Early risers in Australia were treated to a preview of Weird & Wonderful Hotels, when we featured on Channel 9′s morning show, Kerri-Anne.

The segment included clips from our visits to the Null Stern Hotel, Marqués de Riscal, The Tea Factory, Hostel Celica and Tongabezi Lodge.

For those of you not from Down Under, you can watch the clip from Kerri-Anne’s show here.

Weird & Wonderful Hotels is being broadcast throughout April and May on the Nat Geo Adventure channel.

National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has today announced the acquisition of Sleepydog’s first television series, Weird & Wonderful Hotels!

The series will air in April 2010 on NGCI’s Nat Geo Adventure channel, which is available in more than 40 countries around the world including: Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Israel, Africa and the Middle East.

Each episode showcases the world’s most unique and peculiar lodging experiences, and uncovers the inspiration behind these one-of-a-kind destinations. Accommodations range from the delightfully rustic to the outright bizarre!

“Weird and Wonderful Hotels is full of quirky charm as it offers an exclusive tour of the world’s most unusual spots to rest your head along with luxurious retreats and eco-friendly lodges. The series is a natural fit for the Nat Geo Adventure audience,” said Carlyn Staudt, Senior Vice President of Global Acquisitions for National Geographic Channel.

Be sure to take a look at our video preview for a first look at the show.

Season one of Weird & Wonderful Hotels is now complete, and we couldn’t wait to share this video preview with you!

Later this month, The Fremantle Corporation will be promoting the show at NATPE, an industry event which attracts TV execs from more than 70 countries worldwide.

We’ll be posting more details of where and when you’ll be able to watch the full series in the near future, so watch this space!

Sleepydog’s television series, Slingers and Weird & Wonderful Hotels are set to feature at MIPCOM, the world’s biggest trade event in the entertainment industry.

MIPCOM is being held in Cannes and runs from October 5-9 2009. It’s here that broadcasters, distributors and production companies from all over the world, converge to buy and sell many of the shows we see on TV.

Our distributor, The Fremantle Corporation will be at booth R 35.14 in the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. So if you’re attending, be sure to drop by to find out more about our shows.

For more information about MIPCOM and details of how you can attend, visit www.mipcom.com.

Sleepydog’s forthcoming television series, Slingers and Weird & Wonderful Hotels have been featured in the latest issue of Broadcast Magazine.

Aimed at UK TV industry insiders, the article looks at the various online and social networking techniques we use to generate interest in our TV projects.

To read the full article, please visit the Broadcast website.

Creative Director, Mark Hilton pays a flying visit to the Weird & Wonderful Hotels production team whilst they are on location in Spain.

In a carefully orchestrated ploy As luck would have it, the Chief Productions crew were filming at the luxurious Marqués de Riscal, an exclusive hotel designed by renowned architect Frank O. Gehry.

With business complete, Mark was able to kick back and enjoy the comforts of the hotel with a glass or two of the local Rioja – purely for research purposes of course!

Filming of Weird & Wonderful Hotels is well underway, and you can now follow the globetrotting adventures of our production team on our new Flickr photostream.

We’ll be posting all their on-location pictures, giving you a preview of their many weird and wonderful experiences.

On Sunday, our team at Chief Productions are setting off on the first leg of a round the world shoot for our forthcoming television series, Weird & Wonderful Hotels.

To celebrate, we’ve today launched a brand new website where you can learn more about the show, and keep up with all the latest production news.

Head over to www.weirdandwonderfulhotels.com to take a look, and be sure to submit your suggestions for crazy and bizarre places to stay.

After a great reception at MIPTV, pre-production of our quirky new travel show is now well underway. Our team are currently planning a six week holiday shoot which takes them to all four corners of the globe. Those of us left behind are hoping they remember to bring back plenty of exotic sweets for the office!