March CABLEready’s HD series EPIC CONDITIONS (15 x 30 mins) showcases the thrill of extreme sports under perfect weather conditions from Hawaii to Alaska. STUNT STARS (10 x 60 mins), meanwhile, looks at the men and women who risk life and lib for their craft. And WOMEN BEHIND BARS (12 x 60 mins) asks why women kill.[CONTACT-FORM]
March 31 CABLEready’s new game show “Celebrity Says” tests fans’ knowledge of their favorite Hollywood celebrities. Contestants are quizzed on how certain stars answered questions to find out who is the master of red carpet trivia. The jet-setting life of investment bankers is revealed in reality series “Dealflow.” Real-life bankers travel the world in search of the next big opportunity and attend fabulous parties along the way. Outdoor adventure series “Epic Conditions” takes viewers from Alaska to Colorado in a quest for the ideal weather that makes for a prime [...]
March International television program distribution and development company CABLEready has reached a series of licensing agreements covering basic cable/satellite rights with seven major networks, including HBO-owned Spektrum Channel in Hungary and the Czech Republic, 03 Productions in the Middle East, Planete in Poland, Focus in Germany, Nonstop Television in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, and TV4 Scandinavia. The company has also reached a new sub-distribution agreement with Off the Fence for the entire continent of Africa.
March 25 US distributor CABLEready has signed Dutch company Off the Fence (OTF) to become its exclusive sales agent for Africa, as well as agreeing several new broadcast sales. Amsterdam-based distributor/producer OTF will begin the partnership by representing African rights to 328 half-hour episodes of factual series FORENSIC FILES and MEDICAL DETECTIVES. Both shows profile intriguing crimes where the application of science leads to an arrest, following coroners, medical examiners, physicians, law enforcement officials, journalists and legal experts as they piece each crime together. Meanwhile, CABLEready has also signed cable/satellite [...]
March 25 CABLEready inked a series of international licensing agreement in addition to reaching a new sub-distribution deal with Off The Fence for the African continent. The Amsterdam company the rights for Africa to 328×30-minute episodes of Forensic Files and Medical Detectives and signed on as CABLEready‘s exclusive sales agent for the African territory. » In Hungry and the Czech Republic, the HBO-owned Spektrum took EPIC CONDITIONS (15×30-minute) while Poland’s Planete has MICRO KILLERS (4×60-minutes) and BIOGRAPHY OF A CORPSE (1×60-minute). » The Middle East’s 03 Productions acquired the TV [...]
February 26 WEtv will introduce a new 12-part, one-hour series, WOMEN BEHIND BARS on March 4 at 9p. During each episode, the original documentary series produced by Burrud Productions, will profile two different female murderers who are currently in prison.
February 20 CABLEU, the subscription-based online service that monitors and analyzes cable networks, released its first annual CABLEU Report Card. This report offers an unbiased look at programming and audience trends for 30 cable networks. The most successful programming genres, according to the report, include crime, original drama, comedy, paranormal, property, wedding and makeovers (personal and home). Less successful were off-net and Pay TV acquisitions, networks not staying on target with their branding, stripped programs across the week and inconsistent scheduling.
February 6 US distributor CABLEready has been in the game for 16 years, and was at NATPE in Las Vegas last week talking up new programmes as well as a newly invigorated sales approach, writes Emily Brookes. Things change, observes Gary Lico (left), president of CABLEready “Needs change, owners change, suppliers change, everything changes.” Lico established his distribution company in 1992 working to a business model that would see CABLEready provide and develop original factual programming concepts for US cable and satellite networks and sell finish products to telecasters around [...]
January 23 CABLEready has licensed a range of factual series to Latin American broadcasters, including Discovery, ahead of NATPE. Turner Latin America has gained pre-sale rights to air STUNT STARS, which is still in production. The 10 one-hour episodes follow stuntmen as they risk their life and limb. Meanwhile, Infinito has picked up WORLD OF WEALTH, which paints a picture of privilege through interviews with leading newsmakers, personalities and business visionaries. Infinito has also picked up KARMA TREKKERS, which crisscrosses the globe on a journey of self-discovery. Lastly, Discovery Latin [...]
January 23 IN A BLUR: The NATPE convention floor can be a whirlwind, but for the smaller content providers who can keep their bearings, the disorder can yield important opportunities. While media goliaths like Sony and Warner Bros. have downplayed the importance of NATPE in recent years, the annual confab has become a goldmine of opportunity for small, independent companies… …CABLEready founder Gary Lico says NATPE is relevant both from a business and emotional perspective. “If America, a country whose second largest export is entertainment, cannot get together at a [...]
Independent US distributor CABLEready has inked more licensing agreements and closed further sales in Latin America following last week’s announcement of several deals in the region. TNT Latin America has picked up pre-sale rights to STUNT STARS (10×60′), a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the entertainment industry’s stunt performers, which is currently in production. The network also recently renewed CABLEready ‘s Hollywood on Hollywood. Argentina-based Hispanic channel Infinito has signed for WORLD OF WEALTH (11×60′), described as “the only series focused on the philosophy of money and affluence,” and [...]
January 23 La distribuidora CABLEready vendió programación a Turner Latin America, Infinito (ex Claxson y ahora Turner) y Discovery Latin America. Turner Latin America adquirió la serie sobre las vida de los dobles de riesgo STUNT STARS, que todavía está en producción; Infinito emitirá un documental sobre el dinero WORLD OF WEALTH y KARMA TREKKERS, un viaje hacia el autodescubrimiento, y Discovery renovó los derechos para la serie sobre embarazos complicados Maternity Ward. “Estos acuerdos extienden la presencia de CABLEready en Latinoamérica”, comentó Sabrina Toledo, VP de Ventas y Mercadeo.
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