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  • Star World Premiere HD to air ‘The Pacific’

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD, one of India’s leading English Entertainment channel, has been a champion in introducing some of the biggest path-breaking stories ever told. These, coupled with memorable performances, award-winning characters and the biggest stars are sure to raise the entertainment quotient on the channel every month as part of its exclusive and one-of-its-kind property – Mini Series of the Month.

    This month, the property that has previously showcased some of the most revolutionary mini-series of all time brings to you the Emmy Award Winning war series, The Pacific. Witness the brilliance in the brutality of war with The Pacific that will air on 1 and 2 April starting from 12 pm.

    Produced and created by the makers of the trail blazing war series Band of Brothers, Hollywood big wigs Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman come together once again to create a radical, new 10 part miniseries that revolves around the intertwined stories of three Marines during America’s battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.

    Interestingly, The Pacific is the most expensive miniseries ever made by any network with vintage vehicles (both American and Japanese), weaponry and other equipment making this TV experience as realistic as possible for viewers. Not only that, the series is based on the stories shared in the real memoirs of U.S. Marines Eugene Sledge and Robert Leckie, both of whom are characters in the miniseries, played by Joseph Mazzello and James Badge Dale, respectively.

    With an IMDB rating of 8.3, this intriguing and intricate series set records worldwide, surprised veterans, was extremely well received by critics and has won several accolades including The Golden Globes as well as an EMMY for Outstanding Miniseries. An interesting fact mentioned by some of the war veterans was that The Pacific and its visually stunning scenes were enough to bring on flashbacks as the miniseries was extremely accurate and realistic in its depiction of the battles. Moreover, the series created an overwhelming rush of emotions among the veterans that they felt as though they were living those very moments during the premiere of the series!

  • FremantleMedia International swings acquisition of The Sixties

    FremantleMedia International swings acquisition of The Sixties

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia International further expands its factual portfolio with the acquisition of global distribution rights (excluding the U.S.) to The Sixties, a 10 x 1 hour documentary series from CNN Originals. The series is executive produced for CNN/U.S. by the multiple EMMY® Award-winning producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (HBO’s John Adams, The Pacific, and Game Change) of Playtone; and the EMMY® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog (History’s Gettysburg) of Herzog & Company (HCO).  FremantleMedia International will launch The Sixties at this year’s MIPTV market in April, 2014.

     

    The provocative and sweeping The Sixties explores the most transformative years of the modern era in America and beyond, examining how and why this decade became a period of such consequence and fascination.  From the assassination of JFK, the Cold War and civil rights, to social change and the British invasion with Beatlemania. The Sixties presents a unique view of this decade as it retraces the familiar and unearths the unknown.

     

    Through rarely seen archival footage, personal movies, interviews with eyewitnesses and expert commentary from a range of leading historians including David McCullough, Robert Dallek, and Robert Caro and prominent participants including Smokey Robinson, Carol Burnett, The Smothers Brothers, journalist Morley Safer, and political activist Tom Hayden; the series will reveal all of the key moments that helped to shape this pivotal decade.

     

    Hayley Dickson, Vice President, Television Acquisitions and Development, Global Content, FremantleMedia International, who collaborated with Stacey Wolf, Vice President for Business Affairs at CNN and HLN for the deal, said, “The Sixties is a truly paramount docu-series that is unlike anything that I have seen before. Featuring fascinating topics, beautifully remastered rarely seen archive footage, and award-winning producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Mark Herzog at the helm, this special series is already generating a lot of excitement throughout the US and we’re confident that it will be equally as popular around the world.”

     

    The Sixties is co-produced by CNN, Playtone, and Herzog & Company for CNN/US. The series launched on CNN in the US, in November 2013 with a 90-minute special episode, The Assassination of JFK (1963), timed with the observance of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and seen by 21.0 million total viewers and 8.2 million viewers in the coveted 25 to 54 age demo during 19 broadcasts.   

     

    The Assassination of JFK (1963) and The British Invasion will encore on CNN/U.S. with the full The Sixties series which is due to launch in May 2014.

     

    Visit FremantleMedia at MIPTV 2014 at Stand No. C11.A1 (Croisette 11, Aisle 1), Palais du Festival, 7 – 10 April