TrueVisions signs over 50 hours of all3media factual titles for Thailand
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 27 November 2018

Independent UK distributor all3media international has secured a major factual entertainment deal in Asia with Thailand’s TrueVisions which has picked up pay cable and satellite TV rights to more than 50 hours of programming.

The package includes two one-hour BBC specials: The Sticky Truth About Sugar and The Truth About Your Teeth. The former, made by Maverick TV, follows journalist Fiona Phillips on a mission to discover whether sugar is really not so sweet, while the latter from Raw TV is a TV event which sees top dentists revealing the latest science, secrets and tips behind achieving a great smile. This new acquisition in Thailand is the latest deal in Asia for these two specials, following their broadcast in Taiwan, Hong Kong and across the region through a pan-territory deal with the BBC.

TrueVisions’s acquisition also includes two seasons – 20 hours in total – of Studio Lambert’s Body Fixers, which is produced for E4, UK. A spin off of hit show Tattoo Fixers, Body Fixers is set in a pop-up beauty parlour where people with extreme, shocking and downright hilarious beauty and style fails can have their problems fixed by a team of top hair, health and beauty professionals.
Other elements include securing season one of Gordon Ramsay-led The F Word (9 x 1-hour, Optomen for Channel 4, UK) and three seasons of Hotel Hell (22 x 1-hour in total, One Potato, Two Potato for Fox USA), which follows the chef as he travels across America attempting to turn around troubled hotels.

“Factual entertainment content continues to be a strong driver of our business in Asia – and I’m delighted to partner with the team at TrueVisions on this new deal,” said Amreet Chahal, sales manager asia pacific at all3media international.

“The BBC specials acquired have already proved very popular in other territories in Asia and, similarly, our Gordon Ramsay portfolio is a well-established success across the region. I’m confident these intriguing and entertaining health-themed specials and series will continue that trend with viewers in Thailand, and am also very pleased to introduce TrueVisions’ audience to Gordon Ramsay’s inimitable style.”