(from c21media.net, 08/02/2018) – Pubcaster SBS in Australia has picked up arts documentary The Search for The Last Supper, one of a number of global deals for UK producer and distributor Scorpion TV. The 1×56’ programme focuses on the quest for a second version of Leonardo da Vinci’s seminal fresco […]
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Kaboom’s Diana tapes doc sells
(from c21media.net, 22/08/2017) – Network Seven in Australia, NHK in Japan and Germany’s RTL are amongst broadcasters to have picked up a controversial documentary about Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana: In Her Own Words was produced by UK prodco Kaboom Film & TV for Channel 4 and is distributed by […]
Scorpion TV plays Dirty Games
(from c21media.net, 30/09/2016) – UK-based distributor Scorpion TV has picked up a documentary that recently aired in Germany about the extent of corruption in sport. Dirty Games has been produced by Benjamin Best Productions and delves into fraud, corruption and manipulation that is claimed to occur in numerous sports. […]
Scorpion adds Holocaust love story
from c21media.net, 21/09/2015) – Independent UK distributor Scorpion TV has picked up a one-off documentary ahead of Mipcom about a remarkable relationship that started during the Holocaust. There Is Many Like Us is from documentary maker Josh Webber and focuses on the story of his grandfather Max who met his […]
Scorpion hires sales exec, closes deals
(from tbivision.com, 21/07/2015) – UK indie distributor Scorpion TV has added a sales executive to its ranks, while closing a raft of deals with international broadcasters. German Diez has joined David Cornwall’s company to replace Juan Solera, who left in May. Diez, who was extensive experience in the Spanish television […]
Scorpion TV acquires “The Paedophile Hunter”
(from realscreen.com, 05/02/15) – London-based distributor Scorpion TV has acquired the rights to the documentary The Paedophile Hunter (1 x 52 minutes, pictured) from Amos Pictures. Directed by Dan Reed, the film aired on Channel 4 in the UK late last year and follows online vigilante Stinson Hunter and his associates as they […]
Channel 4 experiences World on a String
(from tbivision.com, 05/12/2014) – UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired World on a String, a documentary about the world of competitive yo-yo play. The documentary, which UK-based distributor Scorpion TV acquired earlier this year, follows four players are they prepare for and compete in the World Yo-Yo Contest. “World on a […]
Scorpion TV Lines Up Factual Deals With International Broadcasters
(from tvwise.co.uk, 17/09/2014) – Scorpion TV has sold a number of their factual titles to broadcasters around the world. The London based international production and distribution company has struck deals for their factual content with broadcasters in Australia, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Brazil as well as a number of international […]
Int’l nets have “Porn on the Brain”
(from c21media.net, 06/06/14) – Broadcasters in Denmark and Australia have picked up a Channel 4 (C4) doc about the effects of pornography on the teenage brain from London-based distributor Scorpion TV. TV2 in Denmark and SBS in Australia will air Porn on the Brain (1×47′), which was produced by Blink […]
Discovery Networks Int’l takes “Wolves Unleashed”
(from realscreen.com, 11/03/14) – Discovery Networks International has acquired 90-minute natural history doc Wolves Unleashed from London-based distributor Scorpion TV. The doc – which will air on Animal Planet across Europe, Africa and the Middle East – follows animal trainer Andrew Simpson as he spends five months in a remote […]