Covering a range of genres such as true crime, travel, food, arts/culture, history and royalty, the acquisition will see 25 titles added to Huanxi Media’s new non-scripted portfolio
The multi-year deal with Small World IFT is the latest initiative from the studio’s Global Formats team, which in late 2019 launched the studio’s non-scripted UK division, headed by Dom Bird.
Bastin will begin working on 1 September. The organization will be focused on developing a comprehensive slate of new formats for Viaplay and selling existing ones internationally and divesting its non-scripted production, branded entertainment, and events companies.