The Austrian distributor announced scripted and factual content deals across Europe, North America and Asia, including new partnerships with Disney in Portugal and Canal+ in Austria.
ORF-Enterprise has unveiled a series of international distribution agreements secured at Mipcom 2026, covering scripted series, documentaries and catalog titles for broadcasters, streaming platforms and FAST services.
Among the key deals is a first-time agreement with The Walt Disney Company in Portugal, which acquired ten movies from the Austrian crime franchise Tatort Vienna. The sale establishes a new customer relationship between the two companies in the territory.
Tatort Vienna.
ORF-Enterprise also signed a major fiction licensing agreement with Canal+ in Austria, comprising a selection of contemporary productions, established series and Austrian television classics.
The package includes Kafka, Weber & Breitfuß, all nine seasons of Four Women and a Funeral, The Curious Case of Gerti B., Backwoods Crimes, the three installments of In the Shadow of Fear, Lights Out, Kottan’s Investigations and Kaisermühlen Blues.
Meanwhile, GSN acquired seasons 18 to 20 of long-running crime series Soko Kitzbuehel for the United States and Canada, while Austrian-Portuguese drama JONES was licensed for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In the FAST segment, Samsung TV Plus picked up a package for Germany, Austria and Switzerland featuring The Nosy Brothers, Old Money, The Kebab Incident, Polt and Dave.
“International distribution extends the value of outstanding content far beyond its original market. These agreements demonstrate how distinctive Austrian programming can succeed across very different territories, genres and forms of distribution when compelling storytelling is matched with the right commercial strategy,” said Matthias Seiringer, CEO of ORF-Enterprise.
Factual Content Expands International Reach
ORF-Enterprise also reported new international sales for its factual programming portfolio.
In Portugal, public broadcaster RTP acquired a substantial package led by the first season of Glambitious and a selection of nature and history documentaries, including Superfish – Wild Salmon, Mission Sea Otter – Saving California’s Kelp Forests, Croatia’s Coast – Endless and Wild, Zealandia – The Hidden Continent and Wild Abruzzo – Nature’s Jewel in the Heart of Italy.
In Italy, Rai renewed the rights to Beauty and Despair – Austria’s Empress Sisi, while Canal+ Polska acquired Connemara – Ireland’s Savage Beauty and Mission Sea Otter – Saving California’s Kelp Forests.
Canal+ France picked up both installments of Vanishing Kings – Lions of the Namib and Russia’s Revenant – The Return of the Siberian Tiger. Belgian broadcaster RTBF also acquired Mission Sea Otter.
In Asia, PTS Taiwan secured a factual package featuring Wild Transylvania – Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom, Java and Bali – The Element of Surprise and Hidden Islands of the South Seas.
“New customers are discovering our fiction, established partners are expanding their commitment with blue-chip factual, and proven library titles are gaining fresh relevance on thematic and FAST services,” said Armin Luttenberger, Head of Content Sales International at ORF-Enterprise.
The distributor also announced additional licensing agreements for onboard entertainment services operated by Deutsche Bahn, Air China, Oman Air and Hainan Airlines, expanding the distribution windows available for its catalog.
In the formats business, ORF-Enterprise confirmed that the South African adaptation of Lonely Hearts Club, acquired by Indigenius in 2025, will continue with third and fourth seasons.
The agreements reflect ORF-Enterprise’s strategy of expanding the international reach of Austrian programming while generating additional value from its catalog across linear television, streaming, FAST and other distribution platforms.
