Viewpoints: acquisitions strategies

Zhang Ji
Head of International Acquisitions
Wuhan TV
China

What are your acquisition strategies?

We attend international program markets widely and we set up contacts with program producers or distributors.

Cool Stuff (Beyond)

What genres are you looking for?

Scientific and educational documentaries for TV; schools or internet.

Can you give us several titles of domestic and international products that you acquired this year?

"Cool Stuff" (Beyond, Australia); "Inside Extraordinary Humans" (Off the Fence, Netherlands); "Clever" (SevenOne International, Germany); "Planet Science" (Granada, UK), etc.

How many hours of programming will you acquire this year?

About 200 hours for TV and more for schools.

Products from what countries are important for you?

UK, USA, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, etc.