20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Announces Production and Distribution Partnership with UrbanWorks Entertainment.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- UrbanWorks Highly Successful "Platinum Comedy Series" To Initiate Venture Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and UrbanWorks Entertainment, the premier independent urban home entertainment studio, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop, produce and distribute urban themed comedy DVD's branded under UrbanWorks hugely successful "Platinum Comedy Series." Under the terms of the agreement Fox plans to take over distribution of two of UrbanWorks "Platinum Comedy Series" comedy titles starring Cedric The Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles on April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian. Biography Personal life n 1992, he made his first TV appearance on It's Showtime at the Apollo. and Steve Harvey
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D.L. Hughley and Mo'Nique. The announcement was made by
UrbanWorks' President Jeff Clanagan and John Scott, V.P. of
Acquisitions for Fox Home Entertainment. It is expected that in the
future, the relationship will explore the development of other urban
themed content including films.
"The Platinum Comedy Series" has sold over 1 million units, currently making it the most successful comedy line on the market on par with Def Comedy Jam Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show has returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. . This is a natural evolution for the company," said Clanagan. "Fox will be a great partner for us and this new venture will further solidify UrbanWorks as the preeminent studio in urban entertainment." Scott added, "This deal reflects our commitment to the urban community and comedy genre. UrbanWorks has a proven track record and at Fox, we know how to pick a winner. Because of our win-win attitudes, this relationship can only result in major success for the both of us." Under the terms of the agreement, Fox will co-fund all of the development, production and retail marketing for new original "Platinum Comedy" titles. UrbanWorks will spearhead talent procurement, creative development, consumer marketing and production. The companies will also seek to exploit the comedy shows in other entertainment media domestically and internationally including television and Video on Demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ). Both companies will share in the profits from the venture. About UrbanWorks Entertainment UrbanWorks Entertainment is the premier diversified independent full service studio that is dedicated to the production, acquisition, and brand management of quality content to be marketed directly to the urban audience. Established in 2001 by producer Jeff Clanagan, UrbanWorks has risen to the top of the Urban Home Video market in just three years. They are the force behind the marketing and distribution of urban themed content from brands such as BET, Nike, Master P and The Source Magazine. UrbanWorks is gearing up to release its first theatrical film, Beauty Shop starring Mo'Nique in October 2004. Also, UrbanWorks President, Jeff Clanagan has produced and executive produced critically acclaimed DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. premier titles including Lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has (Columbia tri-star), Civil Brand (Lions Gate). Visit www.urbanworksent.com for more information. About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. and DVD as well as video acquisitions and original productions for the U.S. and Canada. Each year the Company introduces hundreds of new and newly repackaged products, which it services to more than 70,000 retail outlets - from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout North America. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a Fox Entertainment Group company. |
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