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TV Worldwide Selected by Barcelona
2004 US to Webcast One of the Largest Cultural Events in History,
Sponsored by UNESCO
Plan for 141- Day Forum Barcelona 2004 Webcast
to be Discussed in Live Interactive On-line Press Conference,
Tuesday, April 19, 2PM ET Live from the National Association
of Broadcasters (NAB) Show at www.tvworldwide.com
Thursday, April 15, 2004, Chantilly, Va.
– TV Worldwide, a fast-growing web-based global TV network
and streaming video service provider, announced today it had
been selected by Barcelona 2004 US to team with Waterside
Productions to produce live and archived webcast coverage
of Forum Barcelona 2004, May 9th through September 26th in
Barcelona, Spain. The 141-day mega-event has been billed as
"a new and creative space for reflection and experimentation
in relation to the main cultural and social conflicts that
humanity is faced with at the outset of the 21st century."
The event has been organized by the Barcelona City Council,
the Catalan Autonomous Government and the Spanish Government
in cooperation the event's main partner, UNESCO and its 186
member states. Waterside Productions, Inc. holds the exclusive
Forum Barcelona 2004 marketing rights for North America and
has engaged TV Worldwide to assist in the promotion, sponsorship
management and production of webcast coverage for the event.
The webcast will highlight Forum Barcelona 2004 entertainment
and "dialogues" featuring cultures from around the world through
large and small scale exhibitions, workshops, markets, performances,
games and more. An interactive video press conference webcast
live from the floor of the National Association of Broadcasters
(NAB) Show in Las Vegas is scheduled for 2 PM ET on April
19, 2004 at www.tvworldwide.com
to discuss the event webcast.
Bill Gladstone, CEO of Waterside Productions,
stated, "We're excited to be able to feature Forum Barcelona
2004 utilizing a high-tech medium to showcase the rich schedule
of content at this international event. We've selected TVWorldwide.com
to promote and webcast the Forum because of their vast expertise
in streaming successful interactive worldwide events via Internet
TV."
"We're pleased to support the Waterside
team to facilitate the webcast promotion and sponsorship efforts
for Forum Barcelona 2004 and we applaud Waterside for having
the vision to pursue this endeavor," commented Dave Gardy,
Chairman and CEO of TVWorldwide.com. "This truly will be an
historical one-of-a-kind event and we're pleased to be able
to make this unique content available to the world."
The live interactive video press conference
webcast is scheduled for 2 PM ET on April 19, 2004 at www.tvworldwide.com
. Participants should have the latest version of the free
Real Video Player installed prior to the webcast press conference
and should log on by 1:45 PM (ET) on April 19th. Questions
for press conference participants and technical inquiries
can be directed to 703-961-9250, ext 223.
The Forum Barcelona 2004 event will be available
as live and archived video for viewing later at www.tvworldwide.com
. Based on sponsorship participation, TV Worldwide will attempt
to cover as much of the 141-day event as possible. Questions
about this coverage and sponsorship opportunities can be directed
to 703-961-9250, ext 222.
About TV Worldwide
As a leading global Internet TV network
and streaming media company, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com)
is developing a network of video channels that is an affiliation
of community-based Internet television stations, each underwritten
by a strategic partner, "aimcastingsm" to targeted
demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with
strategic partners to develop the latest in live and archived
state-of-the art video streaming content applications. . TVWorldwide.com
was recently named one of the streaming video industry's "Hottest
Streaming Companies" by Streaming Magazine, www.streamingmagazine.com,
and CEO Dave Gardy was honored by the magazine as one of the
50 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy also
serves as President of the International Webcasting Association.
About Waterside Productions
As the world's premiere literary agency
for computer and technology authors, Waterside Productions
is passionate about representing authors' interests and has
agented more bestselling authors and more bestselling books
than all other agencies combined. Since the company's founding
in 1982, Waterside agents have successfully represented more
than 5,000 books to over 50 publishers, generating more than
$150 million for authors. Waterside is also a long-time supporter
of the authoring community as the host of the computer book
industry's annual gathering, the Waterside Publishing Conference.
For 10 years the top authors and publishers have met to discuss
the computer book industry's most pressing issues.
For more information, contact:
Nate Karle
TV Worldwide.com, Inc.
Nate@tvworldwide.com
www.tvworldwide.com
(703) 961-9250 Ext. 222
Kimberly Valentini
Waterside Productions
Kimberly@waterside.com
www.waterside.com
(760) 632-9190
David Rippe
Barcelona 2004 US
(513) 618-6449
David@Barcelona2004US.org
www.Barcelona2004US.org
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