Business Wire and The Associated Press Expand Distribution Relationship to Include Close to 1,000 Member Newspapers via Commercial AP DataFeatures Service.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Business Wire has expanded its relationship with The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. , gaining access to all U.S. newspapers that accept news releases via AP's commercial DataFeatures service, Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire president, announced today. Business Wire's U.S. newspaper network now approaches 1,000 media subscribers, making it the largest newspaper communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. in the commercial news industry. The Associated Press has made its excess satellite capacity available to third-party content providers such as Business Wire for almost three decades. The service, known as AP DataFeatures, transmits copy from various information sources, including supplemental news services and syndicates, directly into the editorial production system of its member newspapers. The transmitted text appears direct on journalists' desktops, allowing for easy on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. editing, and is usually accessible by the entire newsroom staff. "Business Wire has enjoyed a close working relationship with the AP for 30 years," said Tamraz in making the announcement. "Our newly expanded agreement ensures that our close cooperation will continue into the 21st Century." "We are pleased to continue to maintain and build our relationship with Business Wire," said Marc Kaplan, Director of AP Technology. Business Wire also has the capability to transmit photos and graphics to hundreds of newspapers via PhotoExpress, the AP's digital photo delivery system. Business Wire includes AP PhotoExpress delivery as part of its Smart News Release multi-channel platform. Recently, Business Wire became the only commercial news service to gain access to AP International, the news agency's worldwide media network. At present, Business Wire is utilizing the European and Asia Pacific legs of the network. While AP remains the backbone of Business Wire's delivery to newspapers, Business Wire has installed its own proprietary NX multimedia platforms at market-moving news services, trade media, and news organizations worldwide. In addition, Business Wire makes available a range of personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. news options, including industry-specific RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. newsfeeds and BW PressPass, to meet the individual editorial needs of the worldwide journalist community. About Business Wire Business Wire was founded in 1961 by chairman/CEO Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most executive. The company's multi-channel delivery network, with access to some 60 international and national news agencies, financial information providers and Web-based news services throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Middle East and Africa, provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences--the news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers. Business Wire electronically disseminates some 1,000 full-text news releases daily to the media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the global investment community in 150 countries in 45 languages. Business Wire has 25 U.S. offices, Frankfurt, London, Stockholm, Brussels and Sydney offices, and reciprocal Bilateral; two-sided; mutual; interchanged. Reciprocal obligations are duties owed by one individual to another and vice versa. A reciprocal contract is one in which the parties enter into mutual agreements. offices throughout the world. About The Associated Press The Associated Press, founded in 1848, has more than 240 bureaus in the U.S. and abroad, providing news content in text, audio, video, graphics and photos to more than 15,000 news outlets with a daily reach of 1 billion people worldwide. AP's multimedia services are distributed by satellite and the Internet to more than 120 nations. For more information on The Associated Press, visit www.ap.org. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion