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CABLEready Sells Titles to Al Jazeera, La Sexta

CANNES: Among the documentaries Al Jazeera acquired at MIPDoc from CABLEready are Fire & Ice and Stunt Stars, while La Sexta went for the series Dominick Dunne’s Power and Justice. For its documentary channel, Al Jazeera also picked up CABLEready’s Multiples, Multiples and Billion Dollar Disasters. La Sexta took on season nine of Dominick Dunne’s Power and Justice and also renewed its rights for the first 48 episodes. The Spanish broadcaster also renewed its deal for several episodes of Forensic Files. Source: http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/25167

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World Screen TV Listings

NEW PRODUCT: Intersections: (Factual/doc., 13×30 min.) As man and machines intersect, we go inside the technology and break down what makes it all possible. Tony Awards: (Ent., 1×3 hr. live/1×1 hr./1×90 min.) This prestigious and star-studded awards sow recognizes achievement in live theater, celebrating the very best of Broadway. World Party: (Lifestyle/travel, 8×30 min.) Hosted by Guad Venegas, this series gives viewers an inside guide to some of the world’s biggest festivals, parties and events. Women Behind Bars: (Factual, 36×1 hr.) This series explores the wide range of motivations that [...]

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CABLEready vende títulos a La Sexta y Al Jazeera

CANNES: Entre los documentales que adquirió Al Jazeera en MIPDoc de CABLEready se encuentran Fire & Ice y Stunt Stars, mientras que La Sexta optó por la serie Dominick Dunne’s Power and Justice. Para su canal documental, Al Jazeera también compró Multiples, Multiples y Billion Dollar Disasters de CABLEready. Por su parte, La Sexta se llevó la novena temporada de Dominick Dunne’s Power and Justice y renovó sus derechos para los primeros 48 capítulos. La televisora española también renovó acuerdos para varios episodios de Forensic Files. http://tvlatina.tv/articles/display/14849 Por Kristin Brzoznowski [...]

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New Series At MIP-TV

One of this week’s attractions is William Shatner promoting new Cineflex science/entertainment series Weird or What? Although not every company can have a Star trek veteran spreading the word about its product, new series abound at this year’s market. Toronto-based Breakthrough Entertainment is debuting Ghost Cases, a supernatural series that investigates locales that are thought to be haunted. Surveillance equipment and other technology help to detect paranormal activity. Another Toronto-based company, Canamedia, is launching the pilot of documentary/reality series The Real Joey Lawrence, following the life and work of a [...]

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Getting Scientific

April 2010 “Science is now cool.” So says Richard Life, who should know. As head of acquisitions and co-productions for ITV Studios Global Entertainment, he deals every year with producers and buyers of all sorts of television programs, including documentaries on scientific subjects. Actually, Life says science has been cool for a while. “There was a time in television when science felt very highfalutin,” he says. “It was watched by a minority of people who were brainy enough to understand it. The Internet has helped make science cool – the [...]

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CABLEready Productions al mercado con The Minimalist HD

April 7, 2010 CABLEready Productions ha producido 13 episodios en alta definición de la serie The Minimalist, de treinta minutos de duración, y lanzará su producto en MIPDOC y MIPTV (Stand #31.17). El columnista de comidas del New York Times, autor, experto culinario y personalidad de televisión, Mark Bittman, muestra a los televidentes cómo preparar simples platos desde el principio hasta el final. Cada episodio de The Minimalist presenta varias recetas basadas en un tema. Los temas de los episodios incluyen una variedad de cocinas e ingredientes, desde la cocina [...]

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CABLEready Highlights The Minimalist

April 6, 2010 NORWALK: CABLEready Productions has produced a new half-hour series, The Minimalist, which will be unveiled at MIPDoc and MIPTV. The 13 HD episodes showcase food writer, author, culinary expert and TV personality Mark Bittman as he teaches viewers how to prepare simple yet tasty dishes. Each episode features several recipes, all centered around one theme—Asian, beef, pasta, seafood, soups, vegetables, etc. Over the last few years, The New York Times has been producing weekly videos of The Minimalist featuring Bittman. Gary Lico, the president and CEO of CABLEready, “Mark [...]

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CABLEready PRODUCTIONS RECEIVES 13-EPISODE ORDER FROM SPEED CHANNEL

CABLEready PRODUCTIONS RECEIVES 13-EPISODE ORDER FROM SPEED CHANNEL

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CABLEready gets the greenlight for ‘Intersections’

CABLEready Productions will be producing Intersections for the Speed Channel, marking it as the prodco’s first original TV series commission. The 13-episode order of Intersections follows the success of the pilot for Speed Channel. The series is produced in association with Bosch Media and Blue Chip Films and tells the stories of two people on two different missions with the support of two very different machines. CABLEready will handle the international distribution and will be offering the series for the first time during MIPDOC and MIPTV.

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High-speed testing

March 2010 CABLEready Productions has had its first original series, Intersections, given the green light by Speed Channel. The 12-part series, produced in association with Bosch Media and Blue Chip Films, focuses on two people on a mission to compare the technology, training, and driving experience of different speed machines. Launching the series at MIPTV is the company’s distribution parent, CABLEready, which also brings the 64th Annual Tony Awards (1 x 60 / 1 x 90 mins) to the international market. http://pvevent1.immanens.com/en/pvPage2.asp?nu=1&skin=MIPTV%202009&pa=1&puc=002322

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CABLEready Lands First Original Series Order

NORWALK: CABLEready Productions has been given the greenlight for its first original series, Intersections, from SPEED Channel. The series focuses on the stories of two people on two very different missions, supported by two very different machines. The show has been given a 13-episode order following the success of the recent pilot for SPEED Channel. Intersections is produced in association with Bosch Media and Blue Chip Films. CABLEready will handle the international distribution for the series and will launch the property at MIPDoc. Gary Lico, the president and CEO of [...]

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CABLEready Speeds into Original Production

Racing-themed US cable channel Speed has commissioned a 13-part series from CableReady, allowing the Connecticut-based distributor to move into original production for the first time in its 18-year history. CABLEready Productions, the company’s nascent original production arm, has received a green light for its first original television series, Intersections, which compares two different vehicles each episode, looking at the similarities and differences of each. The series pick-up is based on a pilot that compared the US Army’s top fuel dragster vehicle and the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft. The series is [...]

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