Red Arrow International: “Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered” heads to SBS Australia and Discovery Asia

Cannes, October 15, 2014. SBS Australia has secured rights to factual special "Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered" for Australia. Discovery Asia has also signed a pan regional deal for Asia. Produced by STV Productions for BBC One, "Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered" unveils the previously undiscovered, extraordinary truth about the boy behind the golden mask. Produced in association with Cream Productions, it is co-produced with The Smithsonian Channel and Discovery Canada. Ben Nguyen, Channel Manager SBS One says "SBS continues to bring ground-breaking and thought provoking content to our audiences.  We are delighted to be able to bring a new film about this famous Egyptian Pharaoh to SBS ONE to satisfy their thirst for great history programming." Jamie I, Senior Sales Manager, Asia says "People have always been fascinated by Tutankhamun's story and now we have a new slant on it! Using state-of-the-art technology, 'Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered' provides a ground-breaking new insight into the circumstances behind his death. It's a high value BBC program, I'm delighted it's going to Australia and across Asia and I'm certain it will travel further again soon!" About "Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered"
Tutankhamun has fascinated the public worldwide since the discovery of his tomb in 1922. He died at age 19 and the circumstances surrounding his death, which ended the most significant dynasty in Egyptian history, have remained a mystery and a topic of frenzied debate. Using state of the art genetic sampling, medical research and CT scan analysis, this special sheds a new light on his death and family history. And as it does so, it reveals that the young boy king was not all he seemed. Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching 2.5 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through more than 190 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and the Hub Network. Across the Nordic region, Discovery owns and operates SBS Discovery Media, a top-three portfolio of television brands that feature leading nonfiction content, as well as locally produced entertainment programs, sports and the best scripted series and movies from major studios. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. In Asia-Pacific, Discovery brands reach 624 million cumulative subscribers in 37 countries with programming customised in 15 languages and dialects. STV Productions
STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses, with ambitious plans for growth and expansion in the UK and overseas. The company has a record of success across a range of genres including drama, factual and entertainment, producing a wide range of programmes for a variety of networks, including entertainment shows Catchphrase and Let me Entertain You for ITV and Fake Reaction for ITV2. Further commissions include ratings success Antiques Road Trip, including a celebrity version, for BBC One and Two, drama The Poison Tree for ITV1 and quiz shows The Link for BBC One and The Lie for STV and TV3. In 2013, STV Productions was awarded Best Single Documentary by BAFTA Scotland for Fire in the Night, a feature documentary for BBC Scotland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. STV Productions also works in partnership with US production company, Kinetic Content, licensing original formats in their respective companies and developing new formats, such as the Perez Hilton Super Fan entertainment series for ITV2. Red Arrow International
Red Arrow International is a leading worldwide programming sales-house with a broad selection of scripted, factual and format titles from Red Arrow's global portfolio of production companies, outstanding third-party creators and digital-content partners. In addition, Red Arrow International is a prolific co-producer and provides substantial production financing to a wide array of highly acclaimed scripted and non-scripted projects. Recent global highlights include: "Bosch" (Amazon), "Lilyhammer" (Netflix); "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (NBC), and "The Taste" (ABC). With offices in Munich, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the company has a global reach and distributes content to over 180 territories around the world.
Led by co-MDs Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst, Red Arrow International is part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, which also includes 15 production companies across 9 countries; Los Angeles based MCN, Collective Digital Studios; and creative partnerships and joint ventures with STV, Screenz, Sync Media and One Three Media (Mark Burnett / Hearst). Red Arrow Entertainment Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of Europe's leading media groups. Contact: ProSiebenSat.1 Group
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