Sonja Henie Bio Scheduled for Public Television Syndication

Janson Media announced today that it has licensed the film Sonja Henie: Queen of the Iceto Boston-based American Public Television. The documentary, which tells the life story of the figure skating legend, will be syndicated to public broadcasting stations nationwide through APT. The daughter of a fur wholesaler, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. Eight years later, she was the Norwegian Skating Champion. At 15, she would win the gold medal in Skating at the 1928 Olympics, thus becoming the youngest Olympic skating champion -- a record that stood for 70 years. She repeated as champion in 1932 and 1936. A ten-time World Champion Women's Figure Skater, she was the first skater to parlay athletic success into a lucrative career. Sonia was able to catapult her popularity into a Hollywood acting career and later became a profitable businesswoman. A fascinating study into the skating world"s first superstar, the film, rich in vintage footage (including Henie"s home movies), gives insight into Henie"s life, her love of the Hollywood lifestyle, and her ambitious personality.The stations on contract with the syndication deal include Idaho PTV, KBYU-TV (Provo , Utah), KTCA, MN, WMVS, Milwaukee, and WPBA, Atlanta. For more than 47 years, American Public Television (APT) has been a prime source of programming for the nation"s public television stations.With more than 10,000 hours of available programming, APT identifies innovative programs and creative distribution techniques for producers. Each year, APT distributes more than 300 series and specials in a variety of genres including documentary, cooking and lifestyle, travel, feature film packages, drama, music and entertainment. 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.