LANE CHANGE 'HOUSEWIVES' TO DEBUT IN CHINA.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer How will Bree Van De Kamp and the rest of the gang on Wisteria Lane Wisteria Lane is a fictional street, appearing in the American television series Desperate Housewives. Premise within the show Wisteria Lane is located in the city of Fairview, in the fictional Eagle State. play in Beijing? The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. will soon find out, when ``Desperate Housewives'' - dubbed in Mandarin - makes its debut in China on Monday. The ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ratings sensation will air on state-run CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television 8 with three episodes running per night, with the entire first season running in one week, it was announced Thursday by Disney. ``Quality productions with fantastic storytelling transcend culture and language,'' said Mark Pedowitz, president of Disney's Touchstone Television, which produces the show. ``Fans worldwide relate to these characters.'' Such U.S. shows as ``Dallas'' and ``Baywatch'' have been huge international successes in decades past, but China's imports from Disney have so far been limited to such family fare as ``The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' and ``Kim Possible This article is about the television series. For titular character, see Kim Possible (character). This article has multiple issues: * It may need copy editing .'' ``You could understand how a Disney cartoon movie could translate into any language, but what's so interesting is the shows that really seem to capture the international audience are filled with really attractive people doing outrageous things,'' said Robert Thompson Robert Thompson may refer to:
``Desperate Housewives'' stars Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and author. She gained attention for her role as Lois Lane in the television series co-starring with Dean Cain. as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis and Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt. All but Sheridan were nominated for Golden Globe Awards this week in the comedy actress category. Huffman won the Emmy Award last fall for best actress in a comedy series. Laurie Younger, president of Disney's Buena Vista Worldwide Television unit, said the show will now be airing in 203 territories worldwide. ``Housewives'' is already ranked as the No. 1-rated series in Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , the United Kingdom, Italy, Singapore, South Africa and Germany. ``As part of the company's continuing strategy to expand internationally, it's a privilege to bring the award-winning 'Desperate Housewives' to the great people of China,'' Younger said in a statement. The agreement was brokered by BVITV-AP and London-based Zone Vision Networks. Disney's presence in China is quickly growing. The entertainment and media conglomerate's presence in that country already includes a theme park and hotels, television programming, film, home entertainment products, live entertainment, consumer products, publishing and Internet properties. On Wednesday, Disney's Buena Vista International Inc. announced that it had entered into a co-production agreement with Centro Digital Pictures Ltd. of Hong Kong and The China Film Group Corporation for the production of ``The Secret of the Magic Gourd gourd (gôrd, g  rd), common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of plants whose range includes all tropical and subtropical areas and extends into the temperate zones. ,'' which began principal photography in Hangzhou, China, in October. It marks The Walt Disney Studios' first co-production project in China. ``Housewives'' is already among the ABC shows that Disney has made available for downloading on Apple Computer Inc.'s new video iPod, part of the company's ongoing strategy of testing new distribution channels for its television and movie content. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) ``Desperate Housewives'' stars, from left, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan, Emmy winner Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria will be taking their hit TV show on ABC to China. Kevin Winter/Getty Images |
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