CABLEready Video Message from CEO Gary Lico

QUARTERLY MESSAGE FROM GARY

When I was around 13 or so, I had the fantasy that all of my distractions and behavior issues could be eliminated if I just decided to be PERFECT! I remember it … I’d say, “I’m gonna be perfect! Starting … right … now!” And then, of course, moments later, I did something that was, of course, less than perfect. It took me years of thought and shrinks to drill into me that perfection is impossible, often our enemy and a sure-fire way to never be happy. (All of that self-help/positive thinking stuff aside … I’m a fan of it, but an overdose will make you feel as imperfect as can be!)

So while perfect is elusive, the “quest for better” is a prime motivator in most everyone’s life. Certainly, it’s mandatory in the business world. If your company isn’t improving its products/programs/schedules/promotion, etc., then you’re looking at (or ignoring) a dangerous future. Here at the ol’ CABLEready, we like to get better all the time … not just in the programs we license, but in the services we offer. You’ll all recall the introduction of our sister company, CableU.tv, just 5 years ago … with the goal of leveling the programming playing field with details, data and independent analysis for every cable network out there. Since then, just about every trade and research firm has begun offering network-info sites. Names, interviews, that sort of thing. Helpful, for sure … we use them all the time … but not nearly as complete or up-to-date as CableU.tv … none offer analysis, for example.

But now, CableU.tv separates itself from the pack AGAIN! For the first time in our business, networks and production companies are able to update any information about their respective companies, from staff changes to new schedules to new programs in development … CableU.tv will be the most timely source for crucial programming information because it’s now user-updated … and sent to our subscribers immediately.

We feel this one change makes CableU.tv the leader in cable network information and analysis … but there is a whole lot more, including a faster and deeper search engine. We’re taking a great service and making it better. Perfect? You be the judge …

Hope your holiday season was perfect … it stayed tame around here, for a change. It seemed the whole world slowed down this year … we all deserved it!

As always, we’ll be at NATPE and RealScreen Summit, and look forward to seeing you there…to show you CableU, and also a plethora of new series for acquisition and in development. We’ll see you there, I am sure … we’re hard to miss!

One thing just might be perfect … CABLEready‘s exciting 20th Anniversary!! 20 years of programs and service to television, cable in the US and all channels around the world. Your support has been perfect and we aim to make this year’s many celebrations dedicated to YOU … because, when it comes to clients … ours are PERFECT!

Happy New Year!

Gary Lico

RECENT SALES REPORT

CABLEready is excited to showcase some new successful series from our content providers, check out our website for complete episodes of the following:

SAW DOGS (10 x 30) – Currently seen on Discovery’s Velocity network in the US, follows a team of the world’s top chainsaw sculptors battle a deadline, and conflicting artistic sensibilities, to complete a series of commissioned wood carving projects on a scale never before seen. “Master Carver” and Saw Dogs Project Manager Steve Blanchard and his foreman introduce us to the hidden folk art of “Chainsaw Carving” – an incredible world hidden from the masses for over 50 years.

DEALS FROM THE DARK SIDE (13 x 30) – Follow eccentric relic collector Steve Santini on his quest to buy and authenticate dark and haunted items for his unusual collections. Santini scours high and low looking for the rare, unusual and tragic; a Titanic deck chair, Jack the Ripper’s knife, a monk’s cloak from he Spanish Inquisition. Objects that are undeniably supernatural and are connected to iconic events and infamous people who have long since passed.

THIRD CLASS TRAVELER – With only 100 US dollars to last an entire week, this follows comical host Julian Hanton as he reluctantly gives up the 5 star lifestyle and joins the multitudes of people seeking travel experiences on the cheap. Exploring some of Europe’s most intriguing cities he has to rely on a little traveller’s luck and the kindness of strangers, experiencing the culture by day and a local’s floor by night. With death threats in Istanbul, eating mud in Lithuania, staying with a retired nude model in Berlin and visiting a cave cult outside Milan there’s never a dull moment as Julian seeks to make every dollar last. Note – only available for Western Hemisphere

UPCOMING NEW EPISODES & ONE-OFFS:

INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO GEORGE CLOONEY (Bravo) – A 2 hour in depth interview with one of the world’s biggest stars. US premiere January 31.

FASHION FANACTICS: GOLDEN GLOBES – Danya Devon hosts as style experts Michael O’Connor, Kym Douglas, Sam Saboura and Alecia Davis break down the fashion hits and misses from the 69th Golden Globes.

CABLEready is also proud to now represent content from the catalogues of the following content providers:

TV GUIDE NETWORK – Highlights from the entertainment network’s catalogue include one off specials like 25 BIGGEST TV BLUNDERS, 100 SHOWS TO SEE BEFORE YOUR DIE, and 25 GREATEST TV CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME.

LMNO PRODUCTIONS – WORLD’S BEST (60 x 60) goes behind the scenes of world famous cities and provides viewers with their best kept secrets in order to have fun and exciting weekends. And explore the drama of real-life pregnancies and the moment of delivery in SPECIAL DELIVERY: BABIES (46 x 60). Note – LMNO content is available only for North America.

QUARTERLY SALES REPORT

CABLEready is proud to announce the recent sales activity of programs to the following broadcasters:

FOXTEL Australia – DEALS FROM THE DARKS SIDE

DISCOVERY EMEA – NORTHWEST WILD & QUEST FOR SUNKEN WARSHIPS

SITCOM Italy – RECREATING EDEN

TURNER Latin America – HOLLYWOOD ONE ON ONE

NBC Latin America – HOLLYWOOD DAILIES

MIDDLE EAST MEDIA – INTERSECTIONS & SUPER STRUCTURES

TVNZ New Zealand – WHAT THE FUTURE

POLSAT Poland – RESCUE HELICOPTER & PRISON DIARIES

TVN Poland – MEDICAL DETECTIVES

CANAL COCINA Spain – A COOK’S TOUR

LaSEXTA Spain – FORENSIC FILES

DIGITURK Turkey – HOLLYWOOD’S TOP TEN & AVEC ERIC