Partnership with Livestream.com Has Furthered
Network’s World-wide Exposure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / NEW YORK, NEW YORK – December 14, 2011 — The VEGAS VIDEO NETWORK®, the first and only live online broadcasting network in Las Vegas, today announced it has exceeded 1,000,000 (One Million) Total Viewer Minutes of live streaming content over the course of the last 75 broadcasting days.
Since switching to Livestream.com as the network’s world-wide Content Delivery Network, the Vegas Video Network has reached over 100,000 unique viewers in 150+ countries during this same timeframe.
These number do not include the video- and audio-on-demand downloads available for every show on the network via iTunes, VegasVideoNetwork.com, Roku, YouTube and other content-delivery partners.
“We’ve been thrilled with the spotlight Livestream has placed on VVN,” said Scott Whitney, founder of the VEGAS VIDEO NETWORK, “Their support and enthusiasm for our network has been second to none.”
Livestream streams more than one billion video minutes each month to a growing community of 20 million monthly viewers. Content partners include The New York Times, ABC News, HBO, NASA, and The Academy Arts.
"We continue to be very impressed with the content being delivered by the Vegas Video Network," said Jessica Kantor, head of content and marketing for Livestream, "Their ability to continue to develop and deliver shows that pull back the curtain on Las Vegas is outstanding."
The VEGAS VIDEO NETWORK live streaming page can be found at http://VegasVideoNetwork.com/LIVE.
About the VEGAS VIDEO NETWORK, LLC
The VEGAS VIDEO NETWORK® (VVN) is the first and only LIVE, online broadcasting and media network that specializes in insider news and expert views about Las Vegas. We develop and produce all-original programming that is predicated on input and participation from our fan base. All programming is broadcast live from our eleven-camera capable, all HD studios, just steps from the Las Vegas Strip. Shows currently on-air include Talktails, Living in Las Vegas, Golf & Other Fore-Letter Words, Pub Crawl, Top of the Food Chain, Awkward Silence 2.1, Vegas SportsDay, and Getting REAL (Estate) in Vegas. The VEGAS VIDEO NETWORK is a YouTube Partner, available on iTunes, Livestream and Roku, and can be heard on AM 1400 KSHP. The network is owned and operated by PodWorx, Inc., an Internet broadcasting company that specializes in podcasts, Web TV, and live streaming video productions.
About Livestream
Livestream is the leading provider for real time event coverage. Our tools make it simple for anyone to broadcast live to the web, and Livestream.com is the destination for the top live content from around the world. Event organizers, content owners, celebrities and artists around the world use Livestream’s social broadcasting tools to engage and grow their audiences on the web, mobile devices, and connected TVs. The result has been more than one billion video minutes streamed each month to the growing community of 20 million monthly viewers. Live content can be found from our many content partners. A small selection of our partners include Facebook, The New York Times, ABC News, CBS News, Associated Press, HBO, PepsiCo, Electronic Arts, Adidas, The Academy Awards, Warner Bros. Records, and Paramount Pictures. Livestream offers a unique commitment to protecting the rights of its producers through a ‘Zero Tolerance on Piracy’ policy. Livestream operates with over 120 full-time staff members in 3 offices – in New York, Los Angeles and Bangalore (in addition to a globally-available production team).