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It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 The WB's "Smallville: Chloe Chronicles," to Air Exclusively on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and AOL for Broadband Beginning April 29 at AOL Keyword: Smallville America Online See AOL. , Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television is the television production and distribution arm of Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment and The CW Television Network (in which Warner has a 50% ownership stake). and The WB Television Network have teamed up to create new AOL-exclusive original promotional programming surrounding The WB's and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Television's hit series "Smallville." This series of two- to four-minute episodic video segments will focus on Clark Kent's friend Chloe Sullivan Chloe Ann Sullivan is a fictional character from the television series Smallville, played by Allison Mack. Chloe was introduced by the show's creators to be a "Lois Lane archetype" (but not Lois herself). (played by Allison Mack) as she investigates suspicious happenings around the town of Smallville. Beginning April 29 and continuing through May 20, a new "Chloe Chronicles" video will launch each week on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (ET), immediately following "Smallville" on The WB. These vignettes, best viewed through AOL for Broadband, can only be seen on AOL Television at AOL Keyword: Smallville. The "Chloe Chronicles" video segments will follow the curious Chloe as she tries to solve the mysteries of Smallville--featuring events that are related to the show's plot line, including hidden messages and clues to upcoming episodes. This "companion programming" is designed to give viewers further insight into the plot and characters of "Smallville," adding an additional layer to the mythology in each of the weekly episodes. "We're delighted to team with Warner Bros. Television and The WB to offer this 'Smallville' content to our members," said Patricia Karpas, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Television. "This type of high-quality companion programming is at the heart of our mission -- to offer AOL and AOL for Broadband members unique and compelling ways to experience their favorite television shows. This is also an exciting example of how AOL Television can help networks tap into and build loyal audiences for their shows." Added Lisa Gregorian, Senior Vice President, Television, Warner Bros. Marketing Services, "The 'Chloe Chronicles' are a great way for Warner Bros. Television to extend the 'Smallville' experience and to complement the intriguing, compelling stories established by the series' executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar Miles Millar (born c. 1970) is a screenwriter and producer. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and was Chairman of Cambridge University Conservative Association.[1] . Our goal is to create companion programming that offers new and exciting ways to engage the audience, just as music videos did for record promotion." Suzanne Kolb, Executive Vice President, Marketing, The WB, said, "The WB is always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new and innovative ways to promote our shows. The partnership with Warner Bros. Television and AOL presents a great way to increase viewer investment in 'Smallville.'" This project represents the latest collaboration between AOL Television, Warner Bros. Television and The WB supporting "Smallville." Most recently, AOL Television celebrated Christopher Reeve's guest appearance on "Smallville" with online companion features that provided added insight into Reeve's character--including an exclusive sneak peek of the fictional Time magazine cover and article seen in the show in which Reeve's character was honored as "Man of the Year." The companies also teamed up for a sweepstakes in which the winner would be "drawn in" to an upcoming D.C. Comics "Smallville" comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. . In addition, AOL Television offered an exclusive message from villain Lionel Luthor to the residents of Smallville that couldn't be seen anywhere else. With realistic portrayals and state-of-the-art special effects, "Smallville" reinterprets the Superman mythology from its roots. "Smallville" stars Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, Sam Jones III as Pete Ross, Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan, John Glover as Lionel Luthor with Annette O'Toole as Martha Kent and John Schneider as Jonathan Kent. The series was developed for television by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar ("Shanghai Knights"), based on the DC Comics characters This is a list of characters owned or published primarily by DC Comics. Note that most, but not all, of these characters exist within the DC Universe; some listed are part of the Wildstorm Universe, others of Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line, and others are characters from . The executive producers are Gough and Millar, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola and Ken Horton. Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. "Smallville" airs Tuesdays (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) on The WB Network and is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions and Warner Bros. Television. About AOL Entertainment /America Online, Inc. AOL Entertainment, a part of America Online, Inc., delivers a wide range of programming, products and services across the entertainment spectrum including games, movies, music, radio, sports, television, and ticketing. AOL Entertainment provides unique and compelling ways for the Internet's largest and most engaged audience to experience exclusive premieres, get the latest news and reviews, access their favorite celebrities and even behind-the-scenes, and interact with fans from around the world. AOL Entertainment provides programming to AOL's flagship service, Broadband service, and leading web properties. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.042803/bb8 |
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