Little Mosque Breaks New Ground in the U.S. on Participant Media’s New Cable Network, Pivot

TORONTO (April 3, 2013) — Westwind Pictures’ hit series Little Mosque will make its U.S. TV premiere on Pivot, the new cable network from Participant Media(Lincoln, The Help, An Inconvenient Truth). Pivot has acquired all six seasons (91 episodes) of the Canadian show which makes its debut as part of the innovative and robust programming for the network in August 2013.

Pivot president Evan Shapiro said, “Little Mosque is a perfect match for Pivot. In the tradition of great TV comedy, it uses a unique brand of humor to spark important conversations, and its characters challenge certain American preconceptions about faith and tolerance. We’re proud to be the first network to bring the show to TV in the U.S.” Pivot will allow subscribers to stream the network on a linear basis and on demand, to many devices in home and out of home, via its interactive, downloadable PivotApp. The network will also offer a first-of its kind broadband-only subscription.

“We are thrilled that Pivot, a channel dedicated to entertainment that inspires positive change, will be airing Little Mosque,” says WestWind Pictures CEO and executive producer Mary Darling. “Most people hunger to see more understanding between cultures and everyone loves to laugh.”

The critically-acclaimed series which completed its six season/91 episode run on CBC in 2011, continues to garner international attention around the world. The series, now seen in over 90 countries including Turkey, Israel, France, Spain and Italy, has been dubbed or translated into 25 languages.

WestWind Pictures will be on location in the Canadian Pavilion at MIPTV April 8-11.

About WestWind Pictures

Headquartered in Toronto, WestWind Pictures www.westwindpictures.com is a leading independent television production and distribution company, currently involved in scripted series, as well as lifestyle programming, documentary films and children’s media.

WestWind Pictures continues to sell its deep catalogue of self-produced, lifestyle shows and media content to more than 90 countries around the world. For over 20 years, WestWind’s diverse product line has consistently garnered an array of international awards and honours for it’s imaginative, entertaining, and groundbreaking program entertainment.

About Pivot

Pivot is a new television network from Participant Media, serving passionatemillennials with a diverse slate of talent and a mix of original series, acquired programming, films and documentaries. Pivot focuses on entertainment that sparks conversation and inspires change, using programs such as “TakePart Live”, its nightly talk show, to illuminate issues through engaging content, and its website TakePart.com to continue the conversation and connect audiences to a wealth of content and customizable actions. Pivot is available via traditional Pay TV subscription this summer to 40 millionplus homes and is changing the media landscape by live streaming via its interactive, downloadable PivotApp. In both content and delivery, Pivot is TV for The New Greatest Generation. Follow Pivot onTwitter at and on Facebook.

About Participant Media

Participant is a global entertainment company founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll to focus on feature films, television, publishing and digital content that inspire social change. Participant’s more than 40 films include GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, SYRIANA, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, FOOD, INC., WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’, THE HELP, CONTAGION and LINCOLN. Participant’s social action campaigns and digital network TakePart.com continue the conversation and connect audiences to a wealth of content and actions. Its new millennial television network Pivot pivot.tv, launching this summer in 40 million-plus homes, is TV for The New Greatest Generation.