Second Season of Movie Industry Talk Show to Premiere on April 29, 2010
MIPTV, Cannes, France – 12 April 2010 – Sundance Channel announced today that it will offer its viewers in Europe and Asia another season of the movie industry themed talk show, "In the House with Peter Bart and Peter Guber. The news follows Rainbow Media’s renewal of the series from international distributor 3DD Entertainment. Each week, "In the House" features interviews and news stories by Bart and Guber with Hollywood’s greatest stars and filmmakers. The new season premieres internationally on April 29, 2010.
Industry veterans Peter Bart and Peter Guber bring a depth and insider sensibility to each half-hour episode. A RayV Production, the series’ inaugural season featured interviews with 15 different Academy Award® nominees, many of whom went on to earn the coveted honors, including Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal & Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Gabourey Sidible & Lee Daniels (Precious), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Quentin Tarantino & Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), Carey Muligan (An Education), Helen Mirren & Christopher Plummer (The Last Station), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) and Colin Firth (A Single Man).
"We’re very pleased at the opportunity to share more of this exceptional series with Sundance Channel’s growing international audience," said Harold Gronenthal, SVP & General Manager, Rainbow Media Global. "’In the House with Peter Bart and Peter Guber’ has the unique ability to bring the film industry’s art, players and nuances to viewers with a kind of depth only possible from interviewers who have personally lived this business. The series is essential viewing for global film lovers."
Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel (www.SundanceChannel.com) reaches more than 39 million subscribers in the U.S. and recently launched in France, Belgium, Singapore and Korea.
About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC). Rainbow Media owns and operates some of the world’s most popular and award-winning entertainment brands, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv, Wedding Central and IFC Entertainment (IFC Center, IFC Festival Direct, IFC Films, IFC In Theaters and IFC Productions). Additional information about Rainbow Media’s multiplatform brands is available at www.rainbow-media.com.
About 3DD Entertainment
3DD Entertainment is the International sales arm of the 3DD Group who produce and sell music and film related programming to broadcast channels worldwide. Long running series which 3DD own include "London Live" and "Later with Jools Holland – HD" (this last is co-owned with the BBC). 3DD also acts as the long term overseas distributor for the film and arts documentaries from a number of established producers and broadcasters including TCM, IFC and Hannah Rothschild and the classic film library of The American Film Theatre
New from 3DD Productions is "360 Sessions" a music documentary series premiered by Channel 4 and produced in association with IFC tv.