LaserPacific Kicks Off Record-Setting 1999-2000 TV Season As Hollywood Based Company Leads In High Definition Services To Primetime
As the '99-'00 television season begins, LaserPacific Media Corp. (NASDAQ:LPAC) has announced a lineup of more than forty-five network, syndication and cable series in progress at the Hollywood-based post production facility. Notable in the announcement is LaserPacific's leadership in start-to-finish high definition services. The shows posting in high definition at LaserPacific are ""Becker,"" ""Diagnosis Murder,"" ""Early Edition,"" ""Family Law,"" ""Judging Amy,"" ""Love & Money,"" ""Ladies Man,"" ""Touched by an Angel,"" and ""Work With Me."" Emory Cohen, President/COO of LaserPacific announced, ""As we see high definition programming go primetime this season, we are proud to be providing HDTV services to nine of the fifteen series premiering on CBS's digital channels. Our efforts in development and implementation of the technologies, particularly the 1080 line, 24 frame progressive systems, have given us the ability to provide our customers with some of the best images ever seen on television."" Cohen continues, ""LaserPacific has expanded services and capabilities, at the film lab, in editing, telecine, and in graphics, to meet our customers' needs for this important new delivery medium for this season and beyond."" Cohen concluded, ""LaserPacific's successful season is due largely to our commitment to creating systems-based solutions for post-production processes. Our focus is on delivering the latest technologies to our customers in a manner which facilitates and enhances their creative efforts."" Leon Silverman, LaserPacific's Executive Vice President added, ""The High Definition Laboratory at LaserPacific was designed to accommodate our customers' future digital distribution needs today. The breadth of high definition options we've developed gives LaserPacific the most significant HD capability and capacity anywhere. While our physical high definition plant is certainly impressive, it is our team's knowledge and experience in high definition that makes the real difference."" About LaserPacific LaserPacific is an established leader in high definition postproduction, having opened the world's first digital High Definition facility in March of 1998. Culminating over a year of developmental efforts, in April of 1999 LaserPacific announced a technology agreement with Sony Electronics and the collaborative development of a 24 frame postproduction system. The 24 Frame system is widely considered to be the next generation high definition television (HDTV) solution for the post production industry. LaserPacific posted the first hour of primetime network television last year (""Chicago Hope""), and worked with MGM to complete ""Inherit The Wind,"" the first made-for-television-film posted in high definition. LaserPacific's 1999-2000 season also includes shows such as ""Party of Five,"" ""Sports Night,"" ""VIP,"" ""Beggars & Choosers,"" ""Time of Your Life,"" ""King Of The Hill,"" ""The Simpsons,"" ""Beverly Hills, 90210,"" ""Charmed"" and ""7th Heaven;"" feature mastering and DVD services for New Line Cinema, Paramount, Artisan and Disney. LaserPacific Media Corp. is a leading supplier of film and video postproduction services to major producers, studios, networks, and multimedia customers. The company has received four EmmyÆ awards for outstanding achievement in engineering development. LaserPacific is headquartered at 809 North Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, 90038. Telephone 323 462 6266, Facsimile: 323 464 3233, or e-mail at info@laserpacific.com.