Selling 'I Love Lucy' Internationally
According to Broadcasting & Cable, the major film studios have been working with overseas broadcasters to syndicate and create local versions of popular U.S. television programs including, I Love Lucy. The article also mentions that Paramount has created format deals for The Odd Couple and I Love Lucy in Russia, Poland and Italy.
Read the article, 'The Golden Girls' Goes Global by George Winslow:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6403297.html