The New Talk King? SAINT Int'l boss Deiwght Peters steps into talk TV

The winds are changing internationally in the talk TV format, what with David Letterman's impending retirement and the prior departure of Jay Leno.

Here in Jamaica, a new entrant is intending to bring a "fresh, fun wind" of his own to the format. SAINT International CEO and style guru Deiwght Peters (yes, that's how his name is spelled - he even lampoons it on the show) premieres a new one-hour talk-fest appropriately dubbed the Deiwght Peters Show, on Television Jamaica as of April 25 at 9pm. The show will get an ideal lead-in as it is preceded by the long-running and popular "Entertainment Report"

Peters describes the show as "all about, fun, simplicity and style." There will be a brief mnonologue in the manner of the established chat shows, as well as a "Keepin It real" segment where the host will sound off on selected issues of the day. This beigh the Deiwght Peters Show, one expects a hefty style component and Stylin' 876 will function as a kind of "mini-Mr Blackwell's" identifying the who's hot and who's not of Jamaican fashion and celebrities.

Celebrities will take the couch s special guests, but Peters says they won't be allowed to just sit there and talk. "We'll have some activities as we get into our guests' headpsace and take them just a little bit out of their comfort zone, but all in good fun," he promises.

The show will be presented before and in-studio audience with both those inside and viewers around the world encouraged to link in via social media with  their feedback and opinions.

this inaugural season will be shortened one of six episodes, after which, Peters syas, things will crank up for the full measure next year.

The Deiwght Peters Show is presented withthe support of Courts Jamaica, L'Oreal, and Boom energy drtink (WISYNCo)  

FLOW's "Squaddy" set to "fly out"

Cable provider FLOW is continuing along the path of generating original programming acceptable to a wide audience, as news in The Observer indicates Jamaican police drama comedy Squaddy will soon be available to viewers in New York and the Tri-state Area, courtesy of Caribbean Interactive Network (CIN)

CIN, the report said,  made the agreement with the producer of the show, eMedia Interactive Ltd, which already distributes the comedy series through its own online platform iVu tv and Columbus Communication's Flow TV.

The comedy series stars Darielle Cummings, Randy McLaren and Chris Hutchinson in half-hour-long episodes. It is based around Hutchinson and McLaren's characters 'Touchie' and 'Scrapings', who are rookie cops. Darielle Cummings plays their superior, the intimidating Superintendent 'Bigga Blacks'.

"CIN looks forward to airing Squaddy. This programme is a continuation of CIN's efforts to present the best Caribbean programmes to the Diaspora in New York City and the Tri-state area," said CIN CEO Stephen Hill in a press release.

The deal represents iVu tv's first international distribution deal. Rachel Osbourne, the online network's assistant vice-president of original content, described it as "another major move" for the young platform.

"It's amazing what we have accomplished in just a few months with iVu tv. Squaddy peaked at number 6 on Flow cable in its time slot during this first run. Cracking the top 10 is something to be proud of. Now we're giving hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans in the Diaspora the chance to share the laughs with us," Osbourne said.

CIN has the distinction of being the most watched television channel in New York among the Caribbean community, which is measured at 550,000 viewers per day in the latest media survey done by Hope Research. Squaddy will run on CIN Sundays at 12PM and 11PM from January 12, 2014 to March 2, 2014.

Squaddy was introduced on Flow TV in October as part of a partnership agreement between Flow and eMedia that will see the latter distributing a slate of original local programmes to the cable provider.

Squaddy is set to return to iVu tv and Flow TV in May with five more episodes than its first season, for a total of 13 episodes.

"We've began the pre- production of season 2 of Squaddy and we're excited about the experience we can give viewers in the upcoming run," said Osbourne.

FLOW previously had a hit with the animated series "Cabbie Chronicles"