President Nicolás Maduro referred to DW as a "Nazi broadcaster" in reaction to one of its contents. The General Director, Peter Limbourg, stated that the distribution must be restored.
STV Group has reported a 22% year-on-year drop in operating profit, attributing the decline to a challenging TV advertising landscape and inflationary cost pressures.
The show will air in Germany, the US, and New Zealand with commissioning broadcasters ZDF (Germany), Acorn TV (UK), and TVNZ (New Zealand). It will be distributed globally by Banijay Rights.
The centerpiece is a collection of series led by BAFTA award-winning naturalist Steve Backshall's "Shark with Steve Backshal" and the love story "Alice & Jack."