Universal Electronics to Offer Certified Premium High Speed HDMI Cables

May 24, 2016 Chris Huppertz
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS TO OFFER CERTIFIED PREMIUM HIGH SPEED HDMI CABLES Premium HDMI Cabling Ensures Delivery of Feature-Rich 4K/UltraHD Content SANTA ANA, CA – May 16, 2016 – Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ:UEIC), the worldwide...

Alliance for Women in Media Southern California Affiliate Announce Speed Mentoring at CBS Studios

May 23, 2016 Chris Huppertz
Alliance for Women in Media Southern California Affiliate Announce Speed Mentoring at CBS Studios This career-development event will include mentors and top executives from the digital media industry at-large --Sponsored by R6S, the Premiere Digital Media Agency-- Los Angeles – May 23, 2016 – Alliance for Women in Media Southern California Affiliate (AWM SoCal) is pleased to announce its Speed Mentoring event - specializing in all areas of Digital Media - on Saturday, June 4 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Carla's Cafe on the CBS Studios Radford Lot located at 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604. A distinguished panel of mentors will be on-hand to offer one-on-one career advice, coaching, and encouragement. AWM SoCal’s Speed Mentoring is a career development event sponsored by R6S, the Premiere Digital Media Agency. Register by June 2nd at awmsocal.org/events. Founded in 1952, AWM SoCal is the longest established professional association dedicated to advancing women in media and entertainment. “We are excited to have so many trailblazers from all areas of digital media participating in our Speed Mentoring event. Our mentors are graciously volunteering their time on a Saturday morning to offer career advice and guidance to our mentees,” stated Minoti Vaishnav, AWM SoCal Events Director. “Digital technology is a driving force for change in our industry and we encourage more women to explore career opportunities in electronic media.” Modeled after the "speed dating" concept, participants will have five minutes with each mentor before moving on to the next short meeting. Mentees can learn about all areas of digital media, how these professionals got their start and how to hone important networking skills. All ages and career levels are welcome. This setting is ideal for students and young professionals, but does not exclude those already established who may be seeking a career change. Discover different types of digital media jobs within the industry Learn about job openings and internships Get tips from the pros Meet contacts from executive search agencies Swap business cards Bring your resume Receive AWM SoCal’s recommended list of media job sites Make new friends and professional contacts Introductions to the right mentor can provide invaluable career guidance and help to open doors. Meet the mentors: JEFF BROOKS ThinkNear Jeff Brooks has over 10 years’ experience in digital advertising sales, Working with Yahoo, Zynga and the NBC show "The Apprentice."  Currently Jeff is the Director of Sales for mobile location platform Thinknear.  Opportunities in digital media continue to grow as consumers shift their time spent to smart phones from television. KRISTYN BURTT Lifescript.com Currently the Entertainment Editor for Lifescript.com, Krystn also works as an on-camera correspondent for SheKnows Entertainment, Dance Network and Red Carpet Report where she is also has been a producer since 2010. DAVE DUFFY Cinedigm Digital Cinema, Deployment Director at Cinedigm. Dave has been working in digital cinema distribution and deployment since it’s infancy in 2005 when Cinedigm owned the only, twenty-eight digital screens in the US. Now 99% of the US screens are digital and Dave manages the over 12,000 Cinedigm screens across the globe. DESIREE DUFFY R6S Desireé Duffy is a marketer, writer, and public relations expert. She’s the Vice President of Operations for R6S, an award-winning digital marketing agency in Los Angeles. She is also the Immediate Past President for the Alliance for Women in Media’s Southern California Affiliate, is on the Board of Advisors for Digital Hollywood’s Women in Technology and Entertainment Summit, and is on the Board of Directors for the L.E.A.F. Foundation. ELSA DUNKIN Netflix Elsa comes from the San Francisco Bay Area, where after earning a degree in Social Welfare, she moved to LA to experience a change of pace. Being in LA naturally led to a career in entertainment. Her career eventually morphed into a leadership role at Netflix, where she manages a team of content strategists and a global catalog. What brings her satisfaction is a job well done and making meaningful impact on the product and on her team. KATY HASTY BuzzFeed Katie Hasty is a longtime film/music/TV reporter, editor, and critic. She is currently Deputy Entertainment Editor at BuzzFeed, co-helming a team of longform and news writers; she previously held posts as the day-to-day editorial manager at HitFix, music department manager at KCRW, and digital editor and columnist at Billboard. PARVA HASHEMI R6S Parva Hashemi is the lead front-end developer at R6S. She thrives on creating interactive and intuitive digital experiences using the latest trends. Aside from coding, she also specializes in graphic design and user experience. AMY HAUPL LegalZoom Amy leads the User Experience group at LegalZoom. Her team looks at the user experience and makes recommendations on how the UI should behave in order to meet both business and user requirements. Her team works closely with product management and the customer facing teams, in addition to testing concepts and prototypes, and doing market research. CUPID HAYES Missing Channel Media Group Working in Digital Distribution, Cupid has worked with clients including LEGO, Procter & Gamble, and Western Union. She serves on the SAG-AFTRA Board of Directors, and is Vice President of Business Development for MCMG (Missing Channel Media Group). VALERIE KEERANAN Scorpion Valerie Keeranan has a degree in Multimedia Production from California State University Northridge. She started her career in Internet Marketing, designing, developing and optimizing websites for local businesses; then she transitioned into Online Paid Advertising, and is now a top Search Engine Marketing Manager at Scorpion - an Internet Marketing Firm based in Valencia, CA that manages thousands of websites and online campaigns across North America. VINCE KING Cars.com Vince has been working in Product Management in the Internet industry since 1998, collaborating with marketers, designers and engineers to define and build a great user experience on websites. Currently, Vince is the Senior Director of Product at Cars.com Santa Monica, managing Product, Design, QA and DevOps. RANDY LANE The Randy Lane Company Owner of The Randy Lane Company, Randy works in digital and personal branding. He has directed and coached celebrities like Ryan Seacrest, Jimmy Kimmel, Kidd Kraddick, Jamie & Danny Bonaduce, Billy Bush and scores of others in every format. VICKI LIAO Sony Pictures Entertainment Vicki is Director of Pay TV and Digital Distribution for Sony Pictures Entertainment. She works with Video on Demand and premium pay TV distribution for feature films and TV series. SUSAN MCMARTIN Studio City Mom/CBS' Mom Susan is the author of the popular blog "Studio City Mom" and of the book "Understanding The Fall", a filmmaker and television writer. She currently writes for CBS' Mom and her feature film "Mr. Church" starring Eddie Murphy releases in Sept 2016. LAUREN MERRIN Kin Community As Vice President, Sales, Lauren Merriam is responsible for all advertising revenue at Kin Community. She manages a sales and client services organization with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Toronto (Kin Canada). She and her team have worked with dozens of Fortune 500 companies to execute award-winning brand content and digital media campaigns. Lauren has over 12 years of experience in traditional and digital media. LAURA NICKERSON The Randy Lane Company/MomAngelesLA Content Creator and brand developer. Laura has been an On-Camera Host and Radio Personality for HBO, Broad Topics TV and Radio, Clear Channel Inc., NBC/Universal and more. She also hosts the weekly television show “The Buzz” for CTV and the podcast and video series “Best of LA with Kristin and Laura” for MomAngeles.com alongside fellow radio personality Kristin Cruz. Laura has also managed websites, and done social media for several TV shows. TESSA NIELSEN The Oprah Winfrey Network Tessa conceptualizes, writes and produces compelling original creative marketing including episodic promotion, network IDs, social and digital content for the Oprah Winfrey Network. ROSE PEREZ VUBIQUITY SVP of Business and Legal Affairs for VUBIQUITY, negotiating television transport and licensing agreements for several major network clients. DANNY PESSES The CW Danny Pesses is currently a Senior Web Developer at Warner Bros. Worldwide TV Marketing. Over the last five years, he has helped build & maintain numerous internal & public-facing sites for The CW and Warner Bros TV productions. SARAH PICCHI LegalZoom Sarah Picchi is the Director of Product Marketing for LegalZoom. Sarah has over 20 years of digital experience and has held a variety of roles in production, project management, product management and product marketing. Prior to joining LegalZoom, Sarah worked as a Sr. Product Marketing Manager for YP, supporting the marketing products that the company sells to more than 500,000 smbs across the US. STEPHANIE PICHE Mingle Media TV/Red Carpet Report Stephanie is a serial entrepreneur, marketing strategist and new media producer and has been featured in AdAge.com Digital, the Huffington Post, the NY Times, and other publications. With over 25 years in technology marketing and sales, she has successfully lead 42 new media, commerce and mobile app product launches. She is also the founder and Executive Producer of Mingle Media TV Network, an online media and digital entertainment company, and YouTube partner ranked in the top 5% viewership. JULIANA SAKAE GOOD DOCS Juliana Sakae is a multimedia journalist who works with Digital Marketing at GOOD DOCS, a distribution company for educational documentaries. She worked as a Social Media & Innovation Editor for various newspapers in Brazil, and as a Digital Content Producer at the International Documentary Association (IDA). She holds a degree in Journalism, Documentary Filmmaking and Digital Journalism. LONNIE SILL FirstCom Music Lonnie has produced for key industry leaders including: Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Columbia Pictures and more. He has expertise in all areas of music supervision, including physical production, post-production, music publishing and music licensing. Lonnie is the director of the Film/TV division of FirstCom Music, a Universal Production Music catalogue with licensing and administration for (30) catalogs in all areas of film and television with over 200,000 tracks and 7,000+ new tracks released annually. ASH SOBHE R6S Ash Sobhe is an entrepreneur with a deep passion for technology. His first company was ITC, the award-winning digital marketing firm. Today he is at the helm of R6S, the revolutionary creative media group. RICHIE SOLOMON Richie Solomon has developed projects for companies such as Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox Television, MTV Networks, Electronic Arts, Zynga, Harvey Entertainment, and GSD&M. He was a supervising producer and writer for the online videogame series Daily Rage!, which ran for over 150 episodes, and has also written and designed such other videogames as BINGO Blitz, Zynga Elite Slots, Scratchers Casino, and The Godfather: Gangland. Richie received three Emmy® nominations for his work on the interactive series Stranger Adventures. He is a member of AIAS, ATAS, PGA, and WGA. KATE TALBOT Klick Communications Consumer PR and corporate communications specialist with an international career spanning a decade across the US, UK and Australia. Worked for some of the world’s biggest blue chip brands, including Virgin, Volkswagen and Moet Hennessy, as well as nurtured start-ups. At Klick, an award winning global PR and social agency, Kate splits her time between fostering new client relationships and managing the business’ accounts. CARINA VOIGHT R6S Carina Voigt is an enthusiastic brand marketing professional with a close affinity to luxury consumer goods. In her role as the Project Manager of R6S, she leads the team of designers, developers, SEO and social media specialists to victory through superior leadership. As the key interface between the client and internal teams, she manages multifaceted projects, drafts strategies and ensures deliverables are met. DAVID WARHOL Realtime Associates David Warhol is a video game development pioneer with over 30 years of professional experience, designing and programming games for Mattel Electronics' Intellivision game console in 1982, creating award-winning music and sounds for dozens of games for Electronic Arts, Lucasfilm Games, Interplay, and others, until founding his own game development studio, Realtime Associates, in 1989, which remains one of the longest standing independent studios in operation today. Mentors are added as they confirm. Continue to check for the updated list of mentors at awmsocal.org/events. Tickets are $20 for AWM SoCal members and $45 for nonmembers. Students will receive a one-year AWM SoCal membership with their $45 ticket. Light breakfast will be served. Space is limited, so register today at awmsocal.org/events. About R6S: A wickedly-creative blend of integrated marketing strategies, the award-winning team at R6S delivers avant-garde digital solutions to an elite list of clientele. Founded by Ash Sobhe, R6S is a creative media group. R6S specializes in organically growing businesses through R6S Coteries—customized partnerships which deliver unprecedented results. Always a leader and never a follower, Sobhe and his team leap beyond the ordinary to deliver dynamic solutions with unprecedented results. Sobhe’s company was declared one of the Top 10 Best Design firms by 10 BestDesign. It was also awarded a Top 5 position by MOZ, the marketing analytics authority, and declared a Top 50 SEO company by an independent ranking company. Visit R6S.com to explore more. About AWM SoCal: Alliance for Women in Media, Southern California Affiliate (AWM SoCal) is the local affiliate to the Alliance for Women in Media, a national, nonprofit organization with nearly 10,000 community members. We extend membership to qualified professionals in the media and entertainment industries. Founded in 1952 as American Women in Radio & Television Southern California (formerly AWRT SoCal), our mission is to advance the impact of women in media by educating and acting as a resource to our members, the industry and our community.  AWM SoCal is dedicated to empowering career development and driving positive change for our industry and societal progress. The Southern California Chapter of Alliance for Women in Media offers local benefits to its members. For more information about the Southern California Affiliate of AWM, please visit awmsocal.org or send an email to communications@awmsocal.org. #  #  #  # Media Kit

ZeeVee Products Deployed at BrandStar’s New Corporate Headquarters are Featured on Office Spaces™, airing on Lifetime® Television

May 18, 2016 Chris Huppertz
(BOSTON, Mass. – May 17, 2016) ZeeVee, Inc. a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology, today announced that its successful product deployment at BrandStar will be featured on Office Spaces™, airing on Lifetime® Television. BrandStar is a branded entertainment company that produces programs for Lifetime, Fox Business and the History Channel. The complete retrofit of its 11,000 square foot facility in Deerfield Beach, Florida is being featured in an eight-part series of Office Spaces, a new TV show devoted to well-designed office spaces, and hosted by acclaimed interior designer, Kalyn Rothaus. Complete Integrated Technology acted as the technology advisor and installation company for this project. The ZeeVee video distribution solution for this corporate environment embraces both the ZeeVee HD bridge products as well and the new IP-based ZyPer products providing a blended environment for many uses in this state-of-the-art facility. On the IP network, applications include video distribution over fiber to digital signage devices, executive 4K conference room displays,  PC desktops, Barco 4K Projectors and a Planar mosaic. On the coax network, input from the cable network, digital signage and live studio feeds can be distributed to 50 HD TVs throughout the facility. “This installation is a wonderful example of how to blend different ZeeVee products to support multiple inputs to a large number of end points throughout the entire facility over both coax and IP networks,” said Bob Michaels, CEO of ZeeVee.  “Complete Integrated Technology has been an excellent partner and continues to excel at tackling challenging projects like the one at BrandStar,” he added. “When we took on this office rebuild project, we reached out to ZeeVee to provide the video distribution solution because we have worked with their products for many years,” said Jason Gelfand, vice president, Complete Integrated Technology. “The flexibility of their product range to support just about any input device and deliver content to almost any output device or display over multiple networks irrespective of the distance, made it possible to support a wide range of technology at this facility including HD and 4K distributed throughout the facility to all of the employees,” he added. “There were many goals to this complete office rebuild including delivering television, video or general information to everyone in the facility seamlessly and inexpensively,” said Mark Alfieri, Founder and CEO of BrandStar. “The new video distribution system allows us to program, create and distribute broadcast quality video throughout the building across all kinds of different media types-allowing us to display customized messaging on every video board.” The ZeeVee solution is highlighted in the episode scheduled to air on May 30th at 7:30am (PT/ET). The entire line of ZeeVee products that were deployed at BrandStar in Las Vegas will be demonstrated at the InfoComm show June 4 - 10, 2016 at booth number N725. 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, ZeeVee 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. ZeeVee 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

Who Says Fundraising Can’t be Fun?

May 16, 2016 Chris Huppertz
Bob Gold, Annenberg Alumni Association Board member, and his son, Alex, who graduated from the school last year, teamed up to help raise graduate student scholarship in the first-ever Annenberg Alumni Scholarship Initiative. Watch this hilarious video of the two of them together! In an effort to attract the best and brightest students and build a pipeline of dedicated future alumni leaders,  we’ve helped to launch an ambitious $100,000 fundraising goal. USC Annenberg has more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students, with the application process becoming more competitive and selective each year. With your support, we can attract the best and brightest with the opportunity to study at USC Annenberg.  Can we count on you to help us reach our goal?  

Empowering Women in Media and Helping Future Generations was the Buzz at the 57th Annual Genii Awards

May 13, 2016 Chris Huppertz
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN MEDIA AND HELPING FUTURE GENERATIONS WAS THE BUZZ AT THE 57th ANNUAL GENII AWARDS Political Figures, Celebrities, Media & Entertainment Executives Came Together on May 5th to Celebrate Programming for, by and about Women Los Angeles – May 11, 2016 – A reoccurring message of empowerment for women and the importance of opening doors for future generations resonated at the Alliance for Women in Media Southern California Foundation (AWM SoCal) 57th Annual Genii Awards held on May 5th during Digital Hollywood at the Skirball Cultural Center. The gala recognized the very best in media and entertainment and was a fundraiser for the nonprofit AWM SoCal Foundation and its student scholarship program. The Awards Ceremony was co-hosted by comedian Matt Iseman, host for American Ninja Warrior and Erica Olsen, Emmy®-nominated on-air host for CBS2/KCAL9 (and former AWM SoCal president). The importance of women helping other women was the general buzz on the Red Carpet and in the Genii Awards Ceremony. AWM SoCal heard from several accomplished trailblazers in media and entertainment during the course of the evening: U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer presented the Excellence in Documentary Award to her daughter, Nicole Boxer at the gala. “If you really want to know what an excited mother looks like, I am the model. I am thrilled. It’s one of those great moments, because Nicole has worked so hard and her subject matter has been difficult. She has taken issues not in the public eye, like homelessness for women and the trauma they went through, rape in the military, rape on college campuses – very tough issues - and she has brought them to light and I am so proud of her,” stated Senator Barbara Boxer. “It’s the perfect Mother’s Day gift.” “Just having an evening like this and getting a chance to see other women that you admire and inspire you at this event, it’s a reminder of the importance of connecting with other women and helping other women as well,” stated Tracey Edmonds, co-host for Extra TV. Tracey and her fellow co-host Charissa Thompson took home the Excellence in Entertainment Award.   “I really like supporting women, especially those who are connected to the industry, because there aren’t enough of them and the more we can put a spotlight on their achievements, the more we can gradually change the narrative,” said Fran Drescher, actor and Founder of Cancer Schmancer. Drescher presented Lisa Meier, VP at Time Warner Cable with the Excellence in New Media Award at the gala and is a two-time Golden Globe, Emmy® nominee, best known for her role as “Miss Fine” on The Nanny, a show that she created and executive produced.   “I really like the idea of the Rising Star Award and I think it’s really important to support the people coming up the ranks that are trying to pursue their dreams and be excellent in media because they are our future,” said Erica Olsen Genii co-host from the Red Carpet.   “Meet as many people as possible that are living your passion. There’s nothing more flattering to a mentor, which I now am, than someone that wants to be you,” stated Fran Zone, founder, Zone Communication. “So all you want to do is help them and help them find a better way faster.”   “This organization (AWM SoCal) reflects women supporting women - really honoring the brilliance of who they are, “stated Gabrielle Carteris on the Red Carpet. “I’m here tonight to be a part of that, not only as a performer, but as the president of SAG-AFTRA, I want to go and recognize some of our members that have really done beautiful work.”   “Girls should rule the world. This is just the beginning. It should be all women, all the time,” said Tish Ciravolo, President of Daisy Rock Girl Guitars. “Just go after your dreams. Live it every day and drink lots of coffee.”   “It’s so wonderful to be a woman right now and a director and to have an organization like this (AWM SoCal) lifting other women up,” stated Susan Davis award-winning film director and Honoree. “It is so imperative that we lift each other up,” stated Shaun Robinson Emmy® Award-winning journalist and TV host. “I'm really passionate about helping other women coming up in the business. I always mentor young girls and give them advice and try to do my best to empower them.” Robinson, presented the Excellence in Entertainment Award to Extra TV co-hosts Tracey Edmonds and Charissa Thompson at the gala event. I would like to congratulate all of the Honorees and Presenters for their incredible contributions to our industry and for their participation in this year’s Genii Awards, “said Bonnie Gallanter, AWM SoCal VP Programming and Genii Awards Producer. “It takes a village to produce an event like this, and we are so fortunate to have the support of these amazing men and women, our Genii co-hosts and the support of our incredible sponsors, volunteers and Board members that made an evening dedicated to ‘celebrating women in media and entertainment’ possible.” AWM SoCal Board of Directors and Genii Co-hosts Congratulations to all of the 57th Annual Genii Awards Participants: Genii Awards Co-hosts 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 (which produces the Spirit Awards, LA Film Festival, Film Independent at LACMA and Project Involve) 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: Shaun Robinson, Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV host, author, producer, philanthropist including a special congratulations video from Mario Lopez 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 New Media Award Award Presentation by: Fran Drescher, Actor, Founder of Cancer Schmancer, Health Advocate, Activist Honoree: Lisa Meier, Group Vice President, Time Warner Cable Media Sales, West Region Excellence in Advertising Award Award Presentation: Patrick Thomas O'Neill, Chief Creative Officer at Theranos, Inc. Honoree: Xanthe Wells, Former Chief Creative Officer at Pitch Agency  Scholarship Presentations Awards Presentation by: Fran Zone, Founder of Zone Communication and the creator of The Zone Method™ Honorees: Paige Parker, Graduate student at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Amia Yokoyama, Graduate student at California Institute of the Arts Faith Strongheart, Graduate school student at UCLA 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 Genii Awards Red Carpet - Hosted by Laura Nickerson Special Guests on the Red Carpet Tish Ciravolo Founder and President of Daisy Rock Girl Guitars  Moris Deniso A European winner of the DANCING WITH THE STARS, Belarus, and also a top finalist on the hit show So You Think You Can Dance, Ukraine Lindsay McCormick Sports broadcaster and actress; Lindsay is starring in the upcoming film, "The Bounce Back."  James Anderson Linebacker for the NFL New Orleans Saints Laura McKenzie Award winning television host, actress, writer, producer and director. Laura's long running travel program, Laura McKenzie's Traveler is in its 10th season. Yesi Ortiz Assistant Music Director for Power 106, known for her popular mid-day show from 10am to 3pm on Power 106. The Genii Awards acknowledge the notable achievements of excellence in media and entertainment and is generously sponsored by Hitachi Consulting, Fox Networks, SAG-AFTRA and VUBIQUITY. Media sponsors include Digital Hollywood and Multichannel News. Product sponsors include 240sweet, Amur Spirits Limited, Athleta, Bodyline by Maria Leone, 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., Steve Jordan Personal Training , The Coffee Bean. Silent Auction supporters include: Adorkbale Apparel,  Arbonne,  Athleta, Black Chateau Publishing, Candles by Dave, Catalina Film Festival, Cinedigm Movie Basket,  CorePower Yoga,  Daisy Rock Girl Guitars,  DC Comics Wonder Woman Collection Package, Dr. Kourosh Maddahi DDS & Oral Essentials Inc,  Evolue Beauty,  Film Independent,  Long Beach Bayou Festival, Marine Discovery Tours, Maui Jim Sunglasses, Nakeah Cosmetics of Hollywood, Naven,  Ojai Film Festival,  Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, Personal Training by Denise,  R6S, the Premiere Digital Media Agency,  Rick Steves' Europe, Inc. ,  Six Flags Magic Mountain,  Sprinkles Cupcakes, Tannenbaum Chiropractic,  The Grove , The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Utah Office of Tourism & Utah Film Commission Gift Package, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Vicki Abelson - Women Who Write, Wingspan Cyclery bike shop,  Yoga Blend, Young Americans Proceeds from the event supported the AWM SoCal Foundation and its Student Scholarship Fund. For more information about Alliance for Women in Media Southern California, visit awmsocal.org.

Viamedia CEO Mark Lieberman Inducted Into Cable Pioneers

May 11, 2016 Chris Huppertz
VIAMEDIA CEO MARK LIEBERMAN INDUCTED INTO CABLE TV PIONEERS   Latest Honor Caps an Exciting Year of Viamedia Growth and Innovative New Solutions New York City, May 11, 2016 – Viamedia, the television industry’s largest independent cable TV ad management company, today announced that President and CEO Mark Lieberman will be officially inducted into the Cable TV Pioneer at the event’s 50th Anniversary celebration during next week’s INTX: the national cable industry’s Internet & Television Expo. Lieberman’s recognition caps an exciting year for Viamedia, in which the company experienced tremendous growth, the addition of new markets and the deployment of innovative new solutions. “I am truly honored to be inducted as a Cable TV Pioneer,” said Lieberman. “This honor is a testament to the incredible year we have had at Viamedia. We have the smartest people, industry leading advanced technology and best state-of-the-art solutions for our MVPDs, advertisers and local and national programmers. I am pleased with our continued momentum, and excited to see what the rest of the year brings.” On May 15, Lieberman will be officially inducted as a Cable TV Pioneer, along with 13 other established cable industry veterans including Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner’s CEO, and Brian Roberts, Comcast’s CEO. To be honored as a Cable TV Pioneer, executives must have a minimum of 20 years of direct involvement in the cable industry, during which time they must have made a meaningful contribution in building the industry as a whole. Cable TV Pioneers come from all areas of cable. They are the founders and presidents of MVPDs and cable networks, engineers and technicians, inventors, marketers, journalists and entrepreneurs. The one thing they all have in common is the huge contributions they have made to the growth of the industry and their communities. In 2016, Viamedia has expanded its footprint enjoying a string of new and renewed partnerships including with CenturyLink, TDS Telecom and Paul Bunyan Communications. New and/ or expanded markets include Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee; Jacksonville, Florida; Madison, Wisconsin; Seattle; Minneapolis; Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City; and Grand Rapids, Minnesota, among others. In addition, Viamedia’s advanced advertising has expanded its programmatic TV advertising supply side platform, continued to grow its Google Fiber deployment of addressable advertising, and has invested in its online sales efforts and OTT adtech on behalf of all its MVPD partners. Viamedia now also offers a wide range of back-office infrastructure services to support MVPD existing television ad sales. 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 7,500 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 380 people across the country. The company also operates placemedia, a programmatic data-driven TV ad platform, which aggregates ad inventory from Viamedia, major MVPDs and 30 national cable networks across 210 DMAs. For more information, please visit www.viamediatv.com and www.placemedia.com.  ###

Viamedia Partners With Paul Bunyan Communications In New Advertising Deal

May 9, 2016 Chris Huppertz
VIAMEDIA PARTNERS WITH PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN NEW ADVERTISING DEAL Relationship Represents Expansion of Services Viamedia Will Provide to MVPD Partners New York City – May 9, 2016 -- Viamedia, the television industry’s largest independent cable TV ad management company, today announced it has reached a new agreement with Paul Bunyan Communications (PBC) in which Viamedia will provide a wide range of back-office infrastructure services to support PBC’s television ad sales throughout North Central Minnesota. The agreement marks an extension into a new line of business for Viamedia, providing operational support to complement the company’s existing, comprehensive suite of turn-key solutions including both on the ground ad sales as well as operational support and technology integration. The services to be provided to PBC include ad traffic; billing and related finance services; video, technical and IT support and trouble-shooting; and business analytics. “Viamedia has shown its ability and flexibility to be a true partner to the industry in providing ad solutions,” said Brian Bissonette, Paul Bunyan Communications Marketing Supervisor. “Viamedia has the expertise and infrastructure to handle the important tasks related to the ad-sales processes while freeing up our ad sales team to focus on selling to advertisers.” Headquartered in Bemidji, Paul Bunyan Communications offers television, telecommunications and broadband services across North Central Minnesota.  The company utilizes the latest in fiber optic technology, and offers more than 250 channels of all-digital entertainment. “We’re delighted to help support PBC throughout their markets,” said Viamedia CEO Mark Lieberman. “The new partnership is an ideal fit for both companies, and will surely benefit local advertisers across Minnesota.” 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 7,500 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 380 people across the country. The company also operates placemedia, a programmatic data-driven TV ad platform, which aggregates ad inventory from Viamedia, major MVPDs and more than 30 national cable networks across 210 DMAs. For more information, please visit www.viamediatv.com and www.placemedia.com. About Paul Bunyan Communications Paul Bunyan Communications has the region’s largest and fastest all fiber optic network covering over 5,000 square miles throughout most of Beltrami County and portions of Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties.  The Cooperative provides Broadband High Speed Internet Services including the GigaZone, digital and high definition television services, Smart Home services, digital voice services, and more. ###  
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