TORONTO – Canada’s High Fidelity HDTV Inc. has signed on London-based TVF International as its international distribution partner for programming produced by the broadcaster’s production entity, High Fidelity HDTV Media Inc.
The agreement was unveiled Tuesday at Real Screen in Washington.
Along with about 70 hours of already produced programming, TVF will have the first option for distribution of High Fidelity’s yearly production slate, and will play a role in sourcing international co-production financing.
HD productions include Secrets of the Exhibit (7 x 60), about the secrets behind orderly, perfectly labeled museum displays; Oasis Earth (1 x 60), which was filmed by a recent Space Shuttle mission in orbit; Hubble’s Canvas (6 x 30), documentaries that reveal the artistry and explain the science of outer space via images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope; Collector Showdown (26 x 30), an information-packed television program dedicated to collectors and their collections; My Home and Native Land (6 x 30), which examines the immigrant experience; and Ultimate Dream Day (6 x 30), a series in production about professionals who want to be something else, such as a lawyer who wants to be a Shakespearean actor or a plumber who aspires to be a pilot.
“High Fidelity is delighted to be working with TVF International, a company we know to be at the forefront of factual programming distribution worldwide,” said High Fidelity HDTV partner and co-founder John Panikkar. “This is a major milestone for the growth of High Fidelity’s production arm, and represents a bold step forward in terms of international production and co-production for our company.”
Elizabeth Radshaw, TVF head of acquisitions who brokered the deal said, “TVF is thrilled to begin this relationship with High Fidelity. They are the Canadian leaders in terms of HD production and broadcasting, and what they offer is simply the best HD content available to the international programming market.”
