Miss Universe Pageant entices FIC, Turner

Fox International Channels in Southeast Asia and Japan and Turner International in Latin America are among buyers of the 63^rd Miss Universe Pageant.

The gala will air live on US network NBC on January 25 from Miami-Doral, Florida, coproduced by The Miss Universe Organization and a Donald Trump and NBUniversal joint venture.

FIC and Turner have bought it along with Seven Network in Australia, Paris Premiere in France, Televisa in Mexico, ABC-CBN in the Philippines, TV2 in Denmark, Rede Bandeirantes in Brazil, M-Net in Africa, Caracol in Colombia, BEC World Public in Thailand, Venevision in Venezuela and Asia Today in India.

The broadcasters securd the show from distributor Alfred Haber.