Black Web Series to 30 Minute Prime Time Cable Fr
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Posted On: 10/24/2012 8:41:29 AM
Black Web Series to 30 Minute Prime Time Cable
From web to TV. Online hit black web series, with over 1.5 million views, makes the successful leap onto prime time cable TV. In front of 35 million households.
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PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 09, 2012 -
Rowdy Orbit www.rowdyorbit.com, a pioneer in licensing, distributing, and developing multicultural webseries, is helping 12-Steps To Recovery, a web-based romantic comedy, appear on a new Urban American cable network know as Punch Television Network. “We’re insanely excited for 12-Steps To Recovery. To go from web series to 30 minute prime time cable show, with over 35 million viewers. This is a huge pioneering accolade,” says Jonathan Moore, Founder of Rowdy Orbit.
12-Steps to Recovery is written and directed by Tony Clomax http://about.me/tonyclomax and produced by Clomax and Emelyn Stuart of Stuart Films www.stuart?lmgroup.com. This new 30 minute TV show, is a romantic comedy about a New York City actor and jingle writer, who gets dumped by his corporate girlfriend. But, his friends come to his rescue by setting him up on 12 blind dates to help this NYC actor mend his broken heart one step at a time. “As a creator, seeing how 12-Steps To Recovery built a viral audience and made the transition from web series to a 30 minute Prime Time Cable show, is an accomplishment that I will always cherish,” says Tony Clomax.
“Having 12-Steps To Recovery make a pivotal upswing from web series to a 30 minute prime time cable show, is a testimony to the visionaries at Punch TV,” says Emelyn Stuart, CEO at Stuart Film Group. Punch Television Network’s goal, is to provide new original shows to fill the needs of the new Urban American cultural appetite. The hybrid premise of this new network is not to solely rely on demographics, but tap a market segment that’s united by psychographics. “Stuart Films is delighted to be associated with this forward thinking network,” says Stuart.
ABOUT ROWDY ORBIT
Rowdy Orbit http://rowdyorbit.com , is an online media company, which focuses on licensing, distributing, and developing original, high-quality, web-based series for the African American and Hispanic online viewing audiences. Consider Rowdy Orbit as the IFC + Sundance w/Culturally Relevant Programming.
ABOUT 12-STEPS TO RECOVERY
12-Steps To Recovery http://blip.tv/12stepswebseries , is an award-winning romantic comedy about New York City actor & jingle writer Parrish Diaz who gets dumped by his corporate girlfriend and his friends Blue and Dani come to his rescue by setting him up on 12 blind dates. Parrish goes through his healing period with each unique woman, while learning about friendship, forgiveness and true love, with major twists and a crucial decision to make. It's Sex and The City meets Curb Your Enthusiasm with some cinnamon and spice.
Trailer:
http://blip.tv/12stepswebseries/12-steps-to-r...-2-5677387
Archived Episodes 1 - 29:
http://blip.tv/12stepswebseries
ABOUT PUNCH TELEVISION NETWORK
On August 2012, IC Places purchased Punch Television Network giving the company a broadcast TV network available in over 35 million households. Punch TV Network has a roster of original programming which includes 36 new dramas, comedies, variety shows, talk shows, children's shows, and inspirational entertainment. www.my.punchtv.net
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