Thursday 27 Nov 2014
The Time Lord turns up in Macedonia, Captain Jack Harkness speaks Hungarian and CGI dinosaurs roar through the Czech Republic. Sci-fi will sweep Central and Eastern Europe as 91Èȱ¬ Worldwide signs a deal which sees 114 hours of entertainment from Doctor Who, Torchwood and Primeval being beamed into homes across the region, from Poland and Romania to as far afield as Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Montenegro. The sci-fi hits will air on Sony Pictures Television’s AXN SCI-FI and AXN channels.
Eddie Nelson, GM of Sony Pictures Television's networks businesses in the region said: "We are delighted to secure such a fantastic selection of 91Èȱ¬ shows for AXN and AXN SCI-FI. The addition of these exciting new titles to our schedule further reinforces our channels’ reputation as the destination for world-class TV entertainment in Central and Eastern Europe."
Matt Smith and Karen Gillan from the new Doctor Who series, Zoe Tapper and Paterson Joseph (Survivors), Gareth David Lloyd (Torchwood) and the full cast of E4’s Misfits (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas, Lauren Socha, Iwan Rheon, Robert Sheehan) are some of the stars descending on Brighton on Sunday (21Feb) for 91Èȱ¬ Worldwide's annual TV market 91Èȱ¬ Showcase.
Celebrating the success of British sci fi around the world, 91Èȱ¬ Worldwide are hosting a special evening on Sunday entitled Out of this World for over 500 international TV buyers. Brand new to the international market, Misfits has already been snapped up down under, selling to ABC in Australia and C4 in New Zealand. Doctor Who has now sold to over 50 broadcasters, Torchwood to over 35 and ITV’s Primeval has sales of over 40, all distributed by 91Èȱ¬ Worldwide. From the Middle East to the Far East, from Latin America to Australasia, British sci fi has landed in most corners of the globe.
91Èȱ¬ Showcase is the UK's biggest television export event and the only one of its kind in the world to be hosted by a single distributor. More than 500 digibooths will be available for TV buyers to view 1400 hours of programming over the four days, alongside exclusive screenings, premieres and events with some of British television’s biggest names.
"Our sci-fi content offers pure escapism for the viewer, perhaps more so than any other genre – this is exactly what people are looking for in troubled times. British sci-fi’s on a role and there’s a real hunger out there for more," commented Steve Macallister, Managing Director, Sales and Distribution, 91Èȱ¬ Worldwide
Photos of actors on the red carpet at 91Èȱ¬ Showcase are available from Rob Cable tel: +44 7525 070 502, e-mail: rob@cableimage.com
NOTES TO EDITORS
Caroline Sennitt
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