INSIGHT TV Broadcasts 4K UHD Production "Living Stone"

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01/04/2017

Produced in partnership with Strix Television – only the strongest will survive

INSIGHT TV, the world’s largest producer and broadcaster of adventure travel and extreme sports genres in true, unscripted 4K UHD, has announced that it has completed production of its exciting new adventure game show Living Stone. The ten-part show, which was shot in Botswana, Africa will be shown in 4K UHD on INSIGHT TV’s SVOD service from 2^ndApril 2017 at 9.50pm, and on platforms including: Vodafone Portugal, Vodafone Spain, Swisscom and Tricolor all in UHD. INSIGHT TV is showcasing Living Stone at MIPTV in Cannes, 3^rd – 6^th April on stand R8C19.

Produced in partnership with Dutch television production company Strix Television, Living Stone takes five couples on a harrowing, life-changing adventure through Botswana’s beautiful landscape. Contestants hike through the toughest terrains and are constantly faced with the forces of nature: heavy thunderstorms, unbearable heat and daily encounters with wild animals. Throughout the show, they take part in brutal games to compete to stay together as a couple. Losing a game could mean losing their partner, ending up in the remote exile camp or worse, leaving the competition. After eight exhausting treks two couples’ face-off in a thrilling Grand Finale.

“This show not only tests the individual physical and mental strength of these contestants it also tests how they cope in extreme conditions as a couple,” explains Arun Maljaars, Global Content Strategy Manager, INSIGHT TV. As viewers follow their adventures through Botswana’s beautiful and often desolate landscape they get to experience the excitement, the fear and the rewards that each couple faces. Shot in the highest quality 4K UHD this show is not only action packed it’s visually stunning.”

Roy Aalderink, CEO of Strix Television, adds: “Living Stone combines the format engine of the adventure reality genre with the breath-taking landscapes you would normally only see in wildlife documentaries. I am confident there will be a strong international appetite for both the finished program and format.”

Strix Television is widely known for producing adventure format Survivor/Expedition Robinson for multiple countries and has extensive knowledge of the production and filming of big scale shows in remote locations. As well as Living Stone, Strix Television created and produced Dracula: Escape the Castle for INSIGHT TV.

INSIGHT TV creates and commissions long form, high-quality series producing compelling content that takes the viewer on a journey to explore, be educated and entertained. INSIGHT TV’s range of programming demonstrates the very best of UHD.

See INSIGHT TV at MIPTV 2017, Cannes, 3^rd – 6^th April on stand R8C19.

About INSIGHT TV:

INSIGHT TV has hundreds of hours of UHD content and commissions 200 hours of brand new content each year. INSIGHT TV reaches millions of homes in Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia and the USA. Committed to pushing the boundaries of linear and non-linear broadcasting INSIGHT’s content stretches from Adventure Travel, Inspiring Science and Technology and Extreme sports, all shot in UHD. INSIGHT TV’s range of programming demonstrates the best of Ultra HD, 4K and HDR.