APT Worldwide Licences Two Documentaries To NHK

Japan's Sole Public Broadcaster to Pick Up The Cure and Thirst

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Boston, Mass. (February 17, 2005): U.S.-based distributor APT Worldwide has licensed the broadcast rights for two documentaries to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The Cure (1x60)—which has also been acquired by Finnish broadcaster YLE—takes audiences on a quest to find a final solution to the problem of heart disease. Thirst (1x60) profiles the battle between local communities and global corporations for control of the world's water supplies.

The Cure examines a potentially revolutionary advancement in the treatment of heart disease. Once considered incurable, heart disease is still the number one killer in the industrialized world. The disease is quickly gaining a foothold in the Third World as well. The compelling documentary weaves together the small, seemingly unrelated stories from around the world whose common threads have led to the hope of stunning breakthroughs.

Thirst focuses on one of the 21st century's most important issues: the ownership of the world's drinking water. A front-line report from a developing social war, the documentary examines how communities in India, Bolivia and the United States are resisting the wholesale purchase of their most precious natural resource.

APT Worldwide
APT Worldwide, located in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., is a major supplier of quality non-fiction programming to broadcasters around the world. It is a division of American Public Television, a leading distributor of television programming to public television stations in the United States.

About American Public Television
For 44 years, American Public Television (APT) has been a prime source of programming for the nation's public television stations. APT distributes more than 10,000 hours of programming including JFK: Breaking the News, Simply Ming, Globe Trekker, Rick Steves' Europe, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, Battlefield Britain, Jungle, America's Test Kitchen, Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen and classic movies. APT is known for identifying innovative programs and developing creative distribution techniques for producers. In four decades, it has established a tradition of providing public television stations nationwide with program choices that enable them to strengthen and customize their schedules.