SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Television history was made this past weekend as B Channel went on the air for the first time. B Channel is the world's first and only B movie network, showcasing cult classics and forgotten favorites to a worldwide audience with no commercial interruptions or edits.
At 12:01 am EST this past Saturday, B Channel presented its first broadcast: the controversial cult classic "Reefer Madness," a 1936 exploitation film about the supposed dangers of marijuana. Other films now playing on B Channel include:
Night of the Living Dead: When unexpected radiation raises the dead, a microcosm of average America has to battle flesh-eating zombies in George A. Romero's landmark horror film.
I Bury The Living: A cemetery keeper thinks he can mark people for death.
Space Mutiny: A brave crewmember takes charge when a mutinous revolt threatens his spacecraft.
The Screaming Skull: A new bride is nearly driven mad by images of a spectral skull.
Plan 9 From Outer Space: In arguably the worst film of all time, aliens bring the dead to life to conquer the Earth.
B Channel is the latest venture from Grand National Media, an integrated entertainment company headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y. Grand National Media is aggressively developing additional film programs and proven formats spanning reality, drama, comedy, game, news, movies and talk for B Channel as the network develops, while also exploring opportunities with its sister companies. The company is opening its doors to all film studios to negotiate future programming concepts, including special premieres and themed weekend events.
B Channel's is available online at www.watchbchannel.com;
Grand National Media is a diversified global media company with operations in six industry segments: live entertainment;
