FOR RELEASE JUNE 4, 2008 RALPH EDWARDS/STU BILLETT PRODUCTIONS AND TELEPICTURES PRODUCTIONS LAUNCH PEOPLESCOURTRAW.COM, A NEXT GENERATION WEBSITE TO SERVE AS THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT RESOLUTION DESTINATION (June 4, 2008 – New York, NY) Stu Billett, executive producer of “The People‟s Court” and peoplescourtraw.com, and Hilary Estey McLoughln, President, Telepictures Productions, announced today the launch of www.peoplescourtraw.com, a revolutionary destination for users to find a new way to settle disputes from the most trivial family arguments, to dating college students who can‟t figure out who should foot the bill, to roommates who can‟t seem to get along. Peoplescourtraw.com is powered by Vmix. “After having been in the forefront of the court genre in daytime television, „The People‟s Court‟ is now a pioneer again in bringing this highly popular genre to the web by introducing peoplescourtraw.com,” said Estey McLoughlin. “Allowing users to interact with their friends, colleagues and families online is the next step in conflict resolution and should make some real noise on the web.” “Peoplescourtraw.com is the next generation of user-generated content. It is the ultimate argument-ender when friends have a disagreement,” said David Scott, executive producer of “The People‟s Court” and peoplescourtraw.com. “In this fast-paced society, peoplescourtraw.com is truly „The People‟s Court‟ of the internet, a web destination that offers immediate resolution to any conflict.” Peoplescourtraw.com draws upon the television series twenty-five years of litigation experience and unparalleled track record in creating
innovative and entertaining programming to serve as the ultimate court of public opinion on the web. Peoplescourtraw.com is not complicated to navigate, as explained on the site by Harvey Levin, former co-executive producer of “The People‟s Court,” longtime consultant to the series and, now, the driving force behind TMZ.com and “TMZ,” the new first-run syndicated television program, who delivers a simple video introduction. Once an account is established, users upload their dilemma via video. Peoplescourtraw.com sends an email to the other party in the argument and offers a chance to respond. Once both sides of the argument are posted, users vote to settle the dispute. Justice is served after 30 days with a declared winner. “It is the natural progression of the genre in the evolving media landscape. Now it is time for the public to give the verdict. Instead of one judge there will be thousands, millions,” said Billett.