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Campbell Ryan Productions takes Flatmates into the UK & Ireland

Cannes, France ---- Irish company Campbell Ryan Productions signed a deal with Portuguese beActive, to bring the new on-line series Flatmates to the UK and Irish market. Both companies recently collaborated in the UK version of Sofia’s Diary produced for Sony UK & social network BEBO.

Targeted at 18-25 year old audiences, “Flatmates” is the story of three young college students – 2 girls and a boy, all from different backgrounds and areas – who get to know each other as they are looking for a place to live while at college. Through 2-3 minute online episodes, the users are invited to step into their student’ flat and follow their daily lives, relationship problems, and the simple difficulties they have in living together and sharing the same space.

The Portuguese version of the series is broadcasted daily through the Sapo Videos WEB TV service, through the TMN Mobile TV service and as VoD content on Portugal Telecom's MEO IPTV service. The series is shot in High Definition (1080/25p) and distributed in different formats on these platforms, including in Full HD on the MEO's Video on Demand service. The series began airing in Portugal in January 08 but already got more than 2 million viewers on these platforms, becoming the number one content on Portuguese Mobile TV.

“Flatmates” is the latest production of beActive, the creators of the cross-media hit series “Sofia’s Diary”, which was launched in Portugal five years ago. “Sofia's Diary”, (the first cross media series in the world and an inspiration to later web series), started as a fictional blog on the Internet and quickly exploded into a multiplatform phenomenon: the brand extended to a daily radio show, a daily TV series (shown on the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP), with mobile phone content offering and a monthly magazine for teenagers, in addition to other merchandising.

The format is also successful in several international territories, with local productions taking place in Europe, South America and Asia. The UK version is currently being produced by Sony Pictures Television (who also handles the international distribution) for the social networking site BEBO.

About Campbell Ryan Productions

Campbell Ryan Productions Ltd was established in 2001 for the production of the feature film THE CROOKED MILE which the first feature outside of North America to win the Tribeca First Look Award.

Since then the company has produced programs for local National broadcasters TG4, TV3 Ireland & RTE as well as for Hollywood major Sony Pictures and Television International and sold programs to ARTE France, YLE Finland and SBS Australia.  The company is based at Media Cube in Dun Loaighre and was found be Triona Campbell.

About beActive

beActive is a young Portuguese company, created in 2002, with an already proven track record of successful cross-media entertainment formats, such as the interactive teen TV Series “Sofia’s Diary”. beActive launched “Sofia’s Diary” in 2003 in Portugal and the multi-channel interactive hit has been conquering worldwide TV screens ever since. beActive specializes in distinctive services supporting the creation, development and production of creative and innovative content. The company offers a catalogue of branded content for all screens, from TV to mobile phones.

More information on BeActive

Isabel Lopes (International Relations Department)

beActive, Produções Interactivas, S.A.
Av. Duque d’Ávila, 23, 1º Dtº
1000-138 Lisboa
Telefone: (+351) 21 310 0142 / E-mail: iml@beactive.pt

Web: http://www.beactive.pt

More Information on Campbell Ryan:
For further information and interview requests, photos or logos please contact:
Trevor Curran, General Manager
Campbell Ryan Productions
M304 MEDIA CUBE,
IADT, Kill Avenue
Dun Laoighre, Co Dublin, Ireland

Tel + 353 1 4404205 or email trevor@crfilms.net
http://www.crfilms.net