CONtv Partners with the Saturn Awards to Stream the 45™ Annual Celebration of Horror, Sci-Fi, & Fantasy Live For The First ...
September 10 2019 - 12:38PM
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today that CONtv, the Company’s
popular fanspace-focused network, is among the live streaming
partners of the Saturn Awards. For its first time ever, CONtv will
present a special live broadcast of the 45™ Annual Saturn
Awards on Friday, September 13 from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET/6 p.m. to
9 p.m. PT, featuring pre-show programming and interactive red
carpet coverage, as well as table cams, commentary, and an
exclusive Q&A segment. The event will be streamed on CONtv’s
live linear channel as well as its direct-to-consumer service. The
live linear channel is available on Pluto TV, STIRR, XUMO, Twitch
and Samsung, while the CONtv service is available at www.contv.com
and on iOS, Android, Roku and many Vizio televisions. This marks
the first time that the Saturn Awards have been broadcast live
since 1978.
Filmed live at the landmark Avalon Theater in
Hollywood, the 45™ Annual Saturn Awards is a star-studded
celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, and fantasy, honoring
the films, series, stars, and creators whose work has left an
enduring mark on entertainment. Hosted by actress and comedian
Aisha Tyler, the evening puts the spotlight on 25
awards—including three Lifetime Achievement Awards—spanning across
the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres. Notable nominees include
Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, “Game Of
Thrones,” “The Walking Dead,” and “The Haunting Of Hill House,”
with special appearances by beloved genre icons such as
Jamie Lee Curtis, Visionary Award recipient
Jon Favreau, Stan Lee World Builder inaugural
recipient Kevin Feige, George
Takei, Jennifer Tilly, “Supergirl” stars
Melissa Benoist and Jon Cryer,
Henry Thomas, Doug Jones,
“Stranger Things” creators Matt Duffer and
Ross Duffer, Lea Thompson,
Katee Sackhoff, and Vincent
D’Onofrio, among many others.
CONtv is a premier digital entertainment network
that includes horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genre programming in its
schedule. The channel presents viewers with unprecedented access to
live programming and a growing roster of genre-focused films; retro
television series; and a greatly expanded catalog of highly-lauded
anime titles. CONtv highlights include Highlander, Attack Of The
Killer Tomatoes, MXC, Sealab 2021, Destroy All Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh!,
and Deltora Quest, as well as curated blocks such as “MXC Mondays,”
“Saturday Morning Cartoons,” and “Flashback Fridays,” among others.
In addition, CONtv is one of the largest digital comics
destinations, with nearly 10,000 issues, including graphic novels
such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Boys, Transformers, Star
Trek, Judge Dredd, Bloodshot, Bob’s Burgers and Vampirella.
"Cinedigm is proud to announce this key
partnership between CONtv and the Saturn Awards, as we stream the
world-famous ceremony live for the first time ever," said Tony
Huidor, Cinedigm’s General Manager of Digital Networks. “The Saturn
Awards are an unabashed celebration of all things horror, sci-fi,
and fantasy, putting the spotlight on some of the most iconic
properties and best-loved characters that the industry has to
offer—making it the perfect complement to CONtv’s lineup of classic
cult films and series carefully curated for genre aficionados. This
broadcast gives viewers the best seat in the house to one of
entertainment’s most epic evenings.”
ABOUT CINEDIGMSince
inception, Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has been a leader at the
forefront of the digital transformation of content distribution.
Adapting to the rapidly transforming business needs of today’s
entertainment landscape, Cinedigm remains a change-centric player
focused on providing content, channels and services to the world’s
largest media, technology and retail companies. Cinedigm’s
Content and Networks groups provide original and aggregated
programming, channels and services that entertain consumers
globally across hundreds of millions of devices. For more
information, visit www.cinedigm.com.
ABOUT THE SATURN AWARDSSince
1973, the Saturn Awards honor the very best in science-fiction,
fantasy and horror entertainment and is the official award
presentation of the non-profit Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy
and Horror Films. The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film
historian Dr. Donald A. Reed to recognize films often overlooked by
mainstream awards. Recent past winners include Black
Panther, The Shape of Water, Get Out, Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill,
Danai Gurira, Ryan Coogler, The Walking Dead, Sonequa
Martin-Green, Tom Holland and Chloe Grace Moretz, among many
others.
The Saturn Awards is produced by veteran
television producer Justin W. Hochberg, CEO of Saturn Media, Inc. a
live event, digital media and social commerce company launched in
conjunction with its partnership with the Academy of Science
Fiction, Fantasy and Horror headed by President Robert Holguin. The
newly created Saturn Awards Advisory Board includes prominent
creatives in entertainment such as Roberto Orci (Star
Trek, Transformers 1-3), Christina Steinberg (producer of the
Oscar winning Spider-Man: Into the
Spider-Verse), filmmaker Dean Devlin (Independence Day),
producer Roy Lee (It, Bates Motel), director Robert Rodriquez
(Alita: Battle Angel, Cannes winner Sin City),
director/producer Kirk DeMicco (The Croods, Lin
Manuel-Miranda’s Vivo) and Oscar-winning director Peter
Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). These new
partnerships will expand the Saturn Awards brand to create a home
for fandom year-round, with new content currently in development
and capitalizing on decades of never-before-seen exclusive archival
awards show footage with fandom’s legendary icons over its 45-year
history.
Press Contact for Cinedigm Digital
Networks:Cindy Ronzonicronzoni@cinedigm.com
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