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SCREENVISION LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE 2008 MTV MOVIE AWARDS IN-THEATRE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
New York - (May 5, 2008)
Screenvision, a leader in cinema advertising, and
MTV will team up for a comprehensive in-cinema program to promote the 2008
MTV Movie Awards. Screenvision’s vast theater network will be the exclusive incinema
home for the campaign which is highlighted by an original branded content
segment featuring the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The segment, which will be
featured within Screenvision’s digital preshow, marks the first time MTV has created
original content for the cinema arena. The 2008 MTV Movie Awards in-theater
campaign will launch across Screenvision’s cinema advertising network on May 9th.
The 2008 MTV Movie Awards will be broadcast live on June 1 at 8pm/7c.
Screenvision’s cinema advertising network is comprised of more than 14,000 screens
across 2,300 theatres nationwide and reaches 92% of U.S. DMAs. Screenvision
produces the only host-format entertainment preshow in the cinema advertising
industry, which airs across Screenvision’s High Definition digital network of
approximately 7,000 screens.
“We are thrilled that MTV has chosen to run exclusively with Screenvision to
promote the 2008 MTV Movie Awards in theaters,” said Michael Chico, executive
vice president, sales and marketing, Screenvision. “With the MTV Movie Awards
set for June 1st and the summer blockbusters beginning to roll out in May, this
campaign provides MTV with a huge platform to maximize awareness for the awards
and gives moviegoers engaging original content and an innovative interactive
opportunity with one of the top entertainment brands.”
The MTV deal follows other successful partnerships the cinema advertising leader
has forged with top television brands including: ABC Family, ABC Network, E!,
Fox Home Entertainment, HBO and Showtime Networks.
ABOUT SCREENVISION
Headquartered in New York, N.Y., Screenvision is the world's foremost cinema
advertising company, offering on-screen advertising, in-lobby promotions and
integrated marketing programs to national, regional and local advertisers and
providing comprehensive cinema advertising representation services for its theatrical
exhibitor partners. In the U.S., the Screenvision cinema advertising network is
comprised of over 14,800 screens in over 2,300 theatre locations across all 50 states
and 93% of DMAs nationwide and delivers approximately 530 million consumer
impressions annually through more than 150 theatrical circuits, including 11 of the
top 15 exhibition companies. Screenvision is a joint venture between ITV plc (LSE:
ITV), the UK’s largest commercial television network, and Thomson (Euronext Paris:
18453; NYSE: TMS), a global supplier of technology, services, and systems to the
media and entertainment industries. For more information:
http://www.screenvision.com.
ABOUT MTV
MTV is the dynamic, vibrant experiment at the intersection of music, creativity and
youth culture. For over 26 years, MTV has evolved, challenged the norm, and
detonated boundaries -- giving each new generation a creative outlet and voice that
entertains, informs and unites on every platform and screen. On-air, MTV has been
the number one rated 24 hour ad-supported cable network P12-24 for 16 straight
years. Online, MTV.com scored double-digit growth in 2007 and MTV launched ten
dynamic online communities and six new virtual worlds. On the go, MTV Mobile is
the #1 music brand in the wireless space -- delivering 90% more streams than in
2006. And MTV's successful sibling networks MTV2, mtvU and MTV Tr3s each
deliver unprecedented customized content, super-serving music fans, college students
and young American Latinos like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit
of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world's leading creators of programming
and content across all media platforms. Wanna know more? Come on in ...www.mtvpress.com
For more information regarding Screenvision, contact:
Jeffrey Klein/Kylene Sullivan
Dan Klores Communications
212-685-4300
jeff_klein@dkcnews.com/kylene_sullivan@dkcnews.com