NEXT.TV (TM), the revolutionary new Internettelevision service debuting on HP consumer notebooks, today announced theaddition of Hearst Magazines Digital Media as a NEXT.TV channel partnerbringing original video programming from its magazine brands includingCosmoGIRL!, Good Housekeeping, and Marie Claire. Hearst Magazines, a unitof Hearst Corporation, is one of the world's largest publishers of monthlymagazines with 19 U.S. titles and nearly 200 international editions.
The NEXT.TV service will initially be available via a web update on HPconsumer notebooks that have been shipping with Microsoft Windows Vistasince January 2007. HP notebook users can access NEXT.TV through HPQuickPlay(TM), allowing them to watch hundreds of television and videoprograms with on-demand Internet television channels. As many HP consumernotebooks can be connected to TVs through an S-Video or HDMI connection,these users can bring the NEXT.TV experience into the living room. With theprovided remote control, NEXT.TV content can be enjoyed from up to 10 feetaway, adding a new dimension to the Internet viewing experience.
"This relationship not only offers us an innovative way to syndicateoriginal video content to millions of potential viewers, but it will alsohelp to extend the readers' overall brand experience beyond the pages ofmagazines and Web sites directly onto their computers and televisionscreens," said Chuck Cordray, VP and general manager, Hearst MagazinesDigital Media. "We are very pleased to be working with NEXT.TV on thisexciting initiative."
"CosmoGIRL! connects with readers beyond the pages of the magazine and intoall areas of their lives," said Kristine Welker, VP and publisher,CosmoGIRL!. "As CosmoGIRL! is constantly developing new and innovativeways to expand our brand platform and strengthen our connection withconsumers, we are excited about the opportunity to deliver our greatcontent to teenage girls through NEXT.TV."
Powered by IPTV pioneer DAVE Networks, NEXT.TV brings a true TV-likeexperience to consumer PCs while offering an Chanel Bags Replica unprecedented user experience.NEXT.TV brings together advertisers, content owners and viewers in an easyto use entertainment driven environment. NEXT.TV can be accessed with awired or wireless broadband Internet connection and offersbroadcast-quality content to viewers for free.
"NEXT.TV represents an exciting new way to get TV content virtuallyanywhere with a broadband Internet connection," said Douglas Fulton,President of Entertainment for NEXT.TV. "Hearst adds to NEXT.TV a uniqueoffering of popular programming for women of all ages. We are excitedabout NEXT.TV's diverse channels that take entertainment to the next level,allowing users to access shows of interest anytime and anywhere."
At launch, NEXT.TV will feature more than 50 channels with programmingacross all genres, including comedy, drama, cartoons, documentaries,movies, sports and science fiction. Channels and programs available onNEXT.TV will vary by geographic region and include programming from aroundthe world allowing viewers to experience global television. NEXT.TV willcontinue adding channels and channel partners after the launch, in order tocontinue to provide high-quality viewing experiences to users.
Users who do not have QuickPlay on their notebooks and wish to be part ofNEXT.TV beta program and be the first to sign up for NEXT.TV whenavailable, can sign up at .
About Hearst Magazines Digital Media
Replica BallyLaunched in March 2006, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, a unit of HearstMagazines, is dedicated to creating and implementing the digital online andmobile strategy for Hearst's magazine brands and other sites, which servethe company's consumers and audience. The unit has launched or re-launched18 web sites and nine mobile sites for brands such as Cosmopolitan,Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and Seventeen, as well asnon-magazine brand sites such as thedailygreen.com and misquincemag.com.During this time, Hearst Digital has also acquired the eCrush Network,kaboodle.com and RealAge.com to round out its growing portfolio ofinterests for teens and women.
About NEXT.TV
Developed and powered by DAVE Networks, NEXT.TV is a next generationInternet television service that combines the best of TV and the best ofthe Internet to deliver television and video content to PCs. Users canaccess NEXT.TV anywhere with a broadband wired or wireless Internetconnection making mobile television a reality.
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Contact: FOR NEXT.TV Elina Heng TERPIN COMMUNICATIONS (310) 821-6100 x108 Email Contact FOR HEARST MAGAZINES Michael Volpatt Larkin/Volpatt Communications (415) 994-8864 Email Contact