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Pre-MIP Deals for CABLEready

March 17, 2009 NORWALK: CABLEready has secured a slew of international licensing deals ahead of MIPTV in territories such as the Netherlands, Australia and Israel. SBS Netherlands, Sky New Zealand, Globosat in Brazil, Foxtel in Australia for the Crime & Investigation Network, and YES-DBS Satellite in Israel have all acquired the rights to Women Addicted to Sex. The one-hour documentary looks at four women who have struggled to overcome sexual addiction. Zone Reality Channel and Foxtel in Australia for the Crime & Investigation Network went for Women on Death Row: [...]

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CABLEready bringing expanded slate to MIP

March 2, 2009 CABLEready has announced its MIPTV offerings, which includes seasons one and two of Women Behind Bars, Into the Wild with Jack Hanna (presented in HD), and Multiples, Multiples, on the topic of families raising triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets and more. Link to the story

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CABLEready Readies For MIP With ‘Girls Gone Bad’ Shows

March 2, 2009 Cable TV program supplier CABLEready says it has a slew of new and returning reality product to sell at the MIP-TV programming market from March 30-April 3, much of which could be grouped in a “girls gone bad” category. CABLEready CEO Gary Lico reports that among the crime and entertainment shows attracting the most attention from international program buyers are the first and second seasons of Women Behind Bars, another batch of CHAIN GANG GIRLS (in HD), WOMEN ADDICTED TO SEX, WOMEN OF THE OCCULT and WOMEN [...]

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2009 NATPE Board Announced

February 11, 2009 LOS ANGELES: Kevin Beggs, the president of television programming and production at Lionsgate, will continue to serve as the chair of the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) for 2009, while new appointments have been made to its board of directors. Roma Khanna, the president of global networks and digital initiatives for NBC Universal International, has completed her term as co-chair, and will serve on NATPE’s executive committee. Newly elected members of the 2009 NATPE board are Lisa Berger, the executive VP of original programming and [...]

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CABLEready Unveils Market Slate For NATPE ‘09

CABLEready unveils its slate of reality programs for NATPE, eight of which will be available in HD. The slate includes Big Five Challenge, a reality game show that gets six contestants to track and locate the big five animals on an African safari and that will also be available as a format.

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Bright Future Seen for USA; NBC, Not So Much

January 19, 2009 CableU, the cable programming research company, predicts 2009 will be a big year for USA Network and that sitcoms could trump reality as the ruling genre during the year. Gazing into its cable crystal ball, CableU said USA’s current momentum could lead the cable network to overtake NBC in the ratings at least one night this year as the Peacock looks to attract a smaller and older audience at 10 p.m. with “The Jay Leno Show.” The series finale of USA’s “Monk” might be the show that [...]

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CABLEready closes year with strong sales

Connecticut-based factual distributor CABLEready has secured several new international partnerships with broadcasters in the Middle East, Scandinavia, Australia, France and Spain. Pan-regional network Alhurra/Middle East Television picked up a programming package comprising extreme weather series Epic Conditions (15×30’), interstitials series NY Times Short-Form: Travel Postcards (15×5’) and hour-long docs Inside Indonesia: Struggle for the Soul of Islam and Thomas L Friedman Reporting: The Other Side of Outsourcing. Nonstop Television went for a large package of celebrity-driven content for its channels across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, including 17 episodes of a [...]

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CABLEready logró acuerdos con Turner y NBC Universal en LatAm

18 de Diciembre CABLEready ha logrado una variedad de acuerdos para cerrar el 2008, entre los que se destacan los alcanzados con Turner Networks Latin America y NBC Universal Latin America. El anuncio fue hecho por Sabrina Toledo, VP de Ventas y Mercadeo de CABLEready. Turner Networks Latin America ha renovado los derechos para emitir HOLLYWOOD ONE ON ONE (50×30’), programa que ofrece un acercamiento a las películas y actores de Hollywood. NBC Universal Latin America renovó los derechos para 16 episodios de MEDICAL DETECTIVES y aseguró la temporada 13.ª [...]

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International Market

December 18, 2009 With the end of 2008 fast approaching, CABLEready has inked a slew of sales, including to Turner Networks Latin America for HOLLYWOOD ONE ON ONE (50 x 30-minutes, renewal). INSIDE THE ACTOR’S STUDIO goes to Foxtel (Australia, 48 hours), Noga (Israel, 16 episodes), Orange via ZED (France, 78 hours), NHK via MICO (Japan, 9 episodes) and Nonstop Television (Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, 10 episodes). Renewals were picked up by La Sexta (Spain, also new episodes) and Foxtel (Australia) for FORENSIC FILES. INFANITY (51×30-minutes) travels to Tohokushinsha Film [...]

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CABLEready Finalizes Raft Of Deals To Close Out 2008

December 17 International production and development company CABLEready has secured several international deals to close out 2008. Turner Networks Latin America has renewed their rights to “HOLLYWOOD ONE ON ONE.” Foxtel in Australia, Noga in Israel, Orange via ZED in France for the Orange Cinema Series channel, NHK via MICO in Japan and Nonstop Television in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe have all acquired rights to “INSIDE THE ACTOR’S STUDIO.” Additionally, La Sexta in Spain and Foxtel in Australia have renewed the rights to “FORENSIC FILES.”

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Exclusive Global Distribution Rights to two Michael Hoff Productions

November 10 In another post-MIPCOM deal, CABLEready picked up the exclusive global distribution rights to a duo of Michael Hoff Productions works. The 1 x 60 HOOKED (available in high-def) currently airs in the U.S. on National Geographic Channel while CHAIN GANG GIRLS 2 (2 x 60 available in high-def) is broadcast on WeTV.

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CABLEready Named Exclusive Distributor Of “HOOKED,” “CHAIN”

November 7 As part of negotiations that began during this year’s MIPCOM market in Cannes, CABLEready, an international television program distribution and development company, has secured the exclusive international distribution rights to a pair of original projects from Michael Hoff Productions – “HOOKED” and ” CHAIN GANG GIRLS 2.” “HOOKED” explains why populations of large fish are declining, while documentary ” CHAIN GANG GIRLS 2″ follows 15 female convicts who must learn to work together as they are literally tethered to one another.

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