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Tom Hardy is set to narrate Sky Nature’s Natural History series titled “Predators.”
Set to release in December, the series will follow five major predators as they fight for survival in some of the world’s most challenging environments: polar bears in Canada, wild dogs in Zimbabwe, puma in Chile, lions in Botswana, brown bears in Russia and leopards in Tanzania.
It also marks Sky’s first co-production with Netflix. The series is produced by True to Nature and Sky Studios in association with Netflix. It will launch on Sky Nature and Sky Streaming platform NOW in December. Netflix release date has not been confirmed.
Zee Bennett, Sky’s managing director of content, and Bobby Dixon, director of documentary and factual films, commissioned the series. Wendy Dark X produces while Vanessa Coates is the runner and series director for Dan Smith. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is distributing on behalf of Sky Studios.
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Hayu’s comprehensive on-demand reality service from NBCUniversal International is set to launch in Central and Eastern Europe later this year, meaning it will soon be available in more than 40 regions on all devices, including mobile, tablet, TV console and the web. Among the shows on offer are “Real Housewives”, “Down Deck” and “Million Dollar List”.
“As a destination for world-renowned reality content, this expansion into Central and Eastern Europe continues our goal of bringing the best reality TV service to more fans of the genre,” said Hendrik McDermott, Managing Director of Live. – A global consumer of NBCUniversal. “We are thrilled to launch our D2C streaming service in the region, as we look forward to partnering with platforms and carriers to serve their young audiences.”
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Rollercoaster Television, branded by ITV Studios, has appointed Sarah Boyce as head of production.
Rollercoaster Television, led by James Fox and Dom Waugh, launched last year with a focus on new formats for the UK and internationally.
Boyce joins them from Remarkable, where she was Head of Production for Entertainment. Among the shows she worked on were “Pointless”, “House of Games” and “Starstruck”. Boyce previously worked as an independent production manager for a decade,
“We are very excited to have Sarah join us,” said Fox and Wu. “She has one of the best production brains in the business and is equally adept at achieving a complex and large-scale first series as managing re-entry brands. Now gearing up for our premiere slate, seems like the perfect time to get Sarah on board.”
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