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CABLEready Helps Fill Gap Left By Strike

November 21 Factual distributor CABLEready is benefiting from the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike, closing deals with eight networks that rely on US programme acquisitions. The indie finalised five European sales. DOMINICK DUNNE’S POWER, PRIVILEGE & JUSTICE will air on Spain’s La Sexta (47×60′) and on Planet Justice in France, which picked up 41×60′ episodes via distributor ZED. Spain and Portugal’s Biography Channels each bought 8×30′ episodes of behind-the-scenes series INFANITY, while in Austria, ATV acquired eight episodes of the Weather Channel’s series IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW (22×30′) via Germany’s Telcast. [...]

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TBI Television Business International

November 20 CABLEready sells packages of shows to La Sexta (Spain), Biography Ch. (Spain, Portugal) and ATV (Austria).

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CABLEready inked several post-MIPCOM deals in Europe, Asia, and Scandinavia

November 20 CABLEready has closed a number of deals in Europe and Asia for factual programming, including IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW, PERFECT WAR and BRAT CAMP CHINA. In Europe, CABLEready secured deals for DOMINICK DUNNE’S POWER, PRIVILEGE & JUSTICE to Spain’s La Sexta and to France’s Planet Justice with the help of sub-distributor ZED; INFANITY to Biography Channel and FOX channels in Spain and Portugal; eight episodes of the Weather Channel produced series IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW to ATV in Austria, via sub-distributor Telcast; and STURGIS and SAN QUENTIN UNLOCKED, [...]

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CABLEready Secures Rights To “CONDITIONS,” “CELEBRITY SAYS!”

November 14 CABLEready, the international television program distribution and development company, has secured exclusive worldwide rights (outside the U.S.) to the original Weather Channel series, “EPIC CONDITIONS” and the original TV Guide Network series, “CELEBRITY SAYS!” ” EPIC CONDITIONS ” is a 15-episode half-hour series that reveals those moments when weather cooperates to allow the best experiences in outdoor adventures. “CELEBRITY SAYS!” is a 65-part half-hour show that test contestants’ knowledge of red carpet celebs in four high-intensity rounds. World Screen News Epic Conditions CABLEready

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CABLEready Takes On News Series

November 14 CABLEready has secured the exclusive worldwide rights outside of the U.S. to the Weather Channel series EPIC CONDITIONS and the TV Guide Network series CELEBRITY SAYS!, for debut at the Asia Television Forum this month. EPIC CONDITIONS, a 15-episode half-hour series, covers the best outdoor experiences, taking viewers on adventures that range from big mountain skiing in the frigid and treacherous terrain of Sierra Nevada, to windsurfing in the perfect-weather conditions of Good River. CELEBRITY SAYS! is a 65-part half-hour series that tests contestants’ knowledge of red carpet [...]

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More Good Stuff

November 14 CABLEready is set to distribute the new hi-def 30m series EPIC CONDITIONS, from The Weather Channel. The 15-episode series documents those fleeting moments when weather cooperates allowing for the best experiences in outdoor adventures.

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Early MIPCOM Deals

October 10 CABLEready said it had acquired international distribution rights to a number of new programs from The New York Times, including its TIMES TALKS interview series. The distributor also closed deals with Scandinavia’s NonStop Television, the cable and satellite network Zone Reality and Spain’s La Sexta.

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CABLEready Inks Raft of Deals at MIPCOM

October 9 CABLEready has closed three new broadcast deals at MIPCOM for its factual entertainment catalogue with Scandinavia’s NonStop Television, Zone Reality and Spain’s La Sexta.

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International Market

October 9 CABLEready closed three deals with Scandinavia’s NonStop Television acquiring THE FASHION TEAM while broadcaster Zone Reality took six programs including DOMINICK DUNNE’S POWER, PRIVILEGE AND JUSTICE, PARAMEDICS, SASQUATCH: Legend Meets Science, SHARK CHASERS, WOMEN ON DEATH ROW, and the third season of RISK TAKERS. The deal covers Zone Reality’s channel feeds in the U.K./Ireland, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe/Middle East/Africa. In addition, Spain’s La Sexta.

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CABLEready Acquires Exclusive Distribution of NY Times Series

September 28 CABLEready has acquired exclusive domestic and international distribution rights for the New York Times’ TIMES TALKS series. The series, comprised of 34 one-hour, in-depth interviews with renowned figures from the arts, entertainment, and political worlds, is offered for all forms of television, video-on-demand, and home video/DVD.

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International Market

September 28 CABLEready picked up the international repping rights to six new weekly 5-minute lifestyle series produced exclusively for The New York Times. VOWS (38 eps), THE MINIMALIST (43 eps), CIRCUITS (27 eps), FRUGAL TRAVELER (15 eps), EXECUTIVE PURSUITS (10 eps), and TRAVEL POSTCARDS (20 eps). Some of the segments are offered in high-def and all will be at MIPCOM.

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Distributor Viewpoints

September 26 Gary Lico, president and CEO, CABLEready (USA) Trends: Buyers are increasingly seeking internet and mobile rights in addition to linear TV. Channels are streaming programmes on their websites following the TV premiere, and they’re also looking to launch mobile channels, not as a re-transmission but as an à la carte package. It’s an ongoing issue for producers and distributors to clear footage rights in these new venues as well as negotiate deals that reflect the value of these rights. In terms of programming, competitive reality programmes are stagnating; [...]

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