|
|
Alliance Atlantis Launches blogTV.ca
The Next Step in Social Media |
December 5, 2006 |
Beta launch empowers Canadians to broadcast LIVE over the internet
Toronto, ON (December 5, 2006) – Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. announced today that in partnership with GS New Media, a global entertainment distribution company, it has launched blogTV.ca, a user-generated content website that enables individuals with a webcam to broadcast LIVE over the internet. This initial website beta launch is the first of many planned milestones for blogTV.ca.
blogTV was first introduced in 2004 by Tapuz, a publicly-listed Israeli company based in Tel Aviv, specializing in communities, blogs and chats. blogTV is the next step in social media as it empowers users to broadcast LIVE video shows 24 hours a day as well as record and save their LIVE shows. On blogTV.ca, Canadians are now free to showcase their talents as broadcasters, or watch and interact with other users as they broadcast.
All blogTV.ca content will be moderated 24/7, and is available only to Canadian internet users.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with GS to introduce the first video blogging network operated by and for Canadians,” said Claude Galipeau, Senior Vice President of Digital Media for Alliance Atlantis. “blogTV.ca fits perfectly into our ongoing strategy of targeting niche audiences and taps into the growing phenomenon of user-generated content. We are delighted to be bringing this breakthrough platform to users in Canada.”
“We are pleased to partner with Alliance Atlantis in what will be the next step in user-generated content and the first installation of blogTV in North America,” said Shemi Levi, Chief Executive Officer, GS New Media. “blogTV.ca refines user-generated content while expanding a world of programming choices for online audiences.”
The beta launch can be found live at www.blogtv.ca. Upon entering the site, users can create an account and start broadcasting LIVE. Users are encouraged to provide feedback and ideas for improvement during the beta phase.
About GS New Media
GS New Media is an innovative distribution company based in Toronto, with offices in London and Tel Aviv. GS New Media was founded in 2006 (a partnership of GravityVFX Inc. and Sabio) to identify and market content for a three-screen strategy – broadcast, broadband and mobile. Partnered with leading broadcasters, software developers and designers, the company is positioned to provide a range of services, products and platforms geared to today’s global media marketplace.
About Alliance Atlantis Communications
Alliance Atlantis offers Canadians 13 well-branded specialty channels boasting targeted, high-quality programming. The Company also co-produces and distributes the hit CSI franchise and indirectly holds a 51% limited partnership interest in Motion Picture Distribution LP, a leading distributor of motion pictures in Canada, with motion picture distribution operations in the United Kingdom and Spain. The Company's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange -trading symbols AAC.A and AAC.B. The Company's website is www.allianceatlantis.com.
|
|
|
| Top Lists |
Top 10 Cellphone no-no's
- Loud Speak
- Taste Blasting
- Chow Chattering
- Spinal Tapping
- Text Mania
- Checkout Blocking
- Ring Cycling
- Free Sampling
- Walk ‘n’ Strolling
- Can Conversation
more about this list>>
more lists>> |
| Special Supplements |
Green Technology - The rise of green technology.
Data Management - information sharing and data lifecycles.
eHealth - New technology is changing the face of healthcare in Canada.
Outsourcing - Read about how outsourcing can enhance your company's bottom line.
eLearning - Canada’s smartest businesses are applying new technologies to employee training.
eTravel - Learn how new technologies are helping hotels provide service.
Fast Cities - Technology is changing urban environments with updated options from voting to paying for parking.
Security - Converged security takes a holistic approach to safeguarding your company.
Technology - at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
UK Trade & Investment - helps businesses prosper in the UK market.
Unified Communications - VoIP, human communication, converged networks, and more.
VoIP - Discover how Canadian companies are harnessing the power of VoIP. |
| Top 300 Issue |
 
|
| Gadget of the Week (Canadian) |
|
Small. Really small
Creative Zen Stone Plus with Speaker
This MP3 player has a lot of features: 500-song capacity, 20-hour battery, an alarm clock, FM radio, voice recorder, stopwatch and—rare in an MP3 player—a built-in speaker. And it packs all that in a tiny space: check out the paperclip in the photo.
more>>
|
| Gadget of the Week (Japanese) |
Sounds of Japan
Why record just the visual when you can capture the sounds as well.
more>> |
| Backblog RSS feed |
Click to subscribe  |
|
sponsored by 
