"Windcatcher"
Australia's ACTF has been a busy first half of the year with its catalogue of new and award-winning programs in high demand. BYU TV (USA) picked up Gristmill’s award-winning, live-action comedy hits "Little Lunch" and "The InBestigators", securing US Free TV rights for both hugely popular series.
RTE (Ireland) is the first international broadcaster to acquire "Windcatcher", the heartwarming family feature film which premiered in Australia on local SVOD platform Stan in March this year to critical acclaim.On the other hand, First Nations Experience (FNX), an American television channel exclusively devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content, bought a package of programs for all ages, which includes the family film "Windcatcher", the live-action tween adventure series "MaveriX", animated preschool series "Eddie’s Lil’ Homies", and the fourth season of "Little J & Big Cuz", which premiered to Australian audiences on NITV and ABC.
Season 3 of the animated pre-school series "Kangaroo Beach" is currently in production, with Nickelodeon UK picking up rights for a 2025 UK launch.
A range of Australian children’s content will air in the Pacific Islands this year, with broadcasters ABC International and PacificAus TV both acquiring packages of content. ABC International will broadcast "MaveriX", "Ready for This" S1, "The Inbestigators" S1, "Hardball" (Series 1 and 2), "Handball Heroes", "Little J & Big Cuz" (Series 3 and 4) and "Kangaroo Beach" (Series 1 and 2). PacificAus TV has also acquired "Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?", "Barrumbi Kids", "Bushwhacked!" (Series 1 and 2), "Hardball" (Series 1 and 2), "Crazy Fun Park", "Red Dirt Riders", "Thalu", series 1 of "The Inbestigators", "Kangaroo Beach" (series 1 and 2 and the Summer Special), and "WAC" (World Animal Championships).
The comedy-horror series "Crazy Fun Park" has been acquired by Estonian Television, while French broadcasters Mediawan and TFOU have procured the Emmy Award-winning factual series "Built to Survive" and the "Kangaroo Beach Summer Special" will air in the Middle East and North Africa after being acquired by beIN Media.
Finally, Emmy Award winning series "Hardball" will now be available to view on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand after being acquired by the streaming platform locally.