Thumbs Up Secures ITV1 Commission, U.K. DVD Deal

LONDON, May 23: The British independent production
company Thumbs Up Productions has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce the
5×1-hour factual entertainment series Wright Across America, which sees
football legend Ian Wright travel coast to coast across the U.S. on a
Harley-Davidson.

In addition, Lazarus
Consulting, on behalf of Thumbs Up Productions, has successfully placed the
series with U.K. DVD distributor Liberation Entertainment for release later
this year. ITV1 is currently seeking a broadcast sponsor for this series. A
broadcast date for the series was not announced.

The Wright Across America
series was originally commissioned as a 10×1-hour series for Men & Motors,
which aired the show in December 2005. The recently commissioned 5×1-hour ITV1
series is a more fast-paced, edited-down version of the original Men &
Motor series.