Handsome Devils (10×60’) was acquired from Beyond Rights by CBS Africa
Buyers in Africa and the Middle East have agreed deals for English-language factual programming from UK-based distributor Beyond Rights.
UAE-based Middle East/North Africa (MENA) pay TV network OSN has bought 190 hours of factual content from the distributor, including docuseries Maternity 24/7 (6×60’) and Hitched in Vegas (10×60’), plus seven seasons of property and lifestyle title Love it or List It (174×60’). Meanwhile, Discovery MENA has picked up the fifth season of Abandoned Engineering (12×60’) for the Middle East and Africa.
A+E Television Networks Africa has licensed seasons seven and eight of property formats Love It or List It (38×60’) and two seasons of Filthy House SOS (18×60’).
Meanwhile, BBC Africa has bought the first season of dog grooming format Pooch Perfect UK (8×60’). Additionally, CBS Africa has bought two of Beyond’s true crime offerings in Murder in the Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery (4×60’) and Handsome Devils (10×60’).
Tanzanian company Azam Media, meanwhile, has also gone for crime, buying the drama series Halifax: Retribution (8×60’) for its channel.
Holly Cowdery, Beyond Rights’ VP of sales for the region, said: “As broadcasters and platforms across Africa and the Middle East expand their reach and broaden their offering, we are seeing a growing opportunity for a wide range of our content.”
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