Munich, April 30, 2009. Germanys leading sciencetainment TV magazine Galileo will soon be airing in France. SevenOne International has sold the ProSieben program to the French digital station TMC. Starting on May 16, the TV magazine will be broadcast every Saturday at 5.50 p.m. under its original title Galileo. The French version (produced by Elephant & Cie) will be hosted by well-known TV host and popular weather presenter Sébastien Folin.

Jens Richter, Managing Director of SevenOne International: Galileo has already proved to be of huge potential on the international screens. On Germanys ProSieben, the TV magazine has turned into a very successful brand in no time and is the leading sciencetainment magazine. We are eager to see Galileo win over French viewers just as quickly and look forward to having many of them watch and wonder!

Thierry Bizot, Producer at Elephant & Cie: Galileo combines everything a captivating TV show needs: It is both entertaining and instructive and has captured TV audiences worldwide. We are proud to be producing the French version on behalf on TMC with one of Frances most popular TV presenters, Sébastien Folin.

Debuting on German broadcaster ProSieben in 1998, Galileo is a first-rate sciencetainment program that explains common, technical and scientific phenomena in an exciting, entertaining and understandable way. The TV magazine airs in seven countries, including a daily magazine on Russian TV station CTC.
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SevenOne International
SevenOne International is the international programming sales company of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest pan-European media corporations and owner of 26 free TV channels in 13 countries. SevenOne International offers an extensive portfolio of TV events, TV movies, telenovelas, prime-time series and miniseries, as well as magazine shows and light entertainment programs. It also markets and co-finances programming made by third-party providers. The company is headquartered in Munich.