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Q Television Network Announces
Plans for the Chicago Gay Games®
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Expansion to 150 Markets, Overseas Broadcast, Free Coverage During Gay Games
2004-12-09
Q Television Press Release
Contact: Ronnie Welch, CWR & Partners, LLP, 508/222-4802, Ronnie@cwrpartners.com
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – December 8th, 2004 – Q Television Network, (Pink Sheets: QBID) today released additional details of the landmark deal signed last week with the Chicago organizers of Gay Games VII. Under the terms of the contract, Gay Games VII television, radio and Internet broadcast rights are granted under the provision that Q will be available in 150 markets by July of 2006.
Q Television is a pay station, and currently only subscribers in the Boston, New York and San Francisco area can view the network via channel 255 on RCN digital. In addition to significant market expansion over the next 19 months, and in order to reach a significantly larger market during Gay Games VII, Q Television Network will be unscrambled during the 8 day sports and cultural festival. Such broad television coverage has never been available in the history of the Gay Games.
It is Q Television’s intent to have its signal up linked not only for the national audience, but also for an international audience. Q Television is currently in negotiation with television stations for the redistribution of its signal internationally. In addition to the negotiations, Q has arranged for its signal to be rebroadcast with a bundled foreign network, thus making the games available world wide.
“Partnering with the Gay Games for all media outlets, including the Internet, is a feather in the hat of Q Television,” said Frank Olsen, President and CEO of Q Television Network. “The Gay Games is an event that should be available for all the world to see and we are in negotiations to make our signal available to do just that.”
About Q Television Network
This television network was organized to create and develop a network devoted to providing television programming for the gay and lesbian community. While the company expects much of its subscriber base to be comprised of members of the gay and lesbian population, management also believes that quality programming about the gay and lesbian experience, designed to entertain, educate and inform, will attract many other segments of the viewing public. The company's programming will be available on a subscription basis to those desiring its programming. The network will broadcast 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Providing distribution via satellite ensures availability of the network across the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. For further information on programming and subscriptions, please visit www.qtelevision.com.
About Gay Games VII
Gay Games VII Sports and Cultural Festival will take place 15-22 July 2006. Over 12,000 athletes from more than 100 countries will compete in 30 sports ranging from softball to dancesport, swimming to tennis. The weeklong event will include an arts festival, band, cheerleading and chorus performances, and a series of community-organized social events and parties. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 15 July at Soldier Field, the lakefront home stadium of American-style football's Chicago Bears. Closing ceremony will be 22 July at Wrigley Field, the home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, located in the heart of Chicago's largest LGBT neighborhood. Athletes and artists can register now for Gay Games VII and receive early registration discounts at GayGamesChicago.org.
About The Gay Games
The Gay Games was conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and was first held in San Francisco in 1982 with 1,350 participants. Subsequent Gay Games have been held in San Francisco (1986; 3,500 participants), Vancouver (1990; 7,300 participants), New York (1994; 12,500 participants), Amsterdam (1998; 13,000 participants), and Sydney (2002; 11,000 participants). The Federation of Gay Games is the international governing body that perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and promotes the event's founding principles of participation, inclusion, and personal best. For more information, visit GayGames.org.
Safe Harbor Statement
As a cautionary note to investors, certain matters discussed in this press release may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such matters involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the following: changes in economic conditions; general competitive factors; the television network’s ability to execute its business model and strategic plans; and the risks described from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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