INSIGHT TV Reveals Largest-Ever MIPCOM Slate

Launching Over 170 Hours of Unscripted Content with 22 Titles from New and Existing Production Partners

October 15, 2024

(15 October 2024 – AMSTERDAM) INSIGHT TV, the leading millennial-focused global channel operator and distributor, now approaching its 10-year anniversary, is set to debut its most extensive slate to date at MIPCOM, featuring over 22 titles and 170 hours of programming. INSIGHT TV’s latest slate highlights a move towards co-productions and third-party programming, reflecting the strategic pivot from lifestyle content to more mainstream in-demand genres such as factual, travel & food, adventure/outdoors, auto, and sports, adding to its growing catalogue.

In the Travel & Food category, Insight TV is focused on bolstering its offering with standout partnerships, teaming up with Mago Films for, Street Food Nomad: Kolkata (6x26'), which explores Kolkata’s vibrant street food scene with chef Will Meyrick, as he draws culinary inspiration from the city's diverse flavours and recreates them in the Kitchen. Additionally, Insight TV partners with Perpetual for Cooks on Fire: Battle of the Barbecues (12x60'), a high-energy BBQ competition series set in New Zealand that pits passionate grill masters against one another for ultimate BBQ supremacy. Insight TV has also partnered with SD Media to represent their slate of over 80 hours of food and travel content.

Insight TV's Adventure & Outdoors programming continues to evolve with a clear focus on thrill-seeking and raw real-life experiences. Highlighting this category is Roads Unknown: India (8x30'), produced by Blackfox, which follows daring motorbike adventurers as they navigate through India's most remote landscapes. Complementing this is For Which She Rolls (6x30'), produced by Storyteller, celebrating women’s motorbike adventures across the U.S., capturing the spirit of freedom and exploration on two wheels.

Insight TV's Factual genre expands with a compelling collection of thought-provoking, knowledge-based, non-scripted series. Leading the lineup is Magical Bones (1x60'), featuring the extraordinary magician, blending street culture, hip-hop, and breathtaking illusions, and a dramatic death-defying escapism stunt on the River Thames, reminiscent of Harry Houdini. Also featured is Analog Drive (3x60'), produced by Storyteller, where radio personality and The Black Crowes' founder Steve Gorman journeys across America, blending candid conversations, musical collaborations, and culinary explorations.

In the sports category, INSIGHT TV continues to expand its lineup with compelling stories of resilience and pure passion. Resilience: The Els Visser Story (1x60') offers an inspiring look at the journey of triathlete Els Visser, highlighting her determination and triumph from a shipwreck survivor, to Ironman triathlete champion, produced with Red Bull. Streetball with Kenny Dobbs (10x22') follows streetball legend Kenny Dobbs as he takes on streetball challenges and connects with communities through the sport, produced with Bspoke Media.

The auto slate showcases a blend of muscle car restoration and global automotive cultures. Muscle Cars of Texas (24 x 30), produced by Turret Media, takes viewers into the world of classic car restoration, where the team does things the old-school way—the right way. The Ride Life with Sung Kang (6x44'), produced by INSIGHT TV in collaboration with Beach House Pictures, Bros Studio, and Raison D'Etre Stories, is a multi-country car culture series that drives into the passion and communities of car lovers around the world.

Lisette Schlippe, Commissioning Editor, INSIGHT TV

"Our latest slate for MIPCOM showcases INSIGHT TV's move into genres that resonate with our global audiences, while staying true to our roots in unscripted content. By expanding our co-productions and third-party programming, our 2024 MIPCOM slate reflects new partnerships, storytelling, and opens the door for future collaborations and commercial avenues."

Sam Thompson, Global VP of Content Distribution, INSIGHT TV

“Our MIPCOM lineup reflects our pivot away from purely lifestyle content to now focus on a few key genres such as Factual, Travel & Food, Adventure & Outdoors, and Sport. We’re also expanding our content in areas like auto restoration/modification and ‘how things work’ to add to our growing catalogue."

Insight TV's catalogue contains over 800 hours of premium UHD content available for multi-right and platform licensing. Insight TV will be at MIPCOM on stand P-1.E76