Target Scores Canadian Deals

NEW YORK, October 3:
Target Entertainment Group has sold more than 50 hours of factual
entertainment, documentaries and formats, including the dating series Next, to broadcasters in Canada.

MTV Canada picked up
seasons five and six of Next,
while CanWest Media acquired Downsize My Pet. CanWest also took on the documentary Kate: The
New Diana. The doc Diana’s Last
Day went to W Network. Star! and
Fashion Television acquired Glamour UK’s Best Dressed 2008.

Out TV took on the six-part
reality series Curl Girls,
about a group of Los Angeles surfers, and Coming Out Stories, looking at individuals as they tell significant
people in their lives that they are gay. Both Curl Girls and Coming Out Stories were produced for Logo in the U.S.

Hogan Knows Best was sold to Much MTV Group/CTV, and OLN picked up
seasons four and five of Cops, Cars and Superstars: Bullrun. CBC Newsworld snapped up the documentary Snowdon
and Margaret: A Royal Marriage.

Ellen Lovejoy, the senior
VP of sales and acquisitions for the U.S. (East Coast) at Target Entertainment
Group, said: "Target's strategy to work with Caroline Godin and One Girl
Revolution Inc. on the ground in Toronto coupled with our broad slate of
programming from fantastic independent producers and broadcasters ultimately
led to this sales success in Canada. We fully expect our best year yet out of
Canada this year and are very grateful for our strong relationships within the
territory."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski