HD Leader NME Signs Exclusive Worldwide Deal for Classic and Award-Winning Film and TV Titles |
For the First Time on HD, Now Available on NME's HD Bundle Box, Feature
Length Movies, including Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book,' 'Sudden
Death,' 'Instant Love,' 'Wilma' and Many More.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Medium Enterprises
(NME) (OTC Bulletin Board: NMEN), provider of the affordable, high-quality
HD VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) format, today announced their exclusive
worldwide distribution deal with SFM Entertainment LLC (SFM). The deal
calls for the release of rare and classic film and TV titles never before
seen in HD on NME's Bundle Box, including Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle
Book," "Sudden Death" starring Robert Conrad, "Instant Love," "Wilma," "Bud
Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory," "Bud Greenspan Remembers
the 1936 Olympics," and the four tele-features based upon the Emmy-winning
TV series "Cagney & Lacey." This deal represents a deeper partnership that
will expand to include SFM's library releasing through NME's HD VMD format
throughout 2008 - solidifying NME's position as a low-cost HD alternative.
Through NME's HD VMD Bundle Box, SFM has found a dynamic and consumer
friendly way to release its classic and never before seen titles on HD for
the first time. SFM, a world leader in film, television and new media
distribution, represents a renowned library of titles ranging from "A
Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," to "Rowan
& Martin's Laugh-In" and "The Joey Bishop Show."
Utilizing their proprietary red laser technology, NME offers consumers
an inexpensive HD playback solution that lets them continue to view and
even enhance their existing DVD collection. NME's HD VMD format is far more
economical for studios and content rights holders, and its HD player is the
lowest priced on the market. As a result, NME's HD products have become
widely popular around the world and are now poised to make a major impact
on the American marketplace in 2008.
"It's an honor for NME to be releasing SFM's legendary titles on our HD
VMD Bundle Box," said Yelena Popovic, Executive VP of US Operations for
NME. "Bringing those classic and never before released film and TV titles
to consumers worldwide in our HD format is an excellent demonstration of
our versatile, high-quality technology."
"NME's incredible quality and dedication to making HD affordable for
all consumers makes this deal a win for everyone," added Michael Maizes,
Senior Vice President and CFO of SFM Entertainment. "Through our
partnership with NME, we've found a state-of-the-art HD format to bring our
classic film and TV titles to consumers in the U.S. and around the world."
Other movie titles being considered for release by SFM through NME's HD
VMD Bundle Box include: Academy Award-Winning "The Hellstrom Chronicle,"
"Murph the Surph," Monkees of Bandapur" and "Get Rollin.'" The two
companies plan to follow-up these releases with a HD VMD Bundle Box of
classic television shows constituting of "Real McCoys," "Make Room for
Daddy," "Adventures of Jim Bowie," and many others.
Currently, NME products are sold in the U.S. through retail outlets
including PC Rush, and are also available at http://www.nmestore.com.
SFM's catalog of DVD and Video licensed products are sold worldwide,
and its television shows are aired domestically and internationally.
New Medium Enterprises is based in Los Angeles and London.
SFM Entertainment is based in New York City.
About NME
New Medium Enterprises Inc. is listed on the OTC BB exchange in the
U.S. under the symbol NMEN. NME's HD VMD drives offer the world's first
affordable format in true High Definition based on current red laser
technology and the existing DVD industrial infrastructure. Incorporating
break-through optical storage capacity, red laser-based players, the HD VMD
file format, copyright encryption, authoring tools and compression
technologies, NME is providing the only high-quality and high-value
offering for the consumer electronics market. For additional information
about NME, please visit: http://www.nmeinc.com
About SFM
SFM Entertainment LLC is the number one advertiser oriented provider of
television programming on a national basis. It now operates independently
after having been part of SFM Media which was the United States' second
largest media buying company before it was sold to the French-based Havas
Company. SFM has pioneered different media vehicles for a variety of
advertisers that has given the company a reputation of being one of the
most innovative companies in the advertising and programming business. It
has executive produced and distributed numerous television series, specials
and mini-series. For more information, please visit: http://www.sfment.com.
Press Contact:
The Rose Group
Robbie McKay & Marc Feuerstein
robbie@therosegrp.com, marc@therosegrp.com
310.280.3710
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