TV5MONDE will premiere Fort Boyard, a French reality game show, exclusively on StarHub Channel 152 this month. Fort Boyard is a French game show created by French game show writer Jacques Antoine. It is one of the most successfully franchised formats internationally across a 20-year period and across 20 countries including the UK and the U.S. in 2011. Other celebrity contestants include Pierre Parker - Tony Parker’s brother and professional basketball player, Alexis Rambur … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE presents Fort Boyard
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Discovery commissions new season of NY Ink
Silver Spring, Maryland – Discovery Networks International (DNI) has announced the return of reality series NY Ink, following the life and work of iconic tattoo king Ami James and the gang at the Wooster Street Social Club (WSSC) in New York City’s hip SoHo neighborhood. Season three will boast a global feel to the cast and stories, with familiar faces returning and a diverse new cast of characters joining in the debauchery at WSSC. The new season is set to debut on TLC … [Read more...] about Discovery commissions new season of NY Ink
CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight and World Sport to go LIVE from London Games
CNN’s Piers Morgan will be LIVE on location in London, broadcasting for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games which will air globally on CNN International and in the United States on CNN/U.S. CNN’s primary LIVE location in London is a panoramic view of Olympic Park and Olympic Stadium. With a reach of more than 200 countries, CNN International will expand its Olympic Summer Games coverage with World Sport, which airs LIVE several times a day. Former Olympic Gold Medalist Linford Christie … [Read more...] about CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight and World Sport to go LIVE from London Games
Food Network Asia announces Season 4 of Down Home with the Neelys
Above - Pat and Gina Neely at the Season 4 launch in Singapore Singapore – Pat and Gina Neely return to Food Network Asia this August for the fourth season of their show Down Home with the Neelys. The couple, who are also owners of Neely’s Bar-B-Que in the United States, are in Singapore this week and will be in Manila, Philippines next as part of an Asian tour, to share the secrets behind their creations. (write in present tense) When it premiered in Food Network U.S. in February … [Read more...] about Food Network Asia announces Season 4 of Down Home with the Neelys
Nickelodeon goes to Sea
Singapore – Viacom International Media Networks Asia, a division of Viacom Inc., and Star Cruises, one of the leading cruise lines in Asia-Pacific, have announced an expanded strategic partnership to launch the first-ever “Nickelodeon At Sea” cruises in Asia for the upcoming year-end school holidays on SuperStar Virgo and SuperStar Libra from 11 November to 30 December. Co-sponsored by Mondial Assistance, the series of 55 “Nickelodeon At Sea” cruises will kick off … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon goes to Sea
Zodiak Rights secures international deals for Usain Bolt doco
Zodiak Rights, the international division of Zodiak Media, has announced that a number of major international broadcasters will feature the exclusive documentary Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive, as part of their Olympic Games programming. The 60-minute film, produced by Elephant Doc and Leiblang Productions for France 2, has been sold to a number of territories including: Australia (SBS); Japan (NHK); South Korea (CJ E&M); as well as several airline companies in Qatar and UK. The hour-long … [Read more...] about Zodiak Rights secures international deals for Usain Bolt doco