LONDON - Diva TV Will Broadcast a One-Hour Special Episode on Tuesday 5th May 2009
Kate and Gerry McCann’s interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is to be screened in the UK, a day after airing in America, NBC Universal Global Networks announced today.
Diva TV, which transmits “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in the UK, will broadcast the McCann’s first US interview on Tuesday 5th May at 8pm. Viewers will see a digitally created photo that shows how Madeleine might look today, aged six.
The McCanns will talk to Oprah about the two year hunt for their missing daughter, whilst the show’s cameras go inside their home, spending the day with them and their 4-year-old twins, Sean and Amelie.
“The more people able to see Madeleine’s image as she would look now the better,” said Jon Farrar, Programming Director for NBC Universal Global Networks (UK), which owns Diva TV.
“By appearing on ‘Oprah’ the family can reach millions of people in America and, given the show is broadcast in 143 countries including here in the UK, target new audiences around the world. We hope it will lead to new and useful information.”
NBU Universal hopes that airing the Oprah interview will prompt new information from the public. The company is working with the UK charity Missing People to facilitate sightings confidentially immediately following the transmission.
Jo Youle, Director of Services at the charity Missing People said, “We very much hope that, by airing Gerry and Kate McCann’s interview with Oprah, anyone with that vital sighting will come forward in confidence on Freefone +44(0)500-700-700.”
The Oprah Winfrey Show: “Exclusive - The McCanns and the New Search for Madeleine” will be broadcast on Tuesday 5th May at 8pm. Diva TV is available on Sky channel 269 & Virgin channel 164.
Sightings of Madeleine can also be made online at www.missingpeople.org.uk/madeleinemccann
About NBC Universal Global Networks:
NBC Universal Global Networks is part of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. It owns and operates the distinct entertainment channels SCI FI, 13th STREET, Studio Universal, Universal Channel, the international (non-U.S.) Hallmark Channels, Movies 24, Diva TV and an interest in the KidsCo joint venture. Collectively, these channels reach more than 130 million households across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, Latin America and Asia. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi.
Source: Diva TV
For further information contact: Jane Muirhead, NBC Universal Global Networks on +44(0)207-631-2951 or +44(0)7768-394487. Braben PR. Phone +44(0)207-566-2990. Chloe Nicholls, chloe at braben.co.uk. For further information about the issue of “missing” contact: Clare Cook, Missing People, clare.cook at missingpeople.org.uk +44(0)20-8392-4510
http://www.missingpeople.org.uk
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Kate and Gerry McCann's interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is to be screened in the UK, a day after airing in America, NBC Universal Global Networks announced today. Diva TV, which transmits "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in the UK, will broadcast the McCann's first US interview on Tuesday 5th May at 8pm.
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