Players Network Increases Global Distribution; Signs Revenue Producing
Distribution Deal With Indivisual
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Players Network (OTCBB:PNTV), the
leading Digital Television and Internet Media Network dedicated to Las Vegas
Entertainment and the Gaming Lifestyle, announced today that it has finalized an
agreement with Indivisual to increase global distribution.
"Las Vegas programming has an international appeal," states Scott Schlichter,
President of Dogma Studios, an industry leader in content acquisition and
licensing, that negotiated the deal for the network, "and Players' content is
the highest quality of this genre, making it quite attractive to platforms
seeking to capitalize on this target market."
Indivisual is a content aggregator and distributor with a multitude of major
Internet, IPTV, and cable platforms worldwide, including British Telecom (UK),
Rogers Cable (CA), France Telecom (FR), Veoh (U.S.), MTS Alliance (CA), CityTV
(Russia), Primetel (Cyprus), and other global platforms*. Under the agreement,
content to be distributed includes Players Network's library of over 1500 titles
from the networks three channels: Players Network, Vegas on Demand, and Sexy Sin
City.
The deal between Indivisual and Players Network currently includes revenue
sharing and sponsorship opportunities for international brands, and the parties
foresee a subscription-based model within the next 12 to 18 months. Players
Network's current EU distribution includes over 120 million television homes on
BuzzTV, and with this latest move, the network foresees greater brand awareness
and revenue opportunities on a global scale.
(*For a full list see http://www.indivisualtv.com/content.php?id=9)
About Players Network
Players Network is a Digital Media Company that focuses on the Las Vegas and
Gaming Lifestyles, producing and distributing original content for its own VOD
Channels on television in over 22,000,000 homes over Comcast, DirecTV, AT&T,
Verizon and Dish Network and its own Broadband Network, Hulu, Blinkx, Google,
YouTube and Yahoo Video, for DVD Home Video, mobile platforms, and through
worldwide television syndication. Players Network has a 12-year history of
providing consumers with quality Gaming and Las Vegas Lifestyle content, as well
as strategic partnership services in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and throughout
the worldwide gaming industry. For more information go to
www.playersnetwork.info
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About Indivisual
Indivisual was founded in mid-2006 by a small group of Internationally
experienced television executives whose aim is to provide tailor-made content
solutions to digital media platforms across the world. Since its inception,
Indivisual has branched out onto 40+ platforms worldwide, ranging from Cable and
IPTV VOD platforms to Internet sites and Mobile networks.
Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act:
With the exception of the historical information contained in this Release, the
matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that involve risk
and uncertainties that may individually or mutually impact the matters herein
described, including but not limited to: the ability of the Company to increase
revenues in the future due to the developing and unpredictable markets for its
products, the ability to achieve a positive cash flow, the ability to obtain
orders for or install its products, the ability to obtain new customers and the
ability to continue to commercialize its products, which could cause actual
results or revenues to differ materially from those contemplated by these
statements.
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CONTACT: Players Network
Jenna Bodnar, Business Affairs Consultant & Independent
Producer
702.366.5933
