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Livestream Launches New Platform, Redefines the Live Video Experience

Livestream is launching an innovative new platform, http://new.livestream.com. It was announced by Max Haot, CEO of Livestream. This new service furthers the company’s mission to help event owners extend the coverage of their physical events to viewers online and on mobile devices. The New Livestream (http://new.livestream.com) will allow users to combine streaming coverage with real-time [...]

COMEDY CENTRAL Original One-Hour Stand-Up Special “T.J. Miller: No Real Reason” Debuting Saturday, November 12

T.J. Miller brings his live-wire delivery, irreverent characters and ridiculous notions to his first-ever COMEDY CENTRAL original one-hour stand-up special, “T.J. Miller: No Real Reason” debuting on Saturday, November 12 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” and one of Entertainment Weekly’s “Next Big Things in Comedy,” Miller continues to [...]

Splat Interactive Announces the Availability of the AT&T U-verse Enabled TV Foundry App for iPhone

Splat Interactive has announced the availability of the U-verse enabled TV Foundry app for iPhone. The TV Foundry app gives AT&T U-verse customers more control, richer context and a TV remote control experience unlike any other.  Now, TV Foundry app users can search AT&T U-verse for their favorite scheduled or on-demand movies, shows and songs [...]

White Castle Kicks-Off a 12-City Family-Fun Finger Football Tournament

Just in time for football season, White Castle offers you a chance to get in the game. White Castle is partnering with Zelosport for a regional Finger Football® tournament this fall. Champs from each region will compete in the national White Castle Slider Bowl in Indianapolis the week of the Super Bowl. “Teaming up with [...]

Cleaning for Cancer to Hold its Inaugural Golf Charity Event September 17, 2011

Cleaning for Cancer is set to hold its inaugural golf charity event on Saturday, September 17 at the Boca Greens Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. “Boca Greens is a wonderful venue to hold our first charity golf outing,” said Nadege Desravines, Founder and Executive Director of Cleaning for Cancer. “This championship golf course is [...]

Starz Entertainment Issues Statement on Status of Netflix Affiliation Agreement Renewal Discussions

Starz, LLC, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Albrecht, issued the following statement today regarding the status of affiliation agreement renewal discussions with Netflix. “Starz Entertainment has ended contract renewal negotiations with Netflix. When the agreement expires on February 28, 2012, Starz will cease to distribute its content on the Netflix streaming platform.  This decision [...]

Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTEC Joins USTA’s Green Mission for 2011 US Open

As the Official Vehicle of the US Open, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is returning to the courts in Flushing with the all new S350 BlueTEC clean-diesel sedan that is part of its fleet of vehicles used for athletes, staff and officials while supporting the USTA’s commitment to green initiatives. The first diesel-powered S-Class in the U.S. [...]

ShortsHD Launches on DishHD Asia in Taiwan

ShortsHD, the world’s leading TV network dedicated exclusively to short movies, announced today that it is now available to Taiwanese audiences on DishHD Asia. Featuring the work of a variety of critically-acclaimed filmmakers and big name actors and actresses from around the world, ShortsHD further expands its universally-minded offerings with its launch in Taiwan on [...]

Police Officers to Stake Out 116 Dunkin’ Donuts Rooftops for Special Olympics Illinois, May 20

Illinois police officers will stake out Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois for the 9th year in a row. Once again, on Friday, May 20, beginning at 5 a.m. through early afternoon, hundreds of police officers from across the state are scheduled to cover 116 Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to heighten awareness and raise [...]

Bodog Brand in Ayr United Shirt Deal

Calvin Ayre, the flamboyant founder of the world’s largest online betting brand, Bodog*, is not averse to seizing an opportunity, last year he famously bought the domain Slots.com for GBP4,000,000 at an online auction while sat at the bar of L’Atellier restaurant in London. As his surname would suggest his ancestry lies in Scotland and [...]