Mediaset in Italy, Bell Media in Canada reach for End of the Rope

End of the Rope is made by Big Coat Media

Broadcasters in Italy and French-speaking Canada have acquired an observational docuseries about the high-octane world of rope access technicians from Beyond Rights.

End of the Rope (6×60′) is known as Extreme Heights Repair Team in the UK, where it recently began airing on UKTV’s Dave channel, and comes from Canada-based Big Coat Media.

The deals with Mediaset in Italy and Bell Media’s Canal D in French Canada are two of numerous agreements between Beyond Rights and international broadcasters for titles from its spring/summer programming slate.

Bell Media has also picked up Candour Productions’ Yorkshire Midwives on Call (5×60′), alongside Ananey in Israel, while Rich Kids Skint Holiday (12×60′) has been licensed to Bravo in New Zealand.

A spin-off from Rich Kids Go Skint, Kalel Productions’ Rich Kids Skint Holiday sees wealthy youngsters used to private jets and designer holiday wardrobes swap the lap of luxury for campsites and caravans to holiday with families on the breadline.

Santa Claus the Serial Killer (3×60), a true crime series about multiple deaths in Toronto’s Gay Village district, has been acquired as a pre-sale by Nordic Entertainment Group for streamer Viaplay in the Nordics, the Baltics, Poland and Benelux. The series is produced by Forest for BBC Three in the UK.

Meanwhile, Loot (8×60′), EQ Media Rights’ investigative series about the trade in stolen antiquities and how it funds international crime and terrorism, has been acquired by A+E Networks in a pan-territory deal covering Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, Greece, the Middle East, Benelux and the UK.

Elsewhere, Blink Films’ food and travel series Best of Britain by the Sea (5×60′) is heading to Ananey in Israel and Fox in the Balkans, as well as to SBS in Australia, which has also picked up a second new food title in Taste the Diversity (10×30′).

Produced by ECG Productions, Taste the Diversity explores history, culture and culinary traditions from around the world through the prism of tasty national dishes.

Finally, UR Sweden has picked up Underground Railway (4×60′), Attraction Media’s series about the hidden network that helped enslaved people find freedom in the US.

Sarah Bickley, head of sales at Beyond Rights, said many of the deals were initiated either at or around MipTV earlier this year and concluded recently.

“These markets continue to play an important role in our business and provide an excellent opportunity to discuss our growing factual catalogue and producer partnerships with a host of buyers worldwide,” said Bickley.