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HDNet Gains First-Run Cable HD Rights to the WB's Smallville
By HDNet PR
06/21/2004


Reinterpreting the Superman mythology from its roots, Smallville was written and developed by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Shanghai Noon, Spiderman 2), based on the DC Comics characters. Gough and Millar serve as executive producers, along with Greg Beeman, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola and Ken Horton. The series is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions and Warner Bros. Television. SUPERMAN was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.

About Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution is one of the leading suppliers of programming to the pay television and basic cable marketplaces. WBDCD is responsible for sales, marketing and distribution of already-produced product from the Studio's vast library, including feature films, television series, mini-series, television movies and specials to basic cable and pay television. WBDCD is also a major licensor of feature films to the broadcast networks.

About HDNet
HDNet provides viewers with exciting and topical news, sports, music and entertainment programming. The network features up to 20 hours of original features per week, all produced in the highest quality 1080i HDTV format – more original high-definition programming than any other network. Original HDNet series include the groundbreaking "HDNet World Report", "Across America", "Face to Face with Roy Firestone", "Hollywood HD", "True Music", "HDNet Concert Series", "Bikini Destinations", "Get Out", and "Higher Definition". Licensed programming includes series from Paramount, Warner Brothers and Sony. Live HDNet sports productions include National Hockey League games, Major League Soccer games, NASCAR and Champ Car auto racing, the HDNet Horse Racing Challenge, boxing, and college football, basketball and baseball games. HDNet Movies, the company’s second network, offers a wide selection of popular theatrical releases from Warner Bros, New Line, Paramount, MGM, Buena Vista, Lions Gate, Artisan and Sony Pictures Television, as well as features produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition. All HDNet Movies are uncut, unedited, and appear in their Original Aspect Ratio. Co-founded by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on Adelphia Communications, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Time Warner Cable and several NCTC cable affiliate companies. www.hd.net

 
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