VH1 Latin America Acquires Tiger Aspect’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl

LAS VEGAS, January 31: VH1
Latin America has picked up the eight-part British series Secret Diary of a
Call Girl from IMG Media-owned
Tiger Aspect Productions, for premiere on the network this May.

The exact date of the
series premiere on VH1 Latin America has not been announced. Secret Diary of
a Call Girl follows the double
life of a beautiful young call girl working the streets of London. By day,
Hannah (played by British actress Billie Piper) is a respectable legal
secretary who works long hours to make ends meet. By night, she's Belle, a
ruthless, money-hungry call girl who will do anything to satisfy her clients'
fantasies. The series is based on the Internet blogs of London call girl Belle
de Jour.

"We are extremely
excited about bringing Secret Diary of a Call Girl to our audience in Latin America,” said Dean
Broadhurst, the senior director of program acquisitions for MTV and VH1 Latin
America. “The show’s strong writing and unique
story line is sure to resonate with VH1’s viewers in the region and we are
certain that it will be a perfect fit to our programming lineup.”

“We are delighted that Secret Diary of a
Call Girl has been picked up by VH1 Latin America,”
said Mark Young, IMG Media’s senior VP of entertainment sales and acquisitions
worldwide. “I have no doubt that this dynamic provocative contemporary drama
will be a perfect addition to an already impressive stable of programming on
offer at VH1. The show has proven to be extremely successful in the U.K. and
has certainly captured the imagination of the British public.”

—By Irene Lew