Players Network Expands Its Board of Directors
Players Network (OTC Bulletin Board: PNTV.OB), the leading Digital Media Television Network dedicated to the Las Vegas Entertainment and Gaming Lifestyle, announces today that it has added Terry Debono to its Board of Directors. Debono brings 25 years of experience in advertising, marketing, event management, concert and sports promotion, television production and gaming operations to PLAYERS NETWORK, including specific experience and credentials in operating over-the-air broadcast television channels, international live satellite television gaming networks, and numerous sweepstakes programs and promotions for the entertainment industry. Debono was the President and Founder of Casino and Gaming Television (CGTV) in Canada, and has completed many multi-million dollar business developments, investment and media sponsorship deals.
Terry Debono replaces Dr. Joost Van Adelsberg, who stepped aside to allow someone with Debono’s qualifications to fill his seat. Players Network’s five-person Board of Directors also includes the following: Mark Bradley, Founder and Chairman of Players Network; Doug Miller, President of “The Winning Edge”, one of America’s top handicapping companies; Morden C. Lazarus, an internationally-known gaming attorney who serves as the former President of the “International Gaming Advisors”; Michael Berk, Players Network’s President of Programming, who has produced and created over 500 hours of network television, including “Baywatch”.
“Terry has been both a business associate and close friend for seven years, and is the only person I know that has been dedicated to creating a gaming television channel. I am both delighted and honored to have Terry bring his years of experience to the Players Network’s Board of Directors. Terry is a Board Member who will be actively involved with Players Network’s continuing expansion and growth,” stated Mark Bradley, CEO and Founder of Players Network.
“It is a real pleasure and honor to join the Players Network Board of Directors. I believe that Players Network is uniquely positioned to exploit the increasing demand for the creation and distribution of gaming content across all media platforms. I believe that Players Network is poised to become a dominant brand in the gaming industry and I look forward to assisting Players Network achieve its goals and fulfill its potential,” stated Terry Debono.
About Players Network
Players Network is a Digital Media Company that focuses on the Las Vegas and Gaming Lifestyles, producing and distributing original content for its own VOD Channels on television in thirteen million homes through Comcast Communications, for its Broadband Network at www.playersnetwork.com, Google, YouTube, Yahoo Video, Tivo and for DVD Home Video, mobile platforms, and through worldwide television syndication. Players Network has a 12-year history of providing consumers with quality gaming and Las Vegas lifestyle content, and the gaming industry with strategic partnership services in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and throughout the worldwide gaming industry.
About Terry Debono
Terry Debono has been in the Advertising, Concert Production, Television Production, Broadcasting and Gambling industries for nearly 30 years. Terry’s past clients include the roster of MTV, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Budweiser, Nintendo, The Ontario Lottery Corporation and The Second City.
For over a decade Terry Debono has been involved in the Gambling industry, creating products and television programming for Lottery, Keno, Bingo, Poker and Casino clients in North America and Europe.
Terry Debono has created, founded, managed, merged, acquired and sold a variety of business operations involved in the entertainment industry. Terry Debono has ongoing partnerships in a variety of businesses that include Gaming and Broadcast television operations.
Terry Debono was the creator and founder of Casino and Gaming Television Canada (CGTV Canada), the only Television channel in North America devoted to the Casino and Gaming lifestyle.
For further information, please contact Edward Thomas of the Players Network (702) 895-8884
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