BMW Shores Up Asia, Mideast Deals

LOS ANGELES, September 27: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW) has
inked a range of cable and satellite deals in Asia and the Middle East on its
slate of high-definition programming.

Fox Life in Japan picked up the 14×30-minute The Wild
Side, Zee in India opted for the
30×30-minute Bikini Destinations,
which was also acquired by Hotvision in Israel, alongside Renegade
Road, Billabong J-Bay: The Pure
Line and The Extremists in HD.

Dogan TV has licensed the HDTV satellite rights in Turkey for
Bikini Destinations, The Wild
Side, The Extremists in HD, Billabong J-Bay: The Pure Line, Hawaiian Tropic Viva El Spring Break ’05, Boost Mobile Pro Snowboarding and Renegade Road. Show TV picked up Bikini Destinations for standard definition satellite television
broadcast in Turkey.