Chicken Soup for the TV soul

December 5, 4:02 PMEntertainment ExaminerMike Parker

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Dick clark productions has inked a deal with Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC to develop a television series based on the best-selling books. The show will be co-hosted by Chicken Soup co-founder, Jack Canfield.

According to the Harris Poll more than 88 percent of the American public knows the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand. With sales of 112 million copies and titles distributed in over 100 countries and translated into 40 languages, it is one of the most recognized and popular brands in the world. Producers expect the jump to television to be aided by the fact that Chicken Soup for the Soul stories span a wide range of genres, allowing the brand to go beyond the demographic boundaries that limit most shows.

"The Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books always resonated with us as a property that has significant television potential,” said Orly Adelson, President of dick clark productions. “Now more than ever, there is a desire for uplifting, positive, and inspiring themes. This is what dick clark productions hopes to bring to the screen through our partnership with Chicken Soup for the Soul."

The show unites two of the entertainment industry's top brands at a time when both are celebrating recent successes. Dick clark productions is fresh off another successful season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "The American Music Awards" while Chicken Soup for the Soul is celebrating another milestone-passing the $1.3 billion mark in total retail sales.

"We have always believed that Chicken Soup for the Soul would attract a very large audience on television. We were just waiting for the right partner," said Robert D. Jacobs, a thirty year television veteran and now president of Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC. "We are thrilled to team up with the nation's leading production group, dick clark productions, to develop this series, as they share our confidence in Chicken Soup for the Soul's ability to impact lives."