FAMILY WATCHDOG AND PLATINUM STUDIOS LAUNCH NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER SEARCH,
INFORMATION AND ALERT SERVICE
FOR MOBILE DEVICES
Alliance Promotes Awareness and Family Safety
INDIANAPOLIS and LOS ANGELES, December 7, 2006 - Family Watchdog
(www.familywatchdog.us), America's leading provider of registered sex
offender information, today announced a partnership with Platinum Studios
(www.PlatinumStudios.com), an entertainment company that controls the
world's largest independent library of comic book characters, to use mobile
devices and "edutainment-oriented" content to provide consumers with tools
to protect and educate themselves, their families and communities about the
threat of sexual predators.
Family Watchdog users are able to conduct searches to view information about
where registered sexual offenders live and work, view photos, review
conviction details and other important data. Platinum Studios has worked
with Family WatchDog to make this information available on mobile devices.
Users can set up mobile alerts by visiting www.familywatchdog.us and can
also visit the site from any Web-enabled mobile device to access that same
information anytime, anywhere. Additionally users can register to receive
email and text notifications to alert them when offenders move in or out of
their neighborhoods. The Web site and mobile alerts are available in both
English and Spanish with other languages in development.
"I have been watching Family Watchdog's progress in truly saving lives,"
said Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth was kidnapped in 2002 and found in
2003. "It's exciting that Platinum Studios understands the vision and need
of Family Watchdog to create new educational content that is
family-friendly, promotes awareness and safety, and empowers parents and
their children to bring this very serious issue to light in a
non-threatening way. I applaud their vision and look forward to supporting
their efforts."
"We have been looking for an even timelier and direct manner to supply
Family Watchdog users with this critical information," said Steve Roddel,
chief executive officer and founder of FamilyWatchdog.US. "Platinum
Studios' support allows us to offer the full-functionality of our Web site
on mobile devices and we will be working with them to develop comics-based
educational content for families."
Platinum Studios will develop English and Spanish language comics-based
content across Web, television and film platforms to further support the
partnership. In addition Platinum Studios will work with Family Watchdog to
create other opportunities and relationships within the entertainment
industry.
"As a parent myself, if our support of Family Watchdog can help just one
family or child, I know we have made a difference," said Platinum Studios
chairman and chief executive officer, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. "I have
helped support great causes like the Red Cross, Alzeheimer's Association and
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in the past and look forward to utilizing our
experience developing comic properties to help parents and children learn
how to prevent a crisis."
Content will be available on www.familywatchdog.us in mobile, print or
online form starting in early 2007.
About Platinum Studios (www.PlatinumStudios.com)
Platinum Studios is an entertainment company that controls the world's
largest independent library of comic book characters, which it adapts and
produces for all forms of media. Platinum Studios' library contains more
than 3,800 characters and a full range of genres and styles. With deals in
place with some of the entertainment and new media's top players, Platinum
is a recognized leader in the creation of new content across all media. For
more information, please see www.platinumstudios.com.
About Family Watchdog (www.familywatchdog.us)
FamilyWatchdog.us is America's leading provider of information on registered
sex offenders. Millions of people each month rely on Family Watchdog to
stay aware of threats in their communities. Using the most current public
information available, Family Watchdog helps to protect families through
awareness. Family Watchdog has helped countless families become aware and
remain aware of potential threats lurking close by. Family Watchdog donates
10% of their gross revenues to the Family Watchdog Foundation every year to
promote family safety awareness and education. For more information, please
see www.familywatchdog.us.