BARCELONA, Spain, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Private Media
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRVT) a worldwide leader in
premium-quality adult entertainment products, today announced that
the company is expanding its VOD (Video-On-Demand) offering by
signing a partnership France's AB
Groupe to supply their VOD website www. xxltv. fr with Private's
premium quality content.
Available to consumers via Free IPTV France, and launched in
2010, XXL is a dedicated adult cinema television channel. The new
deal will provide the channel with a wide array of Private's titles
including its best selling big budget blockbuster titles.
Private Media Group has been supplying AB Groupe with content
for over a decade via the Free IPTV network. Private
currently has 100% coverage throughout France and the new deal with XXL will continue
to significantly improve revenue generation through increased
exposure and premier positioning.
Private Media Group's CEO & Chairman Berth Milton
commented, "This combination of three market leaders joining
forces to deliver a premiere user experience and access to the best
adult content available today is a win-win for everyone. As we
continue to expand our footprint in France and Europe as a whole, we expect this to
significantly add to revenues in the coming year."
About AB Groupe
The AB Groupe is a French business group in the field of
broadcasting. It was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a music production company, and
in 1987 went into the world of television.
About Iliad Group
The Iliad Group is a major player in the French
telecommunications and Internet access market via its subsidiaries
Free and Alice (4,534,000 Broadband subscribers as of 31 December 2010), One.Tel (fixed telephony
providers), as well as Free Mobile. The Iliad Group is listed on
Euronext Paris under the ticker ILD.
About Private Media Group
Founded in 1965, NASDAQ listed Private Media Group is a
brand-driven world leader in adult entertainment, operating a
global content distribution network with a wide range of platforms
including; the Internet, broadcasting via cable, satellite, digital
TV and IPTV on 194 platforms in 42 countries, mobile content
delivery via 114 network operators in 37 countries and retail sale
of DVDs and magazines. Private Media Group owns the worldwide
rights to its extensive archive of high-quality content, and also
licenses its Private and "Silver Girls" trademarks internationally
for a select range of products and services. Private is the world's
preferred content provider of adult entertainment to consumers
anywhere, at any time and across all distribution platforms and
devices.
Corporate site: prvt.com, consumer site: private. com
Disclaimer
This release contains, in addition to historical information,
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the
Company's current judgments of those issues. However, because those
statements are forward-looking and apply to future events, they are
subject to such risks and uncertainties, which could lead to
results materially different than anticipated by the Company.
For further information please contact:
Leslie Amadio
Head of Corporate Communications
Private Media Group
Tel + 1 708 577 3022
leslie.amadio@private.com
SOURCE Private Media Group, Inc.