Vikings: The Empire of the North Sea, Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror, and Vanished History are some of the titles included in the agreement.
Cineflix Rights announced a series of sales of documentary series to multiple television networks and streaming platforms in Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Notable sales include Movistar Plus+ and Dmax Spain.
Movistar+ Spain has acquired Vikings: The Empire of the North Sea (6×60’, Pernel Media for Planète+ & C8, France, and TV5 Quebec, Canada), an immersive journey chronicling the epic rise and fall of history’s first-and-only Viking empire; together with Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror (3×60’, Pernel Media for Planète+ & C8, France, and TV5 Quebec, Canada), showcasing the monumental exploits of one of history’s greatest military leaders.
Dmax Spain has taken Vanished History (10×60’, Shark Teeth Films for Bell Media, Canada), an investigative approach to unlock some of the most enigmatic mysteries of all time.
Mediaset Italy has also acquired Vanished History and Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror, along with Mysterious Islands (10×60’, Shark Teeth Films for Super Channel, Canada), which explores the most extraordinary and enigmatic islands on the planet; Alien Corridors (8×60’, Go Button Media for Super Channel, Canada and Hearst Networks, EMEA), a gripping investigative series that examines the world’s hotspots of intergalactic visitation; and The Day Hitler Died (1×60’, Finestripe Productions for ITV, UK), the story of Adolf Hitler’s final hours told by the people who were there.
SIC Portugal has added Building Bad (10×60’, Shark Teeth Films, for Crave, Canada) to its lineup, which combines engineering, science, and crime to reveal the ingenuity and twisted genius of enterprising criminals who walk the dark side of scientific invention.
AMC Multicanal Iberia has picked up travel show Sue Perkins into Alaska (3×60’, Chalkboard TV and GroupM Motion Entertainment for Channel 5, UK), following the beloved UK comedian and TV presenter on a daring adventure at the edge of civilization.
Rai Italy has bought Impossible Planet (12×60’, White Spark Pictures), taking viewers on a journey around the globe to discover just how strange and unaccounted for our world can be.
Sabrina Ayala, Sales Consultant, Iberia, Italy, French-speaking Europe and French Canada, Cineflix Rights, who brokered the deals, said: “We’re seeing exceptional demand across Southern Europe for premium factual programming, particularly blue-chip documentaries focused on ancient history and compelling history-mystery series. It’s incredibly rewarding to see several of our newest titles performing so strongly in these regions.”
