Alliance Adds Four New Movies from Citadel Entertainment to its Fiscal 1999 Slate.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1998--Alliance Communications (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. .A) (ME: AAC.A) (TSE: AAC.B) (ME: AAC.B) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ALLIF) -- David R. Ginsburg, Alliance Communications' President of Filmed Entertainment, has announced that the company has received orders from American broadcasters for an additional four television movies to be delivered in fiscal 1999. Today's announcement brings to five the number of projects ordered by major U.S. broadcasters under the Citadel label (Beauty for CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. was previously announced). Alliance acquired Citadel Entertainment last fall. This addition of 8 hours of prime time drama to Alliance's TV slate raises the total of new television production to 182 hours, one month into the company's new fiscal year. These movies for television will be shot in a variety of locations in the U.S. and Canada. THIRST (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ) An environmental thriller starring Adam Arkin (Chicago Hope) as the head of a water processing facility who battles bureaucratic ineptitude and widespread panic when a parasite sweeps through the city's water supply. Thirst also stars Joely Fisher (Ellen) and Giancarlo Esposito (Five Desperate Hours). Thirst is produced by Citadel Entertainment, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control in association with The Kaufman Company. Paul A. Kaufman is the executive producer. Shot in Los Angeles. Alliance distributes worldwide. EMMA'S WISH (CBS) A fantasy in which a 75 year old woman's wish comes true to become thirty five again, so she can meet and befriend her estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. daughter, starring Joanna Kerns, (See Jane Run). Emma's Wish is produced by Citadel Entertainment, LLC in association with The Kaufman Company. Paul A. Kaufman is the executive producer. Shot in Los Angeles. Alliance distributes worldwide. FORGET ME NEVER (CBS) The true story of a young woman who is struggling with Alzheimer's; starring Marlo Thomas. Forget Me Never is executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Alliance distributes worldwide. CARA CARA Chicago Area Runners Association CARA Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (Washington, DC) CARA Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica CARA Classification and Rating Administration CARA (HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy ) A woman is set up to take the fall for the planned assassination of Nelson Mandela. Cara Cara is produced by Jeff Morton and David Lancaster. Shot in Ontario. Alliance distributes worldwide. This brings the total number of television movies and mini-series which Alliance is delivering in fiscal 1999 to 16, (34 hours). This is in addition to 128 hours of drama series plus 40 half hours of animation previously announced for the current fiscal year. Alliance Communications Corporation is a global producer, distributor and broadcaster of filmed entertainment. Headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Vancouver, London, Los Angeles, Paris and Shannon, Alliance trades in Toronto and Montreal under the symbol AAC and on NASDAQ under ALLIF. The Alliance web site is http://www.alliance.ca. CONTACT: Alliance Communications Corporation Rose Mangone, 416/967-1174 or DDA LA Steve Belgard, 213/954-5858 or DDA LA David Gibbs, 213/954-5858 or DDA UK Sharon Ward, 171/439-6391 |
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