ELECTRICNOW COLLABORATES WITH SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP's COMET NETWORK TO AIR 51ST ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS
02.29.2024
Los Angeles, CA – February 29, 2024 – ElectricNOW, Electric Entertainment’s premium OTT app and FAST channel, and Comet, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s free television network for fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, have collaborated to televise the 51st Annual Saturn Awards which took place on Sunday, February 4, 2024. The collaboration comes after the extremely successful live stream of the awards show on ElectricNOW. The announcement was made jointly today by Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment and Adam Ware, SVP Sinclair Growth Networks.
The award ceremony will air on Comet on Saturday, March 2 at 10pm ET, with an encore presentation later in the month.
Devlin comments, “The Saturn Awards are the ultimate tribute to the sci-fi, fantasy and horror genres. This year’s event was an unparalleled gathering of luminaries, with overwhelming support from actors, creators, and enthusiasts. We are thrilled to share these extraordinary moments of celebration with dedicated fans. Teaming up with Comet, a leading broadcast channel for sci-fi aficionados, allows us to extend the reach of the awards show, spreading the joy of celebrating this exceptional event to fans everywhere.”
“Comet is committed to delivering the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror entertainment. The opportunity to bring the Saturn Awards to the genre’s passionate fans across the country through free broadcast television is very exciting and an important element of our overall mission,” said Adam Ware, SVP Sinclair Growth Networks Group. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Electric Entertainment to televise the awards.”
This years' attendees at the Saturn Awards included Keanu Reeves, James Cameron, William Shatner, the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the cast of The Walking Dead, among many others.
Comet is available across the country on free over the air broadcast stations as well as on YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Comet’s website and apps. To find Comet in your area please visit: https://comettv.com/#find-channel.
About Sinclair
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., (Nasdaq: SBGI) a diversified media company and leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD. and The Nest; and owns and provides services to 21 regional sports network brands. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
About ElectricNOW
ElectricNOW is the premium OTT app and FAST channel featuring Electric Entertainment’s own produced content such as fan-favorite TV series “Leverage,” “Leverage: Redemption,” “The Librarians,” “Almost Paradise,” and “The Outpost,” as well as acquired programming such as the feature films “Blackway” starring Anthony Hopkins and “The Book of Love” starring Jason Sudeikis and Maisie Williams. The ElectricNOW Channel, available on numerous platforms including The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Freevee, Sling Freestream, Plex, STIRR, Local Now, TiVo Plus, Redbox, Vizio, XUMO, TCL Channel, Stremium, Distro TV, Vidgo, Hisense Vidaa, LG Channels, Glewed TV, MyBundle.com TV, and Select TV, is a one-stop shop for fans to enjoy all their favorite shows free, in a 24/7 streaming broadcast. In addition to the free streaming content, the ElectricNOW App also includes special bonus feature content, a program guide, video-on-demand and pay-per-view components. The channel and app offer ElectricNOW Originals, which include such hit series as The Official Leverage: Redemption Aftershow: A Very Distinctive Podcast, Inglorious Treksperts, The 4:30 Movie, Best Movies Never Made, Cartoon Barroom, The Rebel and the Rogue, and Disco Nights in a line-up that includes podcasts devoted to Star Wars, Dr. Who and other sci-fi and entertainment industry-related topics.
CONTACTS: For Electric Entertainment: JGoldsteinPR
Jill Goldstein: [email protected]
Deana Dor: [email protected]
For Comet/Sinclair Broadcast Group:
Jessica Bellucci: [email protected]