Off the Fence Media (OTF) has announced new international sales for its natural history series Wild Battlegrounds, alongside a slate of wildlife and factual programming from production companies including Wild Earth TV, Stay Wild Studio, Lion Mountain Media, CZAR Film and One Tribe TV.
The award-winning factual content company confirmed that Wild Battlegrounds has been acquired by Mediaset in Italy, Viasat World and Discovery Latin America. The announcement was made on 22 October 2026, as OTF presented its latest acquisitions at Wildscreen in Bristol, one of the UK’s key events for natural history programming.
Wild Battlegrounds Secures International Sales
Produced by Australian factual company Wildbear Entertainment for RTL Germany, Wild Battlegrounds comprises eight 60-minute episodes exploring the natural environments where animals confront one another in the struggle for survival.
Using military strategy as a framework, the series examines how predators and prey deploy different tactics to survive, from communication and camouflage to direct confrontation. Each episode explores the strategies that shape life in nature’s most challenging battlegrounds.
New Wildlife Titles Join Off the Fence’s Catalogue
Off the Fence has expanded its nature and wildlife offering with several new acquisitions from established and emerging production partners.
From Wild Earth TV, the company has acquired Growing Up Cat (2 x 60 minutes), which follows lion, leopard and cheetah cubs as they progress from the safety of their dens to adolescence and eventual independence. Filmed across the Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Okavango Delta, the series examines the skills, rivalries and survival strategies of some of Africa’s most recognisable predators.
The acquisition marks Off the Fence’s second collaboration with Wild Earth TV, following Game of Leopard Thrones (2 x 60 minutes), which has secured sales across Europe and Asia.
Stay Wild Studio’s Muskox: Survival in the Arctic (1 x 60 minutes), narrated by British actress Daisy Head and directed by Chris Schmid, offers a portrait of musk oxen living on the remote Arctic tundra. Filmed over several years, the documentary explores how cooperation, memory and collective defence help the animals endure predators and the harsh polar seasons.
Lion Mountain Media and CZAR Film Add to the Line-Up
Lion Mountain Media’s Mind of a Predator (7 x 60 minutes) investigates the intelligence and decision-making processes behind hunting. From cobra strikes and ambush-hunting eels to chimpanzees that use tools, the series explores how instinct, memory and experience influence animal behaviour and survival.
The agreement with Lion Mountain Media also includes Secret Ways of Wild Dogs (1 x 60 minutes) and 29 hours of library programming, further strengthening Off the Fence’s factual catalogue.
Meanwhile, CZAR Film’s one-hour documentary The Insect Effect (working title) looks at the role insects have played in shaping life on Earth over the past 400 million years. The film explores their contribution to pollination, food chains and ecosystems, while examining the consequences of declining insect populations as human activity continues to transform the natural environment.
One Tribe TV Titles Also Feature in the New Slate
The titles being presented at Wildscreen also include programming from UK factual producer One Tribe TV. Earlier this summer, Off the Fence and wildlife production company John Downer Productions established a three-way natural history co-development partnership with One Tribe TV.
The programming available from One Tribe TV includes Nature’s Odysseys (3 x 60 minutes) and Wild Offspring: Animal Families (3 x 60 minutes), adding further wildlife stories to the distributor’s offering.
Off the Fence Highlights Demand for Premium Wildlife Content
Commenting on the acquisitions strategy and the continuing demand for wildlife programming, Loren Baxter, vice-president of acquisitions and co-productions at Off the Fence, said:
“Our wildlife programmes continue to have strong, evergreen demand. As wildlife commissioning becomes increasingly challenging, we’re looking to build relationships with producers who can bring together exceptional archive material, or alternative investment models, to ensure we can continue supplying broadcasters with accessible, premium wildlife stories, whether that’s archive driven or specially shot stories.”
