NASHVILLE” THANKS #NASHIES FANS AND CELEBRATES ITS UPCOMING MOVE TO CMT WITH
A SPECIAL “MOVING SALE” AUCTION,
FEATURING SELECT ITEMS FROM SEASONS 1-4
Fans and Collectors Can Start Bidding on June 21
Beginning on June 21, VIP Fan Auctions will launch a special “moving sale” auction for the critically acclaimed and fan favorite series “Nashville,” featuring 270 select items from the first four seasons as a thank you to the legions of devoted #Nashies fans and their massive #BringBackNashville campaign, and to celebrate the series’ recently announced return with a brand new season on CMT and long-time SVOD partner Hulu. The highly anticipated fifth season of “Nashville,” produced by Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), ABC Studios and Opry Entertainment, will begin production shortly.
The weekly auctions will allow fans to bid on props, wardrobe and memorabilia straight from the set and can be viewed at www.nashvilletvauctions.com. Each “Nashville” item will be offered for seven days and new items will be offered every week, through July 26.
Follow VIP Fan Auctions on Twitter @vipfanauctions and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/vipauctions to receive “Nashville” auction updates.
About “Nashville”
“Nashville” is set against the backdrop of the city’s music scene and follows Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes. Both women face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them and often complicating their lives are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Music City can mean so many things to different people. In “Nashville,” musicians and songwriters are at the heart of the storm driven by their own ambitions. Some are fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in their power to stay on top.
About VIP Fan Auctions
VIP is the largest seller of official studio direct Hollywood memorabilia. Since 2002, VIP has offered television and movie memorabilia from Hollywood’s largest entertainment studios including Lionsgate, Universal Pictures, ABC Studios, NBCUniversal, Twentieth Century Fox, SyFy, BBC, Paramount Pictures, MGM, Showtime Network, Starz Entertainment, HBO, STX Entertainment, Relativity Media and Media Rights Capital. VIP’s weekly auctions can be found at www.vipfanauctions.com.
About CMT
CMT, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 92 million homes in the U.S. CMT, CMT.com and CMT Radio offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and are the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
About Hulu
Hulu is a premium streaming TV destination that offers hundreds of thousands of hours of the best of current season programming, premium original content, films and full seasons of hit series to subscribers with limited commercials for $7.99 per month or commercial free for $11.99 per month. Hulu is the only streaming subscription service that offers current season content from 5 of the 6 largest U.S. broadcast networks, as well as acclaimed Hulu Originals including The Mindy Project, The Path, 11.22.63, Difficult People and the Golden Globe® nominated comedy series, Casual. Since its launch in 2008, Hulu has been at the forefront of entertainment and technology and continues to redefine TV by connecting viewers with the stories they love.
About Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment. The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black, the beloved drama series Nashville, the syndication successes The Wendy Williams Show and Celebrity Name Game (with FremantleMedia), the breakout series The Royals and the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual.
The Company’s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me, Divergent and John Wick series, Sicario, The Age of Adaline, Roadside Attractions’ Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack Films’ Addicted and breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.
Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com
About Opry Entertainment
Opry Entertainment®, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP), is a producer of multi-media entertainment experiences with primary interests in location-based entertainment and television and stage production. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, its core business segments include the world-famous Grand Ole Opry®, the historic Ryman Auditorium®, and legendary radio station 650 AM-WSM.