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Video Webcast Technology Provider Netbriefings Acquires Large Event Production Specialist Beacon Hill Productions

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 09:00 CST

Netbriefings, a webcasting service provider that specializes in helping businesses communicate with video, has acquired its long-time production partner, Beacon Hill Productions. Together, the companies offer a full array of large event production services, letting marketers, communicators and event organizers forget about technology and focus on the substance of their events.

An organization that wants to distribute streaming video over the Web from a large meeting, conference, gala or other event will likely face a series of hurdles, such as getting good lighting, capturing quality video, properly encoding the video stream, displaying it on the Web, and tracking and reporting viewer statistics. Choosing a single company to provide all of these video webcast services can save time and money, and will offer the additional expertise to help avoid common pitfalls in the webcast production process.

When the Parkinson's Disease Foundation put on its 50th Anniversary Educational Symposium in October, the group turned to Netbriefings to stage, shoot and produce the event to its on-site audience as well as webcast the event to its online audience numbering in the thousands. In all, more than 30 sessions from the PDF anniversary event were posted online as individual webcasts.

"The ability to craft a webcast that meets our needs for our meetings enables us to offer exactly what our supporters want," said Elizabeth Pollard, director of special events for the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. "We tell Netbriefings what we're looking for, and they make it happen."

More information about the Parkinson Disease Foundation and its event webcast can be found at http://www.pdf.org/50th/webcast.cfm.

Netbriefings' technology experts and production team work hand-in-hand to handle all aspects of event production and video streaming. This includes setup, lighting and shooting video for on-site purposes -- such as large-screen display in an auditorium or recording for future use -- and encoding for streaming over the Internet. Netbriefings also manages staging design, on-site event direction, presentation equipment setup and operation, and online registrations and audience statistics.

"We offer a full spectrum of services and let you pick and choose exactly what we do for you," said Gary Anderson, CEO of Netbriefings. "This a la carte approach means you get everything you need and get the most bang for your buck."

About Netbriefings

Netbriefings provides catered, professional-quality webcast services with robust audio and video streaming designed specifically for large audiences, as well as Flash solutions for smaller, rich media presentations. Netbriefings solutions provide cost-effective alternatives to traditional corporate communication methods, allowing its clients to conduct successful broadcast-style streaming-media webcasts with ease. Netbriefings also offers secure broadcasting, on-demand access of archived content, and repurposing of content into CDs, DVDs, podcasts and other formats. (www.netbriefings.com) (www.proclaimyourself.com)

 Media contact: Michael Keliher for Netbriefings 651-695-0174 - office 651-324-0213 - cell mkeliher@providentpartners.net

SOURCE: Netbriefings

Source: MARKET WIRE

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