PPI Releasing Announces Launch of "The Electric Playground"

LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- E3 Expo -- PPI Releasing announced that the weekly entertainment news program, The Electric Playground, is set to launch in September 2011 and has been cleared in 75% of USHH including WABC, New York; KABC, Los Angeles; WCIU, Chicago; WFAA, Dallas; KGO, San Francisco; WCVB, Boston; KING, Seattle; KSTP, Minneapolis; KNXV, Phoenix and KXTV, Sacramento. Stations from the ABC Owned, Scripps, Belo, Gannett, Hubbard, Newport and Journal groups, among others, have also cleared the series for 2011-12.

"EP is the entertainment news magazine of tomorrow that's available today," said Ritch Colbert, a Principal of PPI Releasing. "We've put together an outstanding clearance list, a testament to The Electric Playground's unique fusion of highly engaging, daily television and an appealing environment for advertisers."

"Electric Playground is entertainment that speaks directly to our viewers," said Isaac Turner at KMSS in Shreveport. "EP creates the perfect platform for our advertisers, especially during key buying seasons year round."

A staple on the airwaves since 1997, The Electric Playground is a daily half-hour entertainment news series covering all things popular culture, including movies, TV, videogames, music, comics, collectibles, gadgets, mobile apps & devices. EP is executive produced by host, Victor Lucas, and Emmy Award-winning Greedy Productions, program supplier to Discovery, G4, Disney, Citytv, Turner, Rogers, SCI FI Australia and broadcasters around the world.

"It is unbelievably exciting for my team and I to be bringing The Electric Playground into American homes in such a massive way," expressed EP creator, Victor Lucas. "PPI has done an incredible job with clearances and we're eager to work with our amazing list of broadcast partners to bring US viewers behind-the-scenes coverage of everything cool going on in the world of entertainment, videogames and tech!"

Greedy Productions currently has a multi-year contract with Rogers Media to produce both daily and weekly versions of The Electric Playground as well as Reviews on the Run, a daily companion show to EP with up-to-the-minute movie, videogame, app, tech and gadget reviews.

About PPI  Releasing, LLC

PPI Releasing, LLC is an original television distribution company based in Venice Beach, California and led by founders Ritch Colbert, Dave Hutchinson and Josh Raphaelson. PPI is known for award-winning series with high production values that are popular with viewers, advertisers and broadcasters around the world.

About Greedy Productions, Ltd.

Greedy Productions Ltd., is an Emmy Award-winning production company based in Vancouver with bureaus in Toronto, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Greedy Productions is known for its acclaimed daily entertainment television programming, The Electric Playground, and Reviews on the Run, as well as the documentary division, GreedyDocs, one of the premiere providers of behind-the-scenes material in the videogame industry.

SOURCE PPI Releasing, LLC