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Broadcast industry veteran Kevin Shea joins StreamTheWorld board
Montreal, Canada, September 23, 2008—StreamTheWorld, a media streaming technology and services company that provides video and audio content solutions to clients worldwide, has appointed Kevin Shea to its board of directors, effective September 23, 2008. He will also serve as chairman of the board of the rapidly growing company, which was founded in 2005.
Yves Eric Laliberté, President and CEO, announced the appointment, adding that “Kevin Shea is an experienced business leader, well-known and respected in the communications and broadcasting industries. With his outstanding track record he will be a great asset to StreamTheWorld, and we are pleased to welcome him to the board.”
Kevin Shea brings over 30 years’ experience in the entertainment, broadcasting, cable, culture, and telecommunications industries to StreamTheWorld. He is currently the owner and president of SheaChez Inc., a consulting firm whose clients include the CBC, Telus Communications, and Cokie Jar Entertainment. As former president and CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio and YTV Canada, he led each company through the CRTC licensing and start-up processes. Mr. Shea has also served as president and COO of the Global Television Network, executive vice president of Bell Globemedia Inc., and president and CEO of Atlantis Communications Inc. Prior to 1993, he held senior management positions with a diverse group of broadcast and entertainment companies, including Rogers Cablesystems Inc. and the Cable Satellite Network Inc.
Mr. Shea’s commitment to broadcasting is reflected in his extensive involvement with numerous industry associations, including the Canadian Film Centre, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Canadian Cable Television Association, and others. He has chaired the post-SARS Toronto Tourism Recovery Alliance, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters TV Board, and the Canadian Film Centre, and currently serves as a director of Intertainment.com, Adcentricity, the Telus Television Advisory Board, and the Marketing Board of the National Capital Commission.
Kevin Shea was born in Montreal, raised in Toronto and Los Angeles, and graduated from the University of Western Ontario and York University.
About StreamTheWorld
StreamTheWorld is a rapidly growing media streaming technology and services company that is dedicated specifically to broadcasters and publishers. The company is currently providing streaming video and audio content solutions to 200 clients worldwide with over 720 commercial media players deployed. Trusted by such industry leaders as CBS and AOL, StreamTheWorld teams with the world’s most innovative and reputable broadcasters to entertain a growing number of viewers and listeners worldwide.
For more information:
Vincent Grenier
Vice President, Marketing
StreamTheWorld
tel. 1-514-448-4037, ext. 650
fax 1-514-807-1861
vincent.grenier@streamtheworld.com
streamtheworld.com
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH StreamTheWorld TO BRING CD QUALITY SOUND TO CORUS RADIO WEBSITES
(June 17, 2008 – Toronto, Canada) Corus Entertainment is proud to announce that it has partnered with StreamTheWorld to bring its 53 radio stations’ websites superior audio quality and online streaming through MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC). Already featured on Toronto’s edge.ca, Winnipeg’s groovefm.ca and Montreal’s ckoi.com and 940hits.com, all Corus Radio properties will soon use AAC to stream audio – the first Canadian radio broadcaster to feature this new streaming technology.
The MPEG-4 AAC system uses the same bandwidth as older streaming formats but when coupled with the installation of an Adobe Flash® player, it provides listeners with near-CD quality sound on their computers. Corus Radio stations will now be able to stream higher quality live audio content to PC, Mac and Linux platforms. AAC technology also works with BBM Portable People Meter (PPM) devices which will now allow Corus Radio stations to measure audience tuning online.
"Corus Radio is committed to serving our online listeners on the device of their choice through our partnership with StreamTheWorld, and now with the introduction of AAC technology, we’re thrilled to be able to provide an internet audio experience that approaches the fidelity of our FM broadcast quality," said David Huszar, General Manager of Splice Interactive Media, Corus Radio’s interactive division.
"Adobe Flash players are installed on 98% of the world’s online computers, that’s why we developed our technology assuring maximum reach, particularly for the at-work audience," said Yves Eric Laliberté, CEO, StreamTheWorld. "This significant enhancement of the user experience helps capture and retain listener loyalty, which in turn translates into longer listening times and increased ad revenue."
MPEG-4 AAC streaming will be completed by September 1, 2008 on all Corus radio websites.
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, advertising and digital audio services, television broadcasting, children’s book publishing and children’s animation. The company’s multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, Movie Central, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto (CJR.B) and New York (CJR) exchanges. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
For more information, please contact:
Magda Krpan
Communications Manager, Radio
Corus Entertainment
(416) 530-5146
magda.krpan@corusent.com
StreamTheWorld is the first to offer live audio streaming of MPEG-4 AAC through Adode Flash® player.
Broadcasters are now able to stream live audio content in higher quality using the same bandwidth.
Montreal, Canada (March 17, 2008) – StreamTheWorld, a pioneering Streaming Delivery Network (SDN), innovates once again by being the first to offer its customers AAC-compatible live audio streaming for Adobe Flash® players. AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is slated to become the new industry standard as set forward by the influential Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). The adoption of this technology puts StreamTheWorld at the forefront of the world’s elite streaming application developers and providers.
This new technology offers StreamTheWorld customers a number of significant advantages. Using the same bandwidth, broadcasters are now able to stream live audio content in higher quality. AAC is a leap forward in providin listeners with near-CD quality sound. At last, users will be able to experience broadcasts as they were meant to be: great content that sounds even greater!
Through this significant enhancement of the user experience, StreamTheWorld customers are better poised to capture and retain listener loyalty, which in turn translates into longer listening times and increased online ad revenue.
StreamTheWorld has a long-standing commitment to providing its customers with the latest technological innovations, while keeping in mind both listener enjoyment and broadcaster needs. Our streaming solutions leverage the ubiquity of Adobe Flash players, installed on 98 % of the world’s online computers.
StreamTheWorld announces additional financing Industry leaders embrace Streaming Delivery Network
StreamTheWorld, a leader in streaming solutions for radio and TV broadcast, today announced its recent completion of a third round of financing, led by Propulsion Ventures and Triton Media Group. StreamTheWorld is now fully funded to continue the commercial phase of its growth plan, and to add infrastructure and resources during the coming months.
"StreamTheWorld experienced explosive growth last year", said Yves Eric Laliberté, company President and CEO, "and our passionate team of experts has focused on developing compelling solutions to help the radio-TV broadcast segment meet growing consumer demand for rich media delivered over the Internet. We are actively delivering those solutions to an increasingly global customer base, enhancing our marketing efforts, and expanding our sales and support teams."
Laliberté added that R&D-oriented StreamTheWorld has built the first ever Streaming Delivery Network (SDN), which today streams around 1,000 live audio and video feeds in 20 countries. That translates into more than 10 million unique visitors per month, and increased revenues for SDN users as they reach growing numbers of viewers and listeners worldwide.
This level of potential exposure has attracted industry-leading clients like CBS Radio, Corus, Astral Media Group, Sky News, Multimedios and others. All are working closely with StreamTheWorld as it develops customizable features and third-party integration that will let radio and TV clients greatly enhance the user experience, attracting more listeners, viewers, and advertisers.
About Propulsion Ventures
Founded in 1995, Propulsion Ventures is a top tier venture capital firm with $200 million under management. Propulsion actively invests in promising early-stage software companies in Canada. Propulsion Ventures, based in Montreal, is one of four of Telesystem venture capital firms that operate worldwide. Telesystem and its fund have offices in Montreal, Boston, London, and Johannesburg.
About Triton Media Group
Triton Media Group, LLC, is a leading supplier of web content, digital products and interactive media tools for the media industry. Its suite of applications, services and content, including the offerings of MJI Interactive, Mass to One, Stream the World, and Music To Go, provide proven traffic-driving and revenue-generating results to broadcasters.
Through its Triton Radio Networks division, Triton owns and operates Dial Global which provides sales representation services to over 50 national radio production companies, producing over 100 different programs and services. Dial Global’s programming division produces and syndicates more than 25 music programs and prep services, including the Dial Global 24/7 format business. Programs and prep services include "Backtrax USA", "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40", "The Countdown" with Walt "Baby" Love and Walt "Baby" Love’s "Gospel Traxx", "The Ross Brittain Report", "Whitney Allen’s Big Time", and "Short Bus" imaging services, among others.
