Ubiquity Studios Executive Producing Showtime Drama Series From Ron Shelton, Coach Phil Jackson, and LA Lakers Executive Jeanie Buss
Project to Take Behind-the-Scene Look at Professional Basketball Franchise
(firmenpresse) - IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/11/13 -- Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation (OTCQB: UBIQ) today announced that it is part of an all-star team, including Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup), Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis under Street Reason Entertainment, Phil Jackson, Kurt Rambis, Andrew Trapani, Brian Gilbert, of Nine/8 Entertainment, and Brett Tomberlin of Ubiquity Studios, which is developing and producing a SHOWTIME project taking a peek behind the scenes of a professional basketball franchise.
Jeanie Buss, Sr. V.P., Los Angeles Lakers, said that, "We are looking forward to developing this drama for Showtime with Ron Shelton, who knows how to create intriguing complex characters with stories set in the back drop of professional sports."
Shelton is represented by John Mass at Oasis Media Group and attorney Don Steele. Buss, Jackson, Rambis and Tomberlin are represented by Alexa Pagonas of Michael Black Management. Nine/8 is represented by Allison Binder of Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder. The project was packaged by Todd Berger of Creative Media.
Chris Carmichael, CEO of Ubiquity Broadcasting, added that "Ubiquity Studios is committed to developing and working quality projects, and we are pleased to be part of this production."
"Showtime will be an excellent home to reveal the excitement, drama and fun behind the scenes of a national sports franchise," said Brett Tomberlin, V.P. of Development and Production, Ubiquity Studios. "I am excited to be working with David Nevins, as well as with Ron, Jeanie, and Phil who will help us make this show a slam dunk for the audience."
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel™. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.
Ubiquity Studios employs a team of creative personnel, utilizing the world-class technology of its parent company, Ubiquity Broadcasting Corp. to deliver unparalleled quality content. Designed from the ground up for Digital Cinema Production and with the digital lifestyle in mind, Ubiquity's 30,000 square foot digital media production facility is based in the rapidly growing research center in Irvine CA. Well positioned between LA's booming film and television industry and San Diego's expanding telecommunications research centers, Ubiquity Studios are a complete digital cinema solution and is ready for professional quality production of feature films, broadcast television properties and digital media. For more information, visit
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Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation is a privately-held Delaware corporation focused on the intersection of cloud based cross platform applications synchronized across all screens for enhancing the digital lifestyle. With its corporate office in Irvine, CA, and its own studio operations, Ubiquity is developing ubiquitous digital applications and digital content in connection with its intellectual property. Ubiquity's technology is seamless, simplistic, and extremely intuitive.
On March 5, 2013 Ubiquity entered into a merger agreement with Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation, a publicly-held Nevada corporation (OTCQB: UBIQ) (the "Public Company"). Upon satisfaction of all closing conditions, Ubiquity will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Company (the "Proposed Transaction"). As of the date of this release, the Proposed Transaction has not been completed. Although Ubiquity anticipates that the Proposed Transaction will be completed, there is no guarantee that the closing conditions will be satisfied, nor that the Proposed Transaction will be completed.
Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation is an emerging broadcasting & media technologies company, that owns a portfolio of intellectual property relating to Internet, Social Media and Cloud-Based applications, where it also owns and operates an in-house, state-of-the-art production facility. For more information go to .
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