DIRECTV Launches a New 24/7 Russian News Channel
Vesti Now Available on DIRECTV WorldDirect™ Programming Platform. EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DIRECTV is growing its WorldDirect™ programming platform with the addition of Vesti, a Russian-language news channel covering major national and international news and events 24 hours-a-day seven days-a-week. Vesti is part of Russian Television and Radio (RTR), one of Russia’s leading broadcasters and content providers.
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DEMOgod Winner, Phreesia, Praises Peter Cohan Training
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — SKMurphy (http://www.skmurphy.com/), the Silicon Valley leader in customer development for serious bootstrapping entrepreneurs, will host Peter Cohan’s Great Demo workshop on Saturday, March 8. Cohan coached the latest winner of the DEMO Conference in Fall 2007: Phreesia improves the patient experience in medical office waiting rooms by automating patient check-in, generating comprehensive documentation, and allows physicians to track past visits, medications, and information recorded from other doctors offices.
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Australian Innovators Buzka Launch Popnets at DEMO 08
PERTH, Australia, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Buzka announced the release of their new ‘Popnet’ technology today at DEMO 08, and promised a new way for companies to build consumer loyalty by radically changing the way they help customers save share and discover new product information.
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Atlaspost.Com — an Innovative Social Mapping Site From Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Atlaspost.com today officially launched its English site for the global market at DEMO 08. Atlaspost.com is a popular social mapping network from Taiwan.
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CellSpin Launches First User-Friendly, Mobile Application to Seamlessly Create and Post Audio, Videos, Pictures and Text to Users’ Favorite Web Sites
CellSpin Launches First User-Friendly, Mobile Application to Seamlessly Create and Post Audio, Videos, Pictures and Text to Users’ Favorite Web Sites. ‘First to intelligently and elegantly harness the full potential of the Mobile 2.0 phenomenon’ introduced at DEMO Conference
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Yahoo to cut 1,000 jobs
According to the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley Web giant Yahoo just announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs – its largest layoff since the dot-com bust — as the economic slowdown and fierce competition from Google buffeted its Internet advertising business. Read more …
Barry Sonnenfeld to Speak At NAB Show
‘Pushing Daisies’ Executive Producer and Director to Discuss Changes in Film Content
WASHINGTON –(Business Wire)– Jan. 30, 2008 Famed director and executive producer Barry Sonnenfeld will present a keynote address during the NAB Show, April 15, in Las Vegas. A veteran of both motion pictures and television, Sonnenfeld will look at changes in film content and how it is consumed, including the kinds of projects that studios are now producing, the impact of home theaters and the Internet, and new directions in storytelling.
Known for his deft hand with comedy and visual style, Sonnenfeld has directed a number of feature films including Men in Black I and II, The Addams Family, Addams Family Values and Get Shorty. His many credits as producer or executive producer include Enchanted, The Ladykillers, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Out of Sight.
In television, Sonnenfeld is the executive producer of the critically acclaimed series Pushing Daisies. He has also directed several episodes of the series, including the pilot, for which he was awarded a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series this past weekend. He has also served as executive producer and director for FOX animated series The Tick and ABC’s Maximum Bob, as well as the executive producer for Karen Sisco, which aired on ABC.
Sonnenfeld began his career as a highly praised cinematographer, working on more than a dozen motion picture and television projects including Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Throw Momma from the Train, Big and When Harry Met Sally. For the last five years, he has been a contributing editor at Esquire Magazine, for which he writes the monthly column “The Digital Man.”
About the 2008 NAB Show
The NAB Show will take place April 11 - 17, 2008 in Las Vegas (exhibits open April 14). It is the world’s largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. Complete details are available at http://www.nabshow.com.
About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found at http://www.nab.org.
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724 Solutions Goes Seamless at Mobile World Congress 2008
724 Solutions Unveils Its Suite of “Seamless” Solution Demonstrations, Uniquely Enabling Next Generation Browsing and Messaging Capabilities
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. –(Business Wire)– Jan. 30, 2008 724 Solutions, a leading provider of next generation mobile data solutions enabling seamless communications in an IP-based world, today announced the public and private viewing of its Seamless suite of solutions including Seamless Messaging and Seamless Access at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, February 11-14 at the 724 Solutions stand 2E14. Read more
COM2US ANNOUNCES ACTION HERO 3D FOR VERIZON MOBILE PHONES
Los Angeles, Calif. - Jan. 30, 2008 - Com2uS, a leading provider of mobile entertainment, today announced the launch of Action Hero 3D on Verizon mobile phones.
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Networks In Motion Executives Available to Discuss Mobile Phone GPS Market, North American Leadership Position, Entry into Europe and Demo New Products
Executives from Networks In Motion (NIM), the leading North American mobile phone navigation and location-based services (LBS) company, are available at Mobile World Congress, Feb. 11-14, and at Pepcom’s Mobile Focus, Feb. 11, after Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain to discuss:
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