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Programming Announcements, DVD Releases & Business News from Janson Media

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Jim Knox’s Wild Zoofari Goes Global

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media announced today that it’s zoo-themed series, Jim Knox’s Wild Zoofari will make its international debut in Italy, Russia, Indonesia and the Middle East.  An original, live-action children’s wildlife conservation series filmed at the most prestigious zoos and aquariums across the United States, Jim Knox’s Wild Zoofari (13 x 30′) is a learning adventure for kids and a showcase for America’s premiere zoos, aquariums and wildlife refuges. [Read more →]

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Great Model Train Layouts DVD Earns Three-Star Review

August 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Video Librarian recently had some marvelous things to say about the Janson Media DVD Tracks Ahead: Great Model Train Layouts. The “Three Star” review pointed out that “Model trains are definitely not just for kids, as viewers will learn in this high-definition filmed look at elaborate train layouts featuring exquisitely crafted scenes.” [Read more →]

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Janson Media Takes an HD Eco-Adventure in “Water’s Journey”

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, New Media, and DVD/video markets of Water’s Journey, a four-hour eco-adventure series filmed in High-Definition. Water’s Journey follows a team of scientists and adventurers as they explore their way through entire water systems and investigate mankind’s relationship with these systems, often courting danger along the way. [Read more →]

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“Libby, Montana” Nominated for National News & Doc Emmy Award

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced that its award-winning feature documentary Libby, Montana, produced by High Plains Films, received a News & Documentary Emmy nomination in the category, “Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story — Long Form”  by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). [Read more →]

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EMRO on Janson’s DVD, The Island: “Absolutely Beautiful”

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media’s stunning aerial tour of Ireland on DVD, The Island, received a highly complimentary review from Educational Media Reviews Online. [Read more →]

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“Silent Wrecks” DVD Highly Recommended by EMRO and Video Librarian

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media’s DVD The Silent Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll garnered two excellent reviews recently, one from Video Librarian and the other from Educational Media Reviews Online. Said EMRO, “The Silent Wrecks of Kwajalein Atoll introduces the viewer to an undersea world of ships and aircraft slowly corroding in the lagoon where they were sunk nearly 60 years before. [Read more →]

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Janson Media Inks Deal with Red Media Group of Moscow

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media has signed a license agreement with the Moscow-based broadcaster Red Media Group for an extensive package of over 100 hours of content for the Russian media company’s various new television channels, including “HD Life,” the first HDTV channel to launch in Russia. [Read more →]

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“Riviera Cocktail” Grabs the Attention of DVDVerdict.com

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The popular website DVDVerdict.com has recommended Janson Media’s new DVD, Riviera Cocktail. Wrote James A. Stewart, “[Riviera Cocktail] does the work of introducing viewers to Edward Quinn’s career quite well. It does even better at simply showing a lot of memorable photos. If you’re interested in photography or 1950s celebrities, you’ll probably find Riviera Cocktail a headier mix than it sounds.” [Read more →]

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Richard Bangs Sets Off for New Zealand on a Quest for Kaitiakitanga

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to international television, VOD, and DVD/video markets of Quest for Kaitiakitanga, the second episode in the series Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose. This time Richard Bangs is near the southernmost reaches of civilization, in a down under world with an upright world-view — New Zealand. [Read more →]

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Janson Media Closes First Deal in Serbia

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

DTV Production of the Republic of Serbia acquired seven hours of Janson Media’s natural disaster series, When Nature Strikes Back, to be aired in Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia. This documentary series focuses on the incredible human-interest stories of survivors along with amazing and spectacular footage of such catastrophes as earthquakes, mudslides and freak waves. [Read more →]

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Janson Lands Middle East Deal for “Globeriders” series

July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media has inked an agreement with All-Time Television Entertainment for its four-hour HDTV series GlobeRiders Silkroad Adventures: A Motorcycle Journey to be aired in the Arab-speaking Middle East.  The amazing adventure follows a group of motorcyclists who ride from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China, along the historic and fabled Silk Road. [Read more →]

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“Kid Guides: Aquariums” DVD Earns Rave from School Library Journal

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media’s new DVD Kid Guides: Aquariums received a rave review from School Library Journal in its July 2008 issue. The entire review follows: [Read more →]

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“Ancient Secrets of the Bible” Returns to Television with New Seasons

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to international television, VOD, and DVD/video markets of the second and third seasons of Ancient Secrets of the Bible. The 26 new episodes of this celebrated television show were produced in 2008. The first season of Ancient Secrets was produced in the 1990s and was broadcast in over 200 territories around the world. [Read more →]

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“Passport To Adventure” Wins Broadcast Journalism Award

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced that The Magical Country of Wales, an episode of its Passport to Adventure series, received the 2007 VisitBritain Travel Journalism Broadcast Award. This episode introduces viewers to the rolling pastures, flower-filled fields and hedge lined country roads of Wales, where the pristine countryside is ideal for cycling through quaint hamlets and snuggling up to a fire in one of many lovely B & Bs. [Read more →]

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“Seapower to Superpower” DVD Set Scores Kudos

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Educational Media Reviews Online recently honored Janson Media’s Seapower to Superpower DVD with a “Highly Recommended” review. [Read more →]

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“Ice Island” Takes Viewers on High-Tech HD Adventure

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets of Ice Island, a one-hour HDTV documentary special about a daring, high-tech adventure beneath an Antarctic iceberg. [Read more →]

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Eastman House acquires Gene Feldman Collection of documentary films, featuring silver-screen royalty

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Television specials depict stars Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and many others…

Rochester, NY and Harrington Park, NJ — George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film has acquired a rich collection of television documentary films, which profile many of Hollywood’s most beloved and respected stars. These films are the legacy of Gene Feldman (1921–2006), a director, writer, and producer. In partnership with his wife, Suzette Winter, their company Wombat Productions created 34 insightful and entertaining biographies for television broadcast. [Read more →]

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Health & Beauty Secrets of Ancient Cultures

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the release to television, VOD, DVD/video, and new media markets in the United States, Canada, China and India of Secret World of Wellness, a three-hour series that investigates the health and wellness secrets of some of the world’s most ancient cultures — China, India and Rome. [Read more →]

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“Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey” Premieres on PBS

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media today announced the U.S. broadcast premiere of Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey, on PBS stations nationwide. The one-hour special is initially airing as a pledge special during the months of June and August. Markets premiering the special this month include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, and St. Louis. [Read more →]

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Chefs A’Field: Kids on the Farm Nominated for 2008 Emmy Award

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Janson Media announced that cooking series, Chefs A’ Field: Kids on the Farm has been nominated by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a 2008 Daytime Emmy Award. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in television production broadcast in the 2007 calendar year. The series was nominated in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Photography. [Read more →]

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