BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Commenting on
today's FCC decision, Robert L.
Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE)
stated, "I am very pleased with the FCC decision that will create
significant new opportunities for minority content and
diversity. The decision will also benefit millions of
minority consumers who will be released from paying exorbitant
monthly rental fees for access to this new era of minority
programming. I congratulate Chairman Tom Wheeler and particularly Commissioner
Mignon Clyburn, the only African
American commissioner, for their commitment to providing an equal
playing field for minority programmers who are looking to start
their own distribution channels to entertain and inform the 13
million African American households."
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) is an
entertainment content distribution company in primarily
North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. RLJE's titles are distributed in
multiple formats including broadcast television (including
satellite and cable), theatrical and non-theatrical, DVD, Blu-Ray,
digital download, and digital streaming.
With its popular OTT branded channels, Acorn TV (British TV) and
UMC (Urban Movie Channel), RLJE targets distinct, premium audiences
and Urban niche audiences. The company grows its proprietary
digital channels through development, acquisition, and distribution
of exclusive rights of program franchises and feature film
content.
Through Acorn Media Enterprises, its UK development arm, RLJE
owns all rights to the hit UK mystery series Foyle's War and is
developing new programs. RLJE owns 64% of Agatha Christie Limited,
which manages the intellectual property and publishing rights to
some of the greatest works of mystery fiction, including stories of
the iconic sleuths Miss Marple and
Poirot. Through its proprietary e-commerce web sites for the Acorn
brand in North America and the UK,
the Company also has direct contacts and billing relationships with
millions of consumers.
For more information, please visit RLJEntertainment.com,
Acorn.TV, and UrbanMovieChannel.com.
Media Contact: Traci Otey
Blunt, 240-743-7620, tblunt@rljentertainment.com
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