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Syndicator selling trio of first-run series for fall 2010
While several syndicators are turning to low-cost off-cable fare to fill stations' programming needs, Trifecta Entertainment, which has been selling predominantly off-cable shows since the company launched three years ago, is making the leap into original programming. For fall 2010, Trifecta plans to offer stations two new first-run strips, Judge Heck and Tooned In , as well as Mystery Hunters , an educational/informational show from Canada aimed at teens.
"I've always totally believed that good content will sell itself," says Trifecta CEO Hank Cohen. "These three shows are real swings at the fences."
Judge Heck , featuring Missouri-based federal judge Anthony "Tony" Heckemeyer, is an all-barter first-run court strip. Peter Brennan, most recently the executive producer of Twentieth Television's Cristina's Court , is executive-producing the new show.
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