CABLEready Concludes Deals in Latin America

NORWALK, January 9: CABLEready has concluded deals on a
range of factual properties with the Latin American networks Universal Channel,
Infinito and TNT Latin America.

Universal Channel picked up over 60 episodes of the true-crime
series Medical Detectives. Infinito
opted for 22 hour-long episodes of the urban legend investigation series, Mostly
True Stories, as well as The Real
Saddam, Someone’s Watching and the
Thomas Friedman specials Searching for the Roots of 9/11 and Straddling the Fence. TNT Latin America, meanwhile, renewed Hollywood
One on One.

“The success of established series and new favorites
reiterate the growing demand for cutting-edge, topical and entertaining programming
in Latin America,” said Gary Lico, the president and CEO of CABLEready. “As we head into NATPE, we look forward to continued
success with our existing and potential new partners in the Latin region and
around the globe.”