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MUMBAI:
US broadcaster Discovery has announced a raft of international
program sales and home video agreements for the series Deadliest
Catch and Man Vs. Wild.
Deadliest
Catch follows the brave men who do one of the deadliest
jobs in the world - crab fishing in the Bering Sea. Deadliest
Catch is produced for Discovery Channel by Original Productions.
Man Vs. Wild is produced for Discovery Channel by Diverse
Productions.
In
addition to airing on Discovery Channel in 357 million homes
and 170 countries around the world, Deadliest Catch
also airs in the following markets via programme sales agreements
with international broadcasters: Greece on SKAI; Australia
on Network Ten; in Canada via Astral Media; in Denmark, Norway
and Sweden via Viasat Broadcasting; in Ireland on TV3; in
Finland on Sanoma Television; in Switzerland via 3+ TV Group
AG; in the UK on Channel 4; and in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia
& Montenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia on Fox Televizija.
Man
Vs. Wild, which is also seen on Discovery Channel in 357
million homes and 170 countries around the world, is also
broadcast in the following countries via program sales agreements:
in Greece on Skai; Spain on Sogecable; Chile on Diptel; Croatia
on RTL Hrvatska; Ecuador on Television Nacional del Eucador
Tevecuador; Germany on Kabel 1; New Zealand on Sky Network
Television; UK on Channel 4; and in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia
& Montenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia on FOX Televizija.
Deadliest
Catch and Man Vs. Wild have also achieved home
video sales around the world. Both titles are in the top 10
Discovery home video titles sold throughout the UK, Europe,
Middle East and Africa. Deadliest Catch is also in the top
10 sold titles in Asia-Pacific region.
Deadliest
Catch is available on home video in the UK by Go Entertain
and Demand DVD; in the Netherlands by Dutch Film Works; in
Romania and Czech Republic by Sound and Image; in Germany
by Polyband; in Spain by Track Media; and soon to be in Poland
by Media Service; Nordic by Nordisk Film; and Australia by
Magna Home Entertainment and Time Life.
Man
Vs. Wild is also available on home video in the UK by
Demand DVD; Germany by Polyband; Russia by DVD Magic; in Bosnia,
Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia by
NET; Australia by Magna Home Entertainment; and soon to be
Nordic by Nordisk Film.
Discovery
Enterprises International senior VP Caleb Weinstein says,
"Discovery’s ability to engage audiences around
the world with exciting nonfiction programming that transcends
borders is unparalleled.
"Global hit series Deadliest Catch and Man
Vs. Wild continue to capture large audiences and drive
ratings worldwide, leading to increased demand from international
broadcasters."
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