MarVista Entertainment Scores Sales for Telefilms

LOS ANGELES: NBCUniversal channels, M-Net and New Select have licensed several TV movies, including romantic comedies, thrillers and teen dramas, from MarVista Entertainment.

NBCUniversal picked up the rights for the romantic comedy Today’s Special and teen thriller Circle of Lies for its programming service in the U.K. The company also acquired Oh Christmas Tree, a holiday TV movie, for a number of territories.

South Africa’s M-Net opted for Pop Star, a teen drama; Language of a Broken Heart, a romantic comedy; and Love for Christmas, a holiday film. The network also purchased Today’s Special, Circle of Lies and Oh Christmas Tree.

Additionally, New Select in Japan went for the action-disaster movie Collision Course.

"MarVista Entertainment is proud of its commitment to delivering enticing, high quality films that engage and entertain audiences around the globe," said Fernando Szew, MarVista’s CEO. "As always, our slate of new films offers a broad range of genres and popular stars, speaking to the needs of our global broadcast partners and the demands of today’s sophisticated viewers."