PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Publication December 2015 New York, New York, USA "TV Outside the Box boldly takes us inside the rapidly evolving TV business; it's an engrossing, provocative, groundbreaking read." —Lisa Kudrow: Emmy Award winning actor/writer/producer: Friends, Web Therapy, The Comeback "TV Outside the Box blew my mind — and not just because I'm one of the fascinating interviews in the book. Check it out and expand your consciousness beyond the zeitgeist." —Dan Harmon: Emmy winning writer/producer/ showrunner: Community, Rick and Morty "By way of candid, fascinating conversations and sharp insights, Landau is a wonderful guide through the creative revolution that's re- defining television." —Beau Willimon: Academy Award and Emmy nominated writer/producer/ showrunner: House of Cards, The Ides of March The landscape of television has changed forever. And Hollywood insider Neil Landau is just the person to take you on a tour. TV Outside the Box: Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution explores the new and exploding universe of on-demand, OTT (Over the Top) networks: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Crackle, CW Seed, Vimeo, AwesomenessTV, and many more. Featuring in-depth conversations with game-changing content creators, industry mavericks, and leading cultural-influencers,TV Outside the Box explores the TV business from the inside out. You’ll learn how and why the best and the brightest TV content creators and filmmakers are defining the new digital entertainment age – and how you can, too. Author Bio: Neil Landau is a bestselling author, producer, award-winning screenwriter and professor who currently runs the Writing for Television Program in the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media (his alma mater). Credits include Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead; Melrose Place, The Magnificent Seven, Doogie Howser, M.D., The Secret World of Alex Mack, Twice in a Lifetime, MTV's Undressed, and one-hour drama pilots for CBS, ABC, ABC Family, Warner Bros., Disney, Lifetime, and Fremantle. Neil has also served as Executive Script Consultant for Sony Pictures Television and Columbia Pictures. He’s the author of the bestselling 101 Things I Learned in Film School; The Screenwriter’s Roadmap, and The TV Showrunner’s Roadmap. Visit the book page at: https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138905269 9781138905269 | $34.95 in paperback | December 2015 For more information and to request a review copy please contact: Christine Kanownik, Marketing Manager, Focal Press Tel: (917) 351-7110 | Email: [email protected] About Focal Press Focal Press has been a leading publisher of Media Technology books for 75 years. We provide essential resources for professionals and students in many areas including: film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, and theatre technology. For information about Focal Press visit www.focalpress.com. .