MUMBAI: ?Space Dive?, the documentary charting Felix Baumgartner?s record-breaking skydive, has been snapped up by broadcasters across the globe with BBC Worldwide licensing the documentary to 13 countries.

Belgium (VRT), Denmark (DR), Finland (YLE), Germany (RTL), Holland (VPRO), France (France 4), Russia (Russia 2), Norway (NRK), Singapore (Channel News Asia), Korea (Chosun), Poland (TVP), Indonesia (Kompas TV) and Canada (Sportsnet) are all set to screen the documentary which contains exclusive never-before-seen footage charting Felix Baumgartner?s remarkable mission.

BBC Worldwide president, MD for sales, distribution Steve Macallister said, ?Felix Baumgartner?s space dive was a truly extraordinary event played out in front of a global audience. Now with the ?Space Dive? documentary viewers all over the world will have the chance to step behind-the-scenes and see just what went into this epic mission and experience the jump through Baumgartner?s eyes.?

On 14 October Felix Baumgartner jumped from 128,100 feet (39,045 metres) above the Earth?s surface, completing the highest and fastest freefall ever and becoming the first person to skydive through the sound barrier.

Featuring footage from 20 cameras covering the jump itself, ?Space Dive? reveals the moment when Felix lost control, spinning dangerously back to Earth. The documentary also tells how hours earlier the team came close to aborting the mission, and moves back in time to show the four years of preparation and training that turned Felix from a base jumper into an extreme altitude specialist.

MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide is to play host to Death in Paradise stars, Ben Miller and Sara Martins, when they arrive at the television trade event Mipcom to launch the ambitious new eight-part detective series.

BBC Worldwide will introduce the title to international buyers at a special event in Cannes on 4 October.

Also premiering at Mipcom will be a raft of new dramas including the adaptation of Dickens? Great Expectations, crime thriller The Body Farm and supernatural suspense series The Fades.

BBC Worldwide sales and distribution president, MD Steve Macallister said, "BBC Worldwide is having a stellar year with more stand-out drama in our catalogue than ever before. Returning hits including Sherlock (S2) and Misfits (S3) sit alongside some very exciting new titles such as The Body Farm and Great Expectations and, of course, the international thriller Torchwood: Miracle Day.

"We?re continuing to invest in some really high-profile shows and we are particularly proud to be part of the production partnership for Death in Paradise. Red Planet Pictures and Atlantique Productions have produced a superb detective series, the first ever drama collaboration between BBC and France T?l?visions."

Death in Paradise sees quintessential British cop Richard Poole (Miller) posted to the Caribbean island of Sainte Marie where, unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, he struggles with the sun, sea, sand and the local style of policing.

Great Expectations stars Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth and Ray Winstone.

Already snapped up by broadcasters globally, Torchwood: Miracle Day will be on offer at Mipcom, as will returning series Sherlock (S2), Misfits (S3) and Being Erica (S4).

In children?s drama, Sadie J (S2) is back for the kids with a glossy and fun new series. Joined again by her best friends Kit and DeDe, this series sees 13-year-old Sadie fall in love with hot surfer dude, Taylor Bell, and DeDe questions her good-girl persona.

MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC?s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has appointed Steve Macallister, senior vice president and managing director of Buena Vista International Television, Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP), to the role of MD Global TV Sales. Macallister joins BBC Worldwide in July.

Reporting to BBC Worldwide CEO, John Smith, Macallister will sit on the board at the BBC?s commercial arm and be responsible for the exploitation of intellectual property around the world of more than 40,000 hours worth of programming from Worldwide?s catalogue. He will also manage BBC Worldwide?s annual sales event, BBC Showcase.

At BVITV-AP, Macallister was managing the regional business of Disney?s international television distribution arm.

Smith says, ?I am delighted to welcome someone of Steve?s calibre to manage the Global TV Sales business and to join the BBC Worldwide Board. Steve?s achievements in programme distribution, which remains a core part of our business, will be invaluable to Worldwide as we grow and develop over the next few years.?

Macallister says, ?I am excited to be joining BBC Worldwide during this period of rapid development in the media industry and look forward to working with John and the team.?