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BBC
to broadcast Calendar Girls in Buena Vista International Television
feature film deal
Buena
Vista International Television (BVITV), the TV distribution arm
of the Walt Disney Company, has licensed the hit comedy Calendar
Girls to the BBC, as part of a substantial movie deal.
The
package of over 100 titles gives the BBC exclusive UK free TV rights
to a collection of top family entertainment, box-office successes
and critically-acclaimed titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone
Pictures and Miramax Films.
Key
titles included in the deal are:
Oscar®-winning
Chicago, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger
and Richard Gere;
The
international box-office success Pirates of the Caribbean: The
Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny Depp;
Stephen
Daldry's critically-acclaimed The Hours, starring Nicole
Kidman;
The
eagerly-anticipated Cold Mountain, from award-winning director
Anthony Minghella, starring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman;
Library
titles including The English Patient and Hitchcock classic
Rebecca.
Tom
Toumazis, senior vice president and managing director EMEA, BVITV
commented: "We are delighted to provide the BBC with this collection
of some of the world's most talked-about recent and upcoming films,
covering all genres from action-packed blockbusters to award-winning
drama.
"This
broad selection of features from our portfolio will provide high
quality, timeslot winning entertainment for BBC viewers of all ages
and tastes."
BBC
Controller of Acquisitions George McGhee said: "We are delighted
to announce this substantial and significant deal.
"The
films offer a fantastic range that will complement the BBC's home-grown
output especially around the peak family-viewing periods, over the
coming years."
The
films will be broadcast across the BBC's channels from the end of
2004.
Notes
to Editors
Buena
Vista International Television (BVITV)
Buena
Vista International Television is the distribution arm of Walt Disney
Television International (WDTV-I), which is responsible for The
Walt Disney Company's branded and non-branded programme distribution,
broadcasting and media investments.
BVITV
distributes around 18,000 hours of programming, plus 5,500 hours
from the FKE (Fox Kids Europe) and BVS portfolios, to over 1,300
broadcasters across 240 territories.
Current
blockbuster film offerings from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone
Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films being distributed
by BVITV include Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Nemo, Kill Bill
(Volume I & II), Chicago and The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
All the
BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 national BBC radio networks.
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