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04/04/2011

Off The Fence Sells Content To UK And Regions

Off The Fence (OTF) has announced a raft of sales amounting to over 120 hours of programming to leading UK and pan-territory broadcasters.
The deals were brokered by Bo Stehmeier, Director of Sales at OTF.
In the UK, Sky Arts acquired a 26-hour package including titles Art Race, Raising Sextuplets Season One And Two, Artland Season One and Two and Adoption Diaries.
Twenty-fours of lifestyle programming in HD has been bought by Bio. Titles include OMG! Sextuplets!, Little Miss Perfect Season One and Two and Locator Season Two and Three.
History procured four of OTF's history specials: History HD: Shooting Iwo Jima, Toughest Carrier Jobs, Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin and Star Wars Legacy Revealed.
RTÉ bought seven hours of OTF's nature specials including Secret Shark Pits, Sharkville, Future Earth: Journey to the end of the World, Indochine, Six Days in August, White House Revealed, Badger Quest: Niassa Honey Hunters and Building Extreme Alaska.
Elsewhere in the UK, Discovery UK acquired Ice Man, Animal Planet UK bought Cheetah Diaries and Eden obtained Home in Danger Zone.
Nat Geo (UK, Eire and ANZ) acquired Beneath Alcatraz, while Nat Geo (global) procured Unbelievable Beasts, Caught Barehanded, Fishzilla and Shark Night. Discovery EMEA bought Ultra Eye and Luke Gamble.
Bo Stehmeier, Director of Sales, OTF, said: "OTF is dedicated to building and sustaining our working relationships with UK and pan-territory broadcasters. This is the first time we have secured deals of this size in the UK and we look forward to being at the forefront of these broadcaster's minds in the future."
(KMcA)
VMI.TV Ltd

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