Jonathan Legg in cloud at Gunung Padang, West Java Sashi De at a highland temple gate, Bali Jonathan Legg at the open burial site in Trunyan, Bali A hand-built phinisi at anchor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia Jonathan Legg climbing a Bayon-style face tower, Cambodia Sashi De above the south-west lagoon, Mauritius Jonathan Legg among the megaliths at Gunung Padang On the crater rim at Kawah Ijen, East Java Jonathan Legg in a pillared hall, southern India
SD Media Originals · Licensing

Four Originals. 112.5 hours. Owned outright.

Formats we developed in-house and still hold the rights to — already licensed by HBO Max, Discovery, Amazon Prime Video, InsightTV and Samsung TV+. Available now for linear, SVOD, AVOD and FAST.

112.5
Hours owned
4
Originals
43
Destinations shot
14
Seasons delivered
Global
Distribution

In the pipeline: Maximum Foodie Season 7 adds 12 × 30′ — a further six hours, currently in production, taking the Originals slate to 118.5 hours on delivery. LUXE Travels Season 2 is in development.

Looking for clips, not programmes? The SD Media Stock Footage Library — 954 clips shot on our own productions — licenses separately through Pond5.

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Platforms that have bought these Originals.

Not a wish list. These are buyers who have licensed and aired SD Media programming.

HBO MaxHBO Max
Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video
DiscoveryDiscovery
Travel ChannelTravel Channel
Insight TVInsight
TV
Samsung TV+Samsung
TV+
Asian Food NetworkAsian Food
Network
National GeographicNational
Geographic
History TV18History TV18
EPIC
TVBTVB
AWEAWE
Pluto TVPluto
TV
Apple TVApple
TV
Titles carried: Maximum Foodie · Road Less Traveled · LUXE Travels · Food Unknown

The slate

The Originals.

Each of these began as an SD Media idea, not a brief. We developed the format, cast it, financed it and produced it — and we hold the rights and the masters. Licensable directly, or through Off the Fence and InsightTV.

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Road Less Traveled — Jonathan Legg at the Rath Yatra chariot festival, Puri
Adventure · Travel · Presenter-led

Road Less Traveled

Unscripted, uncharted. Jonathan Legg goes where the itinerary ends.

Jonathan Legg's uncharted adventures across the planet — from Japanese subcultures to Himalayan mountain roads to the Antarctic. Six seasons and sixty-eight hours of the format that established SD Media's international production model.

Volume
68 × 60′
Seasons
6
Master
HD & 4K
Language
English
Licensed by
Discovery Asia
Series page
Maximum Foodie
Food · Travel · Presenter-led

Maximum Foodie

The fisherman’s catch and the chef’s table, in the same episode.

Sashi De's global search for the chefs pushing food to a new frontier — Michelin-starred kitchens, Asia's 50 Best, and the cooks who never get written up. Six seasons on air with a seventh in production, distributed in 60+ territories, and the flagship of the slate. Trademark registered.

Volume
59 × 30′
Master
4K HDR
Language
English
Territories
60+
Licensed by
Discovery · HBO Max · AFN · InsightTV · Samsung TV+
Series page
LUXE Travels
Hospitality · Luxury travel

LUXE Travels

Insider access to the most extraordinary travel on earth.

Private islands, boutique properties and the resorts people plan a year around — shot as destination storytelling rather than property tours. Ten hours of premium hospitality programming with property partners inside the production.

Volume
10 × 60′
Seasons
1
Master
4K HDR
Language
English
Series page
Food Unknown — Jonathan Legg at a Philippine fish market
Food · Travel · Presenter-led

Food Unknown

The cuisines a country feeds itself and rarely exports.

With Jonathan Legg. A hunt for the world's most unloved and under-represented cuisines — the Philippines, Finland, Ireland, Mexico and Russia — and what each one says about the culture that eats it.

Volume
5 × 60′
Seasons
1
Master
4K
Language
English
Presenter
Jonathan Legg
Five episodes, five countries
Food Unknown, Philippines — A moray eel at the fish market
PhilippinesA moray eel at the fish market
Food Unknown, Finland — A reindeer herd in the boreal forest
FinlandA reindeer herd in the boreal forest
Food Unknown, Ireland — The Dingle peninsula, County Kerry
IrelandThe Dingle peninsula, County Kerry
Food Unknown, Mexico — Above the Zócalo, Mexico City
MexicoAbove the Zócalo, Mexico City
Food Unknown, Russia — Dargavs — the City of the Dead
RussiaDargavs — the City of the Dead
Synopsis & episode guide

Watch

See it before you ask for screeners.

Trailers for the Originals. Full screeners and episode links on request.

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Maximum Foodie Maximum FoodieSeries trailer · SD Media original
LUXE Travels LUXE TravelsSeries trailer · 10 × 60′
Road Less Traveled Road Less TraveledIndonesia · Discovery Asia
Food Unknown Food UnknownPresented by Jonathan Legg
Rights & delivery

What's available, and how it arrives.

We hold the masters. Windows, territories and exclusivity are negotiable per deal — tell us the shape you need and we'll tell you straight away whether it's clear.

Rights held
SD Media owns all four titles outright
Windows available
Linear · SVOD · AVOD · FAST · in-flight and hospitality
Territories
Worldwide, subject to existing holdbacks — we'll confirm per title on enquiry
Representation
Off the Fence and InsightTV internationally; direct licensing available
Digital & format rights
Retained in-house — FAST channel and format licensing negotiated directly
Master format
4K HDR (HD & 4K for Road Less Traveled), full broadcast delivery specification
Versioning
Subtitling and localisation available on request
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Every hour of it is ours.
The rights start and end here.

We didn't produce these shows for hire and hand them over. We originated them, own them, and still hold the masters. Off the Fence and InsightTV take them to market for us — but whichever door you come through, the rights sit at one desk, and the answer on a territory, a window or a format doesn't have to be cleared through anybody else.

Acquisitions & programming

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Volume deals, single-title licences, FAST channel packages or format rights — we'll come back with what's clear and what it costs.

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