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TV Worldwide Selected to Webcast 2006 American Advertising Federation National Conference, ADDY(R) Awards From San Francisco

Posted on: Thursday, 8 June 2006, 15:00 CDT

TV Worldwide, a fast-growing web-based global Internet TV network provider, announced that it had been selected to webcast the AAF National Conference 2006 June 11-13 from San Francisco. The webcast will highlight selected keynotes, sessions and interviews with industry leaders present for the show, in addition to special live coverage of the 2006 ADDY(R) Awards featuring world-renowned actor and comedian Joe Piscopo. With this year's show theme, "Pixel Shift - Take Charge of Change," event participants will learn how to take advantage of blogs, podcasts and other emerging technologies and how to use them to make print, TV and radio even more powerful. Premium sponsors for the webcast include Limelight Networks, the industry's leading digital delivery network, Nine Systems, offering intelligent solutions for rich media publishing and delivery, Reactrix and the International Webcasting Association, (IWA), www.webcasters.org.

"We're pleased to facilitate national webcast participation in this year's AAF National Conference 2006 and we thank our sponsors for their support," commented Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide. "This AAF event is the pre-eminent advertising industry forum and we feel the webcast is especially relevant in light of the 2006 conference theme, showcasing emerging technologies for advertising in new media."

Peter Shih, AAF Executive Vice President - Marketing & Communications, stated, "We're excited to be able to offer portions of the AAF National Conference 2006 as a live and archived webcast providing viewers with access to top experts, speakers, and exhibitors in the advertising sector."

The event will be archived for viewing at www.aaf.org and www.TVWorldwide.com. Participants should log on by 8 PM on June 11 for the live coverage of the 2006 ADDY(R) Awards (registration required at www.aaf.org by 5 PM PT on June 9). Participants should log on 11 AM PT for free live-to-tape archived coverage of the event through 4 PM PT on each of those days, (registration not required).

About TV Worldwide

As a leading global Internet broadcasting and streaming media company, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) is developing a network of video channels that is an affiliation of community-based Internet television stations, each underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcasting" SM to targeted demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with strategic partners to develop the latest in live and archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications. TVWorldwide.com was recently named one of the streaming video industry's "Hottest Streaming Companies" by Streaming Magazine, www.streamingmagazine.com, and CEO Dave Gardy was honored by the magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy currently serves as the president of the International Webcasting Association (IWA).

About the American Advertising Federation (AAF)

The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the "Unifying Voice for Advertising." The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 215 college chapters, the AAF provides 6,500 advertising students with real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate America. The AAF also has 130 blue-chip corporate members that are advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation's leading brands and corporations. For more information, visit the AAF's Web site at www.aaf.org.

 Contact Info: Kevin Shively TV Worldwide Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=46CBF090F0AAAA21 www.tvworldwide.com (203) 653-1440  Pat Cleveland TV Worldwide Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=568EA00B5916E9B8 www.tvworldwide.com (703) 961-9250   Ext. 235  Peter Shih American Advertising Federation Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=4D311CF34BBF4420 www.aaf.org (202) 898-0089  

SOURCE: TV Worldwide

Source: MARKET WIRE

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