Bennett Closes Raft of Broadcast Deals

LOS ANGELES, August 19:
Bennett Media Worldwide has inked a range of international agreements, totaling
more than 300 hours, for a number of its series, including the addition of five
new markets for The MEN7 Show.

New deals for The MEN7
Show are ABS-CBN in the
Philippines, Dogan TV in Turkey, Canada’s Global/Unified Entertainment, Zee TV
in India and Viasat in Bulgaria, Hungary and Denmark. This brings the total of
territories the male-skewing series has been licensed in to 34. Hosted by Tava
Smiley and Hoyt Christopher, The MEN7 Show looks at areas such as entertainment, tech, action,
self and women. The show is launching in the U.S. on ION Networks on September
4.

Bennett has also closed
agreements on Bikini Destinations
and The Extremists in the
Philippines (ABS-CBN), Spain and Portugal (Crest Films), Australia (Duke Home
Entertainment), Italy (Edizioni Master and GOEHd), Serbia (GKB & Spa),
Korea (MPEX), Germany (MUC/Deutsche Telekom), Belgium (SBS), Canada (Unified
Entertainment) and in Bulgaria, Hungary, Denmark and Norway (Viasat).

“The Bennett Media Group
is the definite leader in male-driven programming with the creation of The
MEN7 Show, a sleek lifestyle
television magazine series,” said JoJo Neri Estacio of ABS-CBN. “We are
thrilled to be adding our own Filipino flare to the show with local hosts and
segments driven to the Filipino man.”

Bo Young Son, the
acquisitions director for Korea's CJ Media, added: "The MEN7 Show is a unique program that appeals to men of all
ages. After viewing the show it inspired me to travel."

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski