News from Rainbow Media
BOSTON, MA, November 10, 2008 – At today’s CTAM Summit, Rainbow Media announced several programming and brand initiatives further demonstrating its industry leadership and commitment to creating groundbreaking original programming.
Rainbow Media’s CTAM Summit booth #2116 will showcase its popular and well known entertainment brands AMC, IFC, WE tv, VOOM HD Networks and the Sundance Channel, and highlight its advances and vision for its video on demand, day-and-date services and original HD VOD offerings.
The following announcements are part of Rainbow’s 2008 CTAM Summit for Monday, November 10:
MONDAY CTAM SUMMIT NEWS
CTAM Summit Announcement from the Sundance Channel:
SUNDANCE CHANNEL’s "ART WEEK" CELEBRATES A WIDE RANGE OF ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK IN NINE DOCUMENTARY FILMS, INCLUDING THREE U.S. PREMIERES
Airs Monday, December 22nd – Sunday, December 28th At 7:00pm ET/PT
Sundance Channel celebrates art in December with "Art Week," seven nights of documentary films spotlighting a range of artists and their work. Comprised of nine films, the lineup surveys a range of artistic disciplines, from painting, sculpture and photography to experimental film, sound-based art and performance art. The series includes three U.S. television premieres: Mary Jordan’s Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis; Esther Robinson’s A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory; and Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s Walk With Us. Completing the "Art Week" lineup are Jean-Claude Luyat and Guillaume Bonn’s Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond; Peter Rosen’s Who Gets to Call It Art?; Jace Judelson’s Tina Barney: Social Studies; James Crump’s Art From the Arctic; Olivo Barbieri’s Site Specific short film series; and Jennifer Baichwal’s Manufactured Landscapes. "Art Week" airs Monday, December 22nd through Sunday, December 28th at 7:00pm et/pt.
CTAM Summit Announcement from WE tv:
Rich Bride, Poor Bride 3
Everyone dreams of having a fairytale wedding, but when planning meets financial realities, is it still possible to have the perfect wedding? In each hour long episode of the popular series Rich Bride Poor Bride, a wedding planner works with a couple to create their dream wedding within the confines of their budget. Premieres Sunday, December 7 at 9pm ET/8c on WE tv.
Wedding Central: Wedding Planners
Adding to WE tv’s WE GO Bridal block, are 4 all-new episodes of Wedding Central. These episodes will welcome you into the under-pressure world of wedding planners. Premieres Sunday, December 7 at 10pmET/ 9c on WE tv.
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC). Rainbow Media is a leading producer of targeted, multi-platform content for global distribution, creating and managing some of the world’s most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands, including AMC, IFC, WE tv, Sundance Channel and VOOM HD Networks. Through IFC Entertainment, Rainbow Media also owns and manages the following: IFC Films, a leading distribution company for independent film; IFC Productions, a feature film production company that provides financing for select independent film projects; and IFC Center, a three screen, state-of-the-art cinema in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village. Rainbow Media also operates Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, its advertising sales company; Rainbow Network Communications, its full service network programming origination and distribution company; and 11 Penn TV, a company that manages Rainbow Media’s NYC studios and post-production facilities.