Cannes- Distraction is selling worldwide rights to Erotic Star, an Australian-originated burlesque pole dancing talent show format. Erotic Star launched on Australian pay channel Arena TV on March 24, achieving the fourth-highest ratings among subscription channels in the 11.30 pm-12 am timeslot. Created by Erotic Star Productions, the format puts a group of wannabe dancers through a series of challenges including performance skills, pole dancing ability, presentation and stamina to find the … [Read more...] about Erotic Star is born
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E! Networks licenses over 325 hours of programming in Asia Pacific
Cannes- E! Networks announced licensing deals for Q1 2007 in Asia Pacific, totaling more than 325 hours of entertainment and lifestyle-themed programming. Australia's XYZnetworks licensed Versus' Holy @#%*! for Channel V, All-Star BBQ Showdown for Food Channel and Style Network's Split Ends and Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? for Arena. Thailand's True Inside network acquired series Style Her Famous; Korea's XTM channel picked up season two of Girls of the Playboy Mansion, and O'live channel … [Read more...] about E! Networks licenses over 325 hours of programming in Asia Pacific
Korean VoD provider MegaTV acquires 400 hours of Granada International
Cannes- Granada International will supply more than 400 hours of programming to KT Corporation's newly launched VoD service MegaTV in Korea in a two year deal finalized at MIPTV. The service will be available to KT's broadband customers via a monthly subscription. KT Corporation has more than 6 million internet service customers. Titles include Cracker, Prime Suspect and Agatha Christie's Marple; new reality and lifestyle programming Hell's Kitchen USA, Nanny 911, and Trinny and Susannah … [Read more...] about Korean VoD provider MegaTV acquires 400 hours of Granada International
Hallmark Channels to air Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, and Sea
Cannes- Sparrowhawk Media, owner of the international Hallmark Channels, has acquired the two-part, four-hour mini-series Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, from Minds Eye International. Available in 153 countries to more than 60 million viewers, Hallmark will air the mini-series across its 13 feeds in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story profiles politician Tommy Douglas, who was voted the greatest Canadian of all time for his … [Read more...] about Hallmark Channels to air Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, and Sea
WGBH, NOVA, Bang Productions and Caldecott Productions International to co-produce The Lost World of Chinese Dinosaurs
Cannes- WGBH, Boston's NOVA, Bang Productions and MediaCorp's Caldecott Productions International will co-produce The Lost World of Chinese Dinosaurs (working title). The documentary(1x 60 min), scheduled for completion in December 2007, will feature paleontologist Mark Norell of the American Museum of Natural History as he explores fossils from China's Liaoning province. The show will showcase the finest fossils ever found, new clues about dinosaur science, and attempts to save unique … [Read more...] about WGBH, NOVA, Bang Productions and Caldecott Productions International to co-produce The Lost World of Chinese Dinosaurs
KBS and NHK co-produce HD doc Asian Corridor in Heaven
Cannes- KBS and NHK are co-producing Asian Corridor in Heaven, an HD documentary on Caravan Road, the ancient trade route. The deal was formalized at MIPTV; production of the 6 X 60min series is expected to be completed by this autumn. The documentary will follow Caravan Road as a trade route for Chinese tea and Tibetan horses, and as an intersection of culture, religion, language and people which is protected by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site. The 5,000km route begins in Sichuan and … [Read more...] about KBS and NHK co-produce HD doc Asian Corridor in Heaven