DIY to Spotlight Hi-Tech Celebrity Homes

NEW YORK: DIY Network is to unveil a new series, tentatively titled Hollywood Hi-Tech, dedicated to home electronics and high-end custom installation in celebrity homes, at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

On January 6, DIY Network will reveal never-before-seen clips from the show at a special launch party at the Crazy Horse Paris Theater in the MGM Grand. Series host Janna Robinson, special guests featured on the show, as well as leaders from the electronic industry are expected to attend.

The new series features Robinson, a lifestyle-technology expert, as she gives celebrities’ homes high-tech makeovers. Those featured in the series, which premieres in June, include reality star Khloe Kardashian, basketball champion Lamar Odom, Entourage‘s Kevin Connolly and Jeremy Piven and Transformers‘ Josh Duhamel.

“While other TV shows have occasionally included short segments about custom-installation home entertainment, it’s never been the focus, much less had an entire TV series devoted to it,” noted Ross Babbit, DIY Network’s VP of programming partnerships and special projects. "With the launch of Hollywood Hi-Tech (wt), that is about to change, as we bring the latest and greatest technology for the home to a new, nationwide audience.”

“Hollywood Hi-Tech has taken the often complex word, ‘technology,’ and is making it approachable, personal, simple and fun!,” said Leslie Dance, Kodak’s VP of brand marketing and communications. “At Kodak, our history is rooted in making the complex simple. Our long-held promise – ‘You push the button, we do the rest’ – lives on in the digital age with intuitive, smart technology that allows consumers to capture, share and create more easily. This TV series is a game changer, and Kodak is honored to be part of announcing it today.”

“CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) is proud to be a part of the event announcing DIY Network’s Hollywood Hi-Tech,” commented Utz Baldwin, the CEO of CEDIA. “This show will give DIY Network viewers a never-before-seen look at the hi-tech solutions CEDIA members can deliver for entertainment, comfort, safety and convenience.”