EXCLUSIVE: Veteran SharkWeek host Nigel Marvin Global has signed a deal with MagellanTV. Marven is producing and starring in feature doc 'Wild El Salvador — In the Shadow of the Volcano with Nigel Marven'
for three years between 2000 and 2003 and hosted specials from the Discovery-BBC Natural History Unit series Marven’s new doc launches later this year on MagellanTV, which already plays several of his natural history docs.
“MagellanTV’s members love Nigel Marven. This partnership with Nigel allows us to further our commitment to exciting travel and natural history with a legendary on-camera talent who embodies ‘adventure’ and the spirit of MagellanTV,” said MagellanTV Managing Director Greg Diefenbach. Added Marven: “It’s brilliant working with the team at Magellan. I’m thrilled to bits that my documentaries are a fit for this exciting documentary service, that educates and entertains. Our new film will be revelatory. The smallest country in Central America has over 100 volcanoes, a recently discovered population of pumas and an extraordinary Festival of Fire.”
The announcement comes as MagellanTV today begins its first Wild Week program initiative, which will run until September 5. The weeklong event will feature a curated playlist of wildlife documentary features and series. Three Marven shows —