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DALLAS, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Get Out!, the hottest and most extreme travel show on television, is launching the program’s ninth season on HDNet with a nationwide talent search. The program is looking for a co-host to join Lindsay Clubine, the long-time face of the program.
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For eight seasons on HDNet, Lindsay and the Get Out! girls have traveled from South Beach to South Africa, looking for the hip, trendy, and cool. The Get Out! girls have been to Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and more — and have done it all — from wakeboarding to sky diving to bungee jumping, all in the name of showcasing the best an area has to offer!
“We get a lot of viewer requests from girls who want to be a part of the show,” said Mark Cuban, president and co-founder of HDNet. “We thought it would be a great idea to do an all-out search and invite girls from all over the country to become the next co-host of the program.”
Judges will pick ten finalists from all of the entries to live in a house in Hollywood and participate in a televised, elimination round contest to determine who will be the next co-host of Get Out! There will be various plot twists and surprise trips at stake during the contest — the contestants never know which location they may be flown to to compete!
“If you are beautiful, look great in a bikini, are super adventurous, and have a great on camera personality, we want to hear from you,” said Robert Bennett Executive Producer at HD Republic Productions, producers of Get Out! “Just go to HDNet’s Get Out! site on Facebook and sign up!”
The winner of the televised, multiple episode, elimination round contest will host the remainder of season nine of Get Out! and will travel to a fantastic tropical destination for adventure activities and fun in the sun.
For more information on how to submit photos, videos and information, those interested are asked to visit the following link:

About HDNet

HDNet () provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming.
HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular, critically acclaimed original programming, including television’s only HD news feature programs “HDNet World Report,”"Dan Rather Reports,” featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and “NASA on HDNet” (presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the NASCAR Camping World Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup re-broadcasts, boxing and premiere Mixed Martial Arts from “HDNet Fights;” behind-the-scenes sports news with “Inside the NHL” and “Inside MMA;” groundbreaking music programming with the HDNet Concert Series featuring leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas and more; and entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including “Deadline!,”"Art Mann Presents,” and “Get Out!” HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning “Arrested Development,”"The Black Donnellys,”"Dead Like Me,”"Smallville” and the hit series “Torchwood.”
HDNet Movies features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases — all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience.
Only HDNet Movies’ exclusive Sneak Previews bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies Sneak Previews have included the Academy Award nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” Toronto Film Festival nominee “The War Within,” and “Bubble,” the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include “Cashback,” written and produced by Sean Ellis, “Broken English,” from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed “Redacted” directed by Brian De Palma, “Flawless,” starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore, “Quid Pro Quo,” starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga, “Finding Amanda,” starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow and most recently “Red,” starring Brian Cox. Upcoming Sneak Previews include “Special,” starring Michael Rapaport, “Great Buck Howard,” starring Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Tom Hanks, “Harlem Aria,” starring Damon Wayans and “Humboldt County,” starring Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich and Frances Conroy.
Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit .

HDNet

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, XM Satellite Radio Inc., priced an offering of $778.5 million of new senior notes. The notes, which were offered pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), will bear interest at an annual rate of 13%. The price to investors will be 89.93% of the principal amount of the notes for an effective yield of 16%. The company will receive gross proceeds of $700,105,050 from the sale of the notes before deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The new notes will be guaranteed by XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and certain subsidiaries.
The offering is part of a series of transactions to refinance certain debt of XM in connection with the pending merger with SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. The offering is structured in a manner that will permit it to be unwound if the merger is not consummated. The closing of the pending merger remains subject to the approval from the Federal Communications Commission and satisfaction of other applicable conditions.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements identified by words such as “anticipate,”"believe,”"plan,”"estimate,”"expect,”"intend,”"will,”"should,”"may,” or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of XM’s management and are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio’s service, the Company’s dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 7-21-08. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio’s Investor Relations Department. All programming subject to change.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

DOTHAN, Ala., July 23 /PRNewswire/ — Movie Gallery, Inc. (”Movie Gallery”) today announced that Lucinda (”Cindy”) M. Baier has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Movie Gallery, effective July 28, 2008. Ms. Baier will report directly to C.J. (”Gabe”) Gabriel, Jr., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Baier succeeds Thomas D. Johnson, Jr., who has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since June 2006. Mr. Johnson, who joined Movie Gallery in April 2004, will be leaving the Company following a brief transition period.
Mr. Gabriel stated, “Cindy is an outstanding addition to our already strong team. Her broad range of financial, operational and strategic experience makes her the ideal candidate to lead our finance and accounting organization. Cindy shares our vision for the future direction of the Company and we are confident that she is well-suited to drive forward the important work already underway to enhance our financial performance.”
Mr. Gabriel added, “I want to thank Thomas for his significant contributions to the Company over the last four years. Thomas has been an invaluable member of our team and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Ms. Baier was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of World Kitchen, LLC. She previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Whitehall Jewelers Inc., where she strengthened the Company’s overall financial and business management. Earlier in her career, at Sears, Roebuck and Co., Ms. Baier served in a variety of capacities, including General Manager for the company’s Credit and Financial Products business and Chief Financial Officer for Credit and Financial Products, with responsibilities ranging from managing the company’s strategic planning process to negotiating the sale of its Credit business. Ms. Baier, who is a certified public accountant, began her career at Arthur Andersen & Company. She received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting from Illinois State University.
About Movie Gallery
The Company is the second largest North American video rental company with approximately 3,300 stores located in all 50 U.S. states and Canada operating under the brands Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game Crazy. Since Movie Gallery’s initial public offering in August 1994, the Company has grown from 97 stores to its present size through acquisitions and new store openings. For more information about the Company, please visit our website: .
Forward-looking Statements
This press release, as well as other statements made by Movie Gallery may contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect, when made, the Company’s current views with respect to current events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment, which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results, express or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) the risks and uncertainties associated with the ability to successfully implement Movie Gallery’s Second Amended Plan of Reorganization, as confirmed; (ii) the ability of the Company to operate subject to the terms of the Company’s existing financing obligations; (iii) the direct or indirect effects on our business of our impaired credit; (iv) the ability of the Company to obtain and maintain normal terms with vendors and service providers; (v) the Company’s ability to maintain contracts and leases that are critical to its operations; (vi) the ability of the Company to execute its business plans and strategy, including the operational restructuring initially announced in 2007, and to do so in a timely fashion; (vii) the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and associates; (viii) general economic or business conditions affecting the video and game rental and sale industry (which is dependent on consumer spending), either nationally or regionally, being less favorable than expected; (ix) increased competition in the video and game rental and sale industry; and (x) effects of the application of laws or regulations, including changes in laws or regulations or the interpretation thereof. Other risk factors are listed from time to time in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Movie Gallery disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise.
Movie Gallery, Inc.

KIRKLAND, Wash., July 10 /PRNewswire/ — Griptonite Games today announced its exclusive Chimps Ahoy! game will be available on the Apple App Store at launch on July 11. Chimps Ahoy! is an all new, original, pick-up-and-play, arcade style game that is priced at $9.99 and available July 11 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at
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“We’re excited to take advantage of the Apple App Store and offer Chimps Ahoy! to all iPhone and iPod touch users,” said Griptonite Studio Head, J.C. Connors. “Chimps Ahoy! is a super fun, humorous game that’s perfect for gaming on the go.”
Thieving Ninjas have stolen all of the Chimps’ bananas, so they must join up with the Pirates, working their way up through the ranks to finally confront the Ninjas and reclaim what is rightfully theirs. Taking full advantage of the platforms’ touch screen capabilities, Chimps Ahoy! features fast, arcade-style action and a cute, quirky art style. Players take control of two chimps on either side of the screen and are tasked with bouncing coconuts between the two to break gems, pick-up power-ups and knock out enemies.
The game features 100 levels full of a variety of enemies and items at which to aim your coconuts. Power-ups like double coconuts and giant beach ball shots add to the action, while unlockable rewards like achievement medals and articles of clothing for the Chimps add replayability.
About Griptonite Games
Griptonite Games is the leading developer of high quality, fun Games for handheld platforms. Located in Kirkland, WA, the studio employs nearly 100 people who are passionate about making handheld games. The studio has shipped over 40 titles across most of the major handheld platforms including GBC, GBA and DS, and is currently developing Games for DS, PSP, iPhone and iPod Touch. Griptonite is a Foundation 9 Entertainment Studio. For more information, please visit: .
About Foundation 9 Entertainment
Foundation 9 Entertainment is the largest independent Games developer in the world. The company has studios across North America, Europe and Asia, making it a development powerhouse, uniquely positioned to deliver quality Games on all gaming platforms for all age groups. The company’s studios are masters in working with licensed properties and have collectively developed more than 500 titles since 1992, including more than 60 in 2007 alone. For more information, please visit: .
The iPhone(R) and iPod(R) touch are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Griptonite Games

LAS VEGAS, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — For the fourth consecutive year, Black Enterprise (BE) magazine has named MGM MIRAGE one of the “40 Best Companies for Diversity” in the U.S. MGM MIRAGE is the only company in the gaming industry named to the list.
“MGM MIRAGE clearly takes its diversity efforts seriously,” said BE Editorial Director Sonia Alleyne. “Having fostered an environment where diversity is an imperative, they have excelled in all four key areas: supplier diversity, senior management, board involvement, and employee base. We congratulate the company as one of only two companies to hit this target in 2008.”
Black Enterprise praised MGM MIRAGE for developing the Diversity Champion Training Program, the first in-depth educational program of its kind in the gaming industry. The company was also one of two on the Top 40 list to outperform its peers in each of the evaluated categories: supplier diversity, senior management, corporate governance and employee population.
In order to select the best companies, BE surveyed diversity executives and CEOs of the top 1,000 publicly traded companies in the U.S., as well as diversity executives of the top 50 global companies with strong U.S. operations. Each company had the opportunity to respond to questions about their diversity practices. The companies were ranked following evaluation and consultation by the BE editorial staff.
Over the past several years MGM MIRAGE has experienced success in integrating diversity into its core business practices. In 2000, MGM MIRAGE became the gaming industry’s first company to implement a voluntary diversity initiative.
MGM MIRAGE recently presented its Annual Diversity Report that highlighted the company’s diversity performance in 2007. Last year, the company spent $1.7 billion on biddable goods and services with minority, women and disadvantaged enterprises (MWDBEs). In construction alone, of the $2.1 billion in expenditures, $362 million was spent with MWDBEs and $73 million was spent with women-owned businesses. Internally, the company’s minority employee representation totaled more than half of the workforce at 60.8 percent. African Americans represent 12.4 percent of the workforce.
The complete list of BE’s “40 Best Companies for Diversity” is featured in the July issue.
About MGM MIRAGE:
MGM MIRAGE , one of the world’s leading and most respected development companies with significant holdings in gaming, hospitality and entertainment, owns and operates 17 properties located in Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has 50% investments in four other properties in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois and Macau. MGM MIRAGE is developing major casino and non-casino resorts, separately and with partners in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, the People’s Republic of China and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. MGM MIRAGE supports responsible gaming and has implemented the American Gaming Association’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming at its properties. MGM MIRAGE has received numerous awards and recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity Initiative and its community philanthropy programs. For more information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company’s website at .
MGM MIRAGE

LONDON, June 5 /PRNewswire/ — Spread-betting firm IG Sport have given home nations football fans
something to cheer this summer by slashing their most popular in-running
football spread sizes by as much as half for matches in this summer’s Euro
2008 tournament.

The firm are cutting spread sizes on their headline markets of goal
supremacy and total goals from 0.2 to 0.1 and their shirt number spreads from
three to two; while continuing to offer a reduced three point spread on
bookings. The reduced spreads will be available in-running on all euro 2008
fixtures.

“We know ‘making the cut’ has been a sensitive subject with football fans
this season, however we hope our ‘making the cut’ may go some way to
softening the blow of no home representation in euro 2008 for spread
clients,” said Head of IG Sport Stuart Lane.

“With these cuts we now boast to making the most competitive in-running
spread sizes in the industry and not having to rely on others for liquidity
for these markets, we reckon we’ll be offering clients the very best
in-running match service available on euro 2008.”
IG Sport will continue to offer a 0.2 spreads on total goals and goal
supremacy and a three point spread on shirts prior to kick-off of games. The
firm also offer over 200 in-running markets on all live televised games.

Note to Editors:

The IG Sport in-running spread cuts in full:

was now

Total goals 0.2 0.1
Goal supremacy 0.2 0.1
Shirt numbers 3.0 2.0
Time of goals 3.0 2.0
Team performance 6.0 5.0
Team mini-performance 3.0 2.0
Total goal minutes 10 8.0

Remember that spread betting is a leveraged product and can

result in losses that exceed your initial deposit

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LOS ANGELES, June 2 /PRNewswire/ — MatchMaster, associated with The David Beckham Academy, is the latest interactive soccer game that combines fun with fitness. This hand held soccer game tests the player’s ability to develop their performance by managing a daily schedule and teaching children how training, eating right and rest leads to better health and athletic performance.
Designed for children ages eight and up, MatchMaster is available exclusively nationwide at Wal-Mart. This lightweight, easy-to-use electronic game will be available in royal blue and sky blue with a retail price of $19.96. The game offers seven virtual soccer Games and four Infra Red games, allowing players to challenge others to become the ultimate MatchMaster.
“With over three million children in the US playing on soccer teams, the need for fitness education is prevalent,” said Sean Mumbray, founder of MatchMaster. “As an avid soccer fan, I realized the market had plenty of virtual pet Games but was lacking interactive, virtual sports games. Therefore, MatchMaster was created to merge my love of the sport with an informative game reinforcing the importance of a well-balanced life to improve athletic performance.”
Players must select their “Daily Routine Planner” during select time frames, which includes choosing meals, training and sleep to cultivate a stronger virtual player. These key elements encourage children to maintain a healthy “Lifeline”, which can be directly related to their daily lives, but in a fun and interactive way. The better coached player will perform at a higher level during the seven interactive training Games allowing them to accumulate more points. Once the player masters the training Games they can test their skills against another player using one of the four Infra Red challenges.
The launch of MatchMaster will be supported by an integrated marketing plan including a TV and digital advertising campaign with point-of-sale displays and visuals in Wal-Mart stores in June. A sweepstakes campaign will coincide with the launch and run through September 1, 2008 at midnight. The winners will be announced on September 15 with over 100 David Beckham Academy prizes totaling nearly $150,000.00. The sweepstake prizes range from a trip for ten to London to trips to Los Angeles and training courses at the David Beckham Academies. Details are available inside each package and online at .
The David Beckham Academy provides programs for young aspiring athletes aged 4-15 years old. The Academy teaches the importance of hard work, healthy living, team concepts and understanding the importance of having fun every time they step on the field.
“The Academy believes the MatchMaster game is a great soccer training aid for kids as it highlights the importance of a good diet, exercise and the need to train regularly to improve and maintain skills. This game is a fun way to learn what it takes to become a soccer player and allows kids to challenge their friends to matches,” said Betsy Pollard, General Manager of the David Beckham Academy.
“I felt it was a perfect match for the company since the David Beckham Academies provide the opportunity for children to learn how to play soccer while also being educated about proper nutrition and exercise,” said Mumbray.
MatchMaster is the first in a series of virtual sporting Games to hit the US market. Additional Games will be announced in the near future.
About MatchMaster
MatchMaster was founded in 2004 by Sean Mumbray in the United Kingdom. The first game launched by MatchMaster was an English version soccer game in which MatchMaster signed a license with the English Football Association (FA) just prior to the World Cup Finals in June 2006. MatchMaster Games now has a WW Patent across all major sports in the US and offers a large variety of handheld Games and toys.
The name for the company came about when Mumbray thought of sporting events and soccer matches and linked them together with Master. To Master the game you become the best and ultimately the MatchMaster. The company is based in Otford, Kent, United Kingdom and can be visited on the web at .
Contact:
Vanessa Kromer, Rogers and Cowan
(310) 854-8166

MatchMaster

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 28 /PRNewswire/ — While Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to duke it out for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Upper Deck Company is predicting a winner with the release of its “Presidential Predictor” parody cards. Today, the sports card leader unveiled the new baseball card, which depicts Hillary Clinton holding up Barack Obama in a victorious celebration. The setting for Upper Deck’s latest political parody was inspired by Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek hoisting up an elated Jonathan Papelbon following the final out of the 2007 Boston Red Sox World Series victory.
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“This has been a challenging initiative because the race for the Democratic nomination has been so, so close over the last few months,” said Kerri Stockholm, Upper Deck’s director of sports Marketing. “It was difficult to predict the winner just a few weeks ago, and even more difficult when we started. Ultimately, we wanted to depict both candidates emerging from a hard- fought race in a hopeful and positive manner.”
The insert card in question is just part of a second round of “Presidential Predictor” parody cards that Upper Deck originally launched in February. This second set of cards is randomly inserted in the company’s 2008 Upper Deck Baseball Series Two release. The cards, which hit store shelves in early June, will be inserted (on average) one in every six packs.
“The Presidential Predictor cards are both topical and objective,” said Stockholm. “With the momentum of the race changing almost every day, we wanted to wait as long as we could to represent the more likely scenario.”
Earlier this year, Upper Deck married the two hotbeds of debate — baseball and politics — by producing a very unique “Presidential Predictor” eight-card set. The illustrated parodies showed several of the top candidates in rare form by tying each of them to a pivotal moment or personality from baseball’s glorious history. Notable names in the first round of “Presidential Predictor” cards included Obama, John Edwards, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson.
Collectors who pull any of the Presidential Predictor cards from packs will have the opportunity to win a trip for two to throw out the “presidential” first pitch at an official Major League Baseball game during the 2009 season. They simply need to type in the static code(s) found on the backs of the cards at to gain entry into an Upper Deck Baseball sweepstakes. The top prize will be open to all collectors who register the trading card of the eventual Presidential winner.
About Upper Deck
Upper Deck is a premier sports and entertainment publishing company which delivers a portfolio of relevant, innovative and multi-dimensional product experiences to collectors, sports and entertainment enthusiasts. For more information on Upper Deck and its products please visit

Upper Deck Company

DALLAS, May 22 /PRNewswire/ — Today’s process of applying to college has become so tortured and demanding that many people — students, teachers, and experts — say the system is broken. Many question whether the process is fair, and whether or not it really serves the interests of parents, students, or the colleges themselves.
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The subject of college admissions also strikes at some of the most controversial issues facing this country: questions of race, wealth, privilege, and class.
In this Tuesday’s episode, “Dan Rather Reports” goes inside the process of college admissions. The program will bring you a seldom-seen look into an admissions committee meeting and Rather speaks with university presidents, guidance counselors, and students from two very different high schools.
One man has made it his mission to take on this system - a system he says has been taken over by billion dollar industries. “The commercialization of college admissions has created a crisis by undermining educational values,” said Lloyd Thacker of the Education Conservancy.
The pressure to get into a top-ranked school has driven some students to extremes, paying tens of thousands of dollars to coaches who help them market themselves properly in their college application process. At the same time, the commercialization of admissions has made it even harder for low-income students to compete in the admissions game, especially if they can’t afford costly tutors or SAT preparation.
Rather also speaks to some college presidents who agree it’s time to make a change.
“We’ve made a mess of it and we can do better,” said Doug Bennett, the president of Earlham College in Indiana. “We make some people very anxious about getting into college. Very well prepared students grow tremendously anxious. And we have a lot of other students — and I worry more about these [students] — who aren’t sure that college is right for them. Aren’t sure they can afford it. And then wind up not going at all.”
“Dan Rather Reports: The Admissions Game” premieres on HDNet, Tuesday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET with a re-air at 11:00 p.m. ET to accommodate West Coast Prime Time.
About HDNet
HDNet () provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming.
HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular, critically acclaimed original programming, including television’s only HD news feature programs “HDNet World Report,”"Dan Rather Reports” featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and “NASA on HDNet” (presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the NASCAR Camping World Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup re-broadcasts, boxing and premiere Mixed Martial Arts from “HDNet Fights;” behind-the-scenes sports news with “Inside the NHL” and “Inside MMA;” groundbreaking music programming with the HDNet Concert Series featuring leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas and more; and entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including “Deadline!,”"Art Mann Presents,” and “Get Out!” HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning “Arrested Development,”"The Black Donnellys,”"Star Trek: Enterprise,”"Dead Like Me,”"Smallville” and the hit series “Torchwood.”
HDNet Movies features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases — all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience.
Only HDNet Movies’ exclusive “Sneak Previews” bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies “Sneak Previews” have included the Academy Award nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” Toronto Film Festival nominee “The War Within,” and “Bubble,” the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include “Cashback,” written and produced by Sean Ellis, “Broken English,” from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed “Redacted” directed by Brian De Palma, and most recently, “Flawless,” starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore. Upcoming “Sneak Previews” include “Quid Pro Quo,” starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga, and “Finding Amanda” starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow, “Red” starring Brian Cox, “Special” starring Michael Rapaport, “Great Buck Howard” starring Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Tom Hanks, “Harlem Aria” starring Damon Wayans and “Humboldt County” starring Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich & Frances Conroy.
Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit .

HDNet

NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — MTV VOD goes to the movies! This year, for the first time ever, MTV () will create a special “2008 MTV movie Awards” () destination in its free VOD area that will help drive Movies On Demand orders for affiliate partners including Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable.
MTV will provide an unprecedented array of extras for its audience around nominated films that are also available to purchase at Movies On Demand. Special movie content includes making of “featurettes,” behind-the-scenes clips, music videos, and more from Juno, Sweeney Todd, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and No Country for Old Men. Other special content that will live in the free On Demand area includes extras from Iron Man, and Speed Racer, the best movie spoofs from the online UGC contest, the top nominated films from mtvU’s Best Filmmaker On Campus () Contest and full nominee packages for each of this year’s award categories.
“MTV Networks is innovating new ways to partner with distributors on VOD that provide significant added-value to their platforms while super-serving our audiences,” said Juliette Morris, SVP of Content Distribution and Marketing for MTV Networks. “This campaign drives incremental VOD revenues for our valued distribution and advertising partners, while simultaneously generating significant visibility of and deeper engagement around the MTV movie Awards. We are thrilled to deliver multiple benefits for our affiliate partners, our studio advertisers and our passionate movie-loving audience.”
“We are always exploring unique ways to work with our studio partners and build creative executions that resonate with our audience,” said John Shea, executive vice president of integrated marketing/brand partnership for the MTV Music Group. “Through the lens of innovation, MTV delivers great new viewing experiences for our audience through never before seen content on every platform imaginable, and VOD allows us to deliver on that notion.”
“Our customers love the control that video on-demand gives them to view what they want, when they want,” added Lauren LoFrisco, Time Warner Cable’s group vice president of Marketing Communications. “Now, you can go to one place to have ‘instant access’ to bonus footage unique to Time Warner customers and then easily order a movie all with the click of your remote.”
“This collaboration with MTV allows us to further illustrate the added value On DEMAND brings to Cox Digital Cable customers,” said Bob Nocera, director of marketing, new video services for Cox.
MTV is the most watched destination in the TV Entertainment On Demand category and is available in nearly 30 million VOD households.
About MTV
MTV is the dynamic, vibrant experiment at the intersection of music, creativity and youth culture. For over 26 years, MTV has evolved, challenged the norm, and detonated boundaries — giving each new generation a creative outlet and voice that entertains, informs and unites on every platform and screen. On-air, MTV has been the number one rated 24 hour ad-supported cable network P12-24 for 16 straight years. Online, MTV.com scored double-digit growth in 2007 and MTV launched ten dynamic online communities and six new virtual worlds. On the go, MTV Mobile is the #1 music brand in the wireless space — delivering 90% more streams than in 2006. And MTV’s successful sibling networks MTV2, mtvU and MTV Tr3s each deliver unprecedented customized content, super-serving music fans, college students and young American Latinos like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom , one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Wanna know more? Come on in … .
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