{"id":7440,"date":"2017-08-22T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ovationtv.com\/?p=7440"},"modified":"2017-10-06T07:19:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:19:43","slug":"ovation-tv-acquires-exclusive-us-broadcast-tv-rights-to-sky-arts-andre-rieu-welcome-to-my-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ovationtv.com\/ovation-tv-acquires-exclusive-us-broadcast-tv-rights-to-sky-arts-andre-rieu-welcome-to-my-world\/","title":{"rendered":"OVATION TV ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE US BROADCAST TV RIGHTS TO  SKY ARTS\u2019 ANDR\u00c9 RIEU: WELCOME TO MY WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Following the Worldwide Concert Tour of Global Sensation Andr\u00e9 Rieu is Distributed by Sky Vision<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles, CA \u2013 August 22, 2017\u00a0<\/strong> Ovation TV, America\u2019s only arts network, has struck a licensing deal with Sky Vision for the exclusive US television broadcast rights to the Sky Arts\u2019 10-part series<em>\u00a0Andr\u00e9 Rieu: Welcome To My World<\/em>. The announcement was made today by Ovation EVP of Programming Scott Woodward and Sky Vision SVP, US Sales and Acquisitions Gillian Rose.<\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Rieu is the biggest classical music talent in the world, having has sold more than 35 million albums globally and has been awarded more than 330 platinum and 100 gold awards for his phenomenal success. The violinist burst onto the UK scene in 2010, selling more than 400,000 copies of his first UK release, and is now one of the best-selling live acts in the world. More than 700,000 fans attend his concerts and stadium tours every year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Andr\u00e9 Rieu: Welcome to My World <\/em>follows the popular entertainer from Australia to Argentina via Mexico and Maastricht as he is joined by the members of the famous Johann Strauss Orchestra in a spectacular journey celebrating music, waltzes and his renowned showmanship. Each episode documents an exhilarating part of the Andr\u00e9\u2019s life, as well as showcasing his concert performances. Special guests join Andr\u00e9 along the way, including Jermaine Jackson,\u00a0who sings a moving tribute to his brother Michael, and\u00a0Trini Lopez, who explains why performing with Andr\u00e9 is so special and exciting.\u00a0 The series also contains unique interviews with his sons\u00a0Marc\u00a0and\u00a0Pierre Rieu\u00a0and long-standing members of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, as well as his trusted concert soloists\u00a0Carla Maffioletti, Carmen Monarcha\u00a0and\u00a0Mirusia Louwerse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndr\u00e9 Rieu is a phenomenon in Europe and around the world. We\u2019re looking forward to letting Ovation viewers in on all the excitement.\u00a0 Andr\u00e9 Rieu causes a sensation everywhere he performs and we think, with the premiere of this documentary, he\u2019s bound to win more fans across the US,\u201d said Scott Woodward, EVP, Programming, Ovation.<\/p>\n<p>Gillian Rose, Senior Vice President, US Sales and Acquisitions, Sky Vision said<em>, <\/em>\u201cThis series was such a success when it aired on Sky Arts and we are delighted to be able to bring it to the US so that American audiences can enjoy the music and performance of the multi-talented Andr\u00e9 Rieu.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Following the Worldwide Concert Tour of Global Sensation Andr\u00e9 Rieu is Distributed by Sky Vision\u00a0 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 August 22, 2017\u00a0 Ovation TV, America\u2019s only arts network, has struck a licensing deal with Sky Vision for the exclusive US television broadcast rights to the Sky Arts\u2019 10-part series\u00a0Andr\u00e9 Rieu: Welcome To My [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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