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TV2 takes on Southern Star drama
Norwegian commercial network TV2 has picked up Australian distributor Southern Star International's drama series Out of the Blue.
The series, set in the Australian beach resort of Manly, tells the story of a group of friends who meet for a school reunion, which results in one of them being murdered.
The deal was negotiated by Southern Star sales exec James Braham.
Out of the Blue is a Southern Star Entertainment Production in association with the BBC.
John Ranelagh, head of acquisitions for TV2 said: "We are very excited to be acquiring this new Australian soap and believe it will share the same success that Home and Away has received in Norway as well as generating the results that our advertisers seek."
The show has also recently been sold to France (AB Droits), Ireland (RTE), the Netherlands (SBS) and Belgium (VTM).
In the UK, however, the series didn't live up to the Beeb's expectations. It premiered on BBC1 in April but was shifted to BBC2 a week later after its audience had fallen by half.
Martin Buxton
18 Jul 2008
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