The title was created and produced by Banijay Productions Germany in collaboration with DLS Consulting GmbH. Banijay Media Germany is responsible for the marketing of the branded entertainment format together with DLS.
RTL Germany pre-bought "Arming the Arctic", and "1979: The Year of the Islamist Revolution" has been acquired by ZDF/Arte, among many other sales deals.
The deal includes an initial 14 hours of content that will be exclusive to NTV in Germany, including two new series currently in production at Big Media: "Has#tag Homicide" and "Breaking News/Decoded."
BIG Media, which has offices in the US, UK, Czech Republic, Germany and India, produce high-end unscripted content for the international market. The company recently announced the renewal of their output deal with ZDF Studios.