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FremantleMedia Enterprises and Dave Networks Launch New Official Website for "The Price Is Right"
New Online Portal Brings Videos, Games, Social Network and More to Fans
| Source: DAVE.TV
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2007) - FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the
commercial licensing division of FremantleMedia -- one of the largest
international creators and producers of program brands in the world, has
partnered with leading television social community portal developer, DAVE Networks, to launch
www.priceisright.com, the new official website for the longest-running game
show in television history, "The Price Is Right."
"With new host Drew Carey, 'The Price Is Right' enters a whole new era
complete with an immersive online digital experience and community to
complement the show and serve the fans," says Jason Turner, Director of
Interactive for FME. "Through our partnership with DAVE Networks, we can
now deliver a Web 2.0 community, functionality and user interactivity like
never before."
The official "The Price Is Right" website will now bring online users a
host of exciting games, behind-the-scenes videos, Bob Barker's Classic
Moments, Drew's Video Blog and much, much more. The site will also feature
a community where fans can create profiles, blog about their favorite game
show, and talk to other members through the site's message boards and
internal messaging system.
"FremantleMedia is one of the biggest producers of hit television game
shows such as 'The Price Is Right,' and DAVE Networks is proud to have the
opportunity to partner with them," says Rex Wong, CEO of DAVE Networks.
"This new video community portal provides the show with loads of fun and
extra interactivity for fans."
www.priceisright.com is powered by DAVE Networks' S.O.C.I.A.L. platform
that allows content producers such as FremantleMedia to quickly, easily and
cost effectively build and launch complete video portal sites with complete
social networking functionality. Features include blogs, message boards,
profiles, friends, groups and much more.
About FremantleMedia Enterprises
FremantleMedia Enterprises is the content exploitation arm of
FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution
and Home Entertainment. It is a division of FremantleMedia, one of the
world's largest creators, producers, distributors and licensors of
programme brands in over 40 territories worldwide.
About FremantleMedia North America
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is a division of global media giant
FremantleMedia. Based in Burbank, California, FMNA currently produces some
of the most innovative and highest-rated entertainment on television,
including the Emmy-nominated musical/reality phenomenon "American Idol"
(FOX), "The Next Great American Band" (FOX), "America's Got Talent" (NBC),
"American Inventor" (ABC), "Thank God You're Here" (NBC), "The Janice
Dickinson Modeling Agency" (Oxygen), "Property Ladder" (TLC), "Family Feud"
(syndicated), "Temptation" (syndicated), "Million Dollar Password" (CBS),
and the longest-running game show in television history, "The Price Is
Right" (CBS).
About FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia is one of the largest international creators and producers
of entertainment brands in the world with leading prime time drama, serial
drama, entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40
countries worldwide.
FremantleMedia is a subsidiary of RTL Group, Europe's largest television
and radio broadcast company, which is 90% owned by Bertelsmann AG, an
integrated media and entertainment company that commands leading positions
in the world's media markets.
For further information, visit http://www.fremantlemedia.com.
About DAVE Networks
DAVE Networks, Inc. is the first provider of an integrated video
distribution and social community platform designed to ignite brands.
DAVE's S.O.C.I.A.L. platform allows content owners and producers to
quickly, easily and cost effectively build and launch complete video portal
sites with complete social networking functionality. DAVE S.O.C.I.A.L.
platform customers include ABC, CBS, MGM, Oxygen and many more. For more
information, please visit www.davenw.com.