NEW YORK, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The third annual NYC Television Week will take place at the Waldorf Astoria and Park Central Hotel on October 20-22, 2015. Featuring the 25^th annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and the second annual Content Show, as well as best-of-industry conferences such as Advanced Advertising, Next TV Summit, and the Thirteenth Annual Hispanic Television Summit. NYC Television Week offers education, information, and unparalleled networking for leaders in broadcast, cable, advertising, and technology companies serving the industry. NYC Television Week is presented by Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News, Next TV, and Ratings Intelligence.

“For the third straight year, NYC Television Week will offer an unequaled opportunity for the industry to gather and discuss the rapid evolution of television in all of its many facets,” states Louis Hillelson, VP/Group Publisher, NewBay Media. “From our milestone edition of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame to vibrant conversations around technology, brand integration, diversifying audiences, and many other themes, an elite lineup of thought leaders and business standouts will make this a week not to be missed.”

Registration for all NYC Television Week events opens in June with early bird rates and alumni discounts. Visit www.nyctelevisionweek.com and sign up for email alerts and event updates.

Last year’s NYC Television Week drew more than 1000 television industry executives to the Affinia Manhattan. The conferences taking place that week featured 200 industry leaders as keynotes and presenters, including Josh Sapan, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Networks Inc.; Eric Berger, Executive Vice President, Digital Networks and General Manager Crackle, Sony Pictures Television; John Muszynski, Chief Investment Officer, Spark; John Collins, Chief Operating Officer, National Hockey League; Robert DeBitetto, President of Brand Strategy, Business Development and A+E Studios, A+E Networks; Gil Goldschein, President, Bunim/Murray Productions; Chris Grant, CEO, Electus; Bruce David Klein, President & Executive Producer, Atlas Media Group; Lauren Lexton, Co-founder and CEO, Authentic Entertainment; Brent Montgomery, CEO, Leftfield Entertainment; Henry Schleiff, Group President, Discovery Networks; and Philip D. Segal, CEO and Executive Producer, Original Productions, to name a few.

For information on 2015 NYC Television Week partnerships and sponsorship opportunities, contact Louis Hillelson at 917-231-4730 or [email protected].

For more information about 2015 NYC Television Week, visit www.nyctelevisionweek.com and follow them on Twitter at @NYCTelevisionWk.

Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News, Next TV, and Rating Intelligence are published by NewBay Media.

About NEWBAY MEDIA
NewBay Media is positioned at the center of the world’s most dynamic industries—Music, AV/Pro Audio, Consumer Electronics/Gaming, Video & Broadcast, and Education. We connect and inform millions of constituents in these industries through our award-winning content, integrated media capabilities, and high-profile network-building and informative events. NewBay proudly serves some of the broadest BtoB professional and music enthusiast communities in the world through over 60 print and digital publications, 100 integrated web and mobile applications, 75 conferences and conventions, custom marketing services and e-commerce capabilities. Find out more at www.newbaymedia.com.

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — San Rafael-based Alcohol Justice and Studio City-based Writers In Treatment announced today that there would be five exciting film premieres at the 2nd Annual REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium– San Francisco Bay Area Edition.  A total of 18 select feature-length and short, fictional and factual alcohol and drug addiction-themed films will be presented over four days in 14 sessions at two locations with a goal of engaging audiences with honest stories about the disease as well as the hope and opportunity for recovery. There will be expert panel discussions following most of the sessions.

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The festival opens at the New People Cinema on Thursday June 11, 2015, with the San Francisco premiere of a true story, Girl on the Edge, starring Peter Coyote. The film follows the journey of a young girl struggling with the aftermath of a horrific trauma, the toll that it takes on her family and the last chance she has to overcome it in the most unlikely of places. A post-screening Q&A will take place with Producer/Director Jay Silverman, and actor Mackenzie Phillips. Immediately following there will be a VIP Reception at the Hotel Kabuki with live music by singer/songwriter Elizabeth Edwards.

On Friday morning June 12, 2015, at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, a world premiere, “director’s cut” of Kids Are Dying will be screened. The documentary is about drug overdose and the overdose death epidemic in New Jersey which is worse than it has ever been in history. Heroin, and misused and abused prescription pain medication are killing more people than car crashes. Parallels to problems in the Bay Area will be explored in a following panel discussion featuring Matt Willis, MD, MPH Marin County Public Health Officer, Mark Dale, Founder, Families 4 Safer Schools, Jennifer Golick, Clinical Director, Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services, and Michael DeLeon, Producer/Director of Kids Are Dying.

DeLeon will also present the West Coast premiere of his new documentary An American Epidemic on Friday, June 12, 2015, at 6 P.M. at the New People Cinema in San Francisco. This documentary presents a national perspective on drug misuse and outlines REAL solutions that will solve the problem but only if there is REAL collaboration. “This is going to take EVERYONE, Working Together, to end this crisis,” said DeLeon.

The San Francisco premiere of two brilliant short films will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the New People Cinema.  Director KT Curran’s The Holding Cell, is about one teenage girl’s free-fall into the harrowing world of prescription drug abuse and addiction. Producer Lisa Brandy will present the film which is based upon true stories about real teenagers in Sarasota, Florida.

The second short film, Easy Silence, directed by Stephen Anthony Bailey, is the tale of a young woman in the backwoods of the American south who suddenly finds herself a single mother battling past addictions and demons that threaten the future of her and her baby.

Alcohol Justice and Writers In Treatment are producing the event with generous support from the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, Duffy’s Napa Valley Rehab, Center Point, Inc., West America Bank, Kaiser Permanente Community Benefits Programs – Marin/Sonoma Area, Marin County Mental Health Substance Use Services, Ghilotti Construction Company, KRON-TV, the Michael Basso Foundation, Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services, KPOO-FM, North Bay Recovery Center, Hotel Kabuki, Book Passage Book Store, and many Bay Area individuals and families.

“The REEL Recovery Film Festival helps to bring alcoholism and addiction out of the closet,” stated Michael Scippa, festival director. “Our goal is to reduce the stigma, and raise public awareness that it is not a moral failing but a devastating disease that, like other potentially fatal diseases, requires specialized treatment.”

Tickets are available exclusively through BrownPaperTickets.com. For more information about the festival, and to view a PSA featuring Michael Pritchard, go to: FilmFestSFBay.org “The ticket price for most of the sessions is just $10,” stated Scippa. “But if there are seats available we’ll allow anyone admittance regardless of their ability to pay.”

For media availability of filmmakers please contact Michael Scippa at 415-257-2490 or [email protected] or Jorge Castillo 213-840-3336.

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Live Nation announced today the highly-regarded HONDA CIVIC TOUR will present the upcoming ONE DIRECTION ON THE ROAD AGAIN trek across the U.S. Promoted exclusively by Live Nation, HONDA CIVIC TOUR PRESENTS ONE DIRECTION ON THE ROAD AGAIN, the U.S. leg of the multi-platinum selling band’s highly-anticipated worldwide stadium run kicks off on July 9, 2015 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. Icona Pop will join the tour as special guests.

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The 2015 HONDA CIVIC TOUR will take the world’s #1 touring band through 17 cities across the U.S. including stops in San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Seattle and more. Starting tomorrow June 2 at 6:00am PDT until Midnight PDT on June 4, One Direction and HONDA CIVIC TOUR are offering a special ticket promotion whereby all fans can ‘Buy 2 Tickets and Get 2,’ getting 50% off a purchase of four tickets.* Be sure to use promo code 1DCIVIC. Ticketing information and additional details can be accessed via HondaCivicTour.com.

“We’re so excited about heading out on tour in the US in July and are really thrilled to be part of the Honda Civic Tour,” says Niall. “It’s going to be our best tour yet and we can’t wait to see our incredible fans!”

Continuing a HONDA CIVIC TOUR tradition, a 2015 Honda Civic, exclusively customized and autographed by One Direction, will be on display at each tour stop and fans will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win the custom Civic, flyaway trips to see and meet members of One Direction, as well as the chance to enter additional sweepstakes and contests throughout the entire tour. For complete rules and to enter online, please visit www.HondaCivicTour.com.

With a staggering 94 number ones and over 46 million records sold, in just four short years, One Direction have gone from energetic pop upstarts to international superstars. As the band’s song writing becomes more personal with each record, FOUR is their most stunning album yet. The album follows the global success of their sold out WHERE WE ARE stadium tour and the 3D film documentary THIS IS US. Fans also had the opportunity to relive the 2014 summer tour with the release of their second film WHERE WE ARE: THE CONCERT FILM, which broke records as the biggest ever Event Cinema audience across one weekend. Add all this to their 3 billion YouTube views, 109 million combined Twitter followers and 33 million Facebook fans and One Direction is more than a worldwide phenomenon. 

2015 HONDA CIVIC TOUR PRESENTS ONE DIRECTION ON THE ROAD AGAIN
7/9/15 San Diego, CA – Qualcomm Stadium
7/11/15 San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium 
7/15/15 Seattle, WA – CenturyLink Field
7/26/15 Minneapolis, MN – TCF Bank Stadium 
7/28/15 Kansas City, MO – Arrowhead Stadium
7/31/15 Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium
8/2/15 Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Field
8/5/15 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
8/8/15 Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium
8/18/15 Columbus, OH – Ohio Stadium
8/23/15 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field 
8/25/15 Milwaukee, WI – Miller Park
8/27/15 Cleveland, OH – FirstEnergy Stadium
8/29/15 Detroit, MI – Ford Field*
9/1/15 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
9/3/15 Buffalo, NY – Ralph Wilson Stadium
9/12/15 Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
* – Icona Pop will not perform on this date.

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For more info, visit:
http://www.onedirectionmusic.com   
http://www.HondaCivicTour.com 
http://www.columbiarecords.com 
http://www.livenation.com

*Offer ends at 11:59pm PDT on June 4, 2015. Offer available for all price points, subject to availability. Discount applies to multiples of four (4) tickets, up to eight (8). While bonus tickets last. Specific seating or sections not guaranteed. Additional restrictions may apply. See ticketmaster.com for additional information. 

The ON THE ROAD AGAIN 2015 world tour also includes 6 additional dates scheduled in Canada. Tickets are still available at www.livenation.com.

About Honda Civic Tour
Produced by Marketing Factory, the Honda Civic Tour brings innovation to the masses by combining automotive technology and contemporary music. With almost three million fans having attended Honda Civic Tour concert events since 2001, Civic Tour has established itself as one of the nation’s most compelling, successful music concert tour franchises. Civic Tour has provided concert-goers with an exclusive, interactive concert experience featuring up-close and personal access to their favorite bands, including Maroon 5, Linkin Park, blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, The Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Everclear, Incubus, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional and Panic! at the Disco. www.HondaCivicTour.com

About Icona Pop
Chart-topping Swedish duo Icona Pop made a welcomed return this week with their brand new single “Emergency.” The upbeat and infectious dance-floor filler makes the perfect companion to summer and taste of what’s to come from the feisty and magnetic duo. Since hitting the scene in 2012 with their triple platinum hit single “I Love It ft. Charli XCX,” Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt have become household names as Icona Pop following the 2013 release of their debut album, “This Is… Icona Pop.”

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

About Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is not only the best-selling compact car in the United States to individual buyers in each of the past two years[1], it is the best-selling car to buyers 35 and under for the past decade[2]. The Civic lineup embodies the Honda brand values of ‘clean, safe and fun’ with the Civic HF achieving an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 41 mpg on the highway. The Civic Hybrid’s EPA-estimated fuel economy rating is 44/47/45 city/highway/combined. The Civic Sedan has earned top safety ratings from NHTSA and was the first small car to earn a ‘TOP SAFETY PICK+’ designation from IIHS. Now in its ninth generation, the Civic remains one of the most fun-to-drive compact cars on the road today. The Civic Sedan starts at a suggested retail price (MSRP) of $18,490 and is available at Honda dealerships nationwide. For high-resolution photos, broadcast quality video and media information of the entire 2015 Civic lineup, please visit www.hondanews.com.

About Marketing Factory
Since 1999, Marketing Factory Inc. has built entertainment properties, sponsorship activations, and media promotions to create entertaining and authentic interactive customer experiences in both physical and digital spaces. The company has actively worked with Honda since 2000, serving as producers of the award-winning annual Honda Civic Tour and currently serves as a primary music marketing agency for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

About Honda Stage
Building on its deep foundation in bringing music to fans, American Honda has brought together an unprecedented group of entertainment and technology leaders, including Live Nation, iHeartMedia, Revolt, YouTube and Vevo to produce and distribute some of the best original, high-quality music content available under the Honda Stage name, through a combination of live events and exclusive online content. Honda Stage offers music fans access to custom live and online music programming and performances, behind the scenes content, artist interviews and more at www.YouTube.com/HondaStage. With the launch of Honda Stage on YouTube, Honda becomes a major music curator, as YouTube is the largest distributor or music content and the number 1 environment for music viewing.

About COLUMBIA RECORDS
One of the most respected and successful record labels in the world, Columbia Records is home to established superstars and exciting new talent. Columbia Records is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

[1] Based on IHS Automotive, U.S. new vehicle retail registrations for 2013 and 2014 in the Non-Luxury Compact Car Segment

[2] Based on IHS Automotive cumulative new retail vehicle registration and age of head of household data for CY2004-2014.

IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced that it has signed on as the official sponsor of TELEMUNDO’s brand new web series “El Maestro: Unplugged.” Starring Latin Grammy^® winner Luis Enrique, the ten-episode web series follows three up-and-coming artists as he offers advice on how to achieve success in the music industry. Luis Enrique will be featured in the 2016 Kia Sorento and each episode will focus on an artist discussing his or her dream of making it in the music industry while taking an inspirational ride in the 2015 Kia Soul. The web series will roll out three new episodes each week, with the finale airing on June 11. This is the first time Kia and TELEMUNDO have partnered for an original web series, which will include on-air promotions and related digital activations.

“Kia’s U.S. marketing initiatives are focused on raising consumer perception and awareness around the brand, and with Hispanics over-indexing on online video consumption, we felt that sponsoring ‘El Maestro’ offered a tremendous opportunity to communicate and interact with the Hispanic community in authentic and meaningful ways,” said Tim Chaney, vice president of marketing communications, KMA. “Awareness of the Kia brand and our award-winning vehicles continues to grow within the Hispanic community, and we are thrilled to be embarking on this one-of-a-kind partnership with TELEMUNDO.”

“TELEMUNDO is known for its innovative ways to reach the Hispanic community on all screens and engage with a young, user-friendly audience,” said Luis Romero, Senior Vice President, Digital Media & Emerging Sales, NBCUniversal Hispanic Group. “We are thrilled to have partnered with Kia on the launch of TELEMUNDO’s unique web series to offer viewers content at their fingertips and the opportunity to connect with the community across social media.”   

As the official sponsor of “El Maestro”, Kia’s sponsorship will include integration of the 2015 Kia Soul and 2016 Kia Sorento in each episode, a Kia-branded custom landing page for El Maestro within Billboard En Espanol, and weekly social posts highlighting the Kia brand on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea, and in 2014 was the #1 ranked mainstream brand according to Strategic Vision’s Total Quality Index. KMA proudly serves as the “Official Automotive Partner” of the NBA and LPGA and set an all-time annual sales record in 2014, surpassing the 500,000 unit mark for the third consecutive year. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles, including the rear-drive K900¹ flagship sedan, Cadenza premium sedan, Sorento CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Soul Electric Vehicle², Sportage compact CUV, Optima midsize sedan, Optima Hybrid, the Forte compact sedan, Forte5 and Forte Koup, Rio and Rio 5-door subcompacts and the Sedona midsize multi-purpose vehicle, through a network of more than 765 dealers across the United States. Kia’s U.S. manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, builds the Optima* and Sorento* and is responsible for the creation of more than 14,000 plant and supplier jobs.

Information about KMA and its full vehicle line-up is available at www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.  To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at www.kiamedia.com/us/en/newsalert.

About TELEMUNDO:
TELEMUNDO, a division of NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. TELEMUNDO’s multiple platforms include the TELEMUNDO Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations, broadcast and MVPD affiliates; TELEMUNDO Digital Media, which distributes TELEMUNDO’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and www.telemundo.com; an owned and operated full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned TELEMUNDO as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 120 countries in over 40 languages.

* The Sorento and Optima GDI (EX, SX & Limited and certain LX Trims only) are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.

¹ 2015 K900 V8 available in select trims and in select markets with limited availability.
² 2015 Soul EV in select markets with limited availability.