MUMBAI: After two seasons, reality show Pawn Stars will return on History TV18 with a brand new season, beginning 10 December.

Pawn Stars, which airs every Monday, brings viewers inside the doors of a family run pawnshop in Las Vegas, where three generations of men from the Harrison family - grandfather Richard, son Rick and grandson Corey - jointly run the business, with clashing and camaraderie every step of the way.

This family lives and breathes the pawning business, using their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value of items their colorful customers bring in, objects ranging from the obscure to the truly historic.

This season their shelves are loaded with fascinating assortment of items like the first issue of the Playboy Magazine, a gold bar from an underwater treasure, solar therapy device and a 1715 Spanish fleet gold coin, to name a few.

MUMBAI: Heading into the television trade event MipTV, A+E Networks has bolstered its international sales staff with the appointment of Hana Zidek as director, content sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

In addition, Joanne Lim has been promoted to Manager, Content Sales, Asia. The announcement was made by A+E Networks MD, international content distribution Marielle Zuccarelli, .

Zidek joins A+E Networks from Lionsgate Entertainment where she managed sales for the Nordics and other territories from the company?s London office. Previous to that, she oversaw program acquisitions for Viasat.

Based in A+E Networks? London office, Zidek will be responsible for managing content sales in the Nordic and Middle East regions, and will report to Jonathan South, Vice President, Content Sales, EMEA.

Based in A+E Networks? Singapore office, Lim will continue to oversee program sales throughout Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She reports to senior director, content sales, Asia Ling Sze Gan. Prior to joining A+E Networks in 2010, Ms. Lim held positions at BBC Worldwide and ITV.

Zuccarelli said, "I am happy to welcome Hana to A+E Networks. We have a seasoned content sales team in place and her background will further strengthen our efforts in the Nordic territories and the Middle East.

"Joanne has proven to be an integral player for us in Asia, and I?m very pleased to announce her promotion. Joanne has played an important role in expanding and strengthening our foothold in the region and will make a significant contribution as we ramp up our efforts to build our presence in Asia."

At MipTV, A+E Networks will offer a program catalogue spanning over 10,000 hours, including over 450 new titles to global broadcasters. Headlining the company?s slate are ?Mankind The Story of All of Us?, ?Seven Days of Sex?, ?Dance Moms?, ?Chris Bohjalian?s Secrets of Eden?, ?10 Things You Don?t Know About?, ?Shipping Wars? and ?Pawn Stars? - the format.

MUMBAI: Infotainment channel History TV18 will kick off the reality show ?Pawn Stars? on 29 March at 10 pm that showcases the lifestyle of pawnbrokers.

The Harrison clan are a family of smart, funny, weird desert rats who own the only pawnshop in Las Vegas and earn their living through customer?s treasured possessions. It?s the Harrison family where three generations of men ? grandfather, father and son all named Richard Harrison amusingly clash while running the family business together.

The grandfather goes by Richard ?The Old Man?, his bald son goes by Rick ?The Spotter?, and Rick?s son goes by Corey ?Big Hoss?. These men wheel and they deal and put a value on people?s long forgotten, priceless treasures.

Three generations of men who want to make money, don?t just buy things because they have to buy it ? they buy it to make fast money. The Harrison family (Richard, Rick and Corey) has been in the pawn business since 1988 for which they use their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value of items brought by their colorful
customers, including objects ranging from the obscure to the truly historic. Their experience often helps them determine if the object brought in is real or fake and then reveal the surprising answer to the usual question "What?s it worth?" These guys are like ?quote machines? as they say in journalism.

There are Rolexes and motor cycles, but also two-century old rifles, a century-old Samurai sword, a 1920s surgical chair, a Super Bowl ring, Olympic medals and an 1830 gold-gilded Ormolu clock known as ?The Death Clock? because gilders handled deadly mercury while crafting it. From a 15th century Samurai sword to a Picasso painting, there isn?t much these men haven?t seen or heard about, inevitably making them experts in rare collectables. They?ve sold a watch to Alice Cooper and lent jewellery for the film shoot of 2007?s ?Lucky You?.

Rick says that his customers are fine people who pawn stuff for cash because they?re single moms and didn?t get child support or they need groceries or they need to pay payroll for their small company or their grandfather died and ?left me this stupid thing?. Each episode of Pawn Stars features an array of quirky characters attempting to sell, purchase or pawn items. Everything and everyone has a story and it?s the Harrison family?s job to decipher fact from fiction, because in this business, the customer isn?t always right!