Bomanbridge Media strikes content deal with German factual producer Doclights

Doclights is one of Germany’s leading producers of natural history films

Reinhard Radke

Singapore-based distributor Bomanbridge Media has secured a multi-year partnership with Doclights, one of Germany’s leading producers of natural history films, to take over their wildlife catalogue alongside forthcoming productions.

The agreement, which Bomanbridge says is worth more than US$1m, will see the company take over the distribution of DocLights’ wildlife and factual content which totals close to 200 hours.

The partnership will also see the companies collaborating on a wide-range of shared strategic digital goals and future productions.

Launching at this year’s Mipcom, Bomanbridge will unveil a selection from the 40 new blue-chip titles coming down the line for release across 2025/26, in addition to a slate spanning slow TV, digital-first content, hosted wildlife series and cinematic primetime documentaries.

Doclights’ clients include ARTE, NDR, National Geographic, BBC, Off the Fence and ZDF. This deal significantly expands Bomanbridge’s content library, now exceeding 5,700 hours across factual, lifestyle, kids and drama.

Today’s announcement follows the recent news that Bomanbridge, led by founder and CEO Sonia Fleck, has acquired Carl Hall’s UK distribution business, West One International, with Hall named as chief creative officer, Bomanbridge West.

Jörn Röver, CEO of DocLights added: “I have worked with Carl for more than 20 years and I am delighted to entrust our natural history library to the team at Bomanbridge – a distributor we know shares our passion for these stories. We see this as the beginning of a strong and collaborative partnership.”