GMC Awarded Seal of Approval™ by
Parents Television Council
America’s Favorite
Channel for Uplifting Music and Family
Entertainment Honored for Upholding Positive
Values
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2010— The
Parents Television Council™ (PTC) has awarded
its Entertainment Seal of Approval™ to GMC,
America’s favorite channel for uplifting music
and family entertainment, for being “an
authentic family-friendly cable network.” GMC
is the only television network to receive the
highly coveted honor in 2010.
The PTC Seal of Approval is
presented to outstanding films, television
shows, advertisers and networks that emphasize
positive, pro-family values and do not contain
graphic or gratuitous sex, violence or
profanity.
“We are recognizing GMC for
upholding the positive values that families hold
dear,” said Tim Winter, PTC president. “The PTC
Entertainment Seal of Approval
is an assurance to
viewers that when they tune in to GMC they will
be watching programming that does not contain
inappropriate language or offensive messages.”
Charley Humbard, president and
CEO of GMC, said, “We have always endeavored to
make GMC the uplifting television destination
where viewers go to be inspired and feel good
about the faith-friendly family values they
cherish. This acknowledgment by the PTC,
combined with our ratings growth, performance in
viewer studies and #1 rating in Beta Research,
are strong evidence that we are meeting the
needs of the 40 plus million people who say they
want this kind of entertainment.”
About Parents Television
Council
The Parents Television Council (www.parentstv.org)
is a non-partisan education organization
advocating responsible entertainment. It was
founded in 1995 to ensure that children are not
constantly assaulted by sex, violence, and
profanity on television and in other media. This
national grassroots organization has more than
1.3 million members and 55 chapters across the
United States, and works with television
producers, broadcasters, networks and sponsors
in an effort to stem the flow of harmful and
negative messages targeted to children. The PTC™
also works with elected and appointed government
officials to enforce broadcast decency
standards. Most importantly, the PTC produces
critical research and publications documenting
the dramatic increase in sex, violence and
profanity in entertainment. This information is
provided free of charge so parents can make
informed viewing choices for their own families.
About GMC
GMC (www.watchGMCtv.com), the
fastest-growing network in television and the
number one digital network in perceived value
(source: BETA Research), is America’s favorite
channel for uplifting music and family
entertainment. GMC can be seen in almost than 48
million homes on various cable systems around
the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on
Verizon FiOS on channel 224.