Big Star Media Group Announces Content Agreement With Vincent Productions
Big Star Media Group Announces Content Agreement With Vincent Productions
CLARKSDALE, Miss., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Star Media Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BMGI) (the "Company") a diversified entertainment and information distribution company, today announced it has executed a binding letter of intent with Gary and Carol Vincent of Vincent Productions ("Vincent") to secure ongoing media content including the transfer of media assets and intellectual property rights from their ongoing joint venture with Morgan Freeman and Bill Luckett to Big Star Media.
As part of the agreement, Vincent will transfer all ownership in the music and film series entitled 'Down to the Crossroads' hosted by Morgan Freeman, into a newly formed entity that will be a subsidiary of Big Star Media. The new entity will provide ongoing content to Big Star Media for distribution to film, television, mobile and internet platforms. 'Down to the Crossroads' is a series filmed largely at the world-famous Ground Zero Blues Club where a modern rock star is paired with a blues legend and extols the impact the blues great has made on their career and the industry as a whole. The Ground Zero Blues Club is owned by partners Morgan Freeman and Bill Luckett.
The Company is formalizing debt relationships with Vincent in consideration of the transfer of the assets into Big Star Media. The Company anticipates further disclosure in the near future on this matter.
Additionally, Big Star Media has also agreed to create a jointly owned record company with Vincent to provide music content and the ongoing usage of the Clarksdale sound stage production and recording studio located in Clarksdale, Mississippi for the purposes of film and media production as well as artist development for the Company.
Big Star Media Group CEO, Jeff Skillen, said, "I'm excited to formalize our relationship with Gary and Carol Vincent - they bring tremendous assets and industry perspective to the table, all of which will prove to be invaluable to the Company as we execute our business plan."
"Today's announcement further solidifies our commitment to Big Star Media and its future. We are confident that the strategic plans Big Star has in place, combined with our core competencies, will be a winning combination. Carol and I are thrilled about the opportunities that lie ahead," said Gary Vincent.
Carol Vincent will continue as a director of the Company and shall be an officer in both newly created music and film companies. Gary Vincent shall be a senior vice president of Big Star Media Group and president of the newly created music and film companies.
About Big Star Media Group, Inc.
Big Star Media Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted entertainment and information distribution company focused on web-based presentations of live music events, the promotion of new musical talent, film production, and corporate messaging. Big Star Media Group holds several subsidiaries that are each focused on specific aspects of the Company's strategic plan, including: Big Star Live, Big Star Records, Big Star Informative Media, Big Star Films, and Big Star Communications. Its various entities focus on everything from the webcasting of live music events, to promoting new musical talent, producing film, and performing corporate messaging. For more information, please visit: www.bigstarmediagroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, commonly identified by such terms as "believes," "will," "looking ahead," "anticipates," "estimates" and other terms with similar meaning. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements and by reference to the underlying assumptions.
Investor Contact:
CSIR Group, LLC
Christine Petraglia, Principal
212-386-7081
info@csirgroup.com
Media Contact:
Michael Jensen or Erin Podbereski, Jensen Communications, 626-585-9575 or
erin@jensencom.com
Source: Big Star Media Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Investors, Christine Petraglia, Principal of CSIR Group, LLC,
+1-212-386-7081, info@csirgroup.com; Media, Michael Jensen, or Erin
Podbereski, erin@jensencom.com, both of Jensen Communications,
+1-626-585-9575, all for Big Star Media Group, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.bigstarmediagroup.com/
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