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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 /
Christian Newswire/ -- 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.
