Infinity Entertainment Group Inks DVD Deal With
Premiere Journalist & Iconic Broadcaster Rona Barrett
For Celebrity Interview Specials With Hollywood Elite
Trend-Setting Journalist Interviewed Hundreds of the World’s Biggest Stars, From the Famous to the Infamous
$1 for Each DVD Sold to be Donated to the Rona Barrett Foundation for the Elderly Poor
LOS ANGELES — August 11, 2008 — For Immediate Release — Infinity Entertainment Group (IEG) has acquired exclusive distribution rights to distribute on DVD from the library of famed celebrity broadcaster and journalist Rona Barrett.
One dollar from each DVD sold will benefit the Rona Barrett Foundation for the Elderly Poor, which assists senior citizens who are unable to afford or obtain assisted living care.
In a career spanning more than 30 years as a vastly successful entertainment reporter, commentator and producer, Barrett has been both an eyewitness to and an expert on the ever-changing world of entertainment and celebrities in the news, including sports figures and political leaders. Barrett is a true pioneer and innovator who conceived the “coffee cliché” journalism style now embraced by other top journalists. In addition to numerous specials that bore her name, she has been a regular contributor for Good Morning America, The Today Show and Entertainment Tonight, among others.
Barrett has interviewed a who’s who of Hollywood, the famous and the infamous. Interviews included on the DVD are Cher, Priscilla Presley, Raquel Welch, Robin Williams, John Travolta, John Wayne, Donna Summer, Burt Reynolds, Richard Dreyfuss and Carol Burnett.
Said Rick Buehler, vice president, sales & acquisitions for IEG, “Rona Barrett’s stellar career has made her one of the world’s most famed celebrity interviewers. The Hollywood history she has captured and preserved in her personal library is both fascinating and a great legacy that Infinity Entertainment Group is pleased to bring to DVD.”
Added Barrett, “It has been my great pleasure to interview a broad range of some of the world’s most interesting people and to watch them grow over the years, both as artists and in their personal lives. I am so pleased to partner with Infinity Entertainment Group to bring some of my favorite interviews from my personal archives to DVD and a new audience.”
Pre-order is Sept. 23 and street date is Oct. 28. SRP is $24.98.
Infinity Entertainment Group , headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., is a multi-service home entertainment retail distributor specializing in independent films, television programming, special-interest, documentaries, anime and music. Clients include Smithsonian Networks, MOJO HD, Falcon Picture Group, Bandai Entertainment, Roxbury Entertainment, SJ2 Entertainment and Retromedia. Hit titles include the iconic Route 66 television series, now available on DVD for the first time, and Spike Jones: The Legend. The company was launched in 2006 and is a division of Infinity Resources, Inc ., a privately-held, multi-channel marketing and service enterprise with general offices based in suburban Chicago, Ill.
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