MBC, Life Mantra sign up for Prime’s Hollywood News Feed
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| 07 November 2018

Paris- and LA-based producer/distributor Prime Entertainment Group has announced two major deals for a total of 73 episodes of the cinema-related series Hollywood News Feed.

The 52 x 15’ per year programme aims to takes viewers ‘front and centre’ into the world of glitz, glamour and entertainment of Hollywood with exclusive footage. The series currently airs on channels as DReamia, Startimes, Nova, beIN, ABS-CBN, SABC, and Sony AXN. The new deals see the Mauritius Broadcasting Company (MBC) acquire 21 episodes of the show and LifeMantra went for 52 episodes that will be aired in Hindi this autumn in India.

Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation is the leading public broadcaster of the republic which comprises the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agaléga. The network says that it broadcasts news and programmes that address the intellectual, cultural and entertainment needs of the Mauritian population. It currently offers 16 television channels including MBC 1, MBC 2, MBC 3, Digital 4, Zoom TV, BBC, France 24, MBS Knowledge, Sports 11 and Ciné 12 among others.

Life Mantra is a lifestyle channel launched by the JOP network in India on 2015. It is said to be the world's first spiritual lifestyle television, dedicated to the spirit and wellness of the mind, body and soul, airing ‘high-quality’ lifestyle programmes for a premium audience.

“We are truly glad about these two recent deals for our Hollywood news series,” commented Prime Entertainment Group head of sales Alexandra Marguerite.

“We have been working together with MBC since 2012 especially for our cinema related content including the series Close Up and Hollywood’s Best Film Directors. Life Mantra has also been great partners for all lifestyle content especially for our fitness series. It is a true satisfaction for us to be reinforcing our presence in the African and Indian territories.”