I'm brand new to this board, so bear with me, please.

Since I own Video Team, I feel best qualified to answer some of the questions posed in this thread (in sequence):

I did not know we mistreat reviewers. This is news to me. I would be interested to learn specifics. I do know that we send over 100 review copies of our new releases (not incl. comps) to various reviewers domestically and internationally. The only time we refuse to send review copies is when the reviewer requesting to be added cannot substantiate that they are a legitimate reviewer, i.e. show us a page from the magazine or website with other reviews written by the reviewer. There are a lot of consumers who ask for review copies to get a free DVD screener every week.

I'm not sure who the alleged online retailers are that have severed links with us are, but I would welcome their correspondence to me directly: theboss@videoteam.com. The head of publicity is NOT Susan. Susan is our webmaster, and no, she is not brain dead, stupid or ignorant. She is busy however, so if she gets a PR request, she forwards it to me. My publicity is handled by Scott Stein of SMS Promotions (scotts@videoteam.com).

In answer to modelgig: we never send models from one agency to another, EVER. I know of one occasion when this happened, over a year ago, by an unwitting employee. That issue was resolved and not repeated. "Modelgig" is welcome to call me and discuss it in person or on the phone, as opposed to posting it third person here.

It sounds to me like some people are taking rumor and conjecture and accepting it as fact. Are we perfect? Clearly not, but our reputation is and always has been excellent. I pride myself on my company's reputation for being fair, ethical and responsive to any problems.

Last, to address the comment that someone made about our productions specifically, THANK YOU. We are trying to improve and adapt to a changing market and tastes. Our work with David Aaron Clark (love him or hate him), Van Styles, and Corey Jordan has recently stood out and received DESERVING good reviews from many sources.

Thank you for allowing me a rebuttal. Keep watching our stuff... I think you'll like what you see.

Regards,

Christian Mann
PRESIDENT, Video Team