The hugely successful hit series that paired 8 male hockey heavyweights with 8 female elite Olympic and world class figure skaters is back! The competitive and thrilling pairs showdown returns this October on CBC.
Canada's version of the international smash hit! The first 6 seasons aired on CTV and quickly became Canada's highest rated television series in history!
Cell phones don't work, local kids look like Devil worshippers, a fervent minister preaches the end is near, and then there's the triple murder of the family next door.
A head start: Insight's John Brunton (left) and Barbara Bowlby, with Ripley Entertainment's Steve Glum
RIPLEY Entertainment, owners of iconic Ripley's Believe It Or Not brand, have inked a deal with Canada's Insight Production Com¬pany to co-produce a 60-minute 'shocumentary' series Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Shockingly TRUE Stories. The series will be filmed on loca¬tion around the world, with full muIti-platform integration, includ¬ing wireless, text and broadband. The first edition is expected to be delivered a year from now. John Brunton, president and CEO of Insight, said: "Many years ago, Robert Ripley introduced the world to shocking and amazing true stories. This time, instead of a studio-based programme, we'll be using anthro¬pologists, scientists! explorers and adventurers from around the world to bring us a 21st century version." Barbara Bowlby, executive vice-president of Insight, added: "We have come together as a resuIt of a mutual passion and vision." Steve Glum, Ripley Entertainment's vice-president of marketing, said: "We wanted to create a new and fresh way to engage people in our brand. We will do this using emerging technologies, which will be fulIy integrated into the series' production."
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