Picture Box Distribution

Toronto, January 18, 2011

Canada’s Picture Box Distribution is bringing new design series SUMMER HOME to MIPTV this spring. The new 10 X 30’ lifestyle program sees interior designer Karen Sealy renovate vacation properties using simple and inexpensive design principles and materials. Produced by RTR Media, the series premieres on HGTV Canada in the summer of 2011 and will be available to international buyers soon after.

“This new series is not just about design and renovation, but also about the shared family experience of vacation and relaxation”, says Kate Sanagan, Director of Sales – Americas and France. “It is sure to appeal to both traditional home channels and other channels with a variety of lifestyle strands.”

Picture Box will be launching the series to the international market at MIPTV, and can be found at booth # 02.10 in the Canadian Pavilion. The company is an international sales agency and distribution company with offices in Vancouver and Toronto, and represents popular factual programs such as ANNA AND KRISTINA’S GROCERY BAG and -WEIGHTED.


For further information, please contact:

Kate Sanagan
Partner, Director of Sales – Americas
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1.416.461.8209

Toronto, November 9, 2010

Canada’s Picture Box Distribution has sold the first Canadian series to OWN, the new Oprah Winfrey Network. OWN has acquired popular lifestyle series ANNA AND KRISTINA’S GROCERY BAG which is produced by Worldwide Bag Media Inc. in association with W Network in Canada, GROCERY BAG follows experienced hosts Anna Wallner and Kristina Matisic as they put popular cookbooks to the test. In each episode Wallner and Matisic try out and review recipes, ingredients, appliances and food preparation techniques to see if the average cook can re-create the beautifully
photographed meals.

Kate Sanagan, Director of Sales – Americas and France for Picture Box Distribution says, “Not only is the program informative and entertaining, the twosome of Anna and Kristina provide compelling insight for the everyday cook at home.”

ANNA AND KRISTINA’S GROCERY BAG is scheduled to air on OWN in the daytime block starting January 3, 2011. Picture Box has also sold the series to MTV Finland, Vivolta in France, Canal + in Poland, Beep Omnimedia in Italy, LiTV in Asia, TV Paprika in Hungary, and MGM in Latin America.


Picture Box Distribution is an international television sales agency and distribution company with offices in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada. The company’s purpose is to provide cost-effective and efficient distribution and marketing services to Canadian producers of factual and youth-oriented programming.

Founded in 2008, Vancouver-based Worldwide Bag Media Inc. (WBM) is a multimedia company that produces television shows, books, web content and other materials in the area of consumer advocacy. WBM is co-owned by top consumer experts Anna Wallner and Kristina Matisic, the creators, hosts and executive producers of the award-winning TV series “The Shopping Bags”.


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Kate Sanagan
Partner, Director of Sales – Americas and France
PICTURE BOX DISTRIBUTION INC.
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Toronto, October 26, 2010

Leading Canadian children’s distributor Picture Box Distribution has picked up the sales rights to GO FIGURE, a new preschool series in development. Based on popular preschool board books from Latin America, GO FIGURE is a 52 X 1’ 2D series that uses geometric shapes to create engaging and imaginative stories for young children, encouraging them to develop their concentration and analytic skills. This new series is produced by 4direcciones out of Columbia, and Picture Box has acquired all media rights for the property outside of Latin America.

“The simplicity and beauty of this series lend themselves so well to both a television and small screen app. We think children everywhere will be mesmerized by GO FIGURE.” says Kate Sanagan, Director of Sales for the Americas and France.

Picture Box will be actively looking for television pre-sales for the property, as well as digital media partners. Picture Box is an international television sales agency and distribution company with offices in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada.


For further information, please contact:

Kate Sanagan
Partner, Director of Sales – Americas
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Toronto, Sept 8, 2010

Canada’s Picture Box Distribution has announced the appointment of Elle Gadsby to the new position of Manager of Business Affairs. Elle will be based out of Picture Box’s Toronto office, and brings extensive experience to the distributor of factual and kids’ programming. Previously Elle was the Head of Business Affairs at Sinking Ship Entertainment and Assistant Manager of Royalty Department at Pearson.

“We are thrilled to be bringing Elle to Picture Box” says Kate Sanagan, Partner. “Elle brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the company, and we feel she will be an excellent addition to our team.”

In this newly created role, Elle will be working with Senior Management to oversee all facets of administration, financial management and legal aspects of the company. Picture Box is a leading distribution company, selling popular Canadian series like TIL DEBT DO U$ PART, ANNA AND KRISTINA’S GROCERY BAG and X-WEIGHTED internationally.



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Kate Sanagan
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416-461-8209

Toronto, July 7, 2010

After picking up three seasons of the Canadian financial makeover series TIL DEBT DO U$ PART from Canada’s Picture Box Distribution last fall, CNBC has now acquired the first five seasons. This brings their total acquisition up to 104 X 30’ episodes of the popular series that follows financial wizard Gail Vaz-Oxlade as she uses tough love to help families get to the root of their destructive spending habits. The series is produced by Frantic Films in association with Canwest Broadcasting’s SliceTM.

“This is the first series CNBC has picked up from Canada and we’re happy it’s fared so well. Gail’s advice has helped countless Canadian families and now she is doing the same in the U.S., ” says Kate Sanagan, Director of Sales – Americas for Picture Box Distribution.

Picture Box has also sold the series to Discovery Asia, Zone Media in the UK, Talit Communications in Israel and TV4 in Sweden.

Picture Box Distribution is an international television sales agency and distribution company with offices in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada. The company’s purpose is to provide cost-effective and efficient distribution and marketing services to Canadian producers of factual and youth-oriented programming.

Frantic Films produces live action film, television and commercial content creating engaging and innovative scripted and unscripted programming. In addition to its many creative and business awards, Frantic has set numerous ratings records with its programs and their talented team has been recognised with numerous awards and breakthrough approaches to storytelling.

For further information, please contact:
Kate Sanagan
Partner, Director of Sales – Americas
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