KESHET INTERNATIONAL COMPLETES RAFT OF SCRIPTED SALES IN ASIA AND SPAC

Keshet International has completed a number of scripted deals in Asia, Australia and New Zealand for titles such as “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business,” “Our Boys,” “The Trial of Christine Keeler” and “Prisoners of War,” among others.

Both series of Emmay Entertainment’s “Bandi Yuddh Ke” (Prisoners of War India), which is based on Gideon Raff’s emotionally charged and powerful drama that became the multi-Emmy Award-winning series “Homeland,” have been picked up by Mola TV in a multi-title deal for its Indonesian OTT and pay TV service.

Other scripted shows acquired from KI for Mola TV include: Universal Television and Keshet Studios’ “The Brave”; Seven Studios’ soapy thriller “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business”; New Form Digital’s futuristic comedy “Miss 2059”; and HBO and Keshet Studios’ “Our Boys,” which has also been picked up by SBS in Australia, along with the third series of “The A Word” and the catch-up TV rights to the first two seasons.

Keshet International has also sold “Our Boys” to pay TV operator Now TV in Hong Kong, in a multi-title deal that also includes Ecosse Films and Great Meadow Productions’ “The Trial of Christine Keeler”. Originally produced for BBC One, this highly acclaimed, contemporary retelling of the infamous Profumo Affair has also been acquired by BBC Studios for its UKTV channel in New Zealand.

Meanwhile, TVNZ in New Zealand has also picked-up “The Brave” and “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business,” along with Gideon Raff and Tim Kring’s murder mystery “Dig,” produced by Universal Cable Productions in association with Keshet Broadcasting.

“The rise of local SVOD has broadened not only the number of outlets but also the type of content you can sell as well, particularly in Asia. We are thrilled to see shows we love like ‘Our Boys,’ ‘Secret Bridesmaids’ Business,’ ‘The A Word,’ ‘Prisoners of War India,’ and ‘The Trial of Christine Keeler’ finding new broadcast partners in the region. It is an exciting time to be a distributor,” commented Kelly Wright, SVP Distribution and New Business at Keshet International.