Fremantle Corp. to Rep CCI Content

TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation has signed a co-distribution agreement with CCI Entertainment involving CCI Releasing's catalogue of drama, lifestyle and factual titles.

The library includes the new lifestyle series Real Houses, made by CCI Productions, Hemmings House and Talons of Venice, and Cubicle to the Cage, which is produced by Hemmings House. There are also the food/lifestyle programs Avventura: Journeys in Italian Cuisine, Entrada: Journeys in Latin American Cuisine, Panasia and Stylin' Gypsies; the docs 7 Days of Remembrance, Each of Us Has a Name, Living Through Dying and Paws for Autism; and the feature films The Ride and Row Your Boat. A total of 83 hours are available worldwide.

CCI will now concentrate its efforts on creating content across all genres.

"We are excited to partner with The Fremantle Corporation on the distribution of both our library content and our current production slate," stated Charles Falzon, CCI co-founder and executive producer.

"We look forward to focusing on a very robust and diverse development slate and on new business opportunities," noted Arnie Zipursky, CCI co-founder and exec producer.

"The exceptional library Charles and Arnie have built fits perfectly within our own as we continue our expansion plans," added Brad Pelman, the CEO of The Fremantle Corporation. "We are delighted to partner with CCI Entertainment to bring their quality programming to the worldwide market."