National Geographic Channels International (NGCI)'s London-based global content HUB today announced greenlights for a new 10 part series and two new feature-length specials, all airing this April in over 170 countries and in 45 languages.
For a global audience hooked on the characters and dangers encountered in the fishing community, NGCI has picked up Cold Water Gold from Passion Distribution in the UK. The tense, ten-part series explores the harsh conditions fishermen in Canada's Newfoundland contend with in a region dubbed "Iceberg Alley".
Shifting gears for two new feature-length specials, NGCI partnered with London-based DRIVE for Rebuilding Noah's Ark, in which a team unearths antediluvian instructions and sets about rebuilding the famous Biblical vessel. Going back to similarly ancient times before zipping through history and into the future, Mankind From Space takes a 12,000 year journey through space to see how humans have changed the course of history and the face of the earth. This global celebration of humanity comes from a deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution.
Hamish Mykura, Executive Vice President and Head of International Content for NGCI said, "NGCI continues to find success with audiences who identify with and respond to colourful characters in specialized fields so we're very excited to be adding Cold Water Gold to our series line-up." He added, "Our two new feature-length exclusives are representative of the specialty programming NGCI is renowned for, with big, engaging stories that resonate with viewers of all ages."
GREENLIGHTS
Cold Water Gold follows the action on fishing boats off the coast of Newfoundland through one intense fishing season. This salty brotherhood from Canada's most unique region faces swells as high as houses and icebergs the size of small cities as they fish for riches hundreds of miles offshore in the North Atlantic, appropriately nicknamed "Iceberg Alley". It's a tough job - tough on boats, tough on gear, tough on the human body - but these bred-in-the-bone fishermen wouldn't have it any other way.
Rebuilding Noah's Ark hones in on a recently discovered Babylonian tablet, which gives a set of precise instructions on how to build
THE ARK at the heart of the flood story that inspired the biblical story of Noah and the flood. Its translator, British Museum curator, Dr Irving Finkel and a team of experts, embark on a challenge to build the vessel that inspired the Biblical Ark and uncover how the story journeyed from ancient Iraq to the Bible. This journey will uncover an untold history of boat building and story-telling that sheds new light on the origins of Noah's Ark and the Hebrew Bible.
Mankind From Space is a journey through 12,000 years of humankind's history, from the global perspective of space. This 2-hour special reveals the breathtaking extent of how we've transformed our planet and produced an interconnected world of extraordinary complexity. Seemingly small flashes of innovation have changed the course of civilization; innovations that Touch all of us today in ways unimaginable to our ancestors. As the population soars because of our success, we also look ahead to the challenges future generations will face in order to survive.
About National Geographic Channels International
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) inspires viewers through its smart, innovative programming that questions what we know, how we view the world and what drives us forward. A business enterprise owned by National Geographic Ventures and
FOX Entertainment Group, NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education through its various channels: National Geographic Channel,
National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild,
NAT GEO WILD HD, Nat Geo People and Nat Geo Mundo. Globally,
National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S., which is a joint venture of NGV and
FOX Cable Networks Group) is available in more than 440 million homes in 171 countries and 45 languages. For more information, please visit www.natgeotv.com.
