BBC Worldwide's radiotimes.com Selects LiveWorld for New Social Network-Online Community.Leading Social Network Agency Provides Leading Global Media Company With Online Community Focused on UK Television LONDON & SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- LiveWorld, Inc. (Pink Sheets:LVWD) (www.liveworld.com), a leading online social networking and community agency, announced today that it is powering a new social network for radiotimes.com that will give its users a forum for discussing television and radio programmes. radiotimes.com, which is the UK's highly popular online guide to television and radio and part of BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Worldwide, is using LiveWorld's industry leading Community Center platform to help strengthen its listeners' and viewers' ties with the site and each other. The new community is at: http://talk.radiotimes.com. Radio Times is the essential guide to television and radio, with recommendations from Britain's top TV writers, compelling editorial features and the best listings information available. Their new social network, powered by LiveWorld, features blogs by resident bloggers including TV writers like Grace Dent's TV OD. In addition, the public is offered forums where they can discuss anything and everything related to Film, Radio, and Television programmes, ranging from Doctor Who to Desperate Housewives to Match of the Day. The public is encouraged to contribute comments to the blogs and engage with other TV and radio viewers and listeners through the forums. "Our new online community promotes our audiences' passion for television and radio programmes, while helping them to connect to other fans through this new media form," said BBC Worldwide's Editorial Director for Digital Media Duncan Swain. "We chose LiveWorld's social networking solution as they are clearly the proven leader for global media companies who are building sophisticated community networks that build on the power of user participation." "Radio Times has long provided the UK's cultural framework - first with radio and then TV," said Peter Friedman, Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , LiveWorld. "With this new online community on radiotimes.com, they continue that cross-media leadership, empowering their audiences to connect with each other in ways not possible before. The result will be a richer cultural connection between UK residents themselves and a deeper bond with broadcasters." The LiveWorld-BBC Worldwide relationship was initiated with veteran digital agency Digit through LiveWorld-WPP, the recently formed joint venture between LiveWorld and global communications services group WPP WPP Wire & Plastic Product PLC WPP World Press Photo WPP Web Presence Provider WPP Wolf Pack Productions (anime fan subbing group) WPP Witness Protection Program WPP Wireless Packet Platform WPP Work Package Planning PLC. The joint venture brings LiveWorld's online community and social networking services to WPP's worldwide agencies and clients. Media companies are using the LiveWorld Community Center to build social network-based relationships with and among their customers by creating online communities for self expression, idea sharing and connecting with others. Through LiveWorld solutions, these major brands are creating vibrant online communities, overseen by LiveWorld moderators, which enable powerful relationships with and among their customers. The result is higher brand loyalty, more effective customer support, insightful business intelligence and higher customer satisfaction. About LiveWorld, Inc. LiveWorld (Pink Sheets:LVWD) (www.liveworld.com) is a leading interactive marketing agency specializing in private label online social networks and communities for Fortune 1000 companies. LiveWorld designs, builds, application hosts, moderates and community manages social networks, blogs, user video and community sites for its clients, as well as providing overall social network strategy and brand consulting. Among the unique benefits LiveWorld offers its customers is a team of experienced moderators, who oversee the activity and user content on LiveWorld, client and third party provided sites. LiveWorld deploys it services in over 70 country-language combinations. With twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of experience, an extensive applications hosting platform, and a track record of delivering over 1 million hours of moderation services, LiveWorld is the trusted partner of leading brands worldwide, including: America Online, A&E Television Networks, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. UK, BBC Worldwide, BEA Systems, BlogSafety.com, Breast Cancer.org, eBay, The Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. , Discovery Communications, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , Hillary Clinton For President, Intel, JumpTheShark.com, Kraft Foods, Land Rover, Match.com, Mattel, MINI Cooper USA, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , The NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= , QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command , Tulane University, TV Guide and Verizon. Agency relationships have included AKQA AKQA All Known Questions Answered (consumer packaged goods client), AOL Media (Dove, Target, media clients), Beam Interactive (MINI Cooper), Burston-Marsteller (Hillary Clinton For President Campaign), Digitas (financial services client) Euro RSCG (Campbells, MIN Min (mĭn). 1 Chief river of Fujian prov., SE China, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in Wuyi shan and flowing SE to the South China Sea near Fuzhou; it receives several tributaries near Nanping. Cooper), Digit (BBC Worldwide), Hill, Holiday, Connors, Cosmopulos (financial services client), Ogilvy (Dove, Mattel), Questus (Verizon), and Wunderman UK (Land Rover). LiveWorld is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . For further information, visit www.liveworld.com About Digit Digit is an award winning design agency providing creative and effective brand communication solutions. Digit's work spans all digital channels and increasingly physical interactive work in museums, retail outlets and for brand launches and events. For more information, visit http://www.digitlondon.com About BBC Worldwide Radio Times and radiotimes.com are owned by BBC Magazines, a division of BBC Worldwide Limited. BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the British Broadcasting Corporation (company) British Broadcasting Corporation - (BBC) The non-commercial UK organisation that commissions, produces and broadcasts television and radio programmes. The BBC commissioned the "BBC Micro" from Acorn Computers for use in a television series about using computers. (BBC). The company exists to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The company has six core businesses: Global Channels, Global TV Sales, Magazines, Content & Production, Home Entertainment and Digital Media. In 2006/07 BBC Worldwide generated profits of PS111 million on sales of PS810 million. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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LiveWorld Contacts PR Contact: Barbara Krause: Krause Taylor Associates barbara@krause-taylor.com, Ph: 408-918-9080 IR Contact: Brinlea Johnson: The Blueshirt Group brinlea@blueshirtgroup.com Ph: 415-489-2189 BBC Worldwide Contact For further information about Radio Times or radiotimes.com, please contact: Neelam Rhodes on neelam.rhodes@bbc.co.uk or (+44) (0)208 433 2675 |
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