A few days after the last edition of NATPE, CABLEready -the international television program distribution and development company- has reached two new significant acquisition deals that will provide it with the rights to programming from a popular television network and a prolific production company.

Through its deal with TV Guide Network, CABLEready has gained international distribution rights to a variety of the channel’s programming including the popular specials 25 Biggest TV Blunders, 100 Shows To See Before You Die, 25 Greatest TV Characters of All Time. The new deal will also include rights to upcoming original productions from TV Guide Network.

Meanwhile, LMNO Productions -one of the foremost providers of reality, documentary, informational and entertainment programming- granted CABLEready the North American distribution rights to several series including World’s Best (60×60) and Special Delivery: Babies(46×60).

“These agreements are yet another indication of how this organization has matured over the last 20 years. We are proud to be associated with partners like TV Guide Network and LMNO Productions and to add their programming to our high quality line-up,” said Gary Lico, president and CEO at CABLEready.

Source: http://www.ttvmedianews.com/scripts/templates/estilo_nota.asp?nota=eng%2FDistribuci%F3n%2FProducci%F3n%2F2012%2F01_enero%2F30_Acuerdo_de_distribucion_Cable_Ready

TV Guide Network programming acquired in the deal includes 25 Biggest TV Blunders, 100 Shows To See Before You Die, and 25 Greatest TV Characters of All Time. The agreement also includes rights to upcoming original productions from TV Guide Network.

CABLEready will also distribute several series from California-based prodco LMNO Productions, including World’s Best, a 60-part, one-hour series which explores world famous cities; and Special Delivery: Babies, a 46-part, one-hour series exploring the drama of real-life pregnancies.

“These agreements are yet another indication of how this organization has matured over the last 20 years,” CABLEready president and CEO Gary Lico said. “We are proud to be associated with partners like TV Guide Network and LMNO Productions and to add their programming to our high quality line-up.”

Tags: CABLEready, LMNO Productions, TV Guide Network

Source: http://realscreen.com/2012/01/27/cableready-acquires-rights-for-lmno-tv-guide-network-titles/#ixzz1kfvdJFWD

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22-01-2012
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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

We appreciate everyone’s support and look forward to working with you in 2012!

Please contact CABLEready’s sales team for more information on any of our titles: sales@CABLEready.net

Gary Lico -CEO and president at CABLEready- announced that several licensing agreements have been signed in the US with cable TV networks Lifetime, Cooking Channel y Velocity. “We continue to expand our reach as a provider of high quality content that we have developed for or licensed to U.S. cable networks that attracts both major advertisers and a loyal viewing audience,” he said.

Lifetime secured the television rights to 100 episodes of the long-running Medical Detectivesseries (100×30′), which revolves around coroners, medical examiners, physicians, law enforcement officials, journalists and legal experts, and their attempts to solve crimes, accidents and disease outbreaks around the world.

The Cooking Channel licensed the first two seasons of A Cook’s Tour (35×30′) in which cheff Anthony Bourdain travels the world in search of the ultimate dining experience.

Last but not least, Velocity has secured the rights to Saw Dogs (10×30′) which focuses on a team of chainsaw sculptors.

Source: http://www.ttvmedianews.com/scripts/templates/estilo_nota.asp?tipo=ultima%20seccion&nota=eng/Distribuci%F3n/Licencias/2011/12_diciembre/21_CABLEReady_acuerdos_canales_EEUU

Lifetime secured the television rights to 100 episodes of the long-running Medical Detectivesseries, while Cooking Channel licensed the first two seasons of A Cook’s Tour, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s first TV series. Velocity picked up the rights to Saw Dogs, which is about a team of chainsaw sculptors.

Medstar’s Medical Detectives, which began airing on TLC, profiles intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world. It features cutting-edge forensic techniques and evidence, combined with true-to-life reenactments and profiles of the people who lived through the events. A Cook’s Tour, produced by The New York Times Company, stars Bourdain as he travels around the world on a quest for the ultimate dining experience. Saw Dogs, produced by Buck Productions, uncovers the world of chainsaw carving, a folk art that has been little known to the masses for more than 50 years.

Gary Lico, the president and CEO of CABLEready, said, “As we approach our 20th anniversary as a company, we continue to expand our reach as a provider of high-quality content that we have developed for or licensed to U.S. cable networks that attracts both major advertisers and a loyal viewing audience.”

By Marissa Graziadio
Published: December 21, 2011

http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/2011-12-21-CABLEready-Lifetime-Cooking-Channel-Velocity

Lifetime secured the television rights to 100 episodes of Medical Detectives, a Medstar series which aired on TLC. The half-hour show, a sibling series to Forensic Files, follows coroners, medical examiners, physicians, law enforcement officials, journalists and legal experts as they assemble evidence to understand a crime.

Cooking Channel has licensed the first two seasons of A Cook’s Tour, which sees celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain travel around the world looking for the ultimate dining experience. The 35 episodes were produced by The New York Times Company.

As previously announced, Velocity has secured the rights to Buck Productions’ Saw Dogs, which focuses on a team of chainsaw sculptors.

“As we approach our 20th anniversary as a company, we continue to expand our reach as a provider of high quality content that we have developed for or licensed to U.S. cable networks that attracts both major advertisers and a loyal viewing audience,” said Gary Lico, president and CEO, CABLEready.

Read more: http://realscreen.com/2011/12/21/cableready-sends-medical-detectives-to-lifetime/#ixzz1hBdXnbXX

Lifetime picked up 100 half-hour episodes of Medical Detectives produced by Medstar.

A Cook’s Tour with 25 half-hour episodes was acquired by Cooking Channel. The series is produced by The New York Times Company.
Velocity snagged the rights to Saw Dogs with 10 half-hour episodes from Buck Productions.

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