To: Mr Metals who wrote (8834 ) 11/12/1999 10:56:00 AM From: OFW Respond to of 9115
NSKY PR Just Hit Bloomberg: NEW SKY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ANNOUNCES SALE OF CABLE TELEVISION RIGHTS FOR ITS FEATURE FILM "FREAK TALKS ABOUT SEX" TO HBO ROCHESTER, NY - Friday, November 12,1999- NEW SKY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (OTC:BB:NSKY) announced today that, by agreement in principle, cable television rights to its feature film, "FREAK TALKS ABOUT SEX," - have been acquired by HBO. The film will debut as a Cinemax Friday Night Premiere on December 17, 1999. "FREAK TALKS ABOUT SEX" is a comedy starring Steve Zahn, whose previous films include "THAT THING YOU DO,"- "OUT OF SIGHT,- "YOU'VE GOT MAIL" and the current "HAPPY TEXAS" and Josh Hamilton, who most recently starred in the NBC mini-series "THE 60's." New Sky executive produced the film for Owasco Entertainment. Carl R. Reynolds, President of New Sky said today, "We are pleased that "FREAK TALKS ABOUT SEX" will reach a wide audience through a limited number of showings as a Cinemax Premiere and we hope this exposure will enhance the value of home video, foreign, internet and other television rights to the film. In addition, this Cinemax Premiere does not preclude, and may enhance, the possibility of a theatrical release of the film." New Sky also announced that its Movieplace.com Web site has developed a weekly internet movie critics program which will premiere on the Web site early next year. The show will feature a panel of well-known movie reviewers, including Movie Place's own, Mike Cidoni, chief critic for Movieplace.com and also a critic for ABC-TV, discussing current movie releases. Other panelists will be announced at a later date. New Sky said the program will premiere on the internet, with the ultimate goal to syndicate the program as a television series. New Sky Communications, Inc. is a producer of independent motion pictures, including the previously released "LADY IN WHITE". CONTACT: NSKY Colleen Tiffany (716) 423-9388