CIMG Clocks Up Asia Deals

HONG KONG, October 17: Comcast International Media Group
(CIMG) has sold more than 700 hours of content across the Asia Pacific,
including a branded The Style Network block in Australia on FOXTEL.

Announcing the deals, Christine Fellowes, the managing
director for the Asia Pacific at CIMG, stated: "The Asian television
business remains strong and we look forward to unveiling our latest slate at
MIPCOM 2008 that includes such new celebrity-themed series featuring Pamela
Anderson and Victoria Silvstedt, as well as The Style Network's docu-series Ruby. The popularity and appeal of E!, The Style Network,
G4 and Versus programming in the Asia Pacific region underscores CIMG's promise
to offer something for everyone, with quality content that appeals to all demo
groups."

In Australia, FOXTEL's Arena channel recently debuted a
branded block of The Style Network's programming that includes Dress My Nest, Style Her Famous, Instant Beauty Pageant, Married Away and Modern Girl's Guide to Life. Also in Australia, Fuel TV opted for G4’s Code Monkeys.

In India, Zee Café, Zee Studio and Zee Trendz have licensed
a package of E! and The Style Network fare, including E! News, The Soup,
Pam: Girl on the Loose and Battle
of the Hollywood Hotties
. Discovery Travel
and Living, meanwhile, took the first season of I Propose.

TVWorks' C4 channel in New Zealand has licensed additional
episodes of The E! True Hollywood Story.

Lifestyle and Velvet in the Philippines have re-upped their
deals for E! and Style programs, and Discovery Turbo took Versus' Rock The
Boat
. TV5 has picked up Holy
@#$%!
, while ETC has renewed Chelsea
Lately
and added The Dish.

—By Mansha Daswani