Abacus Media Rights (UK), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has acquired distribution rights for the compulsive, revelatory and untold true story of serial killer Ivan Robert Marko Milat, and already confirm international sales of the series.
Recently aired on Channel 7 in Australia and produced by award-winning production company EQ Media Group and Bannaby Productions in Australia, Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets (4x’60 and 2x’90) has been acquired by A+E Networks for Crime+Investigation for UK, CEE, Greece, Benelux, Middle East and Africa and RTL Crime in Germany, with a number of further deals soon to be announced.
The documentary series is Executive Produced by Brendan Dahill, David Alrich and Hamish Thomson. Abacus Media Rights, which boasts a long-standing relationship with visionary producer EQ Media Group, can also announce sales of other EQ titles, including Hitler’s Secret Sex Life (4x’60) to NTV (Germany), National Geographic (Japan), A&E (UK, Benelux, CEE, Sweden) and The History Channel Iberia. As well as How the Nazis Lost the War (6x’60), which has been picked up by National Geographic (Benelux, Japan) A&E (UK, CEE, Sweden) and The History Channel Iberia.
Jonathan Ford, Managing Director of AMR: ‘It’s a real pleasure working with EQ Media Group and to represent their diverse programming internationally. We are extremely pleased to have already secured sales of true crime documentary series Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets. It is a disturbing, riveting story that remains open-ended as there are potentially many more victims yet to be found’.
