‘Dinosaur With Stephen Fry’ among CEE pick-ups in Passion Distribution factual deals

Dinosaur with Stephen Fry

Broadcasters across CEE have acquired more than 160 hours of factual programming, after striking deals with Passion Distribution.

In Poland, Polsat has acquired a package of including royal documentary Elizabeth: A Life Through The Lens (1 x 60-minutes) which takes a look back at the reign of Elizabeth II, and how she handled a life on screen. The documentary was produced by Unity House and originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK.

It has also picked up Dinosaur With Stephen Fry (4 x 60-minutes) a docuseries that tells the definitive story of 165 million from the dawn of the dinosaurs to their extinction. The series was produced by Mentorn Media and Kremplewood for Channel 5 in the UK. Other sales include documentary series Secrets Of The Superfactories and The Machinery Of War.

Additional sales in Poland include Kino Polska acquiring Beyond Our Earth (6 x 60-minutes) produced by Wildbear Entertainment; World’s Deadliest (13 x 60-minutes) from Back2Back Productions; Planes Gone Viral (8 x 60-minutes) produced by Pioneer Productions and Criminally Funny (40 x 60-minutes) produced by Workerbee for Comedy Central. Kino has also picked up Dynamo: Magician Impossible seasons three and four and special Dynamo: A-Z, from Phil McIntyre Television and Inner Circle Films.

TV JOJ in Slovakia has acquired a package of royal and history programming for their CS History, CS Mystery and JOJ PLAY channels, including Elizabeth: A Life Through The Lens, Before They Were Royal, The Great Plague and Jack The Ripper – The Definitive Story.

Meanwhile in Czechia, Prima has licensed a package of science programming including One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing; How The Universe Works season two and Secrets Of The Superfactories. Further titles include Beyond Our Earth, Future Warfare and Architecture The Railways Built, seasons three and four.