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In addition, SABC has licensed another series (season five) of
the multi award-winning family comedy series My Wife and Kids
starring Damon Wayans, which has been a number one rated show in
South Africa, and a huge hit internationally, and season three of
the kids comedy series That’s So Raven, both for broadcast
on SABC1.
The channel SABC3 will continue to broadcast the two time Emmy-winning
reality show The Amazing Race (licensing its sixth season),
where 11 teams of two people battle each other in a gruelling race
around the world. At each destination, the teams compete in a series
of tasks, some mental and some physical, before learning their next
destination.
Features in the package will include the acclaimed titles 10
Things I Hate About You, with Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles,
High Fidelity, based on the Nick Hornby novel and starring
John Cusack, and the cult dark comedy Rushmore, with Bill
Murray.
SABC have also licensed the powerful drama The Joy Luck Club,
adapted from the best-selling novel by Amy Tan, and the poignant
comedy-drama The Straight Story, based on the actual journey
of 73-year old Alvin Straight. Straight, upon learning that his
estranged brother had suffered a stroke, decided to travel hundreds
of miles to see him the only way he could - on an old John Deere
lawnmower.
For BVITV, this agreement was negotiated by Maria Bayman, executive
director of sales, strategic markets and Kerry Henchy, sales executive,
strategic markets.
Homewood said, "This agreement will give SABC’s viewers a great
choice of entertainment, from the newest network series like Kevin
Hill, to classic Hollywood films. We’re particularly pleased to
see returning shows such as My Wife and Kids and The Amazing
Race continuing their success on SABC’s channels."
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