RHI Ent. and the SCI FI Channel announced today (Oct. 24, 2006) a production deal for an action-packed slate of 10 television movies to be delivered in 2007.
The agreement includes basic cable-TV rights for RHI Ent.s new horror-thriller projects, including GRIZZLY RAGE, MANEATER, EYE OF THE BEAST, BLOOD MONKEY and IN THE SPIDERS WEB.
We are delighted to once again be working with SCI FI Channel, said RHI Ent. president/ceo Robert Halmi Jr. SCI FIs outstanding commitment to exciting original movies for television is unparalleled. We feel this is a perfect fit for our new productions.
RHI is an ideal partner to create the kind of exciting and action-packed quality films that our audience has come to expect of our original movie franchise, said SCI FI Channels svp, programming and original movies, Thomas Vitale.
RHI Ent. (www.rhifilms.com) is a global leader in the production and distribution of groundbreaking miniseries and movies for television, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and Sydney. Since the companys inception, under the guidance of Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr., RHI has produced and distributed more than 4,000 hours of television programming, received 70 Emmy Awards and outperformed the competition annually in viewer ratings. Currently, RHI provides 40-60 new television movies and miniseries a year to networks worldwide.
SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic website (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 86 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
