IBC Sells Famous to Germany

January 11, 2007 World Screen

HOLLYWOOD, January 11:
International Broadcast Communications (IBC) has sold the celebrity profile
series Famous into Germany,
marking the company’s first deal in that market.

Famous was licensed to Star! Entertainment Factory, a
joint venture with VCL, MME, CHUM and other German interests. The half-hour
series will launch on Star! Entertainment Factory on January 9, reaching
approximately 9 million viewers.

To date, Famous has been sold to programming outlets in Albania,
Australia, Benelux, Canada, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin
America, Romania, Russia and Scandinavia. Additionally, Biography in the U.K.
recently renewed the series for a fourth season, and it remains one of the
highest rated series on A&E’s Biography in the U.S.