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POW! Entertainment Continues to Expand Globally with New Production & Live Event Partnerships

POW! Entertainment (OTCQB: POWN) (Company), the media and entertainment company founded by comic legend Stan Lee, today announced its continued growth of the business with a number of key partnership signings domestically as well as an expansion into international markets such as Asia. Adding to the firm’s 2012 slate, Stan Lee and POW! Entertainment’s joint ventures in Asia and in the live events industry opens up new licensing and revenue opportunities for the company alongside its franchises in motion pictures, television programming, merchandising and video games.
Gill Champion, president/CEO of POW! Entertainment said, “POW! has been incredibly busy working with best-in-class partners to expand both Stan Lee’s brand and the company’s multiplatform business into new sectors and markets like Asia. From Stan Lee’s World of Heroes channel to The Annihilator, we are thrilled at the continued creative innovation and revenue opportunities we’ve seen so far this year.”
POW! Entertainment’s partnership announcements include:
Stan Lee’s World of Heroes: In partnership with Vuguru and YouTube, the premium channel offers millions of superhero fans globally a whole new world of scripted and unscripted shows, characters and stories to enjoy. An official announcement and more channel launch details will be made in the run up to this year’s International Comic-Con event in San Diego, California.
The Annihilator: Recently announced at the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Dan Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy, Real Steel) scripted feature film received funding from the state-run National Film Capital (NFC), a Beijing-based entertainment industry fund management company. The Annihilator is a brand new Chinese superhero franchise for the global market, and a project that marks POW! Entertainment’s move into the Chinese market with Magic Storm Entertainment.
Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo, Presented by POW! Entertainment: Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo, presented by POW! Entertainment, has teamed up with Advanstar, one of the world's largest producers of trade shows and events, as a strategic and operating partner to expand the Comikaze show and brand globally. Hosted at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the inaugural event drew in over 35,000 and 300 exhibitors in 2011 and earned positive reviews from media, customers and industry insiders alike (www.Comikaze.Expo.com).
The Retaliator: Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right Productions has teamed up with Stan Lee and POW! Entertainment to create a new superhero franchise, to be written by Jim Hart and Jake Hart. Chosen by the Ancients and awarded the powers of the elements, The Retaliator, one of Stan’s most unique superheroes, a once ordinary man, must protect the Earth against those who abuse and destroy the ecosystem.
Yin And Yang: The Battle of Tao: POW! Entertainment is currently developing a live action, interactive musical adventure that will mix cutting edge holographic technology with special effects and great story for a major Macau casino.


http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=53428520

Talking Your Tech: Stan Lee launches YouTube channel

Good Video

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/talkingyourtech/story/2012-07-12/stan-lee-comics/56238934/1

Vuguru, Yahoo! partner to develop and release original programming

Partnership Will Create Multiple Premium Scripted Series Exclusively for Yahoo!

BEVERLY HILLS, California, March 12, 2012 – Vuguru, an independent studio that finances world-class story-driven multi-platform content announced today a deal with Yahoo!, the premier digital media company to develop and finance premium content. Yahoo!, with 20 out of the top 25 most-watched online Web series and 35 million unique visitors a month that view original video programming (comScore Custom Report), will work with Vuguru to develop multiple original scripted series for exclusive U.S. distribution on Yahoo! Screen – the ultimate video destination online.

This multi-project licensing commitment by Yahoo! underscores the strategy of bringing the best storytellers to a global audience and further solidifies Vuguru as a leader in creating high quality content for screens of all sizes.

Vuguru CEO, Larry Tanz, and Yahoo! Inc's Erin McPherson, who serves as the Head of Video, announced the news of the licensing deal at the "Times are a’Changin: Digital Storytelling Today" panel at the South by SouthWest Film & Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. ?

“Yahoo! has demonstrated a serious commitment to premium content, and their ability to reach a massive audience world-wide makes them an ideal distribution partner for the upcoming series of Vuguru-financed shows,” said Larry Tanz, CEO of Vuguru. “We look forward to working closely with Yahoo! to develop and produce shows that the Yahoo! audience will love.”

“Our established portfolio of original programming stands to benefit from the creative input and expertise of our newest partner Vuguru,” said Erin McPherson, VP & Head of Video at Yahoo!. “Through this partnership, we will develop stories that are based on our deep knowledge of what our audience wants, in the context of our leading content verticals and we will continue to create unique and compelling content experiences for our users."


As the premier digital media company - with 700 million users worldwide - Yahoo! sets the bar for best-in-class original video programming – which is why its original programs reel in more viewers than many other websites combined. With a recently launched video destination - Yahoo! Screen, the development of Women's and Comedy Slates and partnerships with world-class storytellers and original voices like Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Bill Maher and others, Yahoo! continues to build on the leadership position in video and to provide our consumers and advertisers with the best premium content on the Web. With creative partners like Vuguru, RedHour, Funny or Die, Broadway Video and others, Yahoo! is continuing to aggressively grow slates of video programming to include shows that will captivate and entertain new online video audiences now and well into the future, and evolve the way we work with Madison Avenue and Hollywood.

The Yahoo! deal comes on the heels of a banner year for Vuguru. The studio recently released the critically acclaimed series The Booth at the End starring Xander Berkley that was distributed by Hulu and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, a film adapted from the timely one-man Off Broadway show by Marc Wolf, chronicling both sides of the controversial Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal. In 2011, Vuguru financed and produced seven full-length scripted projects and announced a major partnership with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to launch a premium YouTube channel called Stan Lee’s World of Heroes.

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YouTube promotes channels, pledges $200 mil in ads

NEW YORK (AP) — In a flashy presentation to advertisers, YouTube promoted its new channels of original programming, while pledging to spend $200 million to help market them.
That's roughly twice what the Google Inc.-owned video site has spent launching some 100 channels of niche-oriented programming. The channels are an ambitious initiative from YouTube, approximately halfway through its rollout.

YouTube hyped the initiative Wednesday night at New York's Beacon Theatre, where it urged advertisers to purchase spots alongside its new programs. It was YouTube's first "upfront," an annual TV tradition of getting advertisers to purchase ads to their upcoming programming slates.

Robert Kyncl, YouTube's global head of content, pledged that YouTube will spend more than $200 million to market the channels across Google and its advertising network. After years of relying largely on user-created videos, YouTube has increasingly focused on partnering with premium content providers to lure audiences for longer viewings and attract advertisers with higher quality videos.

YouTube also announced three new channels, including one called Wigs that will focus on scripted dramas for women. It's created by producer Jon Avnet ("Black Swan," ''Fried Green Tomatoes") and director Rodrigo Garcia ("Albert Nobbs," ''In Treatment") and features the actresses Virginia Madsen, Julia Stiles and Jennifer Beals.

Also newly announced is a TeamUSA channel from the U.S. Olympic Committee that will feature content ahead of the 2012 games. Tribeca Enterprises, the parent company of the Tribeca Film Festival, is also creating a channel in partnership with YouTube veteran Maker Studios. That channel, dubbed the Picture Show, will debut later this year.

The event Wednesday was the last in a two-week series of upfronts from digital companies, including Hulu and Yahoo. It's the first concerted effort from Internet-based outlets to pose as TV networks. The Web destinations have sought to convince advertisers to purchase ads online, arguing that that's where viewers are migrating.

YouTube concluded their event with a surprise performance from Jay-Z, who created the YouTube channel Life and Times.

http://news.yahoo.com/youtube-promotes-channels-pledges-200-mil-ads-051714782.html