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Entries from January 2008

“GlobeRiders” Motorcyclists Travel 8,000 Miles Along Historic Silk Road

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of GlobeRiders Silk Road Adventures: A Motorcycle Journey. The amazing adventure follows a group of motorcyclists who ride from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China, along the historic and fabled Silk Road. The riders travel 8000 miles through eight different countries, […]

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Marilyn Monroe DVD Looks “Beyond the Legend”

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the worldwide release of the DVD, Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend. The title is the fifth to be released on DVD from the company’s Hollywood Collection, an award-winning archive of 34 movie star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Productions between 1985 and 1999.

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“Chef’s Story” to Premiere Across Southeast Asia

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced that its cooking series, Chef’s Story, has been licensed to Asian Food Channel (AFC) for a pan-regional satellite viewership that spans the territories of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and India.

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“Great Decisions” Decides on Janson Media

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced it has reached an agreement with Great Decisions Television and the Foreign Policy Association to distribute its highly regarded public television series, Great Decisions, to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets. Now in its 22nd season on U.S. television, Great Decisions is the longest-running American television program devoted solely to […]

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Janson Partners with Vuze to Launch Online Channels

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media announced today that it has partnered with Vuze, Inc., the world’s most popular entertainment platform for high-res digital content, to launch several new channels on the Vuze.com online video platform. Vuze is a next-generation online entertainment platform that gives its users the ultimate entertainment experience,

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New DVD for Kids Goes Behind-the-Scenes at Top Zoos

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, Kid Guides: Zoos. Adapted from an award-winning, weekly television series, Kid Guides follows two kid hosts, Matt and Brittney, as they travel the USA visiting the best zoos, museums, aquariums, and other family destinations.

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Sterling Noren Wins HDFEST Best Director “Deffie” for “Silk Road Adventures”

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media announced today that the four-part documentary series, GlobeRiders Silk Road Adventures: Motorcycle Journey, won a Historic Digital Cinema Festival “Deffie”Award for best director in an HD documentary. Director and producer, Sterling Noren, has traveled to more than 40 countries around the world — shooting, editing and producing independent documentaries and other non-fiction programming.

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Author Richard Bangs Hosts New HD Adventure Series

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to international television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose, a new HDTV series of adventure travel, eco-conscious, and historical documentaries. Co-executive producer and host Richard Bangs has often been called “the father of modern adventure travel.” Bangs spent 30 years as an explorer, […]

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Janson to Support Inaugural World Content Market in Prague

January 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media is pleased to announce its support of the first World Content Market, to be held February 25th through 27th, in Prague. The company will participate as an advertiser and will be promoting several of its programs and series at the on-site DVD Market Screenings. The World Content Market is a three-day […]

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“Xavier” Scheduled in Top U.S. Television Markets

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced that its new one-hour biography, Xavier: Missionary & Saint, has been scheduled by public television stations in five of the top-10 television markets across the United States. Including PBS stations such as Dallas, Houston, Detroit and Tampa, which plan to schedule the documentary as part of their Easter programming in April […]

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Award-Winning Kids’ DVD Goes Behind-the-Scenes at Top Aquariums

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, Kid Guides: Aquariums. An award-winning, weekly television series, Kid Guides follows two kid hosts as they travel the country and the world, visiting different best zoos, museums, aquariums, and other family destinations.

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Award-winning Filmmaker Brings Viewers Breathtaking HDTV Tour of National Parks

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey, an informative and artful presentation of 18 North American National Parks, each with its own unique grace and splendor.

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Award-winning HDTV Film Documents 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair

January 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD, and new media markets of The World’s Greatest Fair, a unique and intimate view of the largest World’s Fair in history held in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. This engaging documentary offers a glimpse of the world as it was over 100 years ago […]

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