Off The Fence has picked up Billy And Dom Eat The World, a food and travel show featuring The Lord Of The Rings stars Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, for international distribution. Produced by Dash Pictures, the 6 x 60-minute series follows the actors as each episode sees them explore a different destination and its […]
Brink Of Disaster producer Wildflame Productions has named Off The Fence’s former chief creative officer as its new creative director. Allison Bean starts in January and will oversee Wildflame’s international push, reporting to Wildflame’s CEO, Paul Islwyn Thomas. She had been with Off The Fence for 16 years, most recently expanding its production capability as […]
ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals Broadcasters and platforms across Latin America have struck deals for factual content with distributor Abacus Media Rights at MIP Cancun. ARTE1 in Brazil has acquired a line-up including Lennon’s Last Weekend, The Oratorio, Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards, Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and […]
C4 orders Spun Gold show Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a three-parter from domestic prodco Spun Gold TV that examines the current standing of the British Royal Family as it steps up its succession planning. The Real Windsors (3 x 60 minutes) looks back at how The Queen’s vision helped to ensure the […]
ZDF Enterprises-owned factual outfit Off The Fence (OTF) is expanding its sales and co-production teams with three new hires to its Amsterdam-based distribution arm. Miriam Hossbach is joining the company in the newly created position of director of co-production and sales for German-speaking territories, while Emmanuel Grinda takes on the role of sales manager for […]
Curiosity & OTF strike factual deal Factual outfit Curiosity has acquired 190 hours of content in a package deal with Off The Fence’s (OTF) Amsterdam-based distribution arm. Under the deal, OTF will deliver 80 titles across five genres – including natural-history, travel, true-crime and history series and documentaries – to Curiosity’s flagship streaming service Curiosity […]
Franco-German broadcaster ARTE has ordered Butterflies: Superheroes Of Nature, a new nature and science docuseries from French factual prodco Pernel Media. The series, which will be produced as a 3 x 52-minute mini-series and a 1 x 52-minute one-off special, explores the insect’s incredible capabilities, including its ability to fly over thousands of kilometres, survive […]
Off The Fence takes Auschwitz doc global Off The Fence has acquired the documentary series The History Of Auschwitz in 33 Objects for global distribution. Commissioned by Polish broadcaster Polsat and co-produced by Inbornmedia and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, the 4. 52-minute documentary explores the lesser-known side of the Auschwitz Memorial – one of […]
Off The Fence (OTF) Bristol, the UK production arm of the ZDF Enterprises-owned Dutch factual firm has promoted Karen Meehan as COO. The company said Meehan’s new role comes as part of management restructure and an expansion of its production capacity to meet increased demand following the Academy Award win for its 2021 Netflix documentary […]
Bo Stehmeier has become sole CEO of My Octopus Teacher producer Off The Fence as co-CEO Ellen Windemuth has moved to become full-time CEO at its environmental streaming service WaterBear. Stehmeier returned to ZDF Enterprises-owned factual prodco Off The Fence at the start of this year, following his tenure as president of Love Is Blind […]
