\"***Image***\"creating on-the-edge-of-your-seat scenarios.\u201d She adds: \u201cOur most recently launched titles also embrace a style of programming that seems to be really in tune with what audiences are interested in right now. The male-skewed\u00a0Boy to Man<\/em>, launched at MIPTV, and\u00a0Chasing Monsters<\/em>, launched last MIPCOM, have both proved extremely popular with buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n

More and more, Kanna-Konsek is encountering broadcasters looking to acquire factual programming in which the presenter is part of the action, rather than serving merely as a bystander or commentator. \u201cOur recently launched titles\u00a0Boy to Man<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Chasing Monsters<\/em>\u00a0feature characters who push themselves to the very limits, not for the cameras, but for their own sense of pride and achievement,\u201d she says. \u201cFrom joining snake divers in Peru to the snake-infested waters of Florida, the people who make these shows have a natural passion for their subjects, which is captured for us all to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the pan-regional broadcasters with which Beyond has established fruitful relationships are Scripps’s portfolio of networks, Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel. The company also collaborates with such networks as Seven Network in Australia and CBBC in the U.K. \u201cVOD and digital sales to individual territories, as well as the likes of Netflix, are definitely on the rise,\u201d notes Kanna-Konsek. \u201cThe [appetite] for more content in bulk from these operators means that only certain distributors are able to meet the demands. Our focus on quality, returnable series\u2014many of which are in their fourth, fifth or even tenth seasons\u2014means we are able to provide VOD and digital-service providers with highly rated content to help build a loyal fan base.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moving forward, Beyond plans to continue its mission of identifying high-quality, returnable factual series from independent producers around the world. \u201cWhat buyers want is programming that can be screened across a range of time slots, from prime time to daytime, focusing on real issues that are relevant and popular in today\u2019s market,\u201d says Kanna-Konsek. \u201cOur challenge, and that of our competitors, is [not only] to continue to deliver popular programming, but also to look at topics that are ahead of current trends so we can try to predict what will be hot and what will not be up to a year or two in advance. The search, as they say, continues!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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