Rainbow Media Announces Deals on Spirit Awards

NEW YORK, February 5:
Rainbow Media today announced several deals concluded by Brighton-based
independent distributor Electric Sky on IFC’s 2007 Independent Spirit Awards,
which take place February 24.

Broadcasters on board
include NonStop Television’s entertainment channel Star! (available in Sweden,
Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, the
Netherlands and Belgium); and ITV4 (U.K. and Ireland).

Hosted annually on the
Saturday before the Academy Awards, the Spirit Awards are a celebration of
independent filmmakers. This year’s ceremony will be hosted again by comedian
Sarah Silverman.

"The overwhelming
success of last year’s global ‘Spirits’ broadcast speaks volumes about the
event’s worldwide relevance and appeal,” said Glenn Oakley, the SVP of business
development at Rainbow Media. "As we continue to expand our global reach,
it is this level of programming quality that will come to define Rainbow’s
international brands, whether specials, series, films or channels.”

Last year, the Spirit
Awards were marketed internationally for the first time and were broadcast in
more than 65 markets.