Titles from across the BBC Studios unscripted and scripted slates have landed presales with Nordic buyers.
SVT opted for an unscripted package deal, including presales on upcoming BBC Studios Natural History Unit Productions Blue Planet III, Green Planet II and Hidden Planet. The Swedish broadcaster also took the BBC Studios Specialist Factual title The Diary of Anne Frank (w.t.), as well as A Life in Ten Pictures and renewed Antiques Roadshow and Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle. SVT further took a scripted package focused on returning dramas Sherwood S3, Unforgotten S7, and Silent Witness S30, plus Call The Midwife S15 and The Chelsea Detective (S4). For FVOD, it secured box sets of Sherwood, Unforgotten, and The Chelsea Detective.
TV2 Norway took a scripted package that includes season three of Doctor Foster, Call the Midwife: Sisters In Arms, Deadpoint, and Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence. The deal also encompasses prior seasons of Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise, Doctor Foster, Happy Valley, The Split, and The Split: Barcelona. All will be included on TV2 Norway’s SVOD service, TV2 Play.
Zai Bennett, CEO and chief creative officer at BBC Studios Global Content, stated, As we head to MIPCOM, we’re bringing a fresh lineup of titles that combine exceptional craft, cutting-edge technology and a rich mix of new stories from acclaimed creative talent. We deliver the quality, breadth and originality that buyers need to engage audiences around the world. These agreements with SVT and TV2 Norway demonstrate early confidence in our upcoming offering and reflect the trust buyers place in our ability to combine exciting new commissions with a catalog of enduring quality and appeal.”
