Scripps Networks International, the overseas arm of the Knoxville, Tenn.-based cable programmer, unveiled Sunday night in Cannes a number of programming deals for two of its foreign channel brands. Appropriately enough, the news was served up during a "Fine Living"-style dinner for reporters on the Croisette on the eve of the Mipcom TV market. Story: Mipcom Promoters Bullish on Market Outlook Despite European Recession Britain's lifestyle and entertainment channel, Food Network UK is strengthening its original slate by commissioning its fourth original production, Jonathan Phang's Caribbean Cookbook, while Travel Channel International is bolstering its lineup by acquiring five U.S.
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- 10/7/2012
- by Elizabeth Guider
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Britain's Missing Top Model" is a unique format for a modeling contest that challenges the stereotypes on the fashion industry. The contest is between eight girls who are all aspiring models, but all have a disability. Each week the girls will go through a series of challenges that will eventually lead to one of them winning.
The show begins on December 5th on BBC America at 9pm Et/Pt and the first episode will introduce the girls as they all move in to a London apartment and retell their stories behind their disabilities. Their mentor, Jonathan Phang, who was a modeling agent for 20 years, takes the girls through the modeling industry and teaches them the tricks of the trade.
The challenges include modeling lingerie in a store window, walking the catwalk, recording a television commercial with male models and a photo shoot in the rain. On the judging panel are...
The show begins on December 5th on BBC America at 9pm Et/Pt and the first episode will introduce the girls as they all move in to a London apartment and retell their stories behind their disabilities. Their mentor, Jonathan Phang, who was a modeling agent for 20 years, takes the girls through the modeling industry and teaches them the tricks of the trade.
The challenges include modeling lingerie in a store window, walking the catwalk, recording a television commercial with male models and a photo shoot in the rain. On the judging panel are...
- 11/17/2009
- icelebz.com
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