ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Vision Works Media Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VSWM) announces that wholly owned subsidiary New Screen Television, Inc. will launch the company's new TV service, New Screen TV, with a live simulcast screening of the award-winning documentary "Heroin Town" on Friday night at the Orlando Downtown Media Arts Center (DMAC) theater.
Rick Erikson, the company's General Manager, said, "We are doing something that nobody has ever done before - we are launching a TV channel with a live simulcast of our broadcast feed during the screening at downtown Orlando's premier independent film venue. The channel is literally going on the air for the first time at the same time the film is screening in the theatre." The film will be screening at Orlando's popular downtown independent film venue, the Downtown Media Arts Center (DMAC), a cutting-edge and well-loved venue dedicated to independent and critically acclaimed films.
To celebrate the launch of the channel, New Screen TV and Orlando Weekly are sponsoring all of the screenings of "Heroin Town" throughout the weekend. Filmgoers who attend any of the screenings on Friday, Saturday or Sunday will be able to attend for no charge. "New Screen TV and Orlando Weekly are picking up the price of admission, and we are happy to have as many attendees as possible," Erikson added. "Friday is going to be a great day for our company, and for independent film."
New Screen TV is launching at 7:30pm tomorrow, Friday, August 12th, utilizing WRCF-TV Channel 29 Orlando as its broadcast platform. New Screen Television, Inc. controls WRCF-TV Channel 29.
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