CIMG Secures Sales Across Asia Pacific

LOS ANGELES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has licensed more than 140 hours in the Asia Pacific, with sales including such titles as The Daily 10 and 2 Months, $2 Million.

Foxtel in Australia went for the new G4 series 2 Months, $2 Million for Fox8. VH1 in India also licensed the G4 series, as well as E!’s Streets of Hollywood and the weekday strip The Daily 10.

In Japan, MoviePlus acquired Live From the Red Carpet: The 2010 Academy Awards, E! After Party: The 2010 Academy Awards, Behind the Scenes and select episodes of The E! True Hollywood Story. Malaysia’s 8TV went for Streets of Hollywood, while New Zealand’s Food TV picked up Versus’ All Star BBQ Showdown and BBQ Championship.

In the Philippines, Velvet picked up Dallas Divas & Daughters, Reality Hell, Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami, Perfect Catch and season four of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Lifestyle Network acquired the first season of Giuliana & Bill. ETC licensed The Dish, Jack TV and Web Soup. In South Korea, XTM licensed The International Sexy Ladies Show. O’live snapped up Dallas Divas & Daughters, and On Style acquired seasons one and two of Giuliana & Bill, as well as the special Married Away: Giuliana & Bill’s Italian Wedding.

"CIMG has built a solid reputation as producers of high quality, unscripted entertainment that performs well for general entertainment and lifestyle channels across the region," said Christine Fellowes, the managing director for Asia Pacific at CIMG. "Programming from E! and The Style Network provides an exciting complement to local dramas and movies and has proven popular with advertisers. Golf Channel and G4 catalogues with programming perfectly targeted to male audiences have seen a spike in popularity along with Asia’s growing interest in gaming, technology, golf and lifestyle.”