GRB Sends Pair of OWN Series to Africa’s MNET

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has sold the popular OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network scripted shows The Haves and the Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor, both of which come from Tyler Perry, to MNET in Africa.

Set in a Savannah mansion, The Haves and the Have Nots is a drama that follows a powerful family and their servants. The series returned for its second season on OWN earlier this year. Also in its sophomore season is Love Thy Neighbor, a situation comedy centered on a middle-class family.

Mike Lolato, GRB's senior VP of international distribution, remarked: "GRB Entertainment is very pleased to bring these top quality OWN programs to MNET. MNET consistently offers their audiences the best in programming—and these two programs are a perfect addition. Scripted programming has been a great growth area for GRB Entertainment and it is a testament to GRB's credibility to be entrusted by OWN with such great programs, sure to be ratings' hits for MNET."