VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 5, 2024
/CNW/ - Network Media Group Inc. and Network
Entertainment Inc. (TSXV: NTE) (OTC: NETWF) ("Network" or "the
Company") are pleased to announce that The CW Television
Network has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with
Network Entertainment for its library of acclaimed feature
documentary films under the I AM banner. In
addition, the agreement includes the production and delivery of
three new I AM titles that will make their global
premieres on The CW Network, one of America's major broadcast
networks that delivers primetime entertainment programming and
reaches 100% of U.S. television households.
Network Entertainment's slate of I AM films
began in 2012 with I Am Bruce Lee and has grown to
15 films, with the three newly commissioned CW films expanding the
library even further. The I AM brand is firmly
established as the world's most celebrated feature documentary
franchise focusing on the lives and legacies of global cultural
icons.
Derik Murray, Founder and CEO of
Network Entertainment stated, "As a leader in pop culture
programming, The CW Network is the quintessential partner for our
celebrated I AM series of films. Our partnership
validates the long-term value and importance of producing
world-class legacy productions with timeless appeal. We're looking
forward to collaborating with The CW team to produce the three new
feature docs already commissioned and beyond, and continuing to
celebrate the lives of several new icons in our I
AM format."
As part of a new movie night on The CW, the network launched
the I AM series with I Am Burt
Reynolds, followed by the release of I
AM films on Chris Farley,
Paul Walker, and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
ABOUT THE CW
The CW Network, LLC is one of America's major broadcast networks
and reaches 100% of US television households. The CW delivers 15
hours of primetime entertainment programming per week in addition
to over 300 hours of sports per year as the broadcast home to LIV
Golf, ACC football and basketball games, "Inside the NFL," WWE NXT
beginning in 2024 and NASCAR Xfinity Series beginning in 2025. The
fully ad-supported CW App, with more than 96 million downloads to
date, is available for free to consumers on all major platforms and
is home to the latest episodes and seasons of The CW's primetime
programming, live streaming of LIV Golf tournaments and a library
of entertaining film and television content for on-demand viewing.
The CW is 75%-owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), a
leading diversified media company and largest CW affiliate group
with 42 CW and CW Plus affiliates, covering 39% of the population.
For more information about The CW, please
visit www.cwtv.com.
ABOUT NETWORK
ENTERTAINMENT
Network Entertainment is a creatively driven boutique film and
television production company that develops, finances and produces
award-winning programming for television networks, streaming
digital platforms, and movie audiences around the world.
Network was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Feature
Documentary for its Muhammad Ali
documentary, Facing Ali, and recent releases include
the Sidney Poitier documentary, Sidney, produced by
Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, for Apple TV+ which premiered
at TIFF and has won numerous awards, the electric four-part
docu-series PUNK, executive produced by legendary
fashion designer John Varvatos and
punk pioneer Iggy Pop which made its
U.S. premiere on EPIX; The Age of A.I., an eight-part
series in partnership with host and executive producer Robert Downey Jr., which launched on YouTube
Originals and has attracted 45 million views and counting, and are
now filming a feature documentary on ground-breaking musical artist
Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone, in partnership with MRC
Non-Fiction, which is directed by four-time Grammy- and Academy
Award-winning Director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and was acquired
by Disney's Onyx Collective.
For additional information on Network Entertainment Inc.,
visit www.networkentertainment.ca
SOURCE Network Entertainment Inc.
