William & Kate Doc Sells in Europe, U.S.

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has firmed up a raft of deals for the documentary William, Kate and Eight Royal Weddings, which was picked up by, among others, TLC in the U.S.

The hour-long doc spotlights the future nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It also looks back at every royal wedding since the Queen and Prince Philip’s in 1947 in the social context of the time. The production features archive footage, expert witnesses and interviews with key figures involved in each wedding.

Along with scoring a slot in the U.S. on TLC, William, Kate and Eight Royal Weddings is headed to UKTV in the U.K., Antena 3 in Spain, RTL2 in Germany, VTM in Flemish-speaking Belgium, Nova in the Czech Republic, MTV 3 in Finland and Noga in Israel. Further sales include Leland in China, NTV Nippon Television in Japan, NBC Universal in Russia, CBC in English-speaking Canada and Radio Canada for the French-speaking territory. These new deals come following pre-sales to France 5, TSR and RTBF.