March 31, 2009

CABLEready introduces THE BIG FIVE CHALLENGE at MIPTV. The show combines pulse-racing wilderness-based realism with a competitive edge, as contestants from across the globe are challenged to track, locate and document the “Big Five” animals on safari – elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard, and lion.
More wildlife is featured in HOOKED, a series about the monster creatures who inhabit the oceans, and INTO THE WILD follows world-famous wildlife expert and TV personality Jack Hanna on his adventures to all corners of the globe.

CHAIN GANG GIRLS 2 is a two-part documentary about this traditional laborious punishment. Learn what connects the lives of a prostitute, a car thief, a speed addict and others – both figuratively with their unified work effort and literally with ten feet of steel-linked chain.

Also available on CABLEready’s MIP slate are several documentary series centered on women: WOMEN BEHIND BARS explores the personal backstories of incarcerated female murderers, seeking possible explanations for their behavior; WOMEN ADDICTED TO SEX explores this generally ignored addiction through the experiences of four unique sufferers; and WOMEN IN FEAR attempts to establish the roots of fear as well as quell and conquer its life-long haunting.