Image Entertainment Sets Date for Lewis Black's Live Pay-Per-View and Video On Demand Special "OLD YELLER"
The First Ever Live Comedy Special to Air Simultaneously on All PPV and VOD Carriers on August 24, 2013
(firmenpresse) - LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/01/13 -- Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, has set the date for the Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) Mega Comedy Event . This will be the first ever live comedy special to air simultaneously on all cable, satellite and telco platforms including Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, DirecTV, Dish, Cablevision, Charter Communications, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS and many others. The show premiers live on Saturday, August 24th at 9:30 PM EDT, followed by replays on those platforms. It is presented in both SD and HD.
In his ninth comedy special, Lewis Black tears into a country that is going nowhere at the speed of light. weaves the riotous tale of a country that is so strung out on ADD that it can't see straight. In his rabid attack, Mr. Black even turns on himself -- and his entire generation. From cable television to the computer, from Facebook to Twitter, Mr. Black rages about the prison we've insanely created for ourselves. He snarls at the country's failure to find alternative energy sources while creating cell phones out of the realm of science fiction. He mauls our nation's leaders for their laughably inept handling of social security and health care. As Mr. Black puts it, "What are you going to do when the Democrats are dumb, the Republicans are stupid and the Tea Party doesn't even know what day it is?" He takes what makes us crazy and makes it funny. It's a night of live comedy you won't forget... "but if you do, it's probably because you're taking a drug that lowers your cholesterol," he adds.
The announcement was made today by Image Entertainment's Chief Acquisition Officer, Bill Bromiley.
"We are proud to be the first to debut this groundbreaking comedy special simultaneously live on all cable and satellite providers," said Bromiley. "Audiences will have even more of an opportunity to see for themselves the genius of Lewis' comedy."
The deal was negotiated by Bromiley, Jonathan Saba, the executive in charge of production, and Michael Bayer on behalf of Image Entertainment and Jim Gosnell, President and CEO of APA, and Loan Dang on behalf of Lewis Black.
"We are excited to be a part of this comedy special that will utilize a largely untapped mode of distribution for standup," said Gosnell. "This event will revolutionize the way audiences see live comedy, and there's no doubt comedians will follow in its footsteps."
Receiving critical acclaim as a stand-up, actor and author, Lewis Black has performed for audiences throughout The United States. Lewis got his first big break in comedy back in 1996 when he created the segment Back in Black for Comedy Central's The Daily Show. It became one of the most popular and longest running segments on the show and also created a long and successful relationship with the network. His popular appearances on Comedy Central helped to win him Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards in 2001. In 2007 he won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for The Carnegie Hall Performance and in 2011, his second for Stark Raving Black. His most recent release, In God We Rust (Comedy Central Records) was nominated for a Grammy.
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) is a premier independent licensee and distributor of entertainment content and programming in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia with over 5,300 exclusive titles. RLJE is a leader in numerous genres via its owned and distributed brands such as Acorn (British TV), Image (stand-up comedy, feature films), One Village (urban), Acacia (fitness), Slingshot (faith), Athena (educational), Criterion (art films) and Madacy (gift sets). These titles are distributed in multiple formats including DVD, Blu-Ray, digital download, digital streaming, broadcast television (including satellite and cable), theatrical and non-theatrical.
Via its majority-owned subsidiary Agatha Christie Limited ("ACL"), RLJE manages the intellectual property and publishing rights to some of the greatest works of mystery fiction, including stories of the iconic sleuths Miss Marple and Poirot. And through its direct-to-consumer business, RLJE has direct contacts and billing relationships with millions of consumers.
RLJE leverages its management experience to acquire, distribute, and monetize existing and original content for its many distribution channels, including its nascent branded digital subscription channels, and engages distinct audiences with programming that appeals directly to their unique viewing interests. RLJE has proprietary e-commerce web sites for the Acorn and Acacia brands, and owns the recently launched Acorn TV digital subscription service.
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