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.
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