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  • Granada International inks deal with Korean broadcasters

    Granada International inks deal with Korean broadcasters

    MUMBAI: Television content distributor Granada International’s regional office in Hong Kong has signed a raft of deals in Korea.

    EBS, Korea’s public free to air broadcaster, has acquired a package of drama programming including UK dramas Cracker and Dracula, Hollywood TV movies Life Is Not A Fairytale and Wildfires and titles from Granada International’s feature film library including Sophie’s Choice and Bugsy Malone. Also included in the EBS deal is the children’s wildlife show Get Bushwise.

    Granada International has concluded its first deal with CJ Media, part of one of Korea’s largest conglomerates, which includes the acquisition of reality series Poor Little Rich Girls and lifestyle shows Trinny and Susannah Undress… and Dinner Takes All.

    The science show Brainiac has been acquired by cable TV’s e-channel and two series of Megastructures which air in India on National Geographic Channel (NGC) have been picked up by MBC. Joongang Broadcasting has bought eight feature films from the Granada International library including My Left Foot and Jesus of Nazareth.

    Cable broadcaster On Media has acquired the second series of Hell’s Kitchen USA starring Gordon Ramsay and series two and three of Nanny 911.

    Granada International’s Regional Director based in the company’s Hong Kong offices James Ross says, “I am delighted to be working so closely with many of Korea’s top channels. The demand for our programming in Asia continues to grow and we are very fortunate to have a constant supply of dramas, documentaries and entertainment shows with high production values and great storylines that travel well to the region.”

  • Granada International to unevil programmes at Casbaa convention

    Granada International to unevil programmes at Casbaa convention

    HONG KONG: Granada International, one of the largest commercial distributors in the world, will debut a wide range of programming at the ongoing Casbaa convention.

    Part of the UK’s ITV, Granada has opened an office in Hong Kong to better serve its clients in Asia.

    Headline programming available from Granada at Casbaa includes Agatha Christie’s Marple. The company also is offering a new TV dramatization of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (90 mins).

    Apart from such programming, Granada will also debut a number of Hollywood TV movies, including Wildfires, a 90 minute film. There are some wildlife shows too on offer, it was announced today.

  • Granada International looking at IPTV, Vod opportunities in India

    Granada International looking at IPTV, Vod opportunities in India

    MUMBAI: Television and film distributor Granada International is looking topwards building its presence in Asia.

    It has appointed Ting Wai Ho as senior sales executive based in its new Hong Kong office. The announcement was made by Granada International MD Nadine Nohr.

    He will also work closely with regional director in Asia James Ross on the media opportunities offered by the way of VOD and IPTV in India.

    Ho will also be responsible for sales of Granada International programming into South East Asian countries including Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

    Ting Wai Ho was formerly BBC Worldwide senior sales executive, South East Asia. Based in Hong Kong he was in charge of TV programme distribution in Asian countries.

    Ross says, “I am very pleased to have Ting on board at the new Granada International office in Asia. As we continue to expand Granada International and ITV Worldwide’s presence in Asia, I am sure his wealth of experience in selling programming to the Asia region will be a great asset to us.”

  • It’s ‘All In The Game’ for Granada Intl at MIPTV

    It’s ‘All In The Game’ for Granada Intl at MIPTV

    CANNES: A new TV movie – All In The Game – starring Ray Winstone and Roy Marsden and produced by UK’s Tightrope Pictures, is being showcased by Granada International at the television event MIPTV in Cannes, France.

    This distribution deal is the first between Granada International and Tightrope Pictures. The company has already produced a number of dramas including The Girl in the Café, To The Ends of the Earth and Dad.

    All In The Game is a depiction of the modern football industry. Winstone plays Frankie, a larger-than-life football manager who, together with his son, has made a nice life for himself in the game – with fast cars and big houses, but not always secured through “above board” means. But his scams are starting to show through and suspicions are being raised.

    His latest and perhaps biggest plan centres around a young new player called Joel. Hugely talented and naive, Joel’s loss of innocence is mirrored in the fall of the game to the corrupt money men. It’s no longer about playing your best and winning or losing. It’s all about money and winning at all costs.

    Granada International drama head Noel Hedges said, “As a riveting drama about the ‘beautiful game’ and with the World Cup coming up this summer, we’re thrilled to be taking this to MIPTV 2006. It is a top quality piece of UK drama from a great writer with fantastic performances from a highly talented cast.”