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Source: Showtime
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SHOWTIME
NETWORKS RELAUNCHES SHOWTIME 3 AS SHOWTIME SHOWCASE
New York, NY,
May 30, 2001 - To further support its Showtime Unlimited portfolio,
Showtime Networks Inc. is pleased to unveil "SHOWTIME SHOWCASE,"
formerly known as SHOWTIME 3. The relaunch is scheduled to begin
on July 1.
SHOWTIME SHOWCASE
will "showcase" some of the great programming SHOWTIME has to offer
with SHOWTIME Originals airing seven days a week in a dedicated
prime time (8-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) programming block. Programming includes
Showtime Original Series, Showtime Original Pictures and Showtime
Special Original Presentations. In fact, July's schedule is jam
packed with programming that has won or been nominated for Emmy®,
Golden Globe(tm), Peabody, Screen Actors Guild, Golden Satellite,
GLAAD Media and Pen Center awards. SHOWTIME Original programming
will also air throughout the day and late evening. SHOWTIME SHOWCASE
will also entertain viewers with great high-end theatricals like
BABETTE'S FEAST, FLAWLESS, WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN and HOUSE OF GAMES
airing outside of the dedicated prime time hours. In addition to
the programming changes, SHOWTIME SHOWCASE will feature a new logo
that incorporates the look and feel of the SHOWTIME brand.
Recently, SHOWTIME
renamed two of its other plexes, SHOWTIME 2 and THE MOVIE CHANNEL
2 to SHOWTIME TOO and TMC Xtra respectively. SHOWTIME also recently
launched three new multiplex channels in March. SHOWTIME NEXT, targeting
Generation Y viewers, SHOWTIME WOMEN, which features women who are
instrumental in moving the story ahead, in front of and behind the
scenes, and SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE, which airs only G, PG and select
PG13 and TV14 titles for the whole family.
Showtime Networks
Inc. (SNI), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc., owns
the premium television networks SHOWTIME, THE MOVIE CHANNEL and
FLIX, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME TOO, SHOWTIME SHOWCASE,
SHOWTIME EXTREME, SHOWTIME BEYOND, SHOWTIME NEXT, SHOWTIME WOMEN,
SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE and TMC Xtra. SNI operates and manages the premium
television network SUNDANCE CHANNEL, which is owned by SNI, Robert
Redford and Universal Studios. SNI markets and distributes sports
and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view
basis through SET (Showtime Event Television) Pay Per View. Additionally,
the advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME EXTREME is
available in Spain through a joint venture with Media Park and the
advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME is available in
Turkey through a joint venture with UK-based Zone Vision.
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