Santa Barbara, CA - April, 2010
FOOTHILL DEBUTS A NEW KIDS GAME-SHOW FORMAT AT MIPTV!

(Santa Barbara, CA – April 2010): Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment will be bringing its fabulous new series, Test The Teachers (20 x 25’), to MIPTV 2010. The Company recently announced that it has acquired worldwide distribution rights for this fun-filled and challenging game-show, produced by award-winning format producer, Screentime Shinawil (The Apprentice, Popstars and Dragon’s Den), of Ireland.

What could be more exciting for a school kid than passing a test? Turning the tables and testing the Teacher, of course! Test The Teachers is a unique inter-school game show where the students come up with questions, tasks and challenges to test the teachers from their rival schools. Teachers will be tested on everything from sports and musical prowess, to their knowledge of European capital cities, U.S. Presidents and even Miley Cyrus songs! This is a chance for students’ strengths and knowledge to shine while out-witting teachers, making them look a bit silly in the process. Kids and adults can play along and see if they can out-smart the teachers, too!

“We are thrilled to be representing this incredibly fun program,” says Jo Kavanagh-Payne, President of Foothill. “Test The Teachers is a unique show that is certain to delight not just the kids, but the whole family.” Featured on Ireland’s RTE Two, the series is being offered outside of Ireland by Foothill as a format. New episodes are currently in development.

Larry Bass, CEO of Screentime Shinawil, stated, “Having produced the show in Ireland, we are truly excited to have Foothill bring this fun and engaging kids’ series to the rest of the world.”

Specializing in entertainment, factual entertainment and live event programming, Screentime Shinawil is one of the largest and most successful independent production companies in Ireland. The Company has recently expanded by opening its first UK office in Hillsborough Co. Down.

Founded in September 2000 by former DIC Entertainment executive vice president of business and legal affairs, Gregory Payne and Jo Kavanagh-Payne, former Link Television Entertainment, Inc senior vice president of U.S. operations, Foothill specializes in the co-development and distribution of children’s and family entertainment programming. Their Company is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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