PIVOT ACQUIRES FAN FAVORITES ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ AND ‘VERONICA MARS’
Network to Launch Women Empowerment Programming Block Beginning January 13
Los
Angeles, CA -- December 17, 2013 - Pivot, Participant Media’s TV
network targeting Millennials (18-34), today announced it has acquired
all episodes of scripted series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (20th Century Fox) and Veronica Mars (Warner
Bros.). These critically acclaimed shows have resonated with audiences
around the world and are widely lauded for their positive portrayal of
women and universal themes. They will join the programming roster as a
‘BUFFY
AND VERONICA POWER HOURS’ block, celebrating the iconic, smart and powerful women at the center of each show.
The block will feature back-to-back episodes Mondays through Fridays at 10:00 PM ET/9:00 CT and 11:00 PM ET/10:00 PM CT beginning January 13, 2014.
“Buffy and Veronica Mars are enormously entertaining and celebrated TV shows with significant cultural and social relevance,” said Evan Shapiro, President, Pivot.
“Both focus on smart, strong, young women dealing with critical issues
from class struggles to gender roles – challenges facing a great many of
our viewers. Pivot will contextualize the shows, presenting them with
exclusive commentary from fans, experts and academics, to both celebrate
these two great series and begin a dialogue with our viewers.”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Emmy
and Golden Globe-nominated series, which ran for six seasons from
1997-2003, stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers. Chosen to
battle vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, Buffy is aided by a
Watcher who guides and teaches her as she surrounds herself with a
circle of friends called the “Scooby Gang.” The series was created by
Joss Whedon, under Mutant Enemy Productions, and with later with
co-executive producers Jane Espenson, David Fury, David Greenwalt, Doug
Petrie, Marti Noxon and David Solomon. (144 X :60).
The award-winning series Veronica Mars, which aired from 2004-2007, stars Kristen Bell as a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under
the tutelage of her detective father. In each episode, Veronica solves a
different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex
mystery. The Kickstarter campaign for the Veronica Mars movie
raised $5.5 million from more than 90,000 contributors. The series was
created by award-winning screenwriter Rob Thomas; produced by Warner
Bros. Television, Silver Pictures Television, Stu Segall Productions,
Inc. and Rob Thomas Productions.
(64 X :60).
About Pivot Pivot (pivot.tv), which launched August 1st, is a television network from Participant Media serving passionate Millennials (18-34) with a diverse slate of talent and a mix of original series, acquired programming, films and documentaries. Pivot focuses on entertainment that sparks conversation, inspires change and illuminates issues through engaging content, and its website TakePart.com to continue the conversation and connect audiences to a wealth of content and customizable actions. Pivot is also changing the media landscape, available via traditional Pay TV subscription to over 40 million subscribers and integrates a Live and on demand streaming option via its interactive, downloadable Pivot APP. In both content and delivery, Pivot is TV for The New Greatest Generation. Follow Pivot on Twitter at @pivot_tv and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pivottelevision.
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