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Global Wire Service Agence France-Presse and ClipSyndicate Sign Content Deal

Posted on: Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 09:18 CDT

NEW YORK, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- ClipSyndicate(SM), a next-generation ad- supported video syndication network, today announced a partnership with Agence France-Presse to syndicate its video service, AFPTV, to thousands of vertical Web sites in the ClipSyndicate network. ClipSyndicate's web site publishers search and publish fully licensed, authoritative video clips from respected providers, and receive a portion of advertising revenue.

AFPTV, a major player in the French market established in 2001, produces video news for television, the Internet and mobile phone service. AFPTV embarked on a global expansion program in 2006. Its rapidly expanding international network now delivers a variety of news and feature packages daily to subscribers worldwide. AFP will provide ClipSyndicate's network of Web site editors and bloggers rich video content culled from AFPTV's network of 40 journalists in 20 production units around the world with the support of AFP's global network of 2,200 journalists and photographers in 165 countries.

"Agence France-Presse has been delivering in-depth, original analysis of the world's events since 1835, putting exceptional emphasis on exclusive angles, in-depth, original analysis and storytelling features," said Sean Morgan, founder and CEO of ClipSyndicate. "We are extremely pleased to add Agence France-Presse as a content partner, and offer this very rich global content to our web publishers who are looking for unique perspectives of the world's news."

Content to be syndicated includes: -- Daily video news reports: edited and voiced reports with in-depth coverage of selected headline news and news related stories -- Newsmagazines and lifestyle features: edited and voiced reports presenting compelling human interest stories in the realms of politics, social issues, lifestyle, culture and entertainment -- Exclusive interviews: interviews of major world leaders, newsmakers and celebrities.

"AFP launched its English language video earlier this year and has had a tremendous response in the market," said Gilles Tarot, Marketing & Sales Director for AFP North America. "With ClipSyndicate's video syndication network, we are able to find new audiences through sites we wouldn't reach otherwise, through a frictionless, rights-managed, rev-share syndication platform. We are very excited to be partnering with ClipSyndicate."

About AFP

AFP maintains a network of journalists and photographers in 165 countries covering events 24/7. The AFP brand guarantees editorial quality and reliability built since the agency was founded in 1835. It offers text, pictures, graphics, animated graphics and video as well as multimedia content in seven languages. AFP covers all the news worldwide, from politics and diplomacy to economy and finance, sports and culture to science, technology, health and people. Its clients include the world's major media organizations as well as corporations, governments and international agencies. Its services are edited at regional centers in Paris, Nicosia, Washington DC, Montevideo and Hong Kong. For more information about AFP, please go to http://www.afp.com/ .

About ClipSyndicate

ClipSyndicate, a next-generation online video advertising & content syndication platform, enables respected broadcasters and video content producers to easily monetize their content and extend their brands through an Internet distribution channel that syndicates video clips to thousands of vertical Web sites in need of rich media content. Broadcast content providers and Web publishers alike benefit financially from ClipSyndicate by sharing in the advertising revenues generated through the ClipSyndicate media player.

Launched in 2006, ClipSyndicate is a service of Critical Mention Inc., the most comprehensive Web-based television search and broadcast monitoring service. Critical Mention (http://www.criticalmention.com/) is privately held, with headquarters in New York City. For more information please visit http://www.clipsyndicate.com/.

ClipSyndicate

CONTACT: Sharon Tolpin of ClipSyndicate, +1-917-826-2894,stolpin@criticalmention.com; or Pierre Fernandez of Agence France-Presse,+33-1-4041-4923, pierre.fernandez@afp.com

Web site: http://www.clipsyndicate.com/http://www.criticalmention.com/http://www.afp.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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