Montreal, August 8, 2014 - The president and founder of
Media Ranch,
Sophie Ferron, is proud to announce that it has reached an agreement with Radio-Canada, which will make available
The Persevering on its platform for the educational market
curio.ca. In addition, she is pleased to announce that TV5 Monde will broadcast the docu-drama over the next few months.
More good news, The Perseverants, an original production of Media Ranch of six programs which follows the journey of nine teenagers aged 13 to 15 at high risk of dropping out, will be broadcast again on the airwaves ofHERE RDI from 1er as of September 6, 2014.
Yes
curio.ca reaches students, elementary and secondary schools, CEGEPs and universities in Quebec and Canada, in addition to public libraries,
TV5 World will allow Francophiles from the four corners of the globe to experience the full range of human emotions of this promising adventure, a veritable aid laboratory aimed at giving the nine adolescents the tools necessary for academic success.
Remember that the original broadcast of Persevering sure HERE RDI last winter, had such an impact that the docu-drama was subsequently presented on ICI Radio-Canada in spring. From 1er to September 6, HERE RDI will offer all six episodes of the series, every night at 8 p.m., except Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.
Original idea from Marie-Claude Durand and Media Ranch, The Perseverantsis the work of screenwriter and director Mathieu Baer; Debra Kouri is executive content producer and Sophie Ferron is executive producer. The series is a production of Media Ranch, which is currently pursuing its efforts to sell the format abroad.
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The Perseverants, in rebroadcast on ICI RDI, from 1er September 6 at 8 p.m. (except Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.); catching up on ICI Tou.tv and HERE.Radio-Canada.ca/persevering.