USA: Retirement Living TV Channel Taking Programming Abroad

BALTIMORE (Baltimore Business Journal), October 22, 2007: Senior citizens living in Europe and the Middle East will soon be able to watch shows produced for elderly audiences by Retirement Living TV, thanks to two new international deals expected to be unveiled this week. The television network, owned and operated by Catonsville-based Erickson Retirement Communities, signed its first international programming deal October 22 with Anarey Communication's Health Channel in Israel to air three of its feature shows. Elliot Jacobson, vice president of programming and production for Retirement Living TV, in an interview, said: "There is a definite movement in other parts of the world to serve this demographic." Talks are underway with six European channels to air its shows in Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany and Holland. The network is also in talks with stations in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. By Sue Schultz © American City Business Journals Inc.