Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media today announced that it has concluded a deal with Australian national pubcaster SBS. The deal sees SBS acquire the exclusive AVOD rights for the award-winning and gripping crime thriller RATS (6 x 55') - a bold, hard-hitting drama about the Czech drug trade produced by Heaven’s Gate.

Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has joined forces with leading Indian entertainment super app, MX Player for an exclusive two series licensing deal. This association sees MX Player acquire the Indian rights to two captivating Ukrainian dramas Ruby Ring (95 x 45’) and I’m On Your Side (48 x 45’) produced by Media Group Ukraine (MGU), Ukraine’s largest media holding company.

Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has acquired two award-winning drama series from Estonian pubcaster ERR. The deal gives the Mumbai-based company exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the spy thriller Traitor (6x58’), which premiered on ETV in September 2020, and Divorce in Peace (20x28’), a dramedy series.

Czech Republic director Viktor Taus tells TBI about the “happy, closed circle” of his recent drugs drama RATS, his country’s burgeoning scripted scene and how he’s kept busy during lockdowns.

There are several key strategies in GoQuest Media’s core mission that set the company apart: its determination to discover overlooked titles with promise, homing in on a boutique portfolio and providing due attention to the titles and their creators, and its Southeast Asia-focused network. “To discover hidden gems from parts of the world that may have been previously looked over by some of the more major global players, I think that’s one of the major advantages to being an indie company,” says Paula McHarg, head of Europe and North America at GoQuest.