AMERICAN TIGER Partners: Périphéria Productions in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; distributed by Filmoption International Length: 1 x 45 minutes Aired: February 2012 (‘The Nature of Things,’ CBC, Canada) Rights available: Worldwide, excluding Canada Contrary to what many of us might believe, most tigers today are not prowling wild jungles in search of their next meal, but are living in captivity, and not necessarily in zoos. Some experts say that the number of tigers living in the United States may be nearly double that of those in the wild, and the majority of them are privately owned. This special, non-hunting cat is living longer than its counterparts in the wild, and may provide some genetic information that can help save wild tigers on the verge of extinction. But with six sub-species of tiger potentially facing that fate, is private ownership something to be encouraged or eradicated?
SHOW ME YOUR MONEY Partners: Watershed for Channel 4; distributed by Warner Bros International Television Production Length: 1 x 60 minutes Aired: July 2012 (Channel 4, UK) Rights available: Worldwide, format and finished Just as the first rule of Fight Club is to not talk about Fight Club, discussing salaries with co-workers tends to be a “no go” zone for casual conversation. For this social experiment, Charlie Mullins, managing director of Pimlico Plumbers, takes a page from an actual 1950s workplace experiment, in which his entire workforce has to reveal to each other what they’re making. From there, once the pay discrepancies are exposed, the workers have to come together, both to devise a pay scale that’s fairer to all concerned, and in cross-department pairings that give glimpses into what each job entails. Will the experiment pay off?
PREDATOR COAST Partners: Produced and distributed by Earth-Touch; originally broadcast on Smithsonian Channel Length: 1 x 45 min Airing: October 2012 Rights available: All TV rights available worldwide excluding North America Here, Earth-Touch brings its cameras to a unique stretch of the African landscape, in which lions and crocs rule the roost on land, while sharks, dolphins and gannets vie for supremacy underwater. With a giant mountain on one side, a huge ocean on the other, and forests and lakes in between, the area known as the Predator Coast serves as an unpredictable home for an array of fascinating creatures. Available in 2D and 3D versions, Predator Coast captures a wealth of wild action on land and underwater.
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