MySpace and the Warner Bros. Television Group Team up for Launch of Sorority Forever, a New, Original Series from McG and the Producers of the Hit Internet Program Prom Queen
Series to Be Available Exclusively on TheWB.com and MySpaceTV for 24 Hours
Multiple MySpaceTV Branded Channels Also Launching for Major Properties The O.C., Smallville, One Tree Hill, Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, Jack & Bobby and Wonder Woman, Among Others
LOS ANGELES & BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MySpace, the worlds premiere social network,
and TheWB.com, today announced a content partnership to bring the new
original digital series Sorority Forever
created by director/producer McG (Terminator
Salvation, The
O.C., Charlies
Angels, We Are
Marshall) and the producers of the hit
Internet series Prom Queen
from TheWB.com (www.thewb.com)
to MySpaceTV (http://www.myspacetv.com).
Sorority Forever
will be hosted on its own custom hub on MySpaceTV (http://www.myspace.com/sororityforever),
with episodes of the series premiering at 9:00 a.m. PDT every day
beginning on September 8, concurrent with its launch on TheWB.com, the
Warner Bros. Television Groups new
ad-supported, premium, video-on-demand, and personalized network.
Original episodes of Sorority Forever
will appear exclusively on TheWB.com and MySpaceTV for 24 hours and then
will become available through TheWB.coms
additional broadband distribution partners. Five new episodes per week
(one new episode each weekday) will be available to view on MySpaceTV,
in addition to character profiles and other interactive features.
TheWB.com is a great fit for the MySpace
audience, and we couldnt be happier to be
launching the original series Sorority
Forever on MySpaceTV at the same time it
debuts on TheWB.com, said Brent Poer GM of
TheWB.com. Packed with compelling
characters, mysterious storytelling, hip fashion and cool music, Sorority
Forever is ready-made for the MySpaceTV
audience, and we look forward to their users sharing the Sorority
Forever experience with their friends
through the extensive interactive features found at the Sorority
Forever hub.
MySpaceTV is the perfect partner for Sorority
Forever because the combination of this top
quality production and our custom, interactive Sorority
Forever hub fully showcases the content this
demographic is watching with the technology they are using,
said Jason Kirk, VP of MySpaceTV. Were
also excited to offer the MySpace community episodes from the Warner
Bros. television collection in a way that provides an entertaining and
compelling experience for our users. Users will be able to subscribe
to the shows they love in order to get new available episodes delivered
right to their MySpace pages.
In Sorority Forever,
director/producer McG, through his Wonderland Sound and Vision banner,
teams up with Big Fantastic producers of
the hit digital series Prom Queen
on an innovative mystery/drama which peeks
behind the walls of one of the most intriguing secret societies in the
world: the sorority. With a mystery around every corner, Sorority
Forever will provide viewers with a sexy and
immersive experience that is simultaneously realistic and voyeuristic:
think Prom Queen
meets The O.C.,
but set in college. McG will executive produce, along with Big Fantastic
creators/executive producers Douglas Cheney, Chris Hampel, Chris McCaleb
and Ryan Wise. Producing alongside McG at Wonderland Sound and Vision
are Peter Johnson, Matthew King and Jeff Grosvenor. Jessica Rose (lonelygirl15),
Mikaela Hoover (Sam Has 7 Friends)
and Taryn Southern (Project My World)
star.
In addition to Sorority Forever,
MySpace and Warner Bros. are also announcing the launch of multiple
MySpaceTV Branded Channels for additional Warner Bros. Television Group
properties, including The O.C.,
Smallville, One
Tree Hill, Veronica
Mars, Gilmore
Girls, Jack &
Bobby, Animatrix,
Babylon 5, V:
The Series, Witchblade,
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.,
Growing Pains, Hangin
With Mr. Cooper, Head
of the Class and Wonder
Woman. Content will be refreshed weekly,
and users are able to friend individual properties and receive updates
from each channel individually. Users will also be able to embed videos
into personal profiles, blogs, bulletins and comments sections in
addition to offsite viral capabilities via Post
to MySpace.
Sorority Forever
is the newest addition to a number of branded channels and content
partners on MySpaceTV, including TMZ, BBC Worldwide, quarterlife, Sony
(Minisode Network), National Geographic, The New York Times and
lifestyle outlets including 60 Frames, Atomic Wedgie, FOXs
IGN Entertainment, JibJab, Kush TV, Next New Networks, Octane TV, Ripe
TV, Sports Illustrated, VBS.TV (Vice Magazine) and Watch Mojo.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle
portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culturea,
and making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a
connected global community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant
messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries,
classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member
forums. MySpace's international network includes more than 20 localized
community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America,
Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia,
India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of
News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) (NYSE:NWS.A) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV).
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About Warner Bros. Television Group
The Warner Bros. Television Group oversees the entire portfolio of
Warner Bros. television businesses, including worldwide production,
traditional and digital distribution and broadcasting. WBTVG is
committed to creating, producing and distributing content across all
traditional, emerging digital and future platforms in the evolving
entertainment and media landscape. In the traditional television arena,
WBTVG produces primetime, first-run, cable and animation series which
are distributed worldwide. WBTVG is also an innovative leader in
developing new business models for the evolving digital television
marketplace, including ad-supported video-on-demand as well as broadband
and wireless destinations featuring original content produced by WBTVG.
The Group provides unmatched digital media sales opportunities tailored
to clients seeking multiplatform campaigns across broadcast, cable,
broadband and wireless outlets. Warner Bros. Entertainment is also a
partner with CBS in The CW Television Network.
MySpace
Paul Armstrong, 310-969-2129
paarmstrong@myspace.com
or
Warner
Bros. Worldwide Television Publicity
Tammy Golihew, 818-954-4855
tammy.golihew@warnerbros.com