Janson Announces MIPTV 2006 Programming Slate

Janson Media today announced its slate of programming for MIPTV 2006 to be held in Cannes, April 3rd through 7th. The company is at MIPTV for the 18th consecutive year, exhibiting alongside other U.S. independents at Stand #R30.18, in the Riviera Annex of the Palais des Festivals. Two new primetime television specials will be available for broadcast schedules on the 5th anniversary of 9/11. PORTRAIT OF COURAGE is a docudrama which tells the incredible story of United Airlines Flight #93, a story that became emblematic of the courage of ordinary Americans and their refusal to be intimidated by terrorists. HEROES & MIRACLES OF 9/11, another docudrama, tells the inspirational stories of ordinary people who somehow summoned courage, and even faith, on that dark day of terror. Rodeo and the real American cowboy are the subject of BEHIND THE CHUTES: A STORY OF PROFESSIONAL BAREBACK RIDERS, a new documentary from Ann Lukacs. In addition, the company is releasing four new adventure docs from indie filmmakers — among them, Tim Boelter"s HIGHER AMBITIONS and Richard Heaps" KILIMANJARO: GOING FOR BROKE each tell an inspirational story of human achievement.

Janson Media moves into the music category in a major way this season with LIVE FROM VIENNA, a series of eight jazz concerts taped at the famed Porgy & Bess nightclub in Vienna, and five new HDTV concert specials, ranging across musical genres from hip-hop to rock to country-western. 3 DOORS DOWN LIVE FROM HOUSTON, HIP HOP LIFE, and KENNY ROGERS: THE JOURNEY are all produced with state-of-the-art high-def cameras and 5:1 surround sound.

A new season of the documentary sports action series DANGEROUS WHEN WET takes viewers behind the scenes of the UIM Formula 1 Powerboat Racing Series, as drivers compete for the 2006 World Championship in one of the world"s most dangerous motorsports. RARE VISIONS & ROADSIDE REVELATIONS is a brilliant road trip series which takes viewers on a hilarious quest for the retro, the wildly imaginative and the fast-disappearing Visionary Art that can still be found along the backroads of America. MONEYTRACK is a weekly series which inspires viewers to take control of their personal finances, and PC WORLD"S DIGITAL DUO is a &'digital lifestyle&' series which helps consumers get a handle on the fast-changing world of technology.

The company"s current affairs catalog is also growing, with the addition of DISARM, a powerful new documentary about the landmine issue, LIBBY, MONTANA, a riveting journey into the world of a hard-working, blue-collar community that lived through an insidious environmental disaster, and THIS IS NOWHERE, an ironic look at the tens of thousands of American travelers who have made Wal-Mart parking lots into travel destinations. Finally, JOURNEYS OF THE HEART: PERU is a socially conscious reality show filmed in HDTV about international volunteering that represents a positive direction for reality programming.