{"id":2322,"date":"2011-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2011\/10\/12\/hbo-asia-picks-up-shaftesbury-tween-series\/"},"modified":"2011-10-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T00:00:00","slug":"hbo-asia-picks-up-shaftesbury-tween-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/hbo-asia-picks-up-shaftesbury-tween-series\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Asia Picks Up Shaftesbury Tween Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">TORONTO: Shaftesbury has sold the action-adventure series <em>Connor Undercover <\/em>and tween show <em>Baxter<\/em> in its first deal with HBO&nbsp;Asia. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The shows are headed to HBO&nbsp;Family to air in Asia across all territories. The 39&#215;30-minute <em>Connor Undercover<\/em> is about the adventures of a 15-year-old spy buff. The 13&#215;30-minute <em>Baxter<\/em> focuses on a group of friends at a performing arts high school. Both were produced for Family Channel in Canada. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking forward to bringing these series to audiences in Asia for the first time in partnership with HBO Asia,&rdquo; said Shane Kinnear, the senior VP of sales and marketing at Shaftesbury. &ldquo;Connor Undercover and Baxter feature wonderful characters in fun and often outrageous situations that kids and families in the region will no doubt relate to and enjoy.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;We are pleased to be working with Shaftesbury for the first time and to acquire two new family series, <em>Connor Undercover<\/em> and <em>Baxter<\/em>, which will add to HBO Family&rsquo;s premier offerings of wholesome family-friendly entertainment in Asia,&rdquo; added Magdalene Ew, the senior VP of marketing, creative and content at HBO Asia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Shaftesbury has sold the action-adventure series Connor Undercover and tween show Baxter in its first deal with HBO&nbsp;Asia. 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