'THIS TV' Celebrates June 12 Digital Switchover With Special Airings of Academy Award Winning Dances With Wolves

'THIS TV' Celebrates June 12 Digital Switchover With Special Airings of Academy Award Winning Dances With Wolves

LOS ANGELES, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A leader in embracing television's long-awaited digitalization, "THIS TV" will help viewers "celebrate the switch" with two special DTV airings of Dances with Wolves on June 12. The nationally syndicated digital channel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Weigel Broadcasting has drawn from the expansive MGM library--the largest of its kind--to deliver the four-hour Academy Award winning film as a fitting showcase to the power of the digital experience.

Viewers may tune in to "THIS TV" at either 2:00pm or 10:00pm Eastern on Digital Transition Day (Friday, June 12) to see Dances with Wolves free-to-air over the digital spectrum, with repeat airings throughout the month.

"Come June 12, television as America knows it, will fundamentally change," said John Bryan, Executive Vice President, Broadcast Strategy, MGM. "With the nation's attention captivated and viewers curious about the new options before them, we found these special airings the perfect way to both showcase a visual masterpiece like Dances with Wolves and the network's commitment to DTV."

A "truly spectacular" (The New York Times) film that combines action, romance and breathtaking adventure, Dances with Wolves stars Kevin Costner as Lt. John Dunbar, who is sent to protect a US outpost on the desolate frontier. Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux Indians, Dunbar slowly comes to revere those he once feared. But when the encroaching US Army threatens to overrun the Sioux, he is forced to make a choice--one that will forever change his destiny and that of a proud and defiant nation.

For additional "THIS TV" schedule highlights, viewers may check their local listings or visit http://www.this.tv/.

About THIS TV

"THIS TV," cleared in 70% of the United States, is a programming service for local television stations delivered over their digital platform. Created jointly by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Weigel Broadcasting, the channel leverages MGM's treasured library, which features over 4,100 films and 10,000 hours of television programming.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music, and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching over 125 countries and territories around the world. MGM ownership is currently as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), Texas Pacific Group (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). www.mgm.com.

Press Contact:
Kristien Brada-Thompson, Priority PR
(661) 964-0333 / kristien@prioritypr.net

Source: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

CONTACT: Kristien Brada-Thompson of Priority PR, +1-661-964-0333,
kristien@prioritypr.net, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Web Site: http://www.mgm.com/
http://www.this.tv/

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