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Sphere Abacus licenses a 200-hour slate to top broadcasters across CEE, including deals with DOX TV, Czech TV, HRT, and Viasat World for acclaimed factual titles like "Leaving Neverland," "Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet," and "Maxine," ahead of NEM Dubrovnik.

The deal comprises six titles from Woodcut Media: "The Murder of Joanna Yeates," which launches on 22 April (1 x 90’); "The Crossbow Cannibal" (1 x 90’); "Krays: London’s Gangsters" (2 x 45’); "Murder in Concrete" (2 x 45’); "Confessions of a Female Serial Killer" (1 x 90’) and "Murdered or Missing?" (2 x 45’).

The film aired last week on the UK’s Channel 4 as part of its investigative current affairs strand 'Dispatches,' receiving exceptional critical acclaim.

The deal grants the company the right to distribute the product globally, except in the US.

Through Sphere Abacus, Bell Media is set to enhance the reach of Canadian content and creators with international audiences. The transaction is set to close in the coming weeks.