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A Queer TV Channel by Jonah Blechman
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Promo shot from Revery, the new channel from Samsung TV Plus. photo: courtesy Revery
AMID OUR CURRENT UPHEAVAL OVER
race, another group comes to the fore under the auspices of Revry, the first global LGBTQ+ streaming network, which is located in Los Angeles.
Indeed, on June 2nd, Revry launched on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free “smart TV” video service. It brings subscribers instant access to over 120 free channels of entertainment, news, sports and more.
The Revry Channel features hundreds of hours of original as well as licensed LGBTQ+ movies, shows, music, podcasts and related news. As the world’s only Queer-focused TV channel, it will premiere just in time for Pride season, and will be the first and only home for exclusively LGBTQ+ entertainment on Samsung’s Smart TVs.
“We are excited to launch our newest live linear channel on Samsung TV Plus,” said Damian Pelliccione, Revry CEO and Co-Founder. “Given Samsung’s massive reach, we now have the opportunity to touch a broader LGBTQ+ and allied audience through Samsung Smart TVs.”
“We believe representation saves lives, so partnering with Samsung helps us bring our ‘radically inclusive’ entertainment to an even bigger audience, and gives us the chance to change hearts and minds, both inside and outside of the LGBTQ community.”
These diverse perspectives have become the hallmarks of Revry’s “unapologetically queer” programming.
Indeed, it includes a slate of originals such as the GLAAD Media Award recipient “The Category Is”, a Spanish-language documentary series, which explores the vibrant underground ballroom scene in Mexico City; the Wes Anderson-style comedy series, “Sink, Sank, Sunk”, starring Academy Award nominee Laura Linney; the second season of the reality TV series, “Putting On”, starring rising Israeli fashion designer, On Mekahel; and “The Queens”, an insightful documentary about favorites from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (2009): Alaska, Katye, Jinkx Monsoon, and Sharon Needles.
The Revery home page. image: courtesy Revery
In addition to these originals, Revry will be releasing over 100 new titles this Pride season.
In order to optimize the distribution and programming of its live channel, Revry is using Frequency Studio—a cloud-based video platform and channel creation software—to manage, create and distribute the Revry Channel to Samsung.
“Revry continues to have a huge impact on the LGBTQ+ community,” said Blair Harrison, Frequency’s Founder and CEO. “We’re really proud to be working with them to optimize the delivery of Revry’s newest channel to the Samsung TV Plus platform, just in time for Pride 2020.”
For more information or to view a list of Samsung’s 120 channels, please visit Samsung TV Plus, or for Revry, go here.
by Jonah Blechman is a film fanatic and professional public relations agent in Los Angeles, who can be reached .Posted on Jun 05, 2020 - 08:35 AM