Ireland's Channel 6 Takes Rachael Ray

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VEGAS, January 16: The Irish entertainment network Channel 6 announced the
pickup of CBS Paramount International Television’s daily talk show Rachael
Ray at NATPE today.

Rachael
Ray is the number one new
syndicated series in the U.S. It will have its exclusive Irish debut on Channel
6 beginning next month. The channel acquired the entire first season of the
show.

“Rachael
Ray has an international appeal that is very approachable,” said Michael
Murphy, the founder and director of programs at the channel. “We think she will
be a big hit with our viewers in Ireland.”

This
is the Irish network’s second trip to NATPE since launching almost a year ago.
At last year’s event the channel announced its first acquisition—a raft
of titles from CBS Paramount International Television, including Numb3rs, Sex & the City, Frasier and Charmed, among
others.