Simulcasts of TimesTalks Conversations from TheTimesCenter
Co-Presented with BY Experience, Inc.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 24, 2009--
The New York Times announced today the launch of TimesTalks
LIVE, broadcasts of intimate discussions with today’s top talents and
thinkers from TheTimesCenter.
The simulcasts will be transmitted live, in high definition via
satellite to movie theaters and other venues across the United States
and Canada. Approximately 75 locations will participate in the pilot
screenings, which is co-presented with BY Experience with additional
sites expected to join.
The participating sites, to date, include 54 Cineplex theaters
throughout Canada and 20 independent venues in the U.S. including
California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, New
York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.
The first events to be broadcast will feature: John
Irving in conversation with Times writer at large Charles
McGrath, on Wednesday, Oct. 28; and Stephen
King in conversation with Times book critic Janet
Maslin on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Audiences at the various locations will
have the opportunity to submit questions for consideration by the
respective moderator in advance of each event through the TimesTalks
Web site. For tickets, participating venues and theater box offices,
please visit www.TimesTalks.com.
“The New York Times is delighted to work with BY Experience, Inc. to
bring our TimesTalk discussions to audiences throughout North America,”
said Yasmin Namini, senior vice president, marketing and circulation,
The New York Times. “TimesTalks are smart, intimate conversations – the
perfect mix of intellectual and entertaining interviews – that people in
the New York area have enjoyed for so many years. We are thrilled to use
this technology to extend unique experiences with Times journalists to
an even larger audience.”
“The New York Times is an unparalleled institution of the highest
journalistic integrity,” said Julie Borchard-Young, president, BY
Experience, Inc. “We are delighted to be working with The Times to offer
audiences across North America access to a unique, engaging and
inspiring form of entertainment through TimesTalks LIVE.”
Information on the first TimesTalks simulcasts includes:
A Conversation with Novelist John Irving
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. ET
Winner of the National Book Award and the Academy Award, author John
Irving (“The World According to Garp,” “The Cider House Rules,” “A Widow
for One Year”) is one of America’s most renowned and popular novelists.
In this exclusive New York interview appearance, Irving talks with New
York Times writer at large Charles McGrath about “Last Night in Twisted
River,” his first novel in four years, a story spanning five decades in
the lives of a father and son, and about his more than 40 years as a
best-selling author.
A Conversation with Novelist Stephen King
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. ET
On the publication of his latest novel, “Under the Dome,” celebrated
storyteller and best-selling author Stephen King (“Just After Sunset,”
“Duma Key,” “The Stand,” “The Shining” and more than 50 other novels)
talks about his career as a novelist, screenwriter and columnist. He
discusses, with New York Times book critic Janet Maslin, his new work, a
tour de force set in a Maine town and featuring more than 100 characters
who encounter a supernatural element as baffling and chilling as any the
author has ever conjured.
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About BY Experience
BY Experience is the pioneer of global live “alternative content”
digital cinema events. Credits: Worldwide Distribution Representative of
“The Met: Live in HD,” International (ex-UK) Distribution Representative
of the British National Theatre's series “NT Live”; Past events include:
Cinema Distributor of the “BBC Last Night of the Proms 2009” Sept. 12,
2009; BY Experience as Executive Producer for Cinema: “This American
Life - Live! with Ira Glass” (2009) and (2008); “David Gilmour: Remember
That Night - Live from the Royal Albert Hall” (2007); “David Bowie:
Reality - Live & Interactive” (2003). For more information, visit: www.byexperience.net.
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