William Morris and Narrowstep Announce Worldwide Partnership
March 09 2007 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK and LONDON, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Narrowstep(TM) Inc (OTC:NRWS) (BULLETIN BOARD: NRWS) the TV on the
Internet Company, today announced a strategic alliance with The
William Morris Agency (WMA) the world's largest and most
diversified talent and literary agency, to program television
channels for the internet. David C. McCourt, CEO, Narrowstep, said,
"I am thrilled to be working with William Morris. The rise of
consumer power and choice in video is similar to the one I saw in
the telecom business in the last two decades, and there is no
better partner than entertainment industry powerhouse WMA to create
opportunities for today's internet demand." Jim Wiatt, CEO, The
William Morris Agency added, "The William Morris Agency alliance
with technology leader Narrowstep is exciting and innovative and
will provide tremendous opportunities for our clients." Narrowstep
is based in New York and London, and provides the most
comprehensive system for managing, distributing and commercializing
video on the internet. In 2006, David McCourt's private investment
firm, Granahan McCourt Capital invested in the company and has
since taken an active role in scaling the company's vision and
operations. David McCourt has a 25 year history of successfully
building businesses where new technologies meet new trends.
Narrowstep's mission is to make content available anytime,
anyplace, on any device and to enable new business opportunities as
a result. WMA represents clients in all segments of the
entertainment industry, including Motion Pictures, Television,
Music and Personal Appearances, Broadway Theatre and Theatrical
Touring, Book Publishing, Commercial Endorsements, Sports Marketing
and Corporate Consulting. Founded in 1898, William Morris has
offices in New York, London, Beverly Hills, Nashville, Miami and
Shanghai. The partnership will bring together content creators,
advertisers and distributors continuing the democratization of
media created by the merging of TV and the internet. For more
information about Narrowstep Inc., visit
http://www.narrowstep.com/. For more information about The William
Morris Agency, visit http://www.wma.com/ DATASOURCE: Narrowstep
Inc. CONTACT: London, Belinda Thomas, +44 (0) 207 317 5400, , or
Sophie Naylor, +44 (0) 207 317 5400, , both for Narrowstep Inc.; or
New York, Mara Marich, +1-609-333-1200, , for Narrowstep Inc.; or
Investor Relations, Jesse Deal, +1-212-691-8087, , for Narrowstep
Inc. Web site: http://www.wma.com/ Web site:
http://www.narrowstep.com/
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