Following on the heels of MIP-TV, Breakthrough Entertainment has finalized a record-breaking company array of license deals totaling over 200 hours of children’s, documentary, lifestyle and factual programming for the Middle East, it was announced by Nat Abraham, Vice President, Distribution.
Press Release from Breakthrough Ent.
TORONTO – Following on the heels of MIP-TV, Breakthrough Entertainment has finalized a record-breaking company array of license deals totaling over 200 hours of children’s, documentary, lifestyle and factual programming for the Middle East, it was announced by Nat Abraham, Vice President, Distribution.
Breakthrough’s Middle East programming sales include children’s series Think Big and My Big Big Friend to Aljazeera Children's Channel for the entire Middle East; Documentary and factual series Future Revealed, Ghost Cases and Science of the Senses and kids series Fishtronaut, Think Big, Dino Dan to IRIB in Iran; Lifestyle series David Rocco's Dolce Vita to AB Droit in Turkey; Factual series The Re-Inventors to TRT in Turkey; and kids series Dino Dan and Fishtronaut to Hop-TV in Israel.
“We are delighted to forge significant associations with the region’s most prestigious broadcasters,” said Abraham. “We look forward to a successful launch of our high-profile animated series and documentary programming across the Middle East, Turkey and Israel.”
About Breakthrough Entertainment:Headquartered in Toronto, Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. (BEI) is a leading global producer and distributor of acclaimed primetime comedy and drama series, as well as factual entertainment, documentaries, educated television movies, family entertainment and children’s animation. As one of Canada’s largest television production and distribution companies, BEI has licensed programs to major broadcasters in over 200 territories. With a catalogue of over 2600 half-hours of programming, the company handles distribution as well as worldwide pre-sales, co-productions and third-party acquisitions. In addition to its dedicated program development, production and distribution divisions, Breakthrough’s digital media division ranks among one of the industry’s most respected producers of high quality digital entertainment including websites, and online, mobile, ITV and iphone games. www.breakthroughentertainment.com
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