SevenOne International: Benidorm Bastards to Debut on Koreas tvN
Munich, December 1, 2010. SevenOne International´s smash hit "Benidorm Bastards" will debut on tvN, Koreas leading cable and satellite channel, on December 4th at 11 p.m. "JeulGeoUn In Seng", which translates into "Happy Life" or "Enjoy your Life", will air weekly every Saturday.
Yan He, Regional Sales Director SevenOne International: "Benidorm Bastards are taking the world by storm! Its a hilarious show with universal humour and I am sure South Koreans will love the show!"
Jin Park, Director of International Acquisitions CJ Media Inc: "I believe 'Benidorm Bastards' will be successful in Korea as it is quite different from other hidden camera shows in terms of settings and unusualness."
Benidorm Bastards
The Rose dOr winning "Benidorm Bastards" (produced by SHELTER) is an outrageous hidden camera show that follows 7 senior citizens whose mission is to roam the streets and blow the minds of as many young people as they can In Belgium, its country of origin, the show has exceeded the channels average by up to 284 percent with market shares of up to 27.9 percent (viewers 18-44). In the Netherlands, the first international adaptation of "Benidorm Bastards" outperforms RTL 4s channel average by up to 250 percent with a market share of up to 36.8 percent (20-49) on Saturdays at 8:05 p.m. prime-time. The show has already been sold to more than 20 countries, including France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Israel, throughout the Middle East and Scandinavia.
CJ Media Inc
CJ Media currently operates 18 channels in Korea such as Korea's No. 1 entertainment network 'tvN (total variety Network)', the top three movie channels, 'Ch. CGV', 'OCN', & 'Super Action', the best man's channel 'XTM', life style channels for trendy women 'On Style', 'O'live', 'Story On', animation and kids 'Tooniverse', and many others. In addition, CJ Media produces more than 7,000 hours annually, and is looking for many interesting formats in various genres.
SevenOne International
SevenOne International is the worldwide programming distribution house of ProSiebenSat.1 Groups Red Arrow Entertainment Group. Red Arrow combines a dynamic and growing group of international television production companies with powerful creative partnerships, alongside SevenOne International. The ProSiebenSat.1 Group is the second-largest broadcasting group in Europe, reaching more than 78 million TV households. SevenOne International offers an extensive portfolio of TV events, TV movies, telenovelas, prime-time and mini-series as well as magazines and entertainment formats. In addition, SevenOne International markets and co-finances the programs of third-party producers. The companys headquarter is located in Munich/ Unterföhring. Press contact:
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Stefanie Prinz
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 (89) 95 07-1199
Fax +49 (89) 95 07-91199
Email:
Stefanie.Prinz@ProSiebenSat1.com
SevenOne International GmbH
Isabelle Fedyk
Medienallee 7
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone +49 (89) 95 07-2322
Fax +49 (89) 95 07-92322
Email:
Isabelle.Fedyk@
SevenOneInternational.com