Viamedia And CenturyLink Further Expand Advertising Agreement, Adding Four Major Markets

April 26, 2016 Chris Huppertz
VIAMEDIA AND CENTURYLINK FURTHER EXPAND ADVERTISING AGREEMENT, ADDING FOUR MAJOR MARKETS    Addition of Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland and Salt Lake City Follows Recent Denver Addition New York City – April 26, 2016 --...

Matt Iseman Joins Erica Olson as Genii Awards Co-Host

April 18, 2016 Chris Huppertz
      MATT ISEMAN JOINS ERICA OLSEN AS GENII AWARDS CO-HOST A former doctor turned comedian, Matt Iseman currently hosts American Ninja Warrior and will be seen this fall on Celebrity Apprentice. Los Angeles – April 18, 2016 – Is there a doctor in the house? The answer will be ‘YES’ (and no) at the upcoming Genii Awards! Alliance for Women in Media Southern California Foundation (AWM SoCal), today announced that former doctor turned comedian, Matt Iseman (American Ninja Warrior) will join Erica Olsen, CBS2/KCAL9, as a co-host for the 57th Annual Genii Awards to be held, Thursday, May 5th as part of Digital Hollywood at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Iseman, received his bachelor degree at Princeton and his medical degree at Columbia, but surprised everyone when he quit his job as a doctor and moved out to Hollywood to pursue stand up comedy and he never looked back. Iseman quickly began headlining comedy clubs across the nation and currently hosts American Ninja Warrior for NBC. Yes, he’s tried the course. Nope, he’s not a ninja. His work as a host for Style Network’s Clean House Comes Clean garnered Iseman a Daytime Emmy®. He produced his first show “Saving Mom” for the Style Network. He’s also produced and hosted the Best of American Ninja Warrior for NBC. Iseman made his movie debut in Transformers 2 and made appearances on the Drew Carey Show, NCIS, Courting Alex and had a recurring role on General Hospital. No, he did not play a doctor. “I’m looking forward to hosting the Genii Awards with my friend Erica (Olsen) to pay tribute to the women being honored that evening, “ stated Matt Iseman, Genii co-host. “I’m adding my own personal touch to the show, by including a ninja obstacle course for Honorees to complete on their way to the stage, because these women are all winning ninja’s in my book and they have a better shot of finishing it than I do.” AWM SoCal is a nonprofit organization helping to empower and fuel professional development of women across the media landscape. The Genii Awards celebrate the notable achievements of women in media and entertainment; and programming for, by and about women. “I am thrilled to celebrate the women being honored at the Genii Awards for their incredible contributions, “ replied Olsen, Genii co-host. “And they will be happy to learn that Matt’s ninja course idea was overruled by our producer. It’s always a pleasure working and laughing with Matt – the show is sure to be entertaining and full of memorable moments (sneakers not required)." Former AWM SoCal president, Erica Olsen, is an Emmy®-nominated On-air Host for CBS Local and has been the Station Host for CBS2/KCAL9 since 2009. Her credits include hosting Music Minute – weekday series featuring emerging bands performing in LA, Inside SoCal – guide to what’s new and notable in LA, Night at the Sayers Club - music series, Lexus: Music Uncovered and Lexus Night Out - music specials surrounding the GRAMMYs, Level 8 at The Grove – summer concert series, Inside the LA Auto Show – yearly event special, AussieWeek – travel special on Australia. Plus, she’s served as a reporter for the Doctors On Call Phone Bank series and Emmy-winning special Tutankhamen & the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Honorees and Presenters at the 57th Annual Genii Awards: U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer will present the Excellence in Documentary Award to her daughter Nicole Boxer, a documentary filmmaker (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) while Netflix board member and former president of Disney ABC Television Networks Anne Sweeney will present the Inspiration Award to friend Maggie Bellville, vice president at Hitachi Consulting. Tracey Edmonds and Charissa Thompson, co-hosts, Extra TV will receive the Excellence in Entertainment Award. Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent (which produces the Spirit Awards, LA Film Festival, Film Independent at LACMA and Project Involve) will present awards to the following film competition winners: Debris: Escombros, directed by Mary-Lyn Chambers for Best Narrative Short - Drama; Three Strikes, directed by Susan Davis for Best Narrative Short - Comedy; Who Killed Eloa? directed by Livia Perez for Best Documentary Short; Before the Bomb, written by Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi for Best Short Script - Drama; and If I Don’t Lose, I’ll Lose, written by Jean St Clair for Best Short Script - Comedy. Darnell J. Cates, Youth ambassador for the Freddie Mac Foundation Wednesday's Child program will present the Excellence in Journalism Award to Christine Devine, news anchor at Fox KTTV; Talaya Trigueros, on-air personality from 94.7 The Wave will present Pat Prescott, on-air personality for 94.7 The Wave with the Excellence in Radio Award; Xanthe Wells, former chief creative officer at Pitch Agency will receive the Excellence in Advertising Award; and actress Fran Drescher (The Nanny) will present Lisa Meier, Group Vice President, Time Warner Cable Media Sales, West Region with the Excellence in New Media Award; Donna Thomas, Senior Vice President of Sales at VUBIQUITY will present the Excellence in Management Award to Sherry Brennan, SVP, distribution strategy & development, Fox Networks Group; and Julie Kertes, general manager for the National Parenting Product Awards will present Annette Covarrubias, digital sales planner at CBS Radio with the Rising Star Award. 2016 student scholarship winners will also be honored at the Genii Awards show. The Genii Awards acknowledge the notable achievements of excellence by women in media and entertainment and is sponsored by Hitachi Consulting, Fox Networks, SAG-AFTRA and VUBIQUITY. Media sponsors include Digital Hollywood and Multichannel News. Product sponsors include 240sweet, Athleta, Dr. Kourosh Maddahi DDS & Oral Essentials Inc, evian Natural Spring Water, KIND Snacks, KLARETY, Markwins Beauty - wet n wild, nodpod, PizzaRev, Rick Steves' Europe, Inc., The Coffee Bean. Proceeds from the event support the AWM SoCal Foundation and its Student Scholarship Fund. For tickets visit awmsocalfoundation.org/tickets. For sponsorships visit awmsocalfoundation.org/sponsorships. For more information about Alliance for Women in Media Southern California, visit awmsocal.org. #  #  #  # For media kit, click here. For photos, click here.  

Viamedia Creative Team Earns Telly Award for Cause Marketing

April 15, 2016 Chris Huppertz
VIAMEDIA CREATIVE TEAM EARNS TELLY AWARD FOR CAUSE MARKETING    TV Spot for Allentown Rescue Mission in Pennsylvania Receives Recognition Among Local Cable and Broadcast TV Campaigns New York City – April 13, 2016 -- Viamedia, the television industry’s largest independent cable TV ad management company, announced today that it has been honored with a bronze 2016 Telly Award in the Local TV & Local Cable - Cause Marketing category. The award recognizes the work of Viamedia’s Bethlehem (PA)-based Creative Services Group, in producing a public service announcement -- entitled “The Least” -- about the Allentown Rescue Mission, which provides services for the homeless in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. The Telly Awards, now in its 37th year, honors the very best film & video productions, groundbreaking online video content, and outstanding local, regional, & cable TV commercials and programs. “The Viamedia PSA has proven to be a groundbreaking development for us,” said Allentown Rescue Mission CEO Jim Byrnes. “We could not be more proud of the efforts of our creative team in producing this moving and informative PSA,” said Viamedia CEO Mark Lieberman. “The team has helped educate citizens throughout the Lehigh Valley of the important work of the Allentown Rescue Mission.  And this recognition from the Telly Awards has helped showcase the breadth of high-quality services Viamedia can provide clients.” About The Telly Awards The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring the finest film and video productions, groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films, and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs.  Its mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 36th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.  The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 to honor excellence in local, regional and cable TV commercials. Non-broadcast video and TV program categories were soon added. Today, the Telly is one of the most sought-after awards by industry leaders, from large international firms to local production companies and ad agencies. About Viamedia Headquartered in New York City, Viamedia is the largest independent cable TV ad management company for local, regional and national advertising, programmatic and ad tech solutions, responsible for nearly one million spots per day on behalf of over 7,000 advertisers. The company specializes in selling advertising on behalf of 60 U.S. cable and telecommunications service providers, utility companies and municipalities, and employs approximately 400 people across the country. The company also operates placemedia, a programmatic data-driven platform, representing over 30 billion advertising impressions monthly across 210 DMAs on nearly 100 TV networks. For more information, please visit www.viamediatv.com and www.placemedia.com.

CALL FOR PRESS CREDENTIALS FOR THE 2016 GENII AWARDS

April 12, 2016 Chris Huppertz
                            Application deadline is Tuesday, April 26, 2016  Los Angeles – April 12, 2016 –Media organizations are invited to apply for press credentials to cover the Alliance for Women in Media Southern California (AWM SoCal) 57th Annual Genii Awards Red Carpet, Cocktail Reception and Awards Ceremony to be held Thursday, May 5th during Digital Hollywood at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The press credential application form is now available. Click here to download a copy. Applications are due Tuesday, April 26. WHO: Erica Olsen, On-air for CBS2/KCAL9 Matt Iseman, Former doctor turned comedian, Matt Iseman currently hosts American Ninja Warrior and will be seen this fall on Celebrity Apprentice. Excellence in Documentary Award Award Presentation by: U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Honoree: Nicole Boxer, Documentary filmmaker (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) Film Competition Awards Award Presentation by: Josh Welsh, President, Film Independent Honorees: Best Narrative Short - Drama: Debris - Escombros: director, Mary-Lyn Chambers Best Narrative Short - Comedy: Three Strikes: director, Susan Davis Best Documentary Short - Who Killed Eloa?: director, Livia Perez Best Narrative Short Script - Drama: Before The Bomb: writers, Tannaz Hazemi & James Grimaldi Best Narrative Short Script - Comedy: If I Don't Lose I'll Lose: writer, Jean St. Clair Excellence in Entertainment Award Award Presentation by: To be announced Honorees: Tracey Edmonds and Charissa Thompson, Co-hosts, Extra TV Excellence in Journalism Award Award Presentation by: Darnell J. Cates, Youth ambassador for the Freddie Mac Foundation Wednesday's Child program Honoree: Christine Devine, News anchor at Fox KTTV Excellence in Radio Award Award Presentation by: Talaya Trigueros, On-air personality from 94.7 The Wave Honoree: Pat Prescott, On-air personality from 94.7 The Wave Inspiration Award Award Presentation by: Anne Sweeney, Netflix Board Member and former President of Disney ABC Television Networks Honoree: Maggie Bellville, Vice President, Hitachi Consulting and member of the U.S. Communications, Media & Entertainment Industry executive team Excellence in Advertising Award Award Presentation: Video Honoree: Xanthe Wells, Former Chief Creative Officer at Pitch Agency Scholarship Presentations Awards Presentation by: To be announced Honorees: Paige Parker, Graduate student at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Faith Strongheart, Graduate school student at UCLA Amia Yokoyama, Graduate student at California Institute of the Arts Rising Star Award Award Presentation by: Julie Kertes, General Manager, National Parenting Product Awards Honoree: Annette Covarrubias, Digital Sales Planner at CBS Radio Excellence in Management Award Award Presentation by: Donna Thomas, Senior Vice President of Sales, Vubiquity Honoree: Sherry Brennan, Senior Vice President, Distribution Strategy & Development, Fox Networks Excellence in New Media Award Award Presentation by: To be announced Honoree: Lisa Meier, Group Vice President, Time Warner Cable Media Sales, West Region Sponsors: Sponsored by:  Fox Networks, Hitachi Consulting, SAG-AFTRA and Vubiquity Media sponsors include: Digital Hollywood and Multichannel News Product sponsors include: 240sweet, Athleta, evian Natural Spring Water, KIND Snacks, KLARETY, Markwins Beauty - wet n wild, nodpod, PizzaRev, The Coffee Bean WHAT: The Alliance for Women in Media, Southern California will host the 2016 Genii Awards ceremony to honor the year’s best in documentary, film, entertainment, journalism, radio and other categories mentioned above. Honorees are selected based on their pioneering efforts, dedicated leadership, commitment to quality and excellence, and their community contributions. Genii honorees have made significant contributions to advance the impact of women in media by educating and acting as a resource to the industry and our community. WHY: The Genii Awards celebrates programming for, by and about women and honors the notable achievements of excellence by women in media and entertainment. Proceeds from the Genii Awards and silent auction go towards the AWM SoCal Foundation and student scholarships. 2016 student scholarship recipients will be recognized during the event. WHEN:              Thursday, May 5, 2016 3:30 p.m.                    Press Check-In 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.         Press Set-Up 4:30 – 4:45 p.m.         AWM SoCal Board of Directors Photos 4:45 – 6:15 p.m.         Red-Carpet Arrivals 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.         Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.         Awards Ceremony* WHERE: Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Parking information: skirball.org/visit/directions-and-parking CONTACT:     To apply for 2016 Genii Awards press credentials and media access, please complete the application form no later than Tuesday, 4/26/16.  If you have further media questions, please contact Bob Gold & Associates, PR Agency at (310) 320-2010 or Kim Dickey in the AWM SoCal Press/Publicity office via email at communications@awmsocal.org or call (310) 463-4201. *While no B-roll footage will be provided to media by AWM SoCal, crews and still photographers will be permitted inside the theatre to film from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. during the Awards Ceremony with pre-approved clearance. For more information, visit awmsocalfoundation.org/geniis. # # # # Press Credential Application, click here; Photos, click here;  Bios, click here For more information, please contact: Christina Doan Bob Gold & Associates 310-320-2010 Christina@bobgoldpr.com Or Kim Spence Dickey AWM SoCal 310-463-4201 communications@awmsocal.org

ZeeVee UNVEILS NEW HIGH DENSITY VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SOLUTION FOR THE BROADCAST MARKET AT NAB

April 12, 2016 Chris Huppertz
ZeeVee HDBridge3000 Commercial Headend Delivers Both High Density and Availability Boston, April 12, 2016, ZeeVee, Inc. (Zv) a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology, today announced that it will be unveiling the new HDBridge3000 at the NAB show in Las Vegas, booth number SU12022, April 16 – 21. The HDBridge3000 is the newest product offered by ZeeVee delivering a high density, small footprint system for broadcasters to distribute HD and SD video throughout their facilities in a compact 3 RU chassis. The HDBridge3000 is also the most customizable headend built by ZeeVee offering: Simultaneous Outputs for both QAM RF and MPEG2 IP Up to 24 Channels of HD or 72 Channels of SD in 3 RU of Space Application flexibility to mix and match HD & SD outputs “The new HDBridge3000 video distribution solution provides hot swappable fans and power supplies with a slot for command control and 12 customizable input slots. This makes it ideal for commercial grade video distribution applications,” said Chris Scurto, vice president, marketing and North American sales, ZeeVee.  “We have no doubt that the increase in channel density and unparalleled flexibility, combined with an intuitive, yet powerful management system and better price per channel performance, will be a winner with broadcasters and entertainment venues alike,” he added. With the convergence of AV over IT, and the growing demand for 4K video, ZeeVee is taking an innovative approach, engineering new technologies that bring the same ease of use as their current RF platforms that are already delivering video to over a million screens worldwide.  ZeeVee’s new technologies challenge conventional, and often proprietary, distribution systems, providing integrators total flexibility and scalability to future proof their end-customers’ investments. In addition to unveiling the HDbridge3000, visitors to NAB 2016 will also see demonstrations  of ZeeVee’s extensive  family of IP and RF/Coax video distribution products including ZyPer4k which delivers uncompressed 4K/UHD video using off the shelf 10G IP network switches and ZyPerMX a H.264  IP video encoding system in booth SU12022. Visitors to the booth can also enter to win a 24 channel HDbridge3000 HD video distribution system valued at more than $20,000. About ZeeVee ZeeVee is a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology for the ProAV and IT marketplace. As the only manufacturer today that can deliver multimedia content over coax, fiber, and CATx, Zv has transformed the digital video industry with its award-winning, HD to Ultra-HD/4K solutions. The company offers a variety of innovative, cost effective and easy to install distribution platforms. Zv is installed in thousands of facilities worldwide where there is a need to transport HD/UHD content from multiple sources to multiple displays over long distances. For additional information please visit www.zeevee.com To schedule a meeting with Zv executives at NAB 2016 please contact: Tricia Hawkins Bob Gold & Associates 310-320-2010 Tricia@bobgoldpr.com

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Netflix Board Member Anne Sweeney, and Film Independent President Josh Welsh Join the 2016 GENII Awards

April 5, 2016 Chris Huppertz
  Erica Olsen on-air for CBS2/KCAL9 named as Awards Show Host Alliance for Women in Media Southern California Foundation (AWM SoCal), a nonprofit organization helping to empower and fuel professional development of women across the media landscape, today announced that Senator Barbara Boxer, Netflix board member Anne Sweeney and Film Independent president Josh Welsh have been added as presenters for the 57th Annual Genii Awards. The awards will be hosted by Erica Olsen, Emmy®-nominated on-air host for CBS2/KCAL9 and will be held on Thursday, May 5th as part of Digital Hollywood at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Extra TV co-hosts and award-winning producer Tracey Edmonds and Charissa Thompson will be honored at the gala event with the Excellence in Entertainment Award. “It’s an honor to receive a Genii Award and walk in the footsteps of so many amazing women in our industry who have been trailblazers in media,” said Tracey Edmonds, Extra co-host and Entertainment Award honoree. "I'm so honored not only to be a recipient of this award, but to receive it alongside and with someone (Tracey Edmonds) who is not only a colleague but has become one of my dearest friends," added Charissa Thompson, Extra co-host and honoree. Sen. Boxer will present the Excellence in Documentary Award to her daughter Nicole Boxer, a documentary filmmaker (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) while Netflix board member and former president of Disney ABC Television Networks Anne Sweeney will present the Inspiration Award to friend Maggie Bellville, vice president at Hitachi Consulting. “The Genii Awards are a day of pride and inspiration for everyone in our industry,” said Anne Sweeney. “We will salute the pioneers, the groundbreakers and the fearless innovators whose hard work has served as an inspiration to us all.” Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent (which produces the Spirit Awards, LA Film Festival, Film Independent at LACMA and Project Involve) will present awards to the following film competition winners: Debris: Escombros, directed by Mary-Lyn Chambers for Best Narrative Short - Drama; Three Strikes, directed by Susan Davis for Best Narrative Short - Comedy; Who Killed Eloa? directed by Livia Perez for Best Documentary Short; Before the Bomb, written by Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi for Best Short Script - Drama; and If I Don’t Lose, I’ll Lose, written by Jean St Clair for Best Short Script - Comedy. “Senator Barbara Boxer, Anne Sweeney, Tracey Edmonds, Charissa Thompson and Erica Olsen are outstanding examples of women of excellence. We are grateful for their leadership and support at this year’s Genii Awards,” said AWM SoCal president Samantha Brown. “We are also excited to welcome Josh Welsh as the presenter for our first Film Competition Awards. Organizations like Film Independent and AWM SoCal champion programs to help further women in film and media.” Other esteemed presenters and honorees attending the gala include: Christine Devine, news anchor at Fox KTTV for the Excellence in Journalism Award; Talaya Trigueros, on-air personality from 94.7 The Wave will present Pat Prescott, on-air personality for 94.7 The Wave with the Excellence in Radio Award; Xanthe Wells, former chief creative officer at Pitch Agency for the Excellence in Advertising Award; Sherry Brennan, SVP, distribution strategy & development, Fox Networks Group, for the Excellence in Management Award; and Julie Kertes, general manager for the National Parenting Product Awards will present Annette Covarrubias, digital sales planner at CBS Radio with the Rising Star Award. The Genii Awards acknowledge the notable achievements of excellence by women in media and entertainment and is sponsored by Hitachi Consulting, SAG-AFTRA and Vubiquity. Media sponsors include Digital Hollywood and Multichannel News. Product sponsor is Evian. Proceeds from the event support the AWM SoCal Foundation and its Student Scholarship Fund. For tickets visit awmsocalfoundation.org/tickets. For sponsorships visit awmsocalfoundation.org/sponsorships. For more information about Alliance for Women in Media Southern California, visit awmsocal.org.  
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