BBC Worldwide Press Releases

BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution, Americas today confirmed a new three-year output deal with free to air channel, Globo, just two weeks after BBC Showcase Latin America 2009.

The new first-look agreement sees Brazil's largest broadcaster commit to acquiring a range of programming from BBC Worldwide's exceptional 50,000 hour catalog, until 2012.
 
It follows BBC Worldwide's first three-year output deal with the broadcaster, which was signed in 2006. Breathtaking natural history titles - Yellowstone and South Pacific, lifestyle title - Louis and Michael, and programs from the world's longest running investigative TV show - Panorama, were included in the first deal.
 
"The partnership with the BBC only reinforces our concern to broadcast quality content in Brazil", confirms Director General of Programming for TV Globo, Roberto Buzzoni.
 
Matt Forde, EVP Sales and Coproductions, BBC Worldwide, Americas said, "The quality and depth of our catalog, combined with the strength of our relationship with Globo, paved the way for us to secure this new output deal with Brazil's largest broadcaster.  We look forward to unveiling much more of our unrivalled catalog to audiences in Brazil as a result of this agreement".
 
Helen Jurado, Regional Sales Director, Latin America, BBC Worldwide brokered the deal.
 
Held in Rio de Janeiro, BBC Showcase Latin America is Latin America's only television market hosted by a single distributor.  This year was the 6th anniversary of the annual event.

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