Palisades Park, New Jersey – Having announced a raft of international sales in March of last year, Alfred Haber, President of Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc., (AHDI) announced that the company has signed a number of key renewals, as well as many first time deals, for the popular Top 20 Funniest (38 x 60’), the truTV comedic reality series that charts the most hilarious viral videos, home movies, surveillance clips, event footage and news bloopers. The series was just renewed for its third season by truTV and will start airing in May in the U.S.
Leading the pack of renewals for this caught-on-tape countdown created by legendary reality producer Bruce Nash is Channel 5 (UK), Foxtel (Australia), GMA (Philippines), SBS Discovery (Sweden) and Viacom (Africa). Headlining the list of first time licensees are Paramount (Spain), AXN Holdings (Southeast Asia), Radio y Televisora (Brazil), Sky Italia (Italy), Turner (Latin America), SBS (Netherlands), Pt. Television (Indonesia), and SBS Discovery (Finland).
“This unique series has proven to be an unexpected hit for us in the international marketplace,” commented Haber. “Our recent renewals and sales for Top 20 Funniest prove once again that comedy, artfully produced, travels well around the world.”