Janson Media Strikes Deal with BBC for 'California Dreamin' Music Special

Janson Media announced today that it has sold California Dreamin': The Songs of the Mamas and Papas to The British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC). The one hour music special celebrates the harmonious pop rock group through vintage performance clips, home movies, and exclusive interviews. The Mamas and Papas was a vocal group created in 1965 by members Michelle Phillips, John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Cass Elliot. Their hit songs included Monday, Monday, Dedicated to the One I Love, I Call Your Name, Words of Love, Dancing in the Street, I Saw Her Again, Creeque Alley, California Dreamin", and more. Fans of the Hall of Fame inductees will appreciate the rare footage of California Dreamin", some that has been unseen for 35 years. Founded in 1922, The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the world's largest broadcaster. The BBC reaches more than 200 countries and is available to more than 274 million households, significantly more than CNN's (its nearest competitor) estimated 200 million. Its radio services broadcast on a wide variety of wavelengths, making them available to many regions of the world. It broadcasts news - by radio or over the Internet - in some 33 languages. Outside the United Kingdom the BBC broadcasts commercially funded channels such as BBC America, BBC Canada, and BBC World News. 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, non-theatric, and emerging new media markets, and a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include most major broadcasters and media companies.