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Bellum Entertainment Group
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American television production and distribution company
Bellum Entertainment Group, formerly known as LongNeedle Entertainment, was a Burbank, California based television production and distribution company. Bellum developed, produced, and distributed TV projects for broadcast, cable, digital, and ancillary markets. Bellum Entertainment began creating E/I programs in 2004 with the release of Animal Atlas.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Bellum Entertainment Group, formerly known as LongNeedle Entertainment, was a Burbank, California based television production and distribution company. Bellum developed, produced, and distributed TV projects for broadcast, cable, digital, and ancillary markets. Bellum Entertainment began creating E/I programs in 2004 with the release of Animal Atlas. In 2012, Bellum entered into a deal with Tribune Broadcasting to license a two hour E/I program block and two-weekend series, Unsealed Alien Files and Unsealed Conspiracy Files.2
Products and brands
Animal Atlas was produced by Longneedle Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of Bellum Entertainment Group. First airing in 2004, Animal Atlas was an educational wildlife show in which young viewers meet animals from across the world. It is internationally distributed by Cisneros Media Distribution.
Coolest Places On Earth was a broadcast syndicated program that aired in the United States from 2013 to 2017. The program featured cities, festivals, landmarks and natural wonders, showcasing each location's history and culture. The program is distributed internationally by Electus.
Corrupt Crimes premiered on September 7, 2015, in national broadcast syndication. Bellum partnered with the Sinclair Broadcast Group to air the show domestically on Sinclair stations. The series investigated one or more recent crime stories, with expert analysis and dramatic storytelling. Corrupt Crimes launched season two nationally syndicated covering over 86% of the U.S. television market on September 12, 2016. International distribution was managed by Sky Vision.
Deep Undercover premiered in the United States on October 5, 2016, on Escape. The series was a co-production with Televisa and was distributed in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland by ZDF Enterprises. Deep Undercover was a true crimes series from writer and producer Joseph D. Pistone. Each episode told the story of a different undercover operation from the point of view of the undercover officers involved.
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Murderous Affairs premiered on October 5, 2016, in the United States on Escape. The fifty-two episode series explored love affairs gone wrong and spouses driven to kill. Murderous Affairs is distributed internationally by IM Global.
On the Spot was a weekly syndicated trivia show that asks questions from different categories including people, sports, music, health, food, technology, history, science, arts and entertainment, and culture. The show first aired nationally on September 25, 2011.
Zoo Clues was a 30-minute educational and informative (E/I) program that answers questions about the animal kingdom, such as: "Can birds fly backwards?," "Are whales fish?," and "Do dogs sweat?" Questions and clues are presented, giving viewers a chance to guess the right answers.
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