HERE! MAKES A DEAL!

 

Network set to team with Canadian gay network OUTtv to produce original series.  

 

here! is pleased to announce that it has entered into a programming and supply deal with Canada's OUTtv.  The agreement will allow the two networks to work together in producing a number of new television series that will air on both channels. 

 

Previously, both of these networks had worked together in producing the highly-anticipated third and fourth installments of The Donald Strachey Mysteries.  These films, set to debut in the summer, are part of the popular gay detective series and will be titled Ice Blues and On the Other Hand, Death. 

 

In addition, here! recently acquired nearly 60 hours of Canadian-produced programming from OUTtv, including hit shows Chris and John To the Rescue and Cover Guy.  OUTtv will begin airing episodes of the supernatural here! hit series Dante's Cove, as well as an assortment of movies from here!'s extensive feature film library.    

 

"We are very pleased to have reached this agreement with OUTtv.  This programming partnership gives here! the opportunity to expand our slate and continue to provide our audience authentic and diverse images of gay and lesbian lives.  We hope to continue to add more exciting and provocative entertainment to our already rich slate of films and series.  We are confident that the best is yet to come," says Mark Reinhart, General Manager and West Coast Executive Vice President of Distribution and Acquisitions for here! Films.  

 

The finished programs produced via the teaming of these two networks will begin airing in the fall of 2008.  It is expected that these new series will continue to add to a rich list of gay and lesbian programming available on here!.

 

Currently, upon subscribing to here!, viewers may also watch both original programs and movies that include recent and upcoming here! original films, series and specials including The DL Chronicles, an award-winning series focusing on the diverse stories of men of color who by consequence and by choice, live sexually duplicitous and secret lifestyles; the provocative six-part docu-series Lesbian Sex and Sexuality, an unblinking look inside the world of lesbian culture from award-winning producer Katherine Linton; and the original film Shelter, an indie romantic drama about love, family and trying to stay true to yourself.