TVWORLDWIDE.COM
PRESS RELEASE
Virginia Governor Mark Warner Budget Address to be Webcast Live with Support of TVWorldwide.com
Webcast Begins Tuesday, October 15, 7 PM EDT at www.governor.state.va.us For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 Contact: Mark Maxey Mark@tvworldwide.com www.tvworldwide.com (703) 961-9250 ext.229 Chantilly, Va. – TVWorldwide.com, Inc. announced today it had been selected to webcast Governor Warner’s address to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia on Tuesday, October 15, announcing spending reductions he will accept to address the current state budget shortfall. The free streaming video event, beginning at 7 PM EDT, will be accessible at www.governor.state.va.us and www.tvworldwide.com .
The Governor’s web site currently offers several archived webcasts including the Inauguration, the State of the Commonwealth Address and last week’s State Employee Forum, webcast live from Old Dominion University.
“Governor Warner is setting a new standard in the use of webcasting and streaming media to communicate on important issues with the citizens of the commonwealth,” commented Dave Gardy, CEO of TVWorldwide.com. “This webcast represents an
ongoing vision to establish a new benchmark in providing live and archived interactive access to government in addressing issues that affect all Virginians. “
The event will be archived for later viewing at www.governor.state.va.us and www.tvworldwide.com. Participants should have the free Real Player installed prior to the event and should log on for the address by 6:45 AM EDT. Questions can be directed to 703-961-9250, ext 223 before and during the event. In January of 2001, TVWorldwide.com also webcast the “eNaugural Ball” the first ever on-line, interactive presidential Inaugural Ball during President Bush’s Inauguration. TVWorldwide.com was also selected by the Democratic National Committee to webcast the 2000 Democratic Convention. As a leading streaming video applications service provider, 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, "aimcastingsm" to targeted B2B and special interest 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 Companies” by Streaming Magazine, which also just honored TVWorldwide.com CEO Dave Gardy as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Streaming Media.
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