RogueFlix, the new young-male driven Action Lifestyle Network will release the “Let’s Riiide” TV series on February 1, 2013 featuring the top California travel destinations for motorcycle enthusiasts around the world. The TV series was written and directed by award winning producer Erik Lundmark and his co-producer Soren Dela Cruz. n n”Aurora Gold Award Winner, ‘Let’s Riiide’ recognizes Southern California as the number-one motorcycle destination for bikers around the world while capturing the beauty and history of the land which has captured the dreams and imaginations of two-wheeled nomads,” stated Erik Lundmark.n n”We are very excited about teaming up with Erik and his team at Leomark Studios to bring our RogueFlix audience a truly amazing motorcycle TV series,” stated Bryan Duran, co-founder, CEO and General Counsel of RogueFlix. “I was very impressed with the quality of the award winning ‘Let’s Riiide’ TV series and I knew right away that I wanted it on RogueFlix. Erik and I met poolside at the Loews Hotel during the American Film Market and quickly realized we wanted to work together and are collaborating on more productions.” nn
n n”This is an exciting time for our growing Action Lifestyle Network. We are also currently expanding our acquisition of TV shows, Webshows, and feature length movies to be released exclusively on RogueFlix,” stated Larry Rodriguez, co-founder and COO of RogueFlix. “The majority of the people visiting the site and downloading the Android App are young males between the ages of 13 and 34 and that is the primary focus of our action genre content.”n n”RogueFlix was very well received at the American Film Market as more and more sales agents and distributors have quickly realized that they need to embrace the digital future of the entertainment industry and are eager to work with us to showcase and monetize their content in the best way possible,” stated Bryan Duran. n nPrior to RogueFlix, Bryan had worked as an entertainment attorney for Starz Media / Anchor Bay Entertainment and in the motion picture finance groups at Warner Bros. and NBC Universal. He also worked in creative development at Fox Studios. nnwww.rogueflix.com
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Who Needs Los Angeles? We Do.
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