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ABC Television Network Orders IDT Entertainment's Masters of Science Fiction Series for 2006/2007 Broadcast Season; Series to Highlight Works from Acclaimed Science Fiction Authors.


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 Entertainment's drama series MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series, created by the same creators as Masters of Horror. The show debuted on ABC on August 4 2007 at 10PM for a run of four episodes. , which will feature works from some of the most well known authors of science fiction. Negotiations are underway to include works from Isaac Asimov (author of "I Robot" and "Nightfall"), Ray Bradbury ("The Martian Chronicles," "Fahrenheit 451"), Harlan Ellison ("A Boy and His Dog," "Jeffty is Five Jeffty Is Five is a fantasy short story written by Harlan Ellison. It was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1977, then was included in his short story collection Shatterday three years later. "), and Robert Heinlein ("The Puppet Masters," "Stranger in a Strange Land"). IDT Entertainment, in association with Industry Entertainment, will produce a minimum of six one-hour episodes of the series. IDT Entertainment is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:IDT, IDT.C) an international telecom, entertainment, and technology company.

"We're delighted that MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION has found a broadcast home on ABC's primetime lineup," said John Hyde, COO of IDT Entertainment. "ABC ABC
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Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928.
 is the perfect venue for these interpretations of science fiction's seminal literary voices."

"With IDT Entertainment and Industry bringing such high-end talent, we're very excited about this anthology," said Quinn Taylor, ABC Senior Vice President, Movies and Miniseries. "We've been trying to put together this kind of series because it has great potential to become appointment television."

Writer Michael Tolkin ("The Rapture," "The Player") will adapt and direct one episode. Discussions are underway to feature such works as "The Discarded" by Harlan Ellison, "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov, and for Ray Bradbury to adapt his own "Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury. It was originally published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in August, 1949. It was also included in the short-story collection S is for Space. ."

"We are excited by the response we're getting from the creative community," says Industry Entertainment partner Keith Addis. "We are in advanced discussions with distinguished screenwriters and directors to bring the works of these science fiction icons to a broad audience in the most compelling and entertaining way."

Production on the series will begin this May in Vancouver. IDT Entertainment will handle worldwide sales and home entertainment distribution of MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION.

Morris Berger, Steve Brown and John Hyde are executive producers for IDT Entertainment. Industry Entertainment's Keith Addis, Brad Mendelsohn, and Andrew Deane are executive producers and Ben Browning and Adam Goldworm are co-producers.

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Important Note: In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those with the words "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate, "target" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent IDT's current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those described in IDT's most recent report on SEC Form 10-K Form 10-K

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 of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings IDT may make with the SEC.
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