{"id":12921,"date":"2019-06-17T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T14:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/viacom-international-studios-lands-itv-commission\/"},"modified":"2019-06-17T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T16:04:44","slug":"viacom-international-studios-lands-itv-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/viacom-international-studios-lands-itv-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Viacom International Studios Lands ITV Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"
Viacom International Studios (VIS) UK has secured its first-ever third-party commission, with ITV ordering Trevor McDonald\u2019s Indian Train Adventure<\/em>.<\/p>\n VIS UK has previously only produced content for sister Viacom-owned outlets, including Channel 5, MTV and Comedy Central. The two-part Trevor McDonald\u2019s Indian Train Adventure<\/em> will follow the presenter as he travels from\u00a0Mumbai to Delhi via rail. VIS’s content sales team will distribute the doc internationally.<\/p>\n Jo Clinton-Davis, ITV’s controller of factual, commented,\u00a0\u201cTrevor\u2019s infectious curiosity makes him the perfect travel guide for this journey that sweeps you along on board the elegance of the Maharajas\u2019 Express and reveals the colors, contrasts and surprises that India offers.\u201d<\/p>\n Ed Taylor, creative director for VIS UK, added, \u201cSir Trevor visited India regularly as a foreign correspondent and has borne witness to its transformation over recent decades. In this series, he will give viewers a fascinating insight into India today. It\u2019s an exciting first third-party commission for VIS UK and we\u2019re currently in talks with other U.K. and international broadcasters to seek out further opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Viacom International Studios (VIS) UK has secured its first-ever third-party commission, with ITV ordering Trevor McDonald\u2019s Indian Train Adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":12922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[3599],"class_list":["post-12921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-viacom-international-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n