Television Newswire
Shape Foods Partners with Emmy Award-Winning Chef, Christina Pirello
BRANDON, Manitoba-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - Shape Foods Inc., producer of all natural, culinary quality flax oil products, inked an agreement with Christina Pirello, chef and Emmy Award-winning TV host, to be spokeswoman for its newly released Heart Shape Flax Oils. Pirello is host of the...
McVay Media Announces the Line-up for Their Annual McVay Media Summit @ The Conclave
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - McVay Media announces the line-up for their annual McVay Media Summit @ The Conclave. Joining McVay Media's Mike McVay will be a superstar personality line-up, new technology experts, new ideas and tactics for programming & marketing, promotion guru...
City Lights Produces 1,000th Digital Episode
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - City Lights Digital recently celebrated a milestone with the production of its 1000th digital episode. Since launching in 2006, City Lights Digital has developed and produced digital content for wireless, broadband and video on demand. In its short two-year...
``The Global Learning Series'' Provides Link to PolarTREC Live Arctic Web Seminars
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - "The Global Learning Series" announced today that the global education-focused television/webcast program distributed to public television and U.S. Government Voice of America Television, is featuring a link on its website homepage for PolarTREC's...
TidalTV(SM) Launches the New Look of TV on the Internet
BALTIMORE and NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — TidalTV, Inc. (www.tidaltv.com) has announced the beta launch of its streaming broadband television service, which offers free and instant access to programming that reflects the lifestyles, passions and interests of a diverse viewing...
A Report on Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Trends in North and South Korea Indicating Fascinating Expansion Opportunities
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - Research and Markets For those needing high level strategic analysis and objective analysis on Korea, this report is essential reading and gives further information on: - The consideration by the government to allow MVNOs to offer services by leasing...
Mayor Diaz Joins CBS Corporation President and CEO Leslie Moonves and EcoMedia to Announce Nationwide Partnership to 'Green' Cities Across America
MIAMI, June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, joined by Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS Corporation, Paul Polizzotto, Founder and CEO of EcoMedia and City of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley will hold a press conference to announce a nationwide public-private...
Lil Wayne Sells over One Million the First Week!!!
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - Cash Money/Universal Motown Records multi-platinum recording artist Lil Wayne expands his dynasty with Tha Carter III. The new CD is the biggest release by far for 2008, selling over 1 Million copies it's first week, reigning #1 on Nielsen SoundScan...
FOX Business Network to Air on XM Satellite Radio
NEW YORK & WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - FOX Business Network (FBN) and XM Satellite Radio today announced that FBN will begin airing nationwide on XM on July 14th. XM, the nation's leading satellite radio company with more than 9.3 million subscribers, will air FBN across the...
Lifetime Networks President of Entertainment Susanne Daniels to Resign Position After Tenure of Tremendous Growth and Success
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — Susanne Daniels will resign her position as President, Entertainment, Lifetime Networks, it was announced today by Andrea Wong, President & CEO, Lifetime Networks. Daniels, who joined Lifetime in August 2005, is responsible for all programming on...
YANGAROO, Nielsen BDS Offer Expanded Service
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - YANGAROO Inc., (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has entered into an agreement to expand its partnership with Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS). Under the agreement, artists and labels that...
Senators Blanche L. Lincoln, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Patrick Leahy, Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Mary Bono Mack, the Gospel Music Channel and The Recording Academy(R) Announce the 'Gospel Music Heritage Month' Initiative
WASHINGTON, June 18 PRNewswire — The Gospel Music Channel television network has joined with Senator Blanche L. Lincoln (D-Ark.), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif...
Blackmagic Design Appoints Phil Hickey, Director of Worldwide Sales
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - Blackmagic Design today announced the appointment of Phil Hickey, Director of Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. Blackmagic Design manufactures the world's highest quality video cards, converters and routers for the post production and television...
Contestants from 'Rock of Love,' 'I Love New York' and 'Flavor of Love' are Back to Compete for Cold Hard Cash During VH1's Newest 'Celebreality' Series 'I Love Money' Premiering on Sunday, July 6 at 9:00 pm*
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — America's favorite contestants from VH1's hit series "Rock of Love," "I Love New York" and "Flavor of Love" are set to star in the network's newest 'celebreality' series, "I Love Money" premiering on Sunday, July 6 at 9:00 PM.* Hosted by Craig J...
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List June 30 - July 6
http://starz.mediaroom.com/ (All times listed are ET/PT.) Friday, July 4 Summer of Stars A summer-long programming event featuring the biggest, star packed movies that Starz offers. Catch and Release (Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis) 9 p.m. on Starz Struggling with the untimely...
Panasonic Introduces Next-Generation Three-Chip DLP Large Venue Projectors
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - InfoComm Booth #C2401 - Panasonic Projector Systems Company, Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today unveiled its new 12,000 lumen three-chip DLP projectors that set the standard for displaying High Definition content in large venues. The...
Married With Children Star Enters Into Three Film Deal With Red Rock Pictures
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - Red Rock Pictures Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:RRPH), a film and entertainment marketing company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Los Angeles based F.N.B. Entertainment to develop and produce three feature films. F.N.B. Entertainment is...
Viewers Can Watch Contestants of the 2008 Miss Louisiana Pageant Shine Online for Free
SHREVEPORT, La.-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - Twenty five southern belles will compete for the coveted Miss Louisiana title beginning June 19, 2008. For the second year in a row, all pageant content from the three-day event will be broadcast free online by revolutionary online broadcasting company...
Tickets Still Available to Awards Gala With Bob Woodruff, Ana Garcia and Steve Lopez
LOS ANGELES, June 18 PRNewswire — Ticket sales for the 50th edition of the Southern California Journalism Awards honoring ABC News' Bob Woodruff, NBC4's Ana Garcia and Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez will close at 4 p.m. Friday, a day before the Saturday gala. Hundreds of...
The New York Times Company Reports May Revenues
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - The New York Times Company announced today that in May total Company revenues from continuing operations decreased 6.6% compared with the same month a year ago. Advertising revenues decreased 11.9% and circulation revenues increased 1.9%. All comparisons...
Comcast Colorado to Host Consumer 'Screen to Green' TV Recycling Event on Saturday, June 28 at Auraria Campus in Denver
DENVER, June 18 PRNewswire — Denver residents who have stockpiled their unused TVs and other electronics because they weren't sure how to dispose of their e-waste will have an opportunity to responsibly recycle their screens and other items at a "Screen to Green TV Recycling Rally...
The Orchard Announces Promotions and Hires to Support Its Rapid Growth
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD), a global leader in digital music and entertainment, today announced the promotions of three senior executives, as well as two new strategic hires. Executive Promotions Brad Navin has been named Executive Vice President &...
NEC Display Solutions Introduces New MultiSync Enterprise LCD Series with Premium 26-Inch Desktop Display
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial and residential LCD and plasma displays and projectors, announced today the launch of its new MultiSync Enterprise Advanced (EA) Series by introducing the 26-inch EA261WM desktop...
LG Electronics Awakens the Senses With Comprehensive Technologies, Interactive Solutions at InfoComm 2008
LAS VEGAS, June 18 PRNewswire — LG Electronics will showcase some of the industry's most innovative flat panel and connectivity solutions this week at InfoComm 2008 (Booth# 5941). Blending advanced technologies and stylish design to fit a wide range of environments, LG is demonstrating...
2008 Republican National Convention Names ShadowTV Official Broadcast Monitoring Provider
Service to deliver real-time notification of convention coverage across the nation SAINT PAUL, Minn., June 18 PRNewswire-USNewswire — To help monitor the massive amounts of media coverage expected during the 2008 Republican National Convention, President & CEO Maria Cino today...
HipCricket Appoints Broadcast Industry Expert Kraig Kitchin to Board of Directors
KIRKLAND, Wash.-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - HipCricket, a pioneering mobile marketing company, today announced the appointment of Kraig T. Kitchin to its board of directors. One of radio's most influential and accomplished figures, Kitchin served as president/COO of Premiere Radio Networks - the...
Teliris Brings Touch to Telepresence With Introduction of Immersive Collaboration
LAS VEGAS, June 18 PRNewswire — InfoComm 2008 — Teliris (www.teliris.com), the leading provider of immersive telepresence solutions, announced today the first-ever multi-touch surface computing based collaboration solution and interactive virtual flip chart and whiteboard for...
Teliris Announces Telepresence Installs for Seven Additional Global 2000 Companies
LAS VEGAS, June 18 PRNewswire — InfoComm 2008 — Teliris (www.teliris.com), the leading provider of immersive telepresence solutions, reaffirmed today its continuing lead in paying customer deployments by announcing seven additional Global 2000 customers. The new Teliris...
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Names Orlando Reece New SVP of Broadcast Sales
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced that Orlando Reece has been named Senior Vice President, Broadcast Sales. He joins MSLO from Yahoo! where he has served as Executive Director, Sales Strategy since November 2006...
Lifetime Movie Network Celebrates 10 Remarkable Years of Programming, Viewership, Distribution and Brand Success
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — It's time to pop the champagne and toast one of television's top success stories — Lifetime Movie Network is turning 10 years old this month. To celebrate, the #2 women's channel, behind only sibling Lifetime, is rolling out a record number of...
The Mean Girls Finally Get Stung on Queen Bees, The N's New One-Hour Reality Series
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — Nice girls need not apply! The N, the network totally for and about teens, unveils the ultimate mean girl makeover reality series, Queen Bees, premiering Friday, July 11, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), with a simulcast premiere on Nick at Nite. The one-hour...
Neil Smit and David Zaslav Named Honorary Co-Chairs for the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) today announced that Neil Smit, president & CEO, Charter Communications, Inc. and David Zaslav, president & CEO, Discovery Communications, will serve as Honorary Co-chairs for the...
OrbitalCom to Unveil Proprietary IPTV 'Multimedia' Compression Technology at INTERNIX EXPO
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, June 18 PRNewswire — Communications network provider Orbital Multi Media Holdings Corporation provides operators with a self-contained, turnkey automated system. It is dynamically built with full account management, multi-platform billing...
L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, Patient Activists to Unveil New Television Ad Targeting Health Insurers
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 PRNewswire — On the eve of a national day of protest against health insurance corporations, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo will join a number of patients outside an insurance industry convention in San Francisco, today, June 18 to unveil a new...
The N Shapes Up This Summer With the New One-Hour Teen Reality Series, The N's Student Body
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — The N, the network totally for and about teens, and the award-winning production company Reveille (The Office, Ugly Betty, The Biggest Loser), are about to have a full-body overhaul this summer as the network presents The N's Student Body, Friday, July 11...
EyeWonder and Media Trust Partner in the United Kingdom
ATLANTA, June 18 PRNewswire — EyeWonder, Inc. announced today a partnership with the U.K.'s Media Trust as well as its donation of creative and media resources to deliver an interactive digital advertising campaign. The U.K.-based campaign promoted the launch of Community Channel's...
Robin Schwartz Named President OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
CHICAGO and SILVER SPRING, Md., June 18 PRNewswire — Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced today that Robin Schwartz has been named President for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective July 14, 2008. Schwartz is currently President of Regency Television in Los Angeles...
Outdoor Channel's 'This Land is Your Land Challenge' at NCTA Cable Show Raises $10,000 for Animal Rescue
TEMECULA, Calif., June 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, announced today that the network raised $10,000 to support Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) as a result of NCTA Cable Show attendee participation in the "This Land is Your Land Challenge...
Bloomberg TV Investigates Hidden Fees in 401(K) Plans-Tomorrow Night
NEW YORK, June 18 PRNewswire — 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 will be the first generation to rely on 401(k) plans for all or part of their retirement income. Yet, as retirement looms for these Baby Boomers, the average 401(k) balance for those approaching age 65 is...
A South Florida Premiere
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 18 PRNewswire — BocaRaton.com and The Bites! Network will debut South Florida's first weekly webisode — a transformational show called "The Insight" featuring three hosts who will discuss various topics dealing with effective change, positive thinking...
BNI's Dr. Ivan Misner Offers Referral Marketing Tips to International Audience
UPLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - When Frank De Raffele, creator and host of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Radio Show, asked Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder and Chairman of BNI, the world's largest referral organization, to be on his radio show weekly with a segment entitled "The Referral...
SingTel Extends MVSAT Network Globally via SES NEW SKIES Satellites
SINGAPORE-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announces that Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia's leading telecommunications group, is extending its suite of maritime satellite solutions globally by contracting capacity on SES NEW...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Slipstream Sports, LLC/
In the news release, Slipstream Sports, LLC Signs Garmin as Title Sponsor as GPS Leader Gears up for Tour de France, issued earlier today by Slipstream Sports, LLC over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company to disregard the original correction. The time of the Webcast press...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Slipstream Sports, LLC/
In the news release, Slipstream Sports, LLC Signs Garmin as Title Sponsor as GPS Leader Gears up for Tour de France, issued earlier today by Slipstream Sports, LLC over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the time of the Webcast press conference will be June 18, 2008...
Denise Richards Brings Passion Into Her Life
LAS VEGAS, June 18 PRNewswire — Passion Parties, a direct selling company of sensual products designed to promote intimacy and communication between couples, premiered on E! Entertainment's newest hit reality show, "Denise Richards: It's Complicated" on Sunday, June 15, 2008. Actress...
Multiple Magazine Covers, A-List Fan Base and ... Broke! TLC Makes a Splash With 'Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust'
LOS ANGELES, June 18 PRNewswire — TLC announced today that it will premiere the new program, "Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust" on July 11th at 10 PM & 10:30 PM ET/PT. The docu-series goes inside the life of Ashley Paige, a renowned bathing suit designer who had it all — magazine...
RHI Entertainment, Inc. Sets Price for Initial Public Offering
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - RHI Entertainment, Inc. ("RHI") (NASDAQ:RHIE) today announced that the initial public offering of 13,500,000 shares of its common stock has priced at $14.00 per share. All of the shares are being sold by RHI. In addition, RHI has granted the underwriters a...
The American Film Institute Crowns TOP 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres
LOS ANGELES, June 17 PRNewswire — The American Film Institute (AFI) tonight revealed the 10 greatest movies in 10 classic American film genres in AFI's 10 TOP 10, a three-hour special television event on the CBS Television Network. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians...
Citizens Communications to Release Second-Quarter Results and Host Call
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2008 - Citizens Communications Company (NYSE: CZN) plans to release second-quarter results on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 before the market opens and to host a conference call that day at 9:00 A.M. Eastern time. The conference call will be Webcast and may be...
Entercom to Present at Wachovia Nantucket Equity Conference June 25, 2008
BALA CYNWYD, Pa.-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2008 - Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE:ETM) announced today that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steve Fisher will speak at the 18th Annual Wachovia Nantucket Equity Conference on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Fisher is scheduled to...
Acting Legend Celebrates Life with 5-Year Cancer Survivors in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2008 - On Friday, June 20, more than 300 cancer survivors, current patients and loved ones will gather for "Celebrate Life," an annual event that commemorates the five-year anniversaries of cancer survivors who treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of...
Revision3 and Revver Announce Distribution Agreement
LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2008 - Revision3, the TV network for the internet generation, and Revver, the first video sharing service powered by advertising, have announced that they have reached an agreement to bring Revision3's award-winning shows to Revver's global...
Warner Premiere's Another Cinderella Story Dances onto Blu-Ray and DVD September 16th from Warner Home Video
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 17, 2008 - Prepare to sing and dance with two of today's hottest young stars when Warner Premiere's modern-day fairytale Another Cinderella Story arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 16th from Warner Home Video. A high-energy, comedic twist on the classic...
Alejandro Escovedo to Unleash His 'Real Animal'
NEW YORK, June 17 PRNewswire — REAL ANIMAL, Alejandro Escovedo's 9th solo album and follow-up to 2006's critically-acclaimed THE BOXING MIRROR, will be released in stores and online June 24, 2008. In addition to the CD and digital release, a limited-edition run of double vinyl...
For Second Straight Week, Lifetime Television's 'Army Wives' Commands Top Spot on Basic Cable Among Primetime Households, P2+, P18-34, P18-49, P25-54, W18-34, W18-49, W25-54 and W18+
NEW YORK, June 17 PRNewswire — Following its record-breaking second episode on Sunday night, Lifetime Television's smash hit "Army Wives" is now not only the #1 2008 basic cable drama among women, it is also #1 among P18-49 and P25-54. For the second straight week, the series once again...
Retirement Living TV Wins Three Regional Emmy Awards
WASHINGTON, June 17 PRNewswire — Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network dedicated to people 55+, announced today that two of their programs are regional Emmy Award winners from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences...
Nickelodeon's 'iCarly Saves TV' Uploads Big Ratings, Wins the Week with All Key Demos
NEW YORK, June 17 PRNewswire — Nickelodeon's hit iCarly series scored big with its first-ever super-sized episode, iCarly Saves TV (June 13, 8 p.m. ET/PT), ranking as the week's number-one entertainment show [non-sports] in total viewers on basic cable television. The program was also...
Agenda Latina 2008 to Air on Azteca America Friday, June 20 At 8 pm / 7 pm CDT
LOS ANGELES, June 17 PRNewswire — Agenda Latina 2008, an issues forum sponsored by Grupo Salinas, Fundacion Azteca America and Azteca America Colorado, will be broadcast nationally on Friday, June 20 at 8:00 pm PDT and EDT / 7:00 pm CDT on Spanish-language broadcast television network...
The Inaugural World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) World Heavyweight Championship Title Fight
NEW YORK, June 17 PRNewswire — WHAT: Announcement of WAMMA's inaugural World Heavyweight Championship Title bout between Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko in association with M-1 and Tim "Maine-iac" Sylvia at 'Affliction Banned' Event WHO: WAMMA WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 2008 9pm...
Ford Partners With Charity 'Band From TV' for Ultimate Urban Adventure in New 2009 Ford Flex
LOS ANGELES, June 17 PRNewswire — Ford has partnered with the "Band From TV (BandFromTV.org)" to create the Ford Flex Rally, a scavenger hunt-style charity challenge in greater Los Angeles that allows 10 celebrity teams to put the new 2009 Ford Flex and its interactive technologies...
Buzztime Partners with VH1 to Launch 'I Love The New Millennium' Trivia Game in Bars and Restaurants Across the U.S.
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall — NTN Buzztime, Inc. (Amex: NTN) today announced that it has partnered with VH1 to support the launch of a new VH1 series, "I Love The New Millennium." Patrons of subscribing bars and restaurants can test their knowledge of pop culture...
The Hollywood Group's Young Actors Participate in Obama PSA
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - The Hollywood Group's members Joshua Reed, Angelina Bryan and Marcus Scribner, each had the opportunity to recently participate as actors in a public service announcement for Barack Obama. The young actors were cast in the PSA for the presidential hopeful...
SONG Mobile Storage Announces First National Television Appearance
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Today SONG Mobile Storage, one of the Bay Area's leading providers of portable storage, announced their partnership with Mobile Home Disaster, a new show premiering on Country Music Television tonight at 8:00 PM EDT. SONG provided free mobile storage...
YouTube Channels for Scripps Networks HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and Fine Living pair the leading media brands in home and food with the world's largest online video community
SAN BRUNO, Calif. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Scripps Networks and YouTube(TM) today announced the debut of YouTube Channels for popular lifestyle brands HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and Fine Living Network. These new YouTube Channels will offer the best advice...
Travelers Sponsors Documentary ''Parents and Teens Behind the Wheel''
HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - It's a well known fact that, statistically, newly licensed teen drivers have higher crash and traffic violation rates. What may be surprising is the role their parents' driving record plays. The soon to be released Connecticut Public Television (CPTV...
Roberto Yanez Named Vice President of News for Los Angeles #1 News Station, KMEX Univision 34
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Univision's flagship station KMEX-TV Channel 34, Los Angeles' #1 rated news station for 14 consecutive years and the nation's largest Spanish-language station, today announced the appointment of Roberto Yanez as vice president of news, effective...
Canon Announces Development of Own LCOS Reflective LCD Panel
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Canon Inc. today announced that the Company has developed its own LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) reflective LCD panels, a key device used in multimedia projectors. At this year's InfoComm 08' trade show being held on June 18-20 in Las Vegas (Las...
Textainer Group Holdings Limited President and CEO, John A. Maccarone, to be Interviewed on CNBC on May 21, 2008
HAMILTON, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) ("Textainer" or the "Company"), the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today reported that John A. Maccarone, President and CEO, will be interviewed on CNBC. The interview...
16 Year-Old Sailing Prodigy Zac Sunderland to Attempt Youngest Solo Circumnavigation
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - When 16 year-old Zac Sunderland of Ventura, California steps aboard his 36' yacht, Intrepid on May 31, he will be the youngest American sailor since 1965 to attempt a solo global circumnavigation. That year, 16 year-old Robin Lee Graham departed Los...
The Pussycat Dolls Come of Age on Hot New Single
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire — The beginning of the summer just got really hot. Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt are back. The Grammy-nominated quintet kicks off the beginning of the summer in a big way with performances...
Miguel Forbes Named President, Forbes TV and Licensing
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Forbes announced today that Miguel Forbes has been promoted to President, Forbes Television and Licensing. In this new position, he will further develop and expand outside partnerships for Forbes-branded television projects as well as international licensees...
Who Is the Blogosphere's Next American Idol?
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 PRNewswire — On the eve of the 2008 Idol coronation, BuzzLogic is releasing the season's influencer "buzz," to highlight how contestants fared with blogosphere opinion leaders. This season of American Idol has been difficult to predict, and the David vs. David...
Verizon Ready and Eager to Bring Cable TV Competition to all of New York City
NEW YORK, May 20 PRNewswire — Verizon told the New York City Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) Tuesday (May 20) that the company is ready, committed and eager to install its advanced fiber-optics network throughout all five boroughs of the city and provide real TV...
A Prolific TV Producer Explores the World of ''THE ONE-HOUR DRAMA SERIES'' from Concept to Selling a Pilot in New Book
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - With cable spiking the demand for quality drama, the opportunities to produce hour-long primetime dramatic programming are booming. Robert Del Valle, a producer of such critical and popular heavyweights as "Six Feet Under" and "Melrose Place," should...
TV Icon Takes a Shot at Staying Slim
WAYNE, N.J., May 20 PRNewswire — Maureen McCormick, best known for her role as Marcia Brady in the '70s sitcom, The Brady Bunch, is the new celebrity ambassador for the launch of SlimShots(TM), a liquid appetite controller that has taken Europe by storm and is now available in the...
ION Media Networks Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - ION Media Networks, Inc. (the "Company" or "ION") announced today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. ION's broadcast cash flow for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, decreased 55% to $13.1 million, down from $29.2 million...
Pegram to Run Scripps TV Station In Tampa
CINCINNATI, May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Richard Pegram III, who has led market-leading television stations for more than two decades, has been named vice president and general manager of WFTS, the ABC affiliate in Tampa, Fla., owned by The E. W. Scripps Company. After 13 years as...
UpdateLogic and National Datacast Expand Relationship
Partnership Enables "future-proofing" of Digital Televisions and other Data Distribution Services SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. and ARLINGTON, Va., May 20 PRNewswire-USNewswire — UpdateLogic, Inc., the pioneer in solutions designed to update software within digital television devices, and...
Cox Communications Launches MyPrimetime(SM) On DEMAND in Additional Markets
ATLANTA, May 20 PRNewswire — Cox Communications announced today that its digital cable customers in Arizona, Roanoke, Va., Kansas and Middle Georgia will soon have on demand access to hits from ABC and NBC with the addition of MyPrimetime(SM) to Cox's On DEMAND library. Episodes of...
Tribune to Hold Conference Call With Lenders on June 5
CHICAGO, May 20 PRNewswire — Tribune Company today announced that it will hold a conference call on June 5 at 2 p.m. CT (3 p.m. ET, Noon PT) to discuss first quarter 2008 financial results. The call date has been revised from the previously announced date of May 29 due to scheduling...
Banyan Tree Project Feature Asian & Pacific Islander Stars in Latest HIV/AIDS Anti-Stigma Public Service Announcements
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The Banyan Tree Project is helping put an end to HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. The program has released four 30-second public service announcements (PSAs) featuring three major Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) stars...
''National Lampoon's Lemmings'' Take Internet TV by Storm
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, and maniaTV, the leading independent provider of premium internet television, today announced the premiere of National Lampoon's new sketch comedy television show "The Lemmings...
ESPN The Ultimate Remote Launches for Father's Day
NEW YORK and CHICAGO, May 20 PRNewswire — ESPN Consumer Products, in conjunction with tvCompass, a provider of digital media solutions, announced the release of ESPN The Ultimate Remote, an internet-connected Wi-Fi device that combines advanced home theater control and one-touch...
DIRECTV Rates No. 1 in Pay TV Industry for 2008 American Customer Satisfaction Index
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - For eight straight years, DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television service, has scored higher for customer satisfaction than all major cable TV companies in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). In this year's ACSI survey...
Gaylord Entertainment Company to Present at the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference 2008 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE:GET) announced today that it will present to attendees of the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference 2008 being held at the Goldman Sachs Convention Center in New York, NY, on Tuesday...
New CONCACAF Champions League(TM) Comes to Fox Soccer Channel in August
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Fox Soccer Channel has acquired the exclusive English-language broadcast rights in the United States to the new continental club championship, the CONCACAF Champions League(TM), for four seasons beginning in 2008/2009. The CONCACAF Champions League(TM...
Kopin to Showcase Breakthrough Shrinking Display Technology at SID 2008
TAUNTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Kopin(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) will introduce its newest displays and a sampling of its customers' eyewear powered by Digital iVision technology at the SID (Society for Information Display) 2008 Exhibition. The event takes place May 20 - 22 at the...
Renowned Rock/Heavy Metal Radio and TV Personality Eddie Trunk Engages Paid, Inc. for Promotions and Web Site Management
BOSTON & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Popular national syndicated FM and satellite radio personality EDDIE TRUNK has contracted Paid, Inc. (OTCBB:PAYD) to design, build and manage a new web site, as well as to develop and handle merchandising, mobile promotions and fan community...
OpenTV Signs Deal With NBC Universal
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and advanced advertising services, announced today that NBC Universal has selected the OpenTV Participate solution to power, centralize and manage...
Redscout Opens San Francisco Office
NEW YORK, May 20 PRNewswire — Redscout, the brand-driven innovation consultancy based in New York, today announced that it has opened a San Francisco office at 716 Montgomery Street. The office will be led by branding expert and award-winning creative, Tom Raith. "San Francisco is a...
Sharon Osbourne Turns on the 'Charm' and Teaches The 'Rock of Love' Girls a Thing or Two About Being a Rock & Roll Leading Lady
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire — Rock and roll royalty Sharon Osbourne is taking on a new role as headmistress of VH1's "Rock of Love Girls: Charm School" premiering on VH1 in the Fall 2008. Osbourne has been given the task of teaching some of the most notorious contestants...
Fox Soccer Channel Renews Broadcasting Rights Agreement with England's Football Association
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Fox Soccer Channel today announced a four-year renewal of its broadcasting rights to televise programming from The Football Association (FA), England's governing body for soccer. Under the new agreement, which runs from the 2008/09 through 2011/12...
YANGAROO Signs Two U.S.-Based Independent Music Distributors
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - YANGAROO Inc., (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has signed agreements with San Francisco based IRIS Distribution, and Los Angeles based A&R Select to provide their member artists and labels with...
Sundance Channel Unveils Two New Eco-Series This Summer in THE GREEN(TM)
NEW YORK, May 20 PRNewswire — Sundance Channel has added two British eco-reality series to the summer line up of the network's weekly environmental block THE GREEN. Beginning July 1 at 9pm et/pt, the network will debut "Outrageous Wasters," a four-part series that follows a single...
ACSI: Customer Satisfaction Halts Slide, Glimmer of Hope for the Economy?
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - After a year of stalling and falling, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reverses course and registers its first gain in a year. The Index jumps 0.4% to 75.2 on ACSI's 100-point scale, according to the quarterly release today. The...
Phillies Seek Professional Artists for 'Paint the Phillie Phanatic Public Arts Project'
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 PRNewswire — It's often been said that when they made the Phillie Phanatic, they broke the mold. The Phillies and the local art community are putting that theory to the test. The Phillies announced that they will be teaming up with local artists, businesses...
UOMO Media's The NE Inc. Grows Roster of Directors
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - The NE Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of UOMO Media Inc. (UOMO.OB), announced today the addition of new film directors to the roster. Accomplished commercial, film and video directors Marc Andre Debruyne, Cazhhmere, STIRLING and David F. Mewa are now part of...
GEICO Chooses Clear Channel Radio for Cause Marketing
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Clear Channel Radio today announced it has been selected by GEICO to execute an advertising campaign on its radio stations and station Web sites in support of the American War Letters Campaign. Launching Memorial Day week, the campaign that features...
Starz Books New Sessions of Hit Original Unscripted Series 'Head Case'
NEW ORLEANS, May 20 PRNewswire — Dr. Goode's (Alexandra Wentworth) celebrity couch has seating for new episodes of "Head Case" on Starz. The half-hour improvised original comedy begins production this August in New York and Los Angeles for 10 episodes, it was announced by Stephan...
TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of West Seneca, Tonawanda and Baxter Estates, N.Y.
NEW YORK, May 20 PRNewswire — Residents of the Erie County towns of West Seneca and Tonawanda, and the Nassau County Village of Baxter Estates are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television service, thanks to newly approved agreements authorizing Verizon to...
Panasonic Announces Availability of Its First VIERA(R) CAST Web-Enabled Plasma HDTV
SECAUCUS, N.J., May 20 PRNewswire — Panasonic, the industry leader in High Definition Plasma TV, announced today that its much-anticipated web-enabled PZ850 series of VIERA Plasma HDTV's will be available at retail beginning in mid-June. The flagship line's wide range of cutting-edge...
Cox Communications Releases New Brand Icons
NEW ORLEANS, May 20 PRNewswire — At the National Cable Television Associations' "The Cable Show," Cox Communications announced today that it would to put a fresh spin on its brand, "Your Friend in the Digital Age," with new brand icons dubbed the "Digis." "It's been more than ten years...
Spike TV Announces an All-Star Line Up For its Biggest Night of the Year: 'Guys Choice'
New York, May 20 PRNewswire — Spike TV will once again gather many of the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports that guys love most for the second annual "Guys Choice." From Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Marissa Miller to "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal...
On2 Technologies Announces Upcoming Audit Committee Meeting to Consider Results of Review of Certain Customer Contracts Entered into During 2007
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — On2 Technologies, Inc. (Amex: ONT) today announced that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company is planning to meet late this week to consider the results of its review of transactions arising from certain customer...
Carl's Jr. & Hardee's New Ad Campaign Brings Reality Television to Commercials
CARPENTERIA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — After years of promoting the sit-down restaurant quality of its premium burgers, a new advertising campaign for Carl's Jr.(R) and Hardee's(R) takes that notion farther than it has ever been taken before. The fast-food burger chains' new...
KyLinTV Continues to Enhance and Diversify Programming
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., May 20 PRNewswire — KyLinTV announces today the addition of a Taiwanese Christian channel to its ever growing live broadcast list. New Eyes Television (NETV) is a recently formed Christian television channel broadcasting 24 hours a day, making its first appearance on...
AVerMedia(R) Launches CES Honored Hybrid ExpressCard TV Tuner
New Hybrid ExpressCard TV Tuner Gathers Clear QAM and H.264 Real-Time Recording Capabilities onto an Ultra-Slim Shell MILPITAS, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire — AVerMedia(R) Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of digital multimedia and presentation technology announced today the release...
Image Entertainment Announces Exclusive North American Distribution Agreement for the Romantic Comedy ``The Last Word''
CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today that it has entered into a North American distribution agreement with The Last...
PBS WORLD Channel Announces Award-Winning 'On A Wing And A Prayer: An American Muslim Learns To Fly' Added to May Channel Line-Up
BOSTON, May 20 PRNewswire — The PBS WORLD channel will present the award-winning documentary, On a Wing and a Prayer: An American Muslim Learns to Fly in its May channel line-up on May 21 at 7:00 PM EDT, repeating Sunday, May 25 at 7 PM EDT. (Check local listings.) The hour-long...
Asia Global Holdings Corp Reports Profitable First Quarter; 84% Increase in Revenues
LOS ANGELES, May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Asia Global Holdings Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: AAGH) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. In the first three months of this year the Company had revenues of $1,524,346, up 84% compared to $828,495 in...
SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. New Commercial Airing on Cable and Satellite Networks Nationally This Week!!
NEW YORK, May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPNG) started airing a new commercial for its Auto Wash & Wax System this week. The commercial is running on a variety of cable and satellite channels nationally. SpongeTech(R)'s...
Outdoor Channel and Boy Scouts of America Team Up for Original Series Scouting for Adventure Presented by Boys' Life
TEMECULA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire — Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, will partner with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and Boys' Life Magazine to develop the network's original youth-oriented series, Scouting for Adventure Presented by Boys' Life. The six adventure-filled...
Retirement Living TV Announces Distribution Deal With Sunflower Broadband
WASHINGTON, May 20 PRNewswire — Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network dedicated to people 55+, announced today a distribution deal with Sunflower Broadband, a leader among independent cable operators in the telecommunications industry, headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas. This...
Setanta Sports Announce New Rights Deal With England's Football Association
NEW ORLEANS, May 20 PRNewswire — Setanta Sports today announced at the NCTA's Cable Show (Booth ES 73) a new four-year broadcasting rights agreement to televise programming from The Football Association (FA), England's governing body for soccer. Under the new agreement, which runs...
Retirement Living TV Announces Distribution Deal With Atlantic Broadband
WASHINGTON, May 20 PRNewswire — Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network dedicated to people 55+, announced today a distribution deal with Atlantic Broadband, a privately held provider of digital video, high-speed Internet and phone service. "Retirement Living TV is a unique...
ClearOne Launches HDConference(TM) Channel on TMCnet
NORWALK, Conn., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) today announced that the HDConference channel, sponsored by ClearOne (Nasdaq: CLRO), has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet channel program. The HDConference channel promotes audio...
Academy Award-Winning Composer and Technology Pioneer Join Forces to Celebrate a Japanese Tradition
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 20 PRNewswire — Today Boing Boing TV (tv.boingboing.net) commemorates its 150th episode with a mini-documentary featuring internationally recognized technology pioneer, Joi Ito (joi.ito.com), accompanied by an original score composed by Grammy, Academy Award...
Journal Communications Boosts Clickability's Booming Roster of Media Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 PRNewswire — Clickability, Inc., the global leader in on demand Web Content Management (WCM), today announced a multi-year agreement with Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE: JRN), one of the nation's most influential media companies, for development, hosting, and...
TDVision Systems to Showcase Optimum HD-3D Stereoscopic Experience at SID 2008 Show
NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 20 PRNewswire — TDVision Systems, Inc., the leader in design and development of 3D digital infrastructures and visualization systems, will be presenting at SID 2008 (Society for Information Display), the convergence of stereoscopic 3D Samsung(TM) displays, the...
Endemol USA and RealNetworks Team Up to Offer Full Lineup of Reality TV Shows Through SuperPass
SEATTLE and LOS ANGELES, May 20 PRNewswire — Endemol USA, the world's largest independent production company and market leader in digital entertainment with global hit franchises such as Deal or No Deal, Big Brother and 1 vs. 100, has teamed up with digital entertainment services...
Dutch Investment Group, Cyrte Investments, Acquires Spitfire Pictures to Combine With Hammer to Form a New Worldwide Entertainment Operation
CANNES, France, May 20 PRNewswire — It was announced today that Cyrte Investments, which, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and MediaSet, recently acquired Endemol for euros 3.5 bn., has acquired Nigel Sinclair's and Guy East's L.A. based production company Spitfire Pictures. Cyrte will...
Kulabyte Delivers Live High Quality Internet TV with Broadcasters Around the World
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - Since the debut of their XStream Live products to millions of viewers worldwide on March 10th for "Operation MySpace," MySpace's live concert webcast from Kuwait, Kulabyte has been busy delivering the highest quality, full frame rate streaming video...
NDS Opens New Delhi Office, Demonstrating Further Commitment to Indian Pay TV Market
NEW DELHI, India-(Business Wire)-May 20, 2008 - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital Pay TV, today announced that the company is increasing its presence in India with the opening of a new, sales and support office in New Delhi. NDS aims to offer the Indian Pay TV industry...
Fuse Becomes Exclusive TV Partner of 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Fuse, the national music television network, has signed a three-year agreement with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, to become the exclusive television partner of the Festival, which takes place on a 700 acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, June 12-15...
TeleFutura Announces Fifth Season Winner of ''Objetivo Fama''
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - TeleFutura, one of the largest Spanish-language networks in the U.S. and the ideal entertainment alternative for Hispanics across the nation, announced today the winner of its popular singing competition, "Objetivo Fama" (Objective: Fame). Cristina Eustace of...
Time Warner Cable and CBS 11/TXA 21 Partner to Prepare North Texans for the Digital TV Transition
DALLAS, May 19 PRNewswire — North Texans curious, or confused, about the February 17, 2009 digital television transition (DTV) will find answers at a community forum presented by Time Warner Cable, CBS 11 and TXA 21 at the Palace Theater, 300 South Main Street in Grapevine, on May 27 at...
Nielsen Business Media and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Create Strategic Alliance to Enhance and Expand Daytime Emmy Awards Brand
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Nielsen Business Media and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences today announced they have established a strategic alliance around the Academy's Daytime Emmy Awards Show. Under the multi-year agreement, Nielsen Business Media will manage all...
Banyan Tree Project Feature Asian & Pacific Islander Stars in Latest HIV/AIDS Anti-Stigma Public Service Announcements
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The Banyan Tree Project is helping put an end to HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. The program has released four 30-second public service announcements (PSAs) featuring three major Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) stars...
Lifetime Networks, CosmoGIRL! and Declare Yourself Launch the Future Frontrunners Contest to Search for Tomorrow's Madame President
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire — Lifetime Networks, CosmoGIRL! and the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization Declare Yourself, today announced the launch of the 2008 Future Frontrunners contest to identify and inspire the next generation of women leaders. The contest offers 16 lucky...
Environmental Awareness Gets a Boost from Nightstand Creations' Lil' Grusome and CarTatts
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - It takes a green character to know what's best for the environment. As such, Lil' Grusome and the Nutshell Gang, hybrid creations of a not-so-nice professor and stars of a cartoon TV special airing this August on NYC TV public television (New...
Bonten Announces First Quarter 2008 Financials and Conference Call
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Bonten Media Group Inc. announced that its First Quarter 2008 consolidated financial statements were released Thursday, May 15, 2008. The Company will be holding a conference call on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, to discuss its...
A Black Ownership Group of Entertainment Industry Pros Announces Launch at Cable Show
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — (Cable Show 2008) — When Black Broadcasting Network or BBN launches at the Cable Show 2008, it will be the newest option in black television, offering fresh, popular entertainment programming to a young black audience, across multiple platforms. In...
Univision's KMEX Ranks as the #1 Television Station in the Entire Country among Adults 18-49 in April
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Univision Communications Inc., the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that its flagship television station, KMEX-Univision 34 in Los Angeles, was the #1 television station in the entire country in any language among all Adults...
CMA Communications to Offer SinglePipe Digital Phone Service
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - SinglePipe Communications (SinglePipe) and CMA Communications (CMA) today announced a new partnership where SinglePipe Communications will become the managed service provider for CMA's digital phone solutions for both residential and business customers. "We...
Wi-Fi TV To Offer Free 30-Day Trial TV Stations To Business
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Wi-Fi TV Inc.(Pink Sheets:WTVN), commencing June 1, will offer a limited number of qualified businesses a 30-day free trial Internet TV station. The stations will have all the benefits of a fully-paid Wi-Fi TV Station. In addition, these...
Veria TV Announces 10 New Television Series to Debut in Fall 2008
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 19 PRNewswire — Veria (pronounced ver-ee-ah) — a growing natural health and wellness company dedicated to bringing natural wellness to the mainstream through its television network, local wellness centers, and lifestyle-focused website — today...
GLDS and SinglePipe Provide Integrated Billing/Provisioning Of Phone Services; First Live Launch at CMA in Dallas
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - SinglePipe Communications (SinglePipe) and Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) today announced integration of flow-through billing and provisioning for commercial and residential VoIP services. SinglePipe is one of the first telephony services providers...
Ed Gordon to Moderate Leading Diversity Experts from Coca-Cola Company, Deloitte, ING, Microsoft Corporation and WACHOVIA Corporation at the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA's) Annual National Convention
-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Program Highlights Include: A Public Forum on Diversity in Corporate America: Rhetoric or Reality?; Dr. Farrah Gray, "the most influential Black man in America," featured keynote for Scholarship Luncheon; Community Service Outreach Project with KPMG; TV Personality...
Veria Appoints Michael Pepe President of Media Networks
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 19 PRNewswire — Veria (pronounced ver-ee-ah) — a growing natural health and wellness company dedicated to bringing natural wellness to the mainstream through its television network, local wellness centers, and lifestyle-focused website — today announced...
Get an All Access Pass to Summer's Hottest Event 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' on ABC
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 19 PRNewswire — Summer heats up when ABC heads to Nashville to take you to the hottest music event of the year: "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock." Filming Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, today's most exciting Country Music sensations will hit the...
Crown Media Taps Broadcast Facilities' Andrita Media Center to Support New HD Network
LOS ANGELES, May 19 PRNewswire — Broadcast Facilities, Inc. (BFI), owner and operator of Andrita Media Center, the largest independent High Definition (HD) digital media facility on the West Coast, today announced an agreement with Crown Media United States, LLC to provide full HD...
DIRECTV Tennis Fans Get Six Times More Love With French Open Interactive
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - French Open tennis fans will see more of the world's most prestigious clay court competition than ever before when they tune to DIRECTV's exclusive French Open Interactive beginning May 25 through June 1. Produced by DIRECTV in collaboration with the...
Samsung Announces Its OpenCable(TM) High Definition DVR for tru2way(TM)
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Samsung today announced the availability of its OpenCable(TM) High Definition DVR for tru2way(TM) digital cable deployments. Tru2way(TM) refers to interactive digital cable services delivered over the cable video network. Cable operators have committed to...
BET Networks and Urbanworld Announce Multi-Year Strategic Partnership to Present the 'Urbanworld Film Festival' Presented by BET Networks
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire — BET Networks today announced a three-year strategic partnership to present the Urbanworld Film Festival. The unique partnership, bolstered by BET's position as the leading media and entertainment provider for African Americans and consumers of Black...
FSN's High-Definition Telecasts to Skyrocket in 2009 as Nation's Largest Group of Regional Sports Networks Transition to 24 / 7 HD
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Today at the annual NCTA conference in New Orleans, FSN Networks President Randy Freer announced that FSN, the industry's largest group of regional sports networks, will begin transitioning to round-the-clock HD telecasts in the first quarter of 2009...
Level 3 Enables Independent Cable Operators' Growth Nationwide
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that it is enabling customer growth for a variety of cable operators across the nation. Leveraging its scalable nationwide network, Level 3 offers a broad suite of services to...
Mixed Signals Expands Sales Force to Meet Growing Demand Worldwide
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Mixed Signals, the leading provider of digital content monitoring systems, today announced at the NCTA's Cable Show that four new employees are joining the company's expanding sales force. Jeff Porter, Rob Wiggins, Tino Muders and Crystal Hoey have been...
ION Life to Add Compelling New Programming and Award-Winning Content to Lineup
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - ION Media Networks, Inc. announced today that ION Life, its network dedicated to active living and personal growth, has reached agreements to add two compelling series to its program lineup. In the network's first commissioned production from...
MGM HD Signs Time Warner Cable Affiliate Agreement
LOS ANGELES, May 19 PRNewswire — MGM HD, the high definition channel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has signed an affiliate agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) to provide MGM HD to Time Warner Cable customers. The announcement was made today by Douglas A. Lee, Executive Vice...
Comcast Hits 500 HD Choices Providing Consumers with the Most HD Content Available Anywhere, Anytime
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSK, CMCSA), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, today announced it has more than 500 high-definition (HD) choices available at any given time and is significantly increasing HD...
COMEDY CENTRAL's 'The Gong Show With Dave Attell' Holds Open Call Auditions in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 24 From 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. PT
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire — The most original and wonderfully bizarre comedy variety show is now casting! The Los Angeles open casting call for "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" will take place Saturday, May 24 at 10601 West Washington Boulevard in Culver City, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00...
BlackArrow Ad Management System Featured In CTAM'S On Demand Consortium Showcase of Next-Generation Cable TV Technologies at NCTA
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - BlackArrow, a provider of multiplatform ad-management systems for viewer-controlled video, today announced it will be demonstrating its advanced advertising system for delivering dynamic, targeted ad campaigns against viewer demographics and content...
WealthTV Selects Intelsat's Galaxy Neighborhood for HD Expansion
SAN DIEGO & PEMBROKE, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - WealthTV, the premier luxury lifestyle and entertainment network, today announced that its parent, Herring Broadcasting, Inc., has contracted for a long-term extension of its transponder service agreement with Intelsat, Ltd., the...
COMEDY CENTRAL'S 'The Gong Show With Dave Attell' Holds Open Call Auditions in New York City on Thursday, May 22 From 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. ET
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire — The most original and wonderfully bizarre comedy variety show is now casting! The New York open casting call for "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" will take place Thursday, May 22 at Arlene's Grocery at 95 Stanton Street in Manhattan, from 11:00 a.m. to...
OpenTV Launches Core2 and PVR2 on Largest Cable Pay-TV Operator in Latin America
NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and advanced advertising services, announced today that its Core2(TM) and PVR2(TM) middleware solutions have been selected by Brazil's Net Servicos de...
NASA TV Airs High-Def Day in the Life of A Space Station Astronaut
HOUSTON, May 19 PRNewswire-USNewswire — NASA Television will provide a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special Video File to be broadcast beginning May 22. During his final weeks aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Garrett Reisman has filmed many daily...
'The Simpsons Ride' Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood as One of the Most Anticipated Attraction Launches in History
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire — You've seen the show, played The Game, watched The Movie. And now, yes, it's finally here. You can ride — The Ride. America's favorite animated family has arrived in Hollywood — with their very own mega-attraction. "The Simpsons...
Fancast.com to Stream Additional Programming from MTV Networks and BET Networks, Including COMEDY CENTRAL's ''South Park,'' ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' & ''The Colbert Report''
NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Viacom (NYSE:VIA, VIA.B) and Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq:CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced that Fancast (www.fancast.com) will have access to an expanded library of full length programming from MTV Networks (MTVN) and BET Networks (BETN), including...
Cox Communications and the New Orleans Saints Announce Multi-Year Telecommunications & Entertainment Partnership
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — Highlights include: - Multi-Platform Agreement Will Deliver Exclusive Saints Programs to Cox Customers On-Demand and Online at Cox.net - Saints Consolidate their Video, Internet and Telephone Services with New Orleans's Leading Bundler -Cox Sports...
This Just in for Highlight Consideration ...
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire — On Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6 p.m.* 106 & PARK will host an exclusive red carpet special with Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf and Karen Allen. Live from the streets of Harlem, THE ADVENTURES OF 106 & INDIANA JONES will also feature special performances...
Derma Sciences' MEDIHONEY(TM) Profiled By ABC News' Philadelphia Affiliate
PRINCETON, N.J., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Derma Sciences (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a provider of advanced wound care products, today announced that MEDIHONEY(TM) Wound & Burn Dressing, its flagship wound care product, was profiled by ABC News' Philadelphia affiliate, WPVI...
Big Names, Big Movies, Big Moments: Who Will Make Headlines This Year?!?
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire — Who and what will the blogs be buzzing about this year? MTV brings the biggest names of this summer's most anticipated films together to give fans more spontaneous and shocking moments as Steve Carell, Jack Black, Lindsay Lohan, Robert Downey...
Televisa to Deploy TANDBERG Television MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD Systems for North American Broadcast First
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ:ERIC), today announced that its MPEG-4 AVC video encoding and distribution systems have been chosen by Grupo Televisa, S.A. de C.V. ("Televisa") (NYSE:TV) (BMV:TLEVISA CPO) to deliver programming across...
Oscar(R) Nominated and Golden Globe(R) Award-Winning Actress Sigourney Weaver ('Ice Storm,' 'Gorillas in the Mist') Headlines Her First Made for Television Movie With Lifetime's 'Prayers for Bobby'
LOS ANGELES, May 19 PRNewswire — Oscar(R) nominated and Golden Globe(R) winner Sigourney Weaver ("Aliens," "Ice Storm," "Gorillas in the Mist") has signed on to star and co-produce the Lifetime Original Movie, "Prayers for Bobby," marking her first performance in a made for television...
Comcast Opens First Arabic-English Customer Service Center in Dearborn, Mich.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Comcast, Michigan's leading provider of communications services and products, today announced the opening of a new 3,360 sq. ft. state-of-the-art bilingual Arabic-English customer service center in Dearborn, Mich. The new center will...
Aflac Duck Takes Care of Business
COLUMBUS, Ga., May 19 PRNewswire — Aflac Incorporated has launched its new business-to-business television commercials as part of its "Aflac for Business" campaign. The television spots feature the iconic Aflac Duck and target corporations and small businesses that are interested in...
Image Entertainment Announces Exclusive U.S. Distribution Agreement for Rob Schneider Comedy 'The Chosen One'
CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-May 19, 2008 - Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Q Black Media...
SID Display Week 2008: Growing Markets Meet Next-Generation Technologies in Germany
BERLIN, May 19 PRNewswire — Germany is a leading European market for flat panel displays. In 2007, nearly 4.5 million units of liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma television sets were sold in Germany. Germany's large consumer market plus the country's strong R&D landscape and...
Entravision Communications Corporation Completes Sale of Outdoor Advertising Operations
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC) announced today that it completed the sale of its outdoor advertising operations to Lamar Advertising Company on May 16, 2008 for $100 million in cash. Entravision's Chairman and Chief...
New Standards Support Makes Navic's HyperCast Network the Industry's Most Comprehensive Back Office Solution for Multi-Platform Advanced Advertising
WALTHAM, Mass., May 19 PRNewswire — Navic Networks today announced that its HyperCast Network is compatible with the latest industry standards, making it the most comprehensive back-office solution for delivering and managing interactive content across platforms and operators. Navic...
Video: The 2008 National Memorial Day Concert on PBS: A Time to Remember, to Heal and Bring our Nation Together
WASHINGTON, May 19 PRNewswire — As the war in Iraq and Afghanistan wages on, PBS unites our nation with the award-winning National Memorial Day Concert ; and film and television actress Caitlin Wachs; in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of maestro...
Video: On Demand is in Demand by Millennials, Motorola Study Shows
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Cable Show — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced the initial results of a new study on the influence and behaviors of the Millennial generation (young adults ages 16-27) regarding consumer technology decisions and rich media...
TVU and Vobile Announce First Commercial Deployment of Digital Fingerprinting for Live Event Producers and Content Owners
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — (The NCTA Cable Show) — TVU Networks, http://www.tvunetworks.com, a live Internet TV service with a user base of over 18 million viewers, and Vobile, http://www.vobileinc.com, a leading provider of video content identification and management...
Mark Greenberg Named President and Chief Executive Officer of New Premium Entertainment Joint Venture Formed by Viacom, Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mark Greenberg, a cable industry veteran with extensive management experience in pay television, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the new premium entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its...
AMBI(R) Announces Sponsorship of New Documentary: 'America's Ethnic Skin: An Al Roker Health Special'
SKILLMAN, N.J., May 19 PRNewswire — AMBI(R) Skincare is pleased to announce its programming sponsorship of "America's Ethnic Skin: An Al Roker Health Special," airing on NBC Local Media stations in ten major U.S. cities on Saturday, May 24, 2008. Narrated and hosted by Al Roker, this...
ActiveVideo Networks to Unveil Combined ETV-ActiveVideo
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — ActiveVideo Networks(TM), which is creating a new viewing environment that infuses TV with Web content and interactivity, announced today the development of ETV applications that help cable to realize its full interactive potential by leveraging the...
ActiveVideo Networks to Unveil New Applications to Enable Increased Subscriber Use, Targeted Advertising Revenues at Cable Show
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — ActiveVideo Networks(TM), which is creating a new viewing environment that infuses TV with Web content and interactivity, announced today that it will be demonstrating at The Cable Show May 18-20 a dramatically expanded portfolio of new programming and...
Newly-Renamed 'ActiveVideo Networks' Continues ICTV Mission 'To Enable Television to Keep Up with Its Audience'
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — ICTV(R), which provides ActiveVideo(R) solutions that infuse TV with Web content and interactivity, announced today that it is changing its name to ActiveVideo Networks(TM) to better communicate the company's content and technology leadership that is...
RRsat Expands Agreement With Sony Pictures Television International and Broadcasts AXN SCI-FI to Russia
OMER, Israel, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it has been...
Breathtaking New Campaign for Asthma Awareness Presents an Unsettling View of the Disease's Effects
NEW YORK, May 19 PRNewswire — In a literally breathtaking new advertising campaign for the American Asthma Foundation (AAF), a new television commercial offers a stark depiction of the possible debilitating and life-threatening effects of this "neglected disease." The 30-second public...
Kabel BW Selects SAP to Strengthen Connection to Customers
BERLIN and HEIDELBERG, Germany, May 19 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Kabel BW, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers of cable television and Internet and telephone service, has selected the latest version of the SAP(R) Customer Relationship...
Charter Communications to Deploy Moxi Cable HD DVR 3012 from Digeo
NEW ORLEANS, May 19 PRNewswire — Digeo, Inc., today announced that Charter Communications, Inc. will begin deploying the new Moxi Cable HD DVR 3012. The announcement marks the first order and deployment of Digeo's second generation offering which incorporates a dual HD-tuner digital...
Motorola Brings Big Broadband to the Big Easy for the Ultimate in Personalized Media Experiences
NEW ORLEANS, May 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Cable Show Booth #1405 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is rolling out a showcase of solutions at The Cable Show 2008 designed to meet an explosive market demand for powerful, personalized media experiences. Among the new technologies...
Macrovision and tvCompass Announce Licensing and Branding Agreement
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and CHICAGO, May 18 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Macrovision Solutions (Nasdaq: MVSND) and tvCompass, a provider of digital media solutions for the broadband home, today announced they have entered into a patent license agreement supporting tvCompass's Wi-Fi handheld...
GolTV Partners With U.S. Soccer Foundation Passback Program
MIAMI, May 18 PRNewswire — GolTV, the all-soccer network, announced today its media partnership with the U.S. Soccer Foundation Passback Program, which provides new and gently used soccer equipment to children in need both within the U.S. and around the world. Through this partnership...
TinselVision Adds UTV Film Library to Premium, Free Offerings
MUMBAI, India, May 17 PRNewswire — TinselVision, a Tinsel Cinema online service delivering premium Indian and Bollywood entertainment content, community and lifestyle to its rapidly growing audiences within and beyond the Indian sub-continent, announced today the upcoming release of...
Updated - The 'Hottest Ticket on Television' Has Been Announced: The BET Awards '08
NEW YORK, May 17 PRNewswire — BET Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), today announced the nominees, performers and recipients of the Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian honors for the BET AWARDS '08. The BET AWARDS '08 is raising the stakes and promises to be the...
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association Delivering US$160,000 in Aid to Earthquake Survivors in China
LOS ANGELES, May 16 PRNewswire — In the aftermath of central China's earthquake, up to 50,000 people are thought to have lost their lives, and over 150,000 were injured. An estimated 10 million people have been affected, with 4 million who have lost their homes. With great sorrow for...
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood to Perform Special Tribute to Eddy Arnold at The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music(R) Awards
ENCINO, Calif., May 16 PRNewswire — The Academy of Country Music today announced that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will perform a live special tribute to country music legend Eddy Arnold during the 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Actor Jason Alexander, supermodel...
MGM and Comcast Bring Consumers More High-Def Movies Through MGM HD
LOS ANGELES, May 16 PRNewswire — MGM HD, the high definition movie channel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, today announced it has signed an affiliate agreement with Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications. This new agreement...
Interactive Group President at Scripps Networks to Participate in Goldman Sachs Conference
CINCINNATI, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Deanna Brown, president of the interactive group at Scripps Networks, will discuss the company's Internet and other emerging media business strategies at the Goldman Sachs Ninth Annual Global Internet Conference on Thursday, May 22 in Las Vegas...
KyLinTV Launches Matching Relief Fund for China Earthquake Victims
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., May 16 PRNewswire — KyLinTV announces today its relief campaign to help China earthquake victims. In response to the disaster that rocked Wenchuan County on May 12th, KyLinTV has established the KyLinTV China Earthquake Relief Fund. Each donation to this fund will be...
Retirement Living TV's Daily Cafe Looks to Denise Austin and the Humane Society for Expert Guidance
WASHINGTON, May 16 PRNewswire — Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network dedicated to people 55+, announced two new collaborations to be featured on Daily Cafe, a live two-hour news and current affairs show hosted by Fred Grandy and Felicia Taylor. Fitness guru Denise Austin and...
SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. to be Sponsor on SportsNet New York Cable Network
NEW YORK, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPNG) announced today that they will be a sponsor of Straw's Key, which debuts tonight on the SportsNet New York (SNY) cable network. This new feature will air during the 6:30 to 7:00...
Darien Lake Theme Park Resort Launches New Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster
DARIEN LAKE, N.Y., May 16 PRNewswire — Darien Lake Theme Park Resort is thrilled to present the Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster to its guests. The ride, opening today, is the first of its kind to open in the country. The Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster launches guests from zero to...
CNN's Soledad O'Brien to Moderate LEDA Town Hall: The Voice of Generation Next
NEW YORK, May 16 PRNewswire-USNewswire — LEDA: Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, proudly announces its inaugural LEDA Town Hall: The Voice of Generation Next, scheduled to take place Thursday, May 22nd, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the New York City headquarters of Google...
WeatherBug(R) Professional Keeps an Eye on the Skies During Taping of "EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION" in New Orleans
GERMANTOWN, Md., May 16 PRNewswire — As the final stop on their 50- state tour, which airs this Sunday at 7 p.m. EDT on ABC, the "EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION" team will surprise the Usea family of Westwego, LA, and the Noah's Ark Missionary Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA, with the...
Video: Hurricane Resistant Green Home Sets Standard for the Next Generation of Home Building
ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 16 PRNewswire — Deltec Homes recently announced the completion of a LEED Platinum Home, achieving the highest possible certification from the LEED(R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System administered by the US Green Building...
Nielsen Completes Acquisition of IAG Research
NEW YORK, May 16 PRNewswire — The Nielsen Company today announced that it has completed the acquisition of IAG Research, Inc., a privately held company that measures consumer engagement with television programs, national commercials and product placements. The transaction expands...
90-Second Viral P.S.A. from MTV, Ogilvy & Mather Amsterdam, Shilo and the Burma Arts Board Debuts Worldwide to Drive Aid and Awareness for Burma Crisis
NEW YORK and DEL MAR, Calif., May 16 PRNewswire — The filmmakers from creative production company Shilo (www.shilo.tv) recently collaborated with an extraordinary group of individuals and organizations to create a powerful animated :90 public service announcement (PSA). The piece...
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