Friday, August 24, 2012 9:08:24 AM
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- IC Places, Inc. / Punch
TV ( OTCQB: ICPA ) Punch TV continues to steadily increase the number of
households it serves. This week Punch TV has added even more households when
five new affiliates made the decisions to carry Punch TV on their stations.
The new affiliate stations include...
KXKW in Lafayette, LAKAOB in Beaumont, TXK45IY in Alexandria, LAK31HO in
Shreveport, LAK45IM Monroe/Boiser City, LA
"Joseph Collins, President of IC Places and the head of our Punch TV Network has
embarked on a grass roots campaign, traveling across the US signing on new
affiliates and meeting with current ones," states Steven Samblis, CEO of IC
Places, Inc. "This personal approach is creating strong affiliate relationships
and spurring on new ones. It also builds a strong foundation as Punch TV
Networks embarks on expansion."
About IC PlacesThe future of entertainment has arrived with IC Places. IC Places
is a public company which trades on the OTCQB: Symbol ICPA. ( www.icplaces.com )
Uniquely sensitive to the fact that the world's populations want to access its
entertainment, when, where, and how they want it, IC Places is a transmedia
entertainment complex that produces entertainment content for distribution
across multiple mediums.
On August 11th IC Places announced it had completed the purchase of Punch TV
Networks, giving the company a broadcast TV network available in 50 million
households. This network is growing every month. In August 2012 the network
expanded into New York and Houston TX adding 14 million households. Punch TV
Network has a roster of original programing which includes 36 new dramas,
comedies, variety shows, talk shows, children's shows, and inspirational
entertainment.
Through multiple long term partnerships, clips and full episodes of the
company's shows are available to more than 300 million people a month outside
the traditional set top box. This exposure serves as both a profit center and
marketing component promoting the TV Network, its line up and the company's new
media specific programming across multiple platforms.
One of the core components of this multiple platform approach is IC Places 350
city-based websites. These online "websites/TV stations" offer virtual keyhole
views of life in each community they serve. These sites offer local, regional
and National news as well as programing. They deliver Punch TV to communities in
which the network is not currently available through traditional means.
In May of 2012 IC Places signed a content distribution and development agreement
with connectiVISION Digital Networks for their new Clear Vision Airport Network.
connectiVISION Digital Networks for the Healthcare Industry expands that
agreement by adding IC Places content to the Away From Home Television network
in waiting areas of Hospitals, Doctors offices, Clinics and Care Centers across
the country. This extended ad based network offers IC Places another another
revenue stream for the shows it produces as well as additional exposure for its
newly acquired Punch TV Network.
Additional partnerships deliver IC Places content to Checkout TV Network, HDTV
network, Dining Network further expanding its footprint in breadth and depth to
levels unimaginable as recent as a decade ago.
To complete its reach, IC Places signed a 2nd window and International
distribution agreement with Spartan Bay, a company that will profitably deliver
IC Places shows to markets around the world.
Through the long arm reach of an intricately woven network of partnerships and
owned properties, IC Places stands out as one of the most unique diversified
transmedia companies on the planet. Its structure offers the and greatest
opportunity to generate the highest level of market awareness and profit for the
shows it produces.
About Punch Television NetworkLaunched in October 2012, IC Places' Punch
Television Network is poised to begin airing its new season of programs on
Saturday, September 1, 2012. Approximately 70% of this programming will be
original. Harris County's more than 4 million households, including those in
Houston, will be able to access new detective shows such as Port City PD and
Second District. Additionally, The Hollywood Punch Report and Luisa will link
viewers more closely with the world of Hollywood. The dramatic series, Eros,
will bring true stories of fairy-tale love. The Punch TV original, Filbert's Big
Bash will enchant the children of the Houston area through its family of lovable
dinosaurs. The gangsters in Get Thee Behind Me will intrigue. Punch TV believes
that Texans are already thirsty for its new programming.
IC Places Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking
statements are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect
the company's current plans and expectations, as well as future results of
operations and financial condition. A more extensive listing of risks and
factors that may affect the company's business prospects and cause actual
results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in the reports and other documents filed by the company
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact Information:IC Places, Inc.www.icplaces.comSteven Samblis407-442-0309
Ext. 2Press Inquiries:info@icplaces.com
Corporate Address:Punch Television Networkshttp://PunchTV.netJoseph
Collinsinfo@punchtvnetwork.com562-424-4597
SOURCE IC Places, Inc.
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