Catholic Church Chooses Narrowstep for First Broadband TV Channel
October 05 2006 - 4:54PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Narrowstep(TM) Inc (OTC:NRWS) (BULLETIN BOARD: NRWS) , the TV on
the Internet Company, announced today that its proprietary
technology platform, telvOS(TM), has been chosen to launch
ROMEreports TV, for the International Television News agency
specializing in the life of the Catholic Church based in Rome,
Italy. ROMEreports TV (http://www.romereports.tv/) launched on
October 4th, 2006 through an agreement with Narrowstep distributor
WBBS, based in Switzerland, and is available to 400 million
viewers, throughout the world, reporting on all aspects of the
Catholic Church and the Vatican in Rome. The channel is also
available with a full TV schedule, full screen capability and many
more features and provides short news reports, free of charge,
24/7. Each month, (4) x 26 minute news magazine segments and (1) x
52 minute programmes will be added in both English and Spanish as a
Video-On-Demand service, available via subscription packages. The
Channel builds on Narrowstep's massive success in delivering
thriving community-minded TV over IP channels such as London.tv,
USAMass and ITVLocal. Steve Beaumont, CEO of Narrowstep Inc, says,
"News and reports on the Pope and the Vatican draw great interest
from viewers worldwide with over a billion Catholics globally, and
we are extremely pleased that Narrowstep can provide the system to
guarantee the most efficient and effective solution in delivering
this service, as well as building an affinity network for followers
of the Catholic Church." Dominic Curchod of WBBS added, "The
Catholic Church represents an international point of reference,
commenting on issues globally. ROMEreports TV will use its
expertise to provide high quality information on the Church,
drawing on its proximity to the sources and its knowledge of the
institution, bringing professional creativity and technical
excellence to provide a top class service." TV over IP channels are
a growing proposition globally and are finding markets hungry for
the new platform. Narrowstep's telvOS(TM) system provides the
system for TV over IP for 90+ channels worldwide, representing
niche market interest groups ranging from entertainment, tourism,
sports and local broadcasters such as ROMEreports TV, who wish to
expand their market sectors and remove geographical boundaries to
broadcasting. DATASOURCE: Narrowstep Inc CONTACT: Bob Gold of Bob
Gold & Associates, +1-310-784-1040, , for Narrowstep Inc; or
Sylvain Perret of WBBS, +011-41-7960-63-337, , for the ROMEreports
TV/WBBS
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