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New series helps first time home buyers find dream home. Property Virgins world broadcast premiere Wednesday October 4th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV

September 14, 2006

September 14, 2006 : Imagine if realtors could eliminate all the stress from buying a home – by sifting through the bewildering array of choices and then narrowing it down to three fabulous dream homes, allowing the buyer to simply tour all three and then choose!

That dream is a reality in Property Virgins (13X30), a new program that takes viewers inside the intense world of house hunting through the eyes of first-time buyers. The world broadcast premiere is scheduled for Wednesday, October 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.

The 13-part series focuses on the intense, roller-coaster journey of property virgins’ first foray into real estate, offering tell-it-like-it-is entertainment and practical take-home advice. Part realtor, part therapist, friend, and financial advisor, host Sandra Rinomato helps new buyers see the difference between their hopes of acquiring the out-of-reach dream home and the hard reality of what it takes to find the right property.

Co-produced by Cineflix and NextFilm, the series is Executive Produced by Glen Salzman, Simon Lloyd, David Tibballs and Philip Whelan. Shelby Taylor is Series Producer.

“Property Virgins is a real first for Canadian television in that it deals with every realtor’s worst nightmare- the first time buyers,” said Executive Producer Philip Whelan. “First time buyers – property virgins – are simultaneously the most demanding, naïve and emotional clients ever. You’ve got unrealistic expectation coupled with highly dramatic personal issues from flying the parental nest to setting up home for the first time with a new partner. It’s a series that guarantees highly charged situations and genuine drama in a TV show that is sure to appeal to any viewer interested in the highs and lows of the real-estate world.”

“HGTV is reaching out to our viewers’ interests in a whole new way with this season’s fall line-up,” says Anna Gecan, Vice President, Content, HGTV. “We think it’s our most diverse and entertaining schedule to date, featuring programming filled with renovation tips, design techniques and the gambles of the real estate world.”

HGTV is an Alliance Atlantis Network. For more information on HGTV please visit www.hgtv.ca or the media site at www.aacmedia.allianceatlantis.com.

Cineflix is a dynamic, independent television production and distribution company dedicated to entertaining audiences with innovative non-fiction programming. Its growing catalogue of over 300 hours of factual programming includes history, science, documentary and factual entertainment shows, viewed by audiences in more than 50 countries. Cineflix International, its sales and distribution unit headquartered in Dublin and with a sales office in London, oversees the worldwide distribution of the Cineflix catalogue and select third party programs.

NextFilm is an independent production company involved solely in the business of creating and producing documentary television series. A Canadian owned production company located in Toronto, Ontario, it has been in operation since 2003.

Property Virgins is produced with the financial participation of The Quebec Film and Television tax credit administered by SODEC, the Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit and the government of Ontario – The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.