Singapore – Shaftesbury Films and ShineReveille International has sealed a distribution deal for the former’s new drama series The Listener (13 X 60′), scheduled to air fall 2008 in the US on NBC and Canada’s CTV. The latter will distribute the series in all markets outside North America. It is ShineReveille’s first international distribution pact for a scripted network series. As part of FOX International’s new content strategy involving pre-buys and co-productions in the US, the compamy will retain cable, satellite and new media rights to the show in Asia, Middle, East Europe, and Latin America.