Fireworks Sells Vuguru Thriller to FIC

CANNES: Fox International Channels (FIC) has picked up the exclusive rights to Vuguru’s multiplatform thriller The Booth at the End from Fireworks International. 

FIC went for the broadcast, mobile and download-to-own rights for all versions of The Booth at the End, which is presented as 62×2- to 3-minutes, 10×10-minutes and 5×22-minutes. The series will be distributed across FIC’s entire international pay-TV channel network and the related online networks starting in early 2011. The pact between Fireworks and FIC for the series is a two-year deal, exclusive for 18 months. 

Jonathan Ford, the executive VP of digital acquisitions and distribution, said, “This is fantastic news hot on the heels of the recent announcement of our ongoing partnership with Vuguru, highlighting the huge potential of these innovative new properties. We are delighted that The Booth at the End will reach millions of viewers throughout the world through distribution by Fox International Channels, a leader in multiplatform content delivery internationally.”
 
Dario d’Aprile, the VP of global online publishing at Fox International Channels, commented, “The Booth at the End has proved to be a highly anticipated new multiplatform series and we are very pleased to secure rights for our audiences around the world. Featuring a renowned cast and crew, as well as an intriguing and globally relevant premise, the series lends itself equally well to distribution both by traditional FOX pay-TV networks and across mobile and web outlets.”