VANCOUVER, Jan. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Network Entertainment
Inc. ("Network" or "the Company") and Network Media Group
Inc. (TSX:NTE.V) is pleased to
announce that the trailer for I Am MLK
Jr., a feature documentary in production on the life and
legacy of America's legendary statesman, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be released by
the Paramount Network today, in honor of Martin Luther
King Jr. Day (Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aC3UOu5dR0). The film will
make its world television premiere on Paramount Network
on Monday, April 2 from 8:00-10:00 p.m.
ET/PT.
I Am MLK Jr. will tell the story and celebrate the
life of this American icon from an engaging contemporary
perspective structured around seminal events of the Civil Rights
Movement. The documentary will feature interviews with key figures,
ranging from history-changing civil rights-era activists to
contemporary writers, activists and historians along with
influencers in sports, entertainment and media.
I Am MLK Jr. will be the next release in
Network Entertainment's 'I Am' franchise of documentaries
on the world's most iconic individuals.
"Dr. King is one of the most important figures in the history of
the Civil Rights Movement", stated producer and
Network C.E.O., Derik Murray, "Our
entire team is humbled that the Paramount Network will further
support Dr. King's greatness and enduring message of peace with the
release of this trailer on the day the nation honors one
of its greatest leaders."
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NETWORK MEDIA GROUP
INC.:
"Derik A.
Murray"
Derik A.
Murray
Chief Executive Officer and Director
About Network Entertainment Inc/Network Media Group
Inc.
Network is focused on becoming one of the world's
leading developers and producers of entertainment properties for
the global marketplace and its worldwide audience. It is the parent
company of Network Entertainment Inc., an established television
and film production company with an award-winning international
reputation. Its productions include the Academy Award shortlisted
feature documentary Facing Ali, as well as documentaries on the
lives of Bruce Lee, Steve McQueen, Evel
Knievel, Johnny Cash,
Chris Farley (which set all time
ratings records for Spike), JFK Jr. and, most recently, Heath
Ledger and Sam Kinison. In
2017, the Company received the prestigious Realscreen Award for
Non-Fiction – History/Biographical Series for its documentary
series Facing, broadcast on the National
Geographic Channel. Network's past projects and current productions
can be viewed at www.networkentertainment.ca. For
further information concerning this press release, please
email info@networkentertainment.ca.
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SOURCE Network Entertainment Group Inc.