Six Part High-Definition Documentary Series Contributes to Vast Library of HD Programming
New York, NY – November 6, 2006 – Treasure HD, the first and only 24/7 high-definition channel for people with a passion for collecting, announced today a new original high-definition series, Treasure Divers. The six part, hourly documentary series follows shipwreck treasure historian Captain Carl Fismer and diver instructor Captain Gary Mace and their crew as they search for sunken, buried and lost precious and historical treasures. Treasure Divers is slated to premiere second quarter, 2007. Treasure HD is one of the VOOM HD Networks, the largest and most diverse suite of high-definition channels nationwide and currently available on DISH Network.
"Treasure HD is creating compelling programming that maximizes the medium of high-definition through original series focused on people's endless passions for beautiful and interesting objects: art, collectibles, the rare, the lost and the unusual all in high-definition," said George Lansbury, Executive Producer for Treasure HD. "Treasure Divers follow the treasure diving adventures of Capt Fismer and Capt Gary, two fantastic characters, as they search for sunken galleons lost hundreds of years ago. This series is truly spectacular in HD and contributes to our vast library of HD programming."
Treasure Divers gives viewers an insider's look into historian Treasure Diver Carl Fismer and Dive Instructor Gary Mace as they venture underwater to examine treasures that have been submerged for centuries. Regions visited throughout Treasure Divers include Honduras, Key West and Jamaica.
Carl Fismer is a preeminent expert in shipwreck and artifact identification and has explored, salvaged and consulted on about 300 shipwrecks in the Bahamas, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, and the Southeast United States. He has over 35 years of treasure hunting and diving experience where he has successfully recovered treasure from the Spanish Galleon wrecks of 1580, 1618, 1622, 1627, 1631, 1641, 1715, 1733 and 1800. Gary Mace owns Conch Republic Divers in the Florida Keys and is a US Coast Guard Master Captain and is a certified PADI Master Dive Instructor which is the highest recreational diver level in the PADI System of diver education. He has over 35 years of diving experience. Conch Republic Divers was recently voted the number 1 dive shop in the Florida Keys by the readers of Scuba Diving Magazine.
Treasure HD is the first television channel designed especially for collectors. Since its launch it has gone on to produce groundbreaking original HD series including Chasing History Home, giving viewers an insider's look into the homes of legendary Americans and Collector Showdown, featuring a weekly competition between two dedicated collectors who go head to head to prove their knowledge in interests ranging from sports memorabilia to Marvel comic books to Barbie dolls or bobble heads. This new announcement for Treasure HD confirms VOOM's commitment to growing and to investing in the brand's aggressive move into the marketplace.
About VOOM HD
VOOM HD Networks is the largest suite of high-definition channels available anywhere, produced exclusively in high definition for distribution in the U.S. through satellite and cable operators. The VOOM HD Networks carry programming in categories as diverse as sports, movies, fashion, music and art. Today, the VOOM HD Networks are available nationally on Echostar's DISH Network. The VOOM HD Networks were developed by Rainbow Media to meet the growing demand for quality high-definition programming, building on Rainbow Media's history of original programming innovation.
About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC). Rainbow Media creates and manages some of the country's most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands including popular national and regional television channels AMC, fuse, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), WE tv, and two FSN affiliated regional sports networks managed by Rainbow Sports Networks. The company also manages Mag Rack and sportskool, two original on-demand networks; VOOM HD Networks, the largest and most diverse suite of high definition channels available anywhere; IFC Entertainment, its film distribution, production and exhibition division; Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, its advertising sales division; and Rainbow Network Communications, its full service network programming origination and distribution company.