New York, NY November 3 –Clear Channel Entertainment Television (CCETV) announced today its international initiatives for the distribution of its CCE originated TV programming and home video programs. These initiatives will be headed by Joe Townley, President of CCETV and Steve
Sterling, Senior Vice President, CCETV working directly with a wide range of CCE’s content driven Divisions as well as the company’s unique marketing resources. The announcement was made today by Bruce Eskowitz, President of Clear Channel Entertainment Properties.
The Company’s international distribution strategy intends to capitalize on all media rights opportunities resulting from the more than 32,000 events CCE produces and promotes annually, as well as further servicing the objectives of artists, managers, labels and other live event creators. The company has also included a global television distribution strategy on rights for all Clear Channel Entertainment and Clear Channel Entertainment Television originated productions. The division will be working directly as both a program licensor and a supplier to specialty third party distribution partners in addition to serving other international distribution channels. CCETV will also be overseeing the global strategy for distribution of Clear Channel Entertainment TV’s home video properties.
Since the division’s inception in 1999, CCETV has been distributing a broad range of its sports event programming output internationally. The new strategy for its global TV and home video distribution initiatives builds on the success the company has already established in this area
and reflects a major new expansion in applying CCE’s resources and relationships toward entertainment content as well. Prestigious properties such as the US Open Tennis Championships and the Boston Marathon are among the number of programs distributed worldwide under the direction of Dennis Spencer, Managing Director, International, CCETV.
Mr. Eskowitz states ‘This move, headed by Joe Townley and Steve Sterling, will draw on the multi-faceted assets of CCE worldwide, and follows a plan to which we are now focused on and committed to providing event producers, artists, labels and programmers greater value in content.’
Sterling and Spencer are looking toward locking down a number of International distribution deals at the upcoming 2005 NATPE and MIP-TV Conventions, where CCETV will be placing its output of upcoming properties, including the wide range of content genres produced by the Company. This includes live music events, Broadway or West End shows, touring shows, family entertainment shows, arts & cultural exhibitions as well as specialized sports and motor sports events.
Joe Townley continues ‘We are excited to bring our diverse range of production values and programming expertise to TV buyers and DVD distributors worldwide. This marks an exciting time for both Clear Channel Entertainment and CCETV in creating opportunities for our content worldwide.’
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