Cineflix International Distribution (CID), a leading global distributor of television programming, reported an increase in sales to Germany, the world’s second largest TV market, with 160 hours of programming acquired by broadcasters in the last six months.

Among them there is Discovery Networks Deutschland, which has taken seasons one and two of Seven Network and the series Border Security, which is about Australia’s front line in the fight against drug trafficking, wildlife smuggling and identity fraud and will debut on the men’s lifestyle channel DMAX in January.

CID has also entered into a co-distribution agreement with ZDF Enterprises for 100 hours of Cineflix productions, including Mayday, Austin Stevens Adventures, Human Prey, Paradise Lost and Cooler Facts.

Another buyer is TSR Switzerland, which has taken the 90-minute drama-doc Manson, which chronicles the events leading up to the Tate/LaBianca murders in 1969.

Other deal is with ProSiebenSat.1’s N24 channel for Industrious, The Eyes’ a new one-hour HD doc about the workings of a major deepwater port. Meanwhile, RTL’s n-tv, has acquired Zero Hour, which re-enacts the final minutes leading up to iconic events that changed the course of history and the drama doc Nazi Hunters for its pay-TV service, where it will premiere in 2011.

Finally, CID sealed a deal for 12 hours of crime series Cold Blood with Tele 5, giving the show its premiere in Germany in October.

Caroline Schroeter, sales manager for German-speaking Europe, who will shortly be assuming responsibility for CID’s activities in Russian-speaking Central and Eastern Europe, said: ‘We have several high-performing shows and formats, such as Inside The Box and Weird Or What?, that I believe have great potential in German-speaking Europe and I shall be focusing on those as we move into the second half of the year’.