The Janson Media Pressroom

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of Water’s Journey, a four-episode series that reveals the nature, and mechanics of our most important water resources: Groundwater, Rivers, Lakes, Springs, Wetlands, Estuaries, and Ocean environments. The series follows a team of scientists and adventurers as they explore the water systems, revealing how each system works, its natural history, and mankind’s relationship with these systems. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, America’s Team: Being a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird. The Air Force Thunderbirds have been seen by millions of people all over the world, but few have seen what it takes behind the scenes to safely execute their dazzling air show. This exhilarating and patriotic program allows viewers to join the entire Thunderbird squadron and discover what it takes to be a part of America’s Team. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, Riviera Cocktail: Edward Quinn, Photographer, Nice, a biography of the celebrity photographer Edward Quinn. Riviera Cocktail encompasses and entire era, tracing the path followed by Edward Quinn from his early pin-up photography to his unconventional portrayal of all the great stars and, finally, to his relationships, as a photographer, with Pablo Picasso and Georg Baselitz. [Read more →]

Janson Media released its new lifestyle travel series, Travel With Kids to an enthusiastic reception at MIPTV 2008 last week in Cannes, France. Available for the first time to television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets worldwide, Travel With Kids features two real-life kid brothers and their parents traveling to well known and off the tourist track destinations. Packed with the fun and the mis-adventures that come with traveling with kids, each episode shows viewers what they might expect, enjoy, and think twice about doing on a family vacation. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, Audrey Hepburn Remembered. The title is the eighth to be released on DVD from the company’s Hollywood Collection, an award-winning archive of 34 movie star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Productions between 1985 and 1999. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced it will exhibit at the 2008 Museum Store Association Retail Conference & Expo to be held at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL, from April 13 through April 14. The company will be at the conference for the first time, exhibiting at booth #316. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, The Last Ridge: The Uphill Battles of the 10th Mountain Division. This compelling new one-hour documentary, narrated by National Public Radio’s Scott Simon, recounts the true “mission impossible” of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Their extraordinary efforts turned the tide for the Allies in Italy, revolutionized winter mountain warfare abroad, and transformed winter sports at home - blazing a path of honor for generations to come. [Read more →]

Janson Media’s DVD, Xavier: Missionary & Saint, was highly recommended by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office For Film & Broadcasting in its DVD/Video reviews for the week of March 3rd. Said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops of Xavier: “Warm and informative hour-long biography of the saint often regarded as the most effective Christian missionary since the Apostle Paul. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia, a documentary film that carries the audience through the lives of two of the largest living creatures to have ever roamed the planet. Dinosaurs follows producer Rodolfo Coria, a world-reknowned Argentinian paleontologist, to Patagonia in the south of Argentina where Coria made his remarkable discoveries. [Read more →]

Janson Media’s DVD, Jacques Pepin’s Easter Celebration, is a special one-hour program adapted from the television series, Jacques Pepin Celebrates! Throughout the series Pepin and his daughter, Claudine, give creative and elegant culinary ideas for every occasion. [Read more →]

Janson Media’s DVD, The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America, earned a rave review in the March/April issue of Video Librarian. Said reviewer J. Shannon, “Boasting excellent production values (including beautifully restored archival footage) and no less than 24 on-camera interviews with architects, authors, engineers, and ironworkers, The Gateway Arch — a beautiful hour-long tribute to the St. Louis landmark — plays like a valentine to inspiration and innovation, as it honors a timeless symbol of the indomitable American spirit.” [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of America’s Team: Being a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird. The Air Force Thunderbirds have been thrilling audiences since the 1950’s. Their awe-inspiring demonstrations are seen by millions of people all over the world. Few, however, get to witness what it takes behind the scenes to safely execute their dazzling air show. This exhilarating and patriotic program allows viewers to join the entire Thunderbird squadron and discover what it takes to be a part of America’s Team. [Read more →]

Janson Media’s DVD, St. Patrick: Apostle of Ireland, delves beneath the myth of Ireland’s patron saint to reveal that the patron saint was an ordinary man who accomplished the extraordinary by placing his faith in God. Filmmaker David Tennant explores St. Patrick, from his birth to his death. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the worldwide release of the DVD, Charlton Heston: For All Seasons. The title is the 7th to be released on DVD from the company’s Hollywood Collection, an award-winning archive of 34 movie star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Productions between 1985 and 1999. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, and new media markets of Majestic White Horses: The Spanish Riding School of Vienna. The latest release in the company’s Giant Screen Films Collection, now available in HDTV, captures the heart and mystique of this great animal, focusing on the Lippizans of Austria, and their home, the internationally famous Spanish Riding School of Vienna. [Read more →]

Janson Media’s Meltdown: In the Shadow of Nepal’s Lost Glaciers, a documentary film about the effects of global warming on Nepal’s glaciers, will be screened at the MIPDOC marketplace and conference (April 5-6) in Cannes, France. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD Kid Guides: Kids Sea Camp Curaçao. The fourth title in the Kid Guides DVD Collection, Kids Sea Camp Curaçao is adapted from an award-winning, weekly television series. Kid Guides follows two young hosts, Matt and Brittney, as they travel the world visiting the best zoos, museums, aquariums, and other family destinations. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced its slate of programming for MIPTV 2008 to be held in Cannes, France, April 7th through 11th. The company is at MIPTV for the 19th consecutive year, exhibiting at Stand #R30.18, in the Riviera Hall of the Palais des Festivals. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced that its award-winning Giant Screen Films Collection has been licensed by several broadcasters around the world in recent months. Licensed territories include Mexico (TV Azteca), Canada (Oasis TV and Outdoor Life Network) and Bulgaria (TV Sedem), as well as Greece and South Korea. [Read more →]

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, Kid Guides: Museums. The third title in the Kid Guides DVD Collection, Kid Guides: Museums is adapted from an award-winning, weekly television series. Kid Guides follows two kid hosts, Matt and Brittney, as they travel the world visiting the best zoos, museums, aquariums, and other family destinations. Not only do Matt and Brittney explore these locations like regular tourists, they also go behind-the-scenes with interactive experiences that kids can only dream of. [Read more →]