Breakthrough Inks Medical, Historical Programming Deals

TORONTO, September 15: Breakthrough Entertainment has
announced deals with ION Health in the U.S. and Astral Media’s Historia in
Canada on its slate of medical and historical programming.

The medical shows Little Miracles (seasons 3 to 5) and Patient Files (seasons 1 and 2) will air on ION’s new digital
channel I-Health. Historia has licensed Truth, Duty, Valour, taking seasons 1 and 2 for the 2006-2007 period and
commissioning season 3 for 2008.

Tanya Kelen, the head of distribution at Breakthrough
Entertainment, commented, “Little Miracles
and Patient Files complement
ION’s mandate to serving the consumer audience seeking educational and
groundbreaking health-related programming. Astral Media’s dedicated channel,
Historia, is a wonderful and well-suited broadcast home for Truth,
Duty, Valour in Canada. We’re delighted to
head into MIPCOM with these outstanding deals in place for our medical and
historical programming and we anticipate additional noteworthy sales at the
market.”