BEYOND RIGHTS REVEALS ITS FIRST POST-MERGER CONTENT SLATE

Beyond Rights has revealed its first full new programming slate since the merger of TCB Media Rights and Beyond Distribution was finalised, launching more than 300 hours of unscripted and kids’ programming into the international market this autumn. Kate Llewellyn-Jones, CEO at Beyond Rights comments: “I am excited to launch Beyond Rights’ first ever programme slate. From primetime entertainment and reality to history, true crime, and kids’, our new programming clearly reflects our strengths in the marketplace and our ambition to work with and represent the best producers from around the world, both third-party and within our own group.”

Leading the autumn slate is "Pooch Perfect" (8x60 plus format), a primetime competitive reality show created by Beyond Productions, who are currently producing a UK version for BBC One with Sheridan Smith OBE as host.

"Edges Unknown" (7x60) from 4East Media is a fascinating travel and adventure title that follows two survival experts as they head back in time to take on the original toughest jobs, such as logging and ranching. "Curse of Akakor" (6x40) from Beyond Productions follows investigators hunting for a city of gold and the explorers who vanished trying to find it. Mixing travel with cars is Lovecars’ "On the Road" (6x60) that features a wide variety of different vehicles, driven through some of Europe’s most incredible landscapes. In obs-doc series "Undercut: Wooden Treasure" (9x60) from GiUMa Produzioni, cameras follow the strenuous and dangerous work of highly qualified lumberjacks. 

In "World’s Greatest Paintings" (10x60), Andrew Marr gets exclusive access to galleries and museums across the world to unlock the secrets behind ten iconic masterpieces. Buck Production’s Life, "Death & Money" (10x60) offers a revealing look at celebrities’ lives and deaths by the money trails they leave behind. Emotional documentary "Can We Cure Kids’ Cancer" (1x60), from Atomized Studios, takes the audience inside Royal Marsden hospital in London to follow children undergoing both cutting-edge and traditional cancer treatments, while Starbucks & Nespresso: "The Truth About Your Coffee" (1x30) exposes the use of child labour by some of the world’s largest coffee suppliers.

Sex is on the agenda with "Barcroft Media’s Sex Unlimited", a revealing 5 x 60 series that takes an insightful look at the ways people use sex to enhance their lives, increase their wealth and complement their relationships, while "Embarrassing Sex Stories" (1x90) from Gobstopper TV sees people sharing their sexy escapades in a countdown show. Meanwhile, "Sugar Babies" (1x60), from Transparent TV, provides an eye-opening look at both sides of the ‘arrangement’ in the hidden world of sugar dating.

New history titles on the slate are "Race to Victory" (6x60) from CIC Media and "Titanic: A Dead Reckoning" (1x60), from TH Entertainment and Crime and investigation titles include "Murder in the Outback: The Falconio& Lees Mystery" (4x60), plus three series of Bristow Global Media’s "Haunted Hospitals" (39x60), "Filthy House SOS" (18x60) from Gobstopper TV, and 7 x 60 episodes of obs-doc title "Extreme Nightmare Tenants" from BriteSpark Films.

Finally, the slate features a number of new seasons for long-running, returning series including "Bangers and Cash" S3 (10x60), "Great Pacific Media’s Highway Thru Hell" S9 (18x60), "Abandoned Engineering" S5 (12x60), "Highway Patrol" S11; "Motorway Patrol" S18, "Pati’s Mexican Table" S9 (11x30) and "Love It or List It" S9 (26x60).  

NEW KIDS’ CONTENT

Leading the kids’ slate is "Turbozaurs" (56 x 6 or 26 x 12), created by Caramel & Co Animation Studio and "Annie and Manny" (26x7) from Mustache, for pre-school children. It’s an animated series about two sibling rabbits exploring their surroundings.

For older kids there’s "Ace My Space" (10x30), a Tailored Films production offering kids the opportunity to win a complete makeover for their bedroom, with the catch being that they have to allow a friend or family member to take total control of all design decisions, and "The Wacky Word Show" (13x30), produced by Apartment 11, a fun and crazy new variety show that inspires kids to get creative with words and language.

THE BEYOND RIGHTS PITCHROOM

Beyond Rights will be launching its new autumn slate to buyers across the MIPCOM period via the new Pitchroom online platform developed by i2i Media. Pitchroom is a branded, secure online environment which facilitates webcam meetings and allows for the simultaneous presentation of a wide range of assets, including digital catalogue pages, videos, and presentations. “With so many new titles to launch, Pitchroom will enable us to quickly and simply bring our new content alive to buyers in a face-to-face, tailored meeting environment, allowing us to replicate some of the benefits we will be missing from meeting in person in Cannes," Llewellyn-Jones completed.