Wednesday 24 August 2016

YAHOO FINANCE: BERT BEDROSIAN LAUNCHES 10 DIGITAL MEDIA CHANNELS


Strong Eagle Digital, an operating unit of newly launched production and digital media company STRONG EAGLE MEDIA is teaming up with TV4 Entertainment to co-own and jointly launch and operate a slate of genre specific digital networks beginning this year, through 2016 and beyond.

Under the partnership, each channel will be genre-specific and themed and branded to focus in the areas such as lifestyle, sports, popular culture and other genres. With this agreement and on the heels of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s historic victory over Japan to win the FIFA Women’s 2015 World Cup STRONG EAGLE and TV4 are jointly launching a 24/7 digital soccer channel covering all things soccer with never before seen original programs and high quality soccer content. U.S. soccer legend Paul Caligiuri will be a part owner in the channel and will work with the companies on groundbreaking programing for adults and children. The new soccer network will feature licensed league play, original content, training shows with sports and celebrity influencers, live games and much more.

Strong Eagle principal David Salzberg commented: “This partnership with TV4 is a natural continuation of our plan to solidify our brand as a major player in the two trillion dollar fight to provide high quality entertainment to living rooms across the globe. Our goal is to provide quality genre specific content twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our programming will be consumer driven, convenient, and easy to access. Moreover, all of our initial programming will be free to the consumer. We are well positioned to capitalize on the digital entertainment explosion that represents the largest potential revenue stream in human history.”

Added Strong Eagle principal Bert Bedrosian, “this partnership with TV4 represents the beginning of our global plan to deliver reliable quality content to the masses by capitalizing on our unique and genre specific programming and proprietary methodologies and impressive strategic partnerships. We believe TV4 is a perfect partner to help us continue to execute our plan and stay ahead of the global technological curve for years to come. We will be announcing a specific launch date for the Soccer channel and more information on several more channels that will be activated in the coming weeks and Months.”

“We bonded quickly with Strong Eagle Media over our collective dedication to telling the authentic stories of the incredible men and women serving our country in all branches of the military,” said Jon Cody, CEO of TV4 Entertainment.

We are delighted to be partnering with Strong Eagle on this important series of significant channel activations. This partnership with SEM represents the beginning of a watershed moment in digital home entertainment history.

About STRONG EAGLE MEDIA

STRONG EAGLE MEDIA was created in the summer of 2015 by successful global entrepreneur Bert Bedrosian, acclaimed Producers David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud (The Hornet’s Nest, The Perfect Game). STRONG EAGLE MEDIA has 5 primary areas of focus: Military, Sports, Action Adventure, Original Television Series and Digital Networks that cover a wide variety of subject matter.

The company has begun production on its next two films in its Military Hero Series. Both films are fully funded, have worldwide distribution in place and are slated for 2016 release.

About TV4 Entertainment, Inc.

TV4 Entertainment aggregates high-quality original and library video content into a portfolio of owned and operated specific-interest Internet television channels. Current channels in the portfolio include the All Warrior Network (military), the Undisputed Champion Network (boxing), DocComTV (documentaries), Motorland (motor sports), and The Clairity Project, and will have 30 channels by the end of 2015. TV4 Entertainment’s mission is to program your passion with great storytelling on every screen, anywhere.


Original Source: http://strongeaglemedia.com/2015/07/yahoo-finance-strong-eagle-media-and-tv4-enertainment-ink-partnership-deal-to-launch-10-genre-specific-digital-channels/

Thursday 4 August 2016

YAHOO Finance — PRODUCERS BEHIND THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT FILM THE HORNET’S NEST, FORM NEW COMPANY, STRONG EAGLE MEDIA


PRODUCERS BEHIND THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT FILM THE HORNET’S NEST, FORM NEW COMPANY, STRONG EAGLE MEDIA, TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE HIGH QUALITY TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TO AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE

Company Announces First Project, a Military Trilogy—Military Hero Series

Serial entrepreneur Bert Bedrosian who is known for creating a number of successful global brands including the origination of MTV’s first licensed product and worldwide branding and licensing division, as well as an owner and financier of Tapout, the world’s most popular MMA lifestyle brand is joining forces with acclaimed Producers David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud (The Hornet’s Nest, The Perfect Game) to form a new, vertically integrated production and digital media company STRONG EAGLE MEDIA.

In addition to producing inspirational all-American military stories, STRONG EAGLE MEDIA will produce and release a slate of high quality film, television and digital media properties. Similar to The Hornet’s Nest, the military projects will chronicle the journeys of some of the most daring and dangerous missions in U.S. military history. These films will utilize unprecedented footage creating an immersive experience that will provide viewers with a perspective as close to being on the front lines of battle as anyone has ever seen.

John Brenkus’s ten-time Emmy Award winning company BASE Productions will serve as co-production partners on STRONG EAGLE MEDIA’s military film projects.

STRONG EAGLE MEDIA will have 5 primary areas of focus: Military, Sports, Action Adventure, Original Television Series and Digital Networks that will cover a wide variety of subject matter.

Bedrosian, Salzberg and Tureaud last joined forces in the critically acclaimed theatrically released and top selling DVD of 2014 The Hornet’s Nest. The Hornet’s Nest made history as the only film to ever to be enshrined into the National Infantry Museum at Ft. Benning, GA. This critically acclaimed film qualified for the 2014 Academy Awards and has been embraced by critics across the country. The Hornet’s Nest is one of the most successful and best selling military films of all-time and is ranked #2 out of 3,263 on IMDB in its genre.

STRONG EAGLE MEDIA is also announcing today that it has already begun production on its next two films in its Military Hero Series. Both films are fully funded, have worldwide distribution in place and are slated for 2016 release.

Prior to The Hornet’s Nest, Bedrosian, Salzberg and Tureaud collaborated on the 2010 theatrically released hit feature film The Perfect Game starring Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Jake T Austin and Moises Arias.

Commented Christian Tureaud: “We are excited to formally announce this partnership with Bert Bedrosian, one of the most successful and respected global businessmen I’ve ever known. A rainmaker like Bert brings the kind of business acumen to our team that gives STRONG EAGLE the bandwidth to successfully execute our plan. We will be announcing our upcoming slate of projects for STRONG EAGLE MEDIA in the coming weeks.”

Commented Bert Bedrosian: “Christian, David and I have worked together on several films and business endeavors through the years and following the success of The Hornet’s Nest it felt right to take our relationship to the next level and create a new brand, a global footprint that will have impact for generations to come. We are excited about the future of our traditional and digital properties. We have already positioned Strong Eagle Media to be at the forefront of the two trillion dollar fight for the living room with regard to our new digital assets. The timing is now perfect for us to deploy our digital networks and unique original content. Industry analysts predict this market will be larger than the worlds eight largest market cap companies combined, these companies include Apple, IBM, Exxon Mobile, and Berkshire Hathaway to name a few.”


Original Source: http://strongeaglemedia.com/2015/09/press-release-producers-behind-the-critically-acclaimed-hit-film-the-hornets-nest-form-new-company-strong-eagle-media/