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NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ — bet Networks and Marvel Animation are teaming up to produce an animated series based on the legendary superhero, THE BLACK PANTHER. Casting is already underway for the series that is slated to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. A special sneak preview will premiere at Comic-Con in July during BET’s panel on Saturday, July 26. The series will be adapted directly from the first six issues of the Marvel Comic written by Reginald Hudlin (issues #1 - #6 “Who Is The Black Panther”).
The partnership between Marvel Animation and bet Networks marks an important milestone in the expansion of the channel’s animation division and the realization of a project that has been a labor of love for BET’s President, Entertainment, Reginald Hudlin.
“As a lifelong comic book reader, I didn’t think anything could top the excitement of writing one of my favorite characters, the Black Panther. I’m so proud I’ve been able to maintain a successful run of the series over the past three years while keeping my ‘day job’ of programming a network. But now to have both of my worlds collide, to have a faithful adaptation of my own work as a prime time series on the network — it’s a dream come true. The Black Panther has always been an inspirational character to me, and now I get to share that inspiration with the widest audience he’s ever had.
“I’m very excited to be working with Marvel. It’s been great working with Joe Quesada and Axel Alonso on the publishing side, and I look forward to a similar experience with Eric Rollman and his team at Marvel Animation.
“I want to give special thanks to Denys Cowan, my SVP of Animation, who is doing a fantastic job of bringing the art of John Romita Jr. to life,” says Hudlin.
Eric Rollman, President of Marvel Animation adds, “The Black Panther is a working example of Marvel’s initiative to broaden our fan base by working with new and innovative partners. Reggie and his team can uniquely take material that is near and dear to them and re-imagine it for a whole new audience. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with BET.”
THE BLACK PANTHER animated series is executive produced by Reginald Hudlin, President, Entertainment and Denys Cowan, SVP Animation for bet Networks. Eric Rollman, President of Marvel Animation, and Cort Lane, Director of Animation Development, are the executives on the series for Marvel.
For up-to-the-minute and archival press information including releases and photographs, visit BET’s press-only Web site at .
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BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. , is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary bet channel reaches more than 87 million households according to Nielsen Media Research, and can be seen in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. bet is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; bet Digital Networks — bet J, bet Gospel and bet Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; bet Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; bet Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; bet Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and bet International, an extension of bet network programming for global distribution.
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With a library of over 5,000 high-profile characters built over more than sixty years of comic book publishing, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics), with emphasis on feature films, DVD, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions. Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world. For more information visit .
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BETHPAGE, N.Y., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cablevision Systems Corp. today announced the significant expansion of the free video on demand library available to iO TV digital cable customers with the addition of hundreds of new programs from MTV Networks’ COMEDY CENTRAL, Nickelodeon, NOGGIN, The N and Logo and bet Networks’ BET. The new content includes favorites like COMEDY CENTRAL’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Logo’s Exes & Ohs and BET’s Baldwin Hills, as well as a variety of educational and entertainment programming for children and teens including Nick Jr.’s Blue’s Clues and NOGGIN’s Franklin, as well as The N’s Degrassi: The Next Generation.
“With the addition of leading cable programming from MTV Networks and bet Networks, Cablevision continues to demonstrate our commitment to offering customers greater value and more choice over their entertainment experience,” said John Trierweiler, Cablevision’s senior vice president of product management. “This expansion of the free video on demand library provides a broad range of content aimed at meeting the diverse entertainment needs of our customers.”
“MTV Networks and bet Networks continue to be huge drivers of VOD usage, with channels like Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL and bet consistently ranking at the top of their categories,” said Denise Dahldorf, Executive Vice President, Content Distribution and Marketing, MTV Networks and bet Networks. “Through this agreement with Cablevision, we’re deepening our relationship with a trusted partner, and giving our audiences instant access to an even greater collection of our hit programming.”
The On Demand programming from MTV Networks and bet Networks is accessible at no additional charge to digital customers with a set-top box through the Free On Demand menu on the iO TV user interface. All of Cablevision’s On Demand titles are presented in crystal clear quality with DVD-like functionality including the ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind programs through the remote control.
With nearly 2.7 million iO TV customers, more than 85 percent of Cablevision’s cable customers are iO TV digital cable customers, the highest digital penetration in the nation. iO TV offers customers access to up to 360 channels, including 53 premium movie channels, 48 channels of commercial-free digital music, more than 3,500 titles available on demand at all times, an interactive programming guide, 45 high-definition programming services and uniquely valuable interactive television applications including News 12 Interactive.
About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation’s leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company’s advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO TV(SM) digital television, Optimum Online(R) high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice(R) digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv, along with other national and regional networks. In addition to its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision owns Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.
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COACHELLA, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire/ — This is one concert that is bad to the bone, and has the Coachella Valley preparing to rock like never before. Spotlight 29 casino is welcoming George Thorogood and the Destroyers with special guest Buddy Guy for an incredible night of the Blues on August 2.
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George Thorogood and The Destroyers came out of Delaware in the 1970s as what Boston Globe music critic Steve Morse describes as “a jarringly high-energy bunch” with “raucous, slide guitar-stoked, blues-rock covers.”
The band’s cover of Hank Williams’ “Move It On Over,” made them stars in the late 1970s, and a series of gold records followed, including 1982’s “Bad to the Bone” and “Born to Be Bad” (1988). In 2004, the band put out a Capitol compilation, “Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock,” which went gold and topped Billboard’s blues chart for 60 weeks, and won the magazine’s award for Blues Record of the Year.
Their list of hits reads like the playlist of every classic rock station in America, including “Bad to the Bone,”"You Talk Too Much,”"I Drink Alone,”"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” Thorogood will also appear on Elvin Bishop’s upcoming album, scheduled for release later this year.
Renowned blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy is considered by many to be the master of Chicago-style electric blues. In a career spanning more than 45 years, he has won five Grammy Awards, both for his work on his electric and acoustic guitars, and for contemporary and traditional forms of blues music.
By 2004, Buddy Guy had also earned 23 W.C. Handy Awards (the most any one blues artist has received), Billboard Magazine’s prestigious The Century Award (Guy was its second recipient) for “distinguished artistic achievement,” the title of Greatest Living Electric Blues Guitarist, and a Congressional Medal of Arts (awarded by the President to those who have made extraordinary contributions to the creation, growth and support in the arts in the United States).
In 2005 Buddy Guy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by friends Eric Clapton and BB King. Guy gave a very simple acceptance speech: “If you don’t think you has the blues, just keep living.”
Tickets for George Thorogood and the Destroyers with special guest Buddy Guy are $75, $65 and $55 and are on sale now at Spotlight29.com and at the Spotlight 29 casino Gift Shop or by calling (800) 585-3737. Show time is 8 p.m.
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NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire/ — BET’s critically acclaimed reality show BALDWIN HILLS returned for its second season on Tuesday, July 8 with a 1.2 coverage rating. Nearly 1 million households and 1.5 million viewers tuned in for the series’ #1 telecast of all time, as this season introduced five young newcomers and brought back five favorites from season one. BALDWIN HILLS follows the everyday lives of a group of African American teens from a very real and very exclusive Los Angeles enclave called Baldwin Hills.
The second season debut of BALDWIN HILLS stands as one of BET’s top series premieres for the 2007-2008 season to date, second only to KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS and followed by COLLEGE HILL: ATLANTA.
The strong July 8th official series premiere of BALDWIN HILLS improved on its already stellar “sneak peek” episode that followed bet AWARDS ‘08 on Tuesday, July 24. That “teaser” episode enjoyed a 1.3 coverage rating, with nearly 1.2 million households and 1.4 million viewers.
BALDWIN HILLS is produced by Michael McNamara, Sheri Maroufkhani and Bill Rademaekers of MCFilmworks, in conjunction with bet Networks. Robyn Lattaker-Johnson (SVP, Development - Original Programming) is the bet executive in charge of the show, with Kevin Morrison as Senior Director of Development.
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EAST CHICAGO, Ind., July 9 /PRNewswire/ —
WHAT: Tickets for the free Lionel Richie concert at Ameristar Casino
Hotel in East Chicago, Ind. Although the concert is free, tickets
are required for admission.

WHEN: Tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at
noon on Tickets.com ().

The concert will take place Sunday, July 20, at 6 p.m. at
Ameristar casino Hotel, 777 Ameristar Blvd., East Chicago, Ind.
The free, general admission seating area will open at noon CDT.

WHERE:

HOW: Visit to download a limited number of
tickets, which will be available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Each Tickets.com visitor will be allowed to download a
total of four (4) tickets.

WHY: In celebration of its re-branding as an Ameristar property,
Ameristar casino Hotel is offering three free concerts this
summer:

Sunday, July 20 Academy Award, Golden Globe and multi-Grammy
winner Lionel Richie
Sunday, Aug. 17 Romantic soul legend Smokey Robinson
Sunday, Sept. 13 Country music sensation and television star Reba
McEntire

MISC.
Seating
The concert series will take place in a specially created
temporary amphitheater in the property’s back valet beach parking
lot. Guests should bring lawn chairs or beach towels and enjoy the
shows from the amphitheater or adjoining beach. Tents, large
umbrellas and pets (except service dogs) are prohibited.

Transportation and Parking
On-property parking is limited. Satellite lots — with security
and shuttle buses to and from the event — will be available.
Please visit for additional
information. We expect traffic congestion, so concert attendees
should plan accordingly.

Food and Drink
A “festival-style” food court will be available with a variety of
options for sale by local vendors, along with food from Ameristar
casino Hotel’s four restaurants. Alcohol will not be sold. Outside
food, coolers, large backpacks, glass containers and alcoholic
beverages are prohibited.

Before and after each concert, enjoy enhancements Ameristar has
made to the East Chicago facility, including improved and expanded
food and beverage offerings, remodeled restaurants and bars, plus
a completely redesigned casino floor featuring an improved layout
and enhanced mix of games.

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NIAGARA FALLS, ON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ — Fallsview casino Resort announced today that iconic crooner Tony Bennett will be returning in October for a pair of performances in the resort’s Avalon Theatre while classic rockers Styx will launch the resort’s October show schedule with three concerts beginning October 2.
Also in October, Fallsview casino will host performances by British Invasion pioneers Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone, two Chinese-language concerts starring Teresa Carpio and Sky Wu and a 14-day, 24-show engagement by Broadway: The Star-Spangled Celebration, a stunning song-and-dance show featuring some of the greatest songs ever performed on New York’s Great White Way.
The complete October 2008 performance schedule for Fallsview casino Resort is as follows:
Styx

Thursday, October 2
Showtime: 8:30pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Friday, October 3
Saturday, October 4
Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)
Tickets start at $35
The classic rock legends take the stage to perform such hits as “Blue
Collar Man,”"Come Sail Away,”"Crystal Ball,”"Renegade,”"Lady” and
“Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man).”

Teresa Carpio and Sky Wu

Sunday, October 5
Showtime: 7pm (Doors open at 6pm)
Monday, October 6
Showtime: 8:30pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Tickets start at $88
Award-winning singer and actress Teresa Carpio takes the stage with
singer and songwriter Sky Wu to perform such hits as Carpio’s “If,”"True
Love” and “Why Give Up” and Wu’s “Collect,”"Sharing Love” and “Love
East.”

Tony Bennett

Thursday, October 9
Showtime: 8:30pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Friday, October 10
Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)
Tickets start at $70
The legendary Tony Bennett takes the stage to perform his iconic hits,
including “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,”"Fly Me To The Moon” and “A
Time for Love.”

Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone

Friday, October 17
Saturday, October 18
Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)
Tickets start at $20
A part of the British Invasion of the Sixties, Herman’s Hermits Starring
Peter Noone has sold over 50 million albums. They will take the stage at
Fallsview with hits like “I’m Henry the VIII, I Am,”"I’m Into Something
Good,”"Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” and “There’s a Kind of
Hush (All Over the World).”

Broadway! The Star Spangled Celebration

October 20 to November 2
Monday & Tuesday Showtime: 8:30pm
Wednesday & Thursday Showtimes: 3pm and 8:30pm
Friday & Saturday Showtimes: 3pm and 9pm
Sunday Showtimes: 3pm and 7pm
(Doors open one hour before showtime)
Tickets start at $20
It’s show time! This musical performance takes you to Broadway to see the
highlights of your favorite musicals, including Phantom of the Opera,
Cabaret, Chicago, Grease, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia, 42nd Street, Evita,
Hello Dolly and many more.

Tickets to the October shows at Fallsview casino Resort will be available beginning at noon on Friday, July 11, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-877-833-3110 or by visiting .
Built on a cliff overlooking the world-famous Horseshoe Falls, Fallsview casino Resort is one of the largest and most elegant gaming resort facilities in Canada and the crown jewel in Niagara’s stunning array of wonders. In addition to the intimate, 1,500-seat Avalon Theatre, Fallsview features a casino with over 3,000 slot machines and 142 gaming tables, a 374-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa and fitness centre, dozens of dining and shopping options and over 30,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.
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DRAWING PLAYERS FROM MORE COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES THAN THE 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS, ANNUAL EVENT SETS NEW MILESTONES AS AMATEURS AND PROS DESCEND ON LAS VEGAS FOR POKER’S MOST COVETED PRIZE AND MILLIONS IN PRIZE MONEY MAIN EVENT UNDERWAY AT RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL AND CASINO
The Main Event of the 2008 World Series of poker began over the weekend, with throngs of poker enthusiasts from more than 104 countries around the globe having already competed in initial WSOP events. With the Main Event now in full swing, the total number of players competing in this year’s 55 WSOP events is more than 58,500, shattering the record of 54,288 players last year.
The total prize pool for all 2008 WSOP events now stands at more than $180 million, also far surpassing the previous record of nearly $160 million set in 2007.
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BELIZE CITY, Belize, July 4 /PRNewswire/ — Winning is oh-so-easy. All affiliates have to do is bring in New Active Casino Players between July 1 to August 31, 2008. The more players they bag, the higher the value of the Gift Card will be.
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Vault of Mystery Promotion banners will be available in the Media Management system of the Fortune Affiliates website soon.
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To further entice them to purchase, they’ll be informed about Fortune Lounge’s incredible Vault of Mystery competition. As soon as they make a deposit, they’ll be sent invitations to take part in this exclusive competition, which boasts over 100,000 casino credits in prizes. Thus, this unique acquisition promotion not only aims to recruit new players, but also to convert them into purchasing, wagering players. As a result, it will help affiliates to win big in our Christmas in July competition and rocket their conversion percentages sky-high.
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NEW YORK, July 3 /PRNewswire/ — This upcoming Saturday night — grab your girls for a night of stimulating conversation as bet News gives the ladies the final word with HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II: WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?. Hosted by MC Lyte and Jeff Johnson, this controversial town hall meeting joins an all female panel to candidly explore the role that Hip Hop plays in the way young women are raised in America today. Are we doing enough for our young women? Are we creating positive role models for them to look up to? Does the lack of female MC’s have anything to do with the way females are represented in Hip Hop today? This third installment touches on this and a whole lot more, tune in Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 8 p.m.*.
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The final episode of HIP HOP vs. AMERICA II: WHERE DID THE LOVE GO? premieres Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 8 p.m.* with an encore presentation of all three episodes on Sunday, July 6 beginning at 8 p.m.* Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is executive producer of HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II: WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?.
Participants in the HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II series include David Banner (rapper/producer); Lil X (director); Talib Kweli (hip hop recording artist); Lyfe Jennings (R&B recording artist); Lola Ogunnaike (journalist); Allison Samuels (Newsweek magazine); Nelson George (author/director/producer); Kevin Powell (writer/cultural critic); Michael Eric Dyson (author/professor, Georgetown University); Deelishis London Charles (winner, Flavor of Love 2); Angel Lola Love (video model/actress); Kim Osorio (author); Fershgenet Melaku (video model/actress); Michaela Angela Davis (journalist); Esther Armah (BBC journalist); Eugene Rivers (Christian activist); Clayton Gavin (hip hop artist/activist); Marc Lamont Hill (professor, Temple University); Melissa Harris Lacewell (professor, Princeton University); Lavonne Alford (recording artist); Beverly Bond (founder, Black Girls Rock, Inc. / hip hop DJ); Moya Bailey (activist/actor); Byron Hurt (filmmaker); Henry Bonsu (journalist); Akosua Anobil-Dodoo (journalist); LaShawna Stanley (President/CEO, Ethnicity Models); Ali LeRoi (producer/writer/director); M1 Dead Prez (hip hop artist/activist); and San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris.
For up-to-the-minute and archival press information including releases and photographs, visit BET’s press-only Web site at . Critically acclaimed authors, preachers and rappers continue the conversation about hip hop and the role it plays in characterizing women in the industry; we encourage viewers to visit BET.com’s blog devoted exclusively to the topics addressed in the series, .
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LAS VEGAS, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Tim Poster and Tom Breitling will be joining Wynn Resorts subsidiary Wynn Las Vegas as Sr. Vice Presidents of Strategy and Development.
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As long-standing business partners, Tim and Tom have together helped to pioneer the online travel industry with the development and ultimate sale of Travelscape to Expedia. This Las Vegas oriented travel company established a sales model that was eventually adopted and more fully exploited by the leading internet-based travel agencies.
It wasn’t long after selling Travelscape that Tim and Tom orchestrated the acquisition of the Golden Nugget, and turned their attention towards revitalizing this classic casino property. As the principal operators, they expanded their knowledge and understanding of integrated resort operations and managed to reinvigorate this downtown Las Vegas gem. Their collective experiences and their entrepreneurial drive, make them ideally suited to assist Wynn as it prepares for another period of substantial growth and change.
“This is a very exciting time for our company as we prepare to expand both here in Las Vegas and in Asia,” noted Steve Wynn. “Until now, we’ve only been limited by our human capital and our limited capacity to design, develop and operate resorts that live up to our standards. With the addition of Tim and Tom to our leadership team we have both improved our opportunities for success with our existing ventures and enhanced our ability to pursue new ones.”
Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas () and Wynn Macau (). Wynn Las Vegas, a luxury hotel and destination casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip features 2,716 luxurious guest rooms and suites; an approximately 111,000 square foot casino; 22 food and beverage outlets; an on-site 18-hole golf course; approximately 223,000 square feet of meeting space; an on-site Ferrari and Maserati dealership; and approximately 74,000 square feet of retail space. Wynn Macau is a destination casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and currently features 600 deluxe hotel rooms and suites; approximately 205,000 square foot casino; casual and fine dining in five restaurants; approximately 46,000 square feet of retail space; a health club, pool and spa, along with lounges and meeting facilities.

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