SBS bags Arthus-Bertrand docs

Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Bangladesh: Climate Change

Asia-Pacific pubcasters including SBS in Australia have acquired a series of blue-chip documentaries directed by French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

The From Above series includes Morocco From Above, Algeria From Above, Mediterranean: A Sea for All and Bangladesh: Climate Change, all of which are produced by Arthus-Bertrand’s indie Hope Productions.

The programmes have also been picked up by CCTV 9 in China, PTS (Taiwan), TVB (Hong Kong), VTV (Vietnam), True Visions and TPBS (both Thailand), and RTB (Brunei).

The films were acquired by Singapore’s Bomanbridge Media from sales house Calt Distribution, which distributes the shows across the rest of the world. Bomanbridge has now secured deals with the APAC broadcasters.