Janson Media Sells Shirley MacLaine Profile to SVT

Janson Media announced today that it has licensed the program, Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels to the Swedish national broadcaster SVT (Sveriges Television). Part of the company's Hollywood Collection, the program offers a timeless profile of Academy Award winning film and theater actress, Shirley MacLaine. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934, Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success, both on Broadway and in Hollywood films. She went on to star in films such as Some Came Running, The Apartment, Terms of Endearment (for which she won her first Oscar), and Steel Magnolias. Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and emerging new media platforms. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include nearly every major broadcaster or media company, as well as a wide range of DVD labels and distributors. Janson Media is also a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs. SVT, Sveriges Television (Swedish Television) is Sweden"s public television broadcasting service. Its mandate is to give all Swedish citizens access to unbiased and comprehensive information in a variety of fields. SVT broadcasts several genres of programs, including entertainment, sports, news, drama, feature films, children"s programmes, non-fiction, arts, current affairs, and documentaries.