Pan Am Set for India, New Zealand

HONG KONG: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has sold its ’60s-set period drama Pan Am to STAR in India and TVNZ in New Zealand.

The show will launch in India on STAR in early 2012, followed by a premiere in New Zealand on TVNZ. Further Asian broadcasters include Imagica in Japan, launching the show in March 2012, and Nine Network in Australia, where Pan Am will roll out later in the year. Separately, Sony Pictures Television’s networks, Asia picked up the show to air regionally across Asia in key markets such as Hong Kong.

“Our dramas are attracting audiences around the globe and viewers in Asia-Pacific will love the sense of fun and adventure that Pan Am brings with its international backdrops and globe-trotting story lines,” said Angel Orengo, the senior VP of distribution for the Asia Pacific at SPT.