Today, premium network EPIX announced that due to interest in its timely
and controversial original documentary, SCHOOLED: THE PRICE OF
COLLEGE SPORTS, the network will provide everyone in the US access
to the anticipated World Premiere on Wednesday, October 16 at 8pm ET
via a free live stream. Viewers can access the documentary online at http://www.epixhd.com/schooled-the-price-of-college-sports-stream/.
Subscribers can see the documentary on the EPIX channel, EPIX On Demand
and EPIX apps on hundreds of devices including Xbox, PS3, Roku, iPads,
iPhones, Android tables and phones and more.
As an additional opportunity, EPIX and Google will host a two-hour chat
on the issue of college athletics today, Tuesday, October 15 from
3-5pm ET. Among those speaking will be longtime ESPN college
basketball analyst Jay Bilas; Executive Producer, former Major League
Baseball Manager and now Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart
University Bobby Valentine, "Schooled: The Price of College
Sports" producer Andrew Muscato and former University of
North Carolina running back Devon Ramsay. The discussion can
be followed at https://plus.google.com/+EPIX/posts
SCHOOLED: THE PRICE OF COLLEGE SPORTS is an original documentary
that examines the provocative issues surrounding the business of college
sports and the NCAA’s treatment of its athletes. The exposé is based on
the controversial 2011 article that ran in “The Shame of College Sports”
by Pulitzer Prize winning civil rights scholar, Taylor Branch. Narrated
by actor Sam Rockwell, the documentary weaves interviews,
archival and behind-the-scenes footage to tell the story of how college
sports has become a billion dollar industry built on athletes who are
robbed of monetary privileges. Those interviewed include: former
University of Tennessee All-American and star running back for the
Houston Texans Arian Foster, former college and NFL player and
president of the NFL Players Association Domonique Foxworth,
former UCLA standout now Green Bay Packers running back Johnathan
Franklin, former UCLA punter now member of the Minnesota Vikings Jeff
Locke, UCLA star and NBA player Ed O’Bannon, and former
University of North Carolina fullback Devon Ramsay, whose
eligibility case was one of the most controversial in recent NCAA
history.
Also interviewed for the film are Emmy-winning sportscaster Bob Costas,
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, New York Times reporter Joe
Nocera and Dave Zirin of The Nation. Sports
Illustrated reporters Frank Deford, George Dohrmann, BJ
Schecter and Michael Rosenberg join them; and longtime
college sports marketing innovator Sonny Vaccaro is also featured
in the film.
For more information about SCHOOLED: THE PRICE OF COLEGE SPORTS, go to http://press.epixhd.com/
or epixhd.com.
The Twitter handle is #Schooled.
SCHOOLED: THE PRICE OF COLLEGE SPORTS is an EPIX Original
Documentary. It is executive produced by Bobby Valentine (former Major
League Baseball manager and now Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart
University); and produced by Andrew J. Muscato, Taylor Branch, and
Domonique Foxworth (former college and NFL player and now head of the
NFL Players Association). Ross Finkel, Jon Paley and Trevor Martin are
the directors. Jill Burkhart is the EPIX Executive-in-charge of
Production.
About EPIX
EPIX® is the newest premium entertainment network delivering the latest
movie releases, classic library titles, plus original films, comedy,
music and sports events on TV, on demand, online and on devices.
Launched October 2009 as the first multiplatform premium network with
online accessibility for subscribers through EpixHD.com, EPIX pioneered
the development and proliferation of TV Everywhere for American
consumers. EPIX was the first premium network to launch on Xbox
360®consoles, first on Android™ tablets and phones, first on Roku®
players and first to launch in the U.S. on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) systems.
EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices
including Apple® iPads®, iPhones®, Kindle Fire tablets, Samsung® Smart
TVs and Blu-ray™ players and more. Today EPIX remains the only premium
service providing its entire monthly line-up from new Hollywood hits to
original programs on all platforms and provides more movies than any
other premium network.
EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its
Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and
Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), available to over 30 million homes nationwide
through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox
Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink
Communications and Verizon FiOS.
For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com.
Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Epix.
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