Spain’s Atresmedia, WBD, Movistar Plus take 325 hours of Blue Ant shows

AMC Global Media picked up Blue Ant doc Deepfaking Sam Altman

MIPCOM: Broadcasters in Spain including Atresmedia, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Movistar Plus have acquired over 325 hours of content from Canada’s Blue Ant Media.

Atresmedia has picked up the first four seasons of sand-sculpting competition series Race Against the Tide (40×30′) and all four seasons of glassblowing contest Blown Away (40×30′) and its festive edition Blown Away: Christmas (4×30′).

WBD has licensed a package of science, history and engineering programming for DMAX in Spain that includes Engineering from Above (8×60′), revealing the secrets behind the world’s engineering marvels through aerial perspectives, and History Unsolved: The Investigation Files (10×60′), following historians and criminologists as they investigate enduring historical mysteries.

WBD has also picked up multiple seasons of Mysteries from Above (28×60′), which uses drone, satellite and aerial imagery to uncover hidden stories and unexplained phenomena, and The Last Hunt for Nazi Gold (6×60′), following historian Guy Walters across Europe in search of legendary Nazi treasure.

Completing WBD’s acquisitions are season three of Strangest Things (10×60′), unlocking the secrets of mysterious objects using advanced imaging and 3D graphics; and Disaster Autopsy (14×60′), investigating the hidden causes behind catastrophic events.

Movistar Plus has acquired Christmas at the Biggest Sweet Store in the World (1×60′), which goes behind the scenes of some of the world’s largest sweet stores during the festive season, and Bettany Hughes’ Lost Worlds: The Nabataeans (3×60′), uncovering the ancient civilisation behind Petra and its far-reaching trade routes.

The pay TV platform has also bought The Earthshot Report (1×60′), hosted by Hannah Waddingham and showcasing innovative solutions to protect and restore the planet, and Taylor (2×60’/1×90′), tracing Taylor Swift’s rise from aspiring young musician to global cultural icon.

In Catalonia, 3Cat has licensed natural history series Wild Sky (4×60′) and Coral City (4×60′) for CCMA’s TV3 and 33 channels. Wild Sky explores how weather shapes wildlife survival across four continents, while Coral City reveals how changing seasons shape life on the Great Barrier Reef.

Finally, AMC Global Media has picked up a package spanning almost 200 hours of content for Spain and Portugal, including Beyond the Mask: The Story of Tutankhamun (6×60′), exploring the boy king’s life through the treasures discovered in his tomb; new seasons of Killers: Caught on Camera (10×60′ per season), revealing how camera footage helps solve murders; and Live Stream Killer (2×60′), examining a killer’s use of a fake livestream to construct an alibi.

AMC Global has also pictured up documentaries including Deepfaking Sam Altman (1×90′ or 1×60′), following a filmmaker’s attempt to create an AI version of the tech leader, and Wild Side of the Moon (3×60′), revealing the moon’s surprising influence on animal life.

The deals were announced today on day two of Mipcom here in Cannes.