Platinum Television Group Will use any means to rip you off! Deerfield Beach Florida

us too in similar way.. here's court records I found

They are SNAKES - no doubt

look for yourself
http://www.clerk-17th-flcourts.org/bccoc2/pubsearch/public_search.asp?

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NEW LINE MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC

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CACE06009197 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062006CA009197AXXXCE

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Select Case Last Name/ Business Name First Name Middle Name Party D.O.B. Party Type ID Type ID Number Case Number Court Type Status State Reporting Number

HAYLES MICHAEL L

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CACE99020484 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 061999CA020484AXXXCE

HAYLES MICHAEL

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COSO02004805 CIVIL DIVISION - COUNTY COURT Disposition Entered* 062002CC004805AXXXSO

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Select Case Last Name/ Business Name First Name Middle Name Party D.O.B. Party Type ID Type ID Number Case Number Court Type Status State Reporting Number

PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP

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CACE04009643 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062004CA009643AXXXCE

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CACE02013366 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062002CA013366AXXXCE

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CACE04009005 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062004CA009005AXXXCE

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CACE01016531 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062001CA016531AXXXCE

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CACE01022020 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062001CA022020AXXXCE

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CACE02015608 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062002CA015608AXXXCE

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CACE03002093 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA002093AXXXCE

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CACE03014700 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA014700AXXXCE

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CACE03019418 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA019418AXXXCE

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CACE03016500 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA016500AXXXCE

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CACE03019417 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA019417AXXXCE

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CACE03016501 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA016501AXXXCE

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CACE03011843 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA011843AXXXCE

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CACE04003162 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062004CA003162AXXXCE

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CACE03022126 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA022126AXXXCE

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CACE03019413 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA019413AXXXCE

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CACE03019414 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA019414AXXXCE

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CACE03014703 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA014703AXXXCE

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CACE03022127 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA022127AXXXCE

PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP INC

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CACE99020106 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 061999CA020106AXXXCE

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Party Search
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PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP INC

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CACE03014708 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA014708AXXXCE

PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP INC

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CACE04018581 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062004CA018581AXXXCE

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CACE04013217 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062004CA013217AXXXCE

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CACE04012618 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062004CA012618AXXXCE

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CACE05009943 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062005CA009943AXXXCE

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CACE03019959 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CA019959AXXXCE

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CACE06012087 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062006CA012087AXXXCE

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CACE02021923 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT Disposition Entered* 062002CA021923AXXXCE

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CACE04019569 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062004CA019569AXXXCE

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CACE06000174 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062006CA000174AXXXCE

PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP INC

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CACE06009197 CIVIL DIVISION - CIRCUIT COURT OPEN 062006CA009197AXXXCE

PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP INC

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COCE04009497 CIVIL DIVISION - COUNTY COURT Disposition Entered* 062004CC009497AXXXCE

PLATINUM TELEVISION GROUP INC

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COWE03003046 CIVIL DIVISION - COUNTY COURT Disposition Entered* 062003CC003046AXXXWE

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Platinum Television Group still ripping people off?

Robyn,

I am sorry to hear that Platinum Television pulled that on you. I have been a television producer for the past ten years and actually worked for them when they first started, a fact I am not proud of.

They wooed me away from another production job and I am sorry to say that i was one of the creators of their New Home Journal series.

When I saw the way they were conducted business I immediately sought work elsewhere. I am also a christian and that was something they focused on in recruiting me. When I confronted them about the way they lie and cheat customers their true colors came out. I am surprised that they have lasted this long. I am ashamed that i was ever associated with them.

If there are companies out there that want real exposure for their products feel free to contact me and I can point them to legitimate production comanioes that will honor their word and think of their clients needs above their own.

For anyone thinking of working with Platinum, please don't. Do your homework, don't take my word for it, investigate them yourself. You will see that they have a track record of lying and taking peoples money.

For those of us who actually are producers, this company is a bad stain for all of us, lets hope they get removed soon.

Unfortunatley the former employee is right

I am also (regretably) a former employee of Platinum and i'm sad to say, they are a huge scam. I worked there for a number of months, the interview process and the training was quite intense. They teach you when pitching how to bring the custmers hope up by asking questions like "Who would be the on camera interview?". "What type of visuals can we expect to get from your location?'. Questions to get the people excited and visualize being on TV. "Give me a brief overview or history of your company". After the persons all excited and can see themselves doing it they slip in the "Licensing Fee" of $20to30,000 and wait for the reaction. They say "The licensing fee is in place to ensure you total co-operation throughout the production process, we have to know that your going to approve the scripts, sign off on them, approve the logos for the print (by the way another huge lie.

Yes they do throw some ads in some magazines occasioanlly but they never even have the supposed networks there showing on or what time OR day). This is how they justify the fee then they use the take away sale to great effect. Comments like "Well we certainly never have a problem filling our segments so if this is not for you we will go to one of your competitors". As we know people tend to want what they cant have. At the end of the contract there is small print that says any contractual problems will be settled in a Florida court so when people do have problems they have to come to Florida and get a Florida Attorney.

This generally precludes them from doing it as they have already lost their money and they wont spend anymore fighting it. The so called Presidents name is Doug Scott which is not even his real name he uses his middle name as his first to avoid some detection. He claims to be on the board of the Calvary Chapel church a huge church in Florida and is ripping people off all over the world. If thay call you (or have one of there appointment setters call you) I recommend informing the FBI as they havce a huge file on them. I am so sorry for all the deals I brought into them, some people used their entire marketing budgets and got a 4 minute piece (if they were lucky) on a DVD which they could have produced themselves for $1,000 or $2,000 at the most. I apologize to the people I signed for the deal and may god have mercy on all of your souls at PTG.

PLATINUM TELEVISION is a VERY REPUTABLE COMPANY

I have been an employee of Platinum Television now for the past 7 months. I have been able to witness first hand all that goes on within this company. I have to say it is both an Honor and a Privilege to work for Platinum Television.

They have never done anything to my knowledge that has been misrepresenting either to the employees that work there or the public that they contact. Every morning we have a meeting to go over all the things that will make our existence at Platinum Television better as an employee, as a person and more knowledgeable to the people we speak with. We are taught how NOT to miss-represent what we do and to always be honest with the utmost respect for the companies and organizations that we either interview with or feature as a guest on our show.

Some of our conversations are monitored randomly, and any employee that misrepresents our company or what we do here is severely repremanded, warned and put on probation or terminated from employment. This is not tolerated at this company. The major difference of Platinum Television to other's in the industry is, that we do what we say we will do, and we give it all in writing.

When an organization goes through an interview and then is being considered as a featured guest, there is a process that we go thru to determine whether a company or an organization is suitable to be on one of our many shows that they produce. I have contacted Robin from the previous complaint and explained to her exactly what we do here. When I noticed a particular religious item on her company website, I commented about some of my own beliefs and mentioned that we were featuring a company similar to the company she had listed on her site, it was not the exact company that was listed on her site, but in her mind she thought that she heard me say that they were the one's being featured on one of our shows, so she called them to verify if they were going to be on our show, and of course they had never heard of us, well that set off a red flag in her head, and I can understand that, BUT, that wasn't the company I was referring to, It was a company similar to that company, and after speaking with her she understood, and we both realized we had made a mistake.

Unfortunately in any business you will not be able to please everyone, and there will always be someone who will complain about something. With close to 4000 productions aired over the past years, Platinum Television has few complaints, and those complaints have either been satisfied or are being taken care of as we speak. But as far as a rip off, a rip off is when someone pays for something and doesn't receive what they have paid for. THAT IS NOT THE CASE HERE!

When a company is being featured on national television, they not only receive a copy of a first class production that they sign off and approve before it is even aired, they receive all the rights to re-utilize the segment for any future usage, they now own that production, and best of all that particular segment does air for the specified and agreed upon times that is in the Participation Agreement. All the companies and organizations that are featured work in coordination with our production team, and must sign off and approve on each and every step we take in making the segment before it is ever aired on National Television. What a wonderful opportunity for any company or organization to educate the public on so many issues of national interest.

I have read some of the comments from some of the X-Employees who couldn't cut it at Platinum Television write such vicious lies about an organization like Platinum Television that has helped and donated so much money and time to so many good causes and charitable work. I will not make any excuses for what I do here as a creative director, and can only say that if I was to leave this company tomorrow, I would look back and say that I am a better and smarter person then I was before I took this position.

Anyone can post what ever they want on this website, unfortunately, not all of it tells the facts or the whole truth. If the New York Times was to publish a story, they check it and double check it before they call it worthy of being called real news, in the Enquirer, they get sued more times for misrepresenting what they write, but who cares, when they get sued, and that's more publicity, so they sell more magazines. Before you Judge or tarnish the reputation of a good company, remember all it takes is a few more phone calls, go to the source, talk to the president of the company, get all the versions of the story, not just some of the facts, all of the facts, for in life, half measures avail us nothing, and more times than none, they do harm.

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We too were approached, via phone, to join up with PTG and do a 7-8 minute piece. If you are a small business, and it seems too good to be true that they picked you, it is! We are just starting out and there is no way that we are a better resource right now than the competitor! it was shocking, but a scam.

John, I would like references of reputable producers. We basically told them we had another offer that cost us nothing and hung up on there recall, AFTER we left a message saying do not call us. For small businesses, it sounds good but it is not worth it!

Too many rip offs!

They Tried to Scam My Company

Here's how they approached me...I received a call from a Jackie Buratt two days ago. She spoke very fast and asked if I would be interested in meeting with the creative director of The Pulse on America Show, Hunter Cochran. I played along, made her slow down and repeat everything she just said. This clearly agitated her.
I told I would take the phone appointment with Mr. Cochran the next day.

I took Mr. Cochran's call yesterday. What a smooth operator! At the end of this 45-minute call, I told him I was born at night, but not last night. He asked me to repeat that. I did and hung up on him. Buyer beware, these guys are smooth!

These shyseters pounced on a press release I put out regarding a new services launch. It didn't take them long. The release went out last Thursday, and they contacted me the following Wednesday. They need to be shut down!

Peter

Ex-Employee Advise

For the unfortunate people that have conducted business with Platinum Television Group, I have a few suggestions for you that may help in recovery efforts.

As an Ex-Employee, I have some inside knowledge that may of assistance.

1. Mr Doug Scott, President is an alias as previously mentioned. His real name is Paul Douglas Scott and resides in a $2 million dollar home in Parkland, FL purchase with his illgotten gains. Plenty of equity for judgements should you be lucky enough to drop the corporate shield base on criminal activity.

2. He hates to have civil actions filed against him. Don't be afraid to send a few bucks to a Florida attorney and file your action in Broward County Courts.

3. Search the web for "Broward County, Clerk of the Court, Public Records" and view all litigation against these criminals. You can view the many plaintiffs and perhaps compare notes and maybe even a class action status.

4. The airtime that they purchase is useless as it's from local cable companies and have virtually no viewers. For the Nat'l time that they purchase typically at 6AM is fully pre-emptable on the local level, which means, the local cable companies sell the same time and insert over the nat'l spot they purchase. It's cheaper that way.

He is a christian so he claims, but I guess you have to be to conduct yourself in this fashion. He prays in the morning and steals the rest of the day.

Their 10,000 SqFt studio is 8,500 feet of telemarketers and a few small rooms upstairs for editing. Non-Linear editing at that.

Mr Walter Buron, recently left the company as he may have developed a conscience.

Mr Scott is concerned about only one thing. GETTING YOUR MONEY.

Good luck and I will monitor this page and should you have any direct questions for an Ex-Employee with great regrets, by all means, post your question and return shortly after for my reply.

GOOD LUCK AND TO THE COMPANIES LARGE AND SMALL THAT I DELT WITH, I AM TRUELY SORRY.

Ex-Emplyee advice cont.

In my previous posting, I failed to mention one very important item.

Platinum Television Group has identified with this site and monitors it often, hence the posting by current employees.

These guys also operate under the name of "New Line Media Solutions" Be careful.

Also, about the current employees that post positive comments. There's a simple reason for this. The salesman or "Creative Directors" at Platinum Television Group are shielded from the back end of the operation and are never aware of the horrible activity that takes place once the agreement is signed and the payment is made.

The worst thing you can do, is pay the invoice on time. Once you do, your project will sit for as long as a year before anything is done. If you don't pay, they will sue you; see the public records thing in my previous post. I encourage anyone that has taken a hit by these scoudrals, to search the public records and contact each other and form a group.

Once again, Good Luck to all of you.