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Classic TV Series Come to the Web Via www.iwatchnow.com.


SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. -- iWatchNow, Inc.:

--New Video-On-Demand Web Service iwatchnow.com, Compatible with PC, Macintosh and Linux Computers, Offers over 3,000 Hours of Classic, Cult-Classic, Current, and Hard-to-Find TV Shows, Feature Films and Music Videos, Which Can Be Viewed Commercial-Free for $0.99, or Completely Free for Programs with Ads;

--All iWatchNow Programming is Video iPod A common name for the first iPod that supported video, introduced in late 2005. Also called the 5th Generation iPod (5G iPod). Apple refers to Video iPods as simply "iPod." See iPod.  Accessible

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radio show in which justice is always served. [Radio: Buxton, 73]

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," "Dick Tracy," "Groucho Marx," "Jack Benny," "Roy Rogers
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Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), who became famous as Roy Rogers, was a singer and cowboy actor.
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arch foe of criminals in early west. [Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143–144; Comics: Horn, 460; TV: Terrace, II, 34–35]

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," and Original "Felix," "Superman," "Casper" and "Popeye" Cartoons

--Feature Films Include "the Original Chronicles of Narnia" and "Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen," with Chris Rock

Several Classic TV Series are coming to the web via iWatchNow, Inc., an Internet content provider See content provider.  and new technology company based in Santa Monica, which has announced the launch of its 24-hour-a-day, video-on-demand web service titled iWatchNow -- a service compatible with PC, Macintosh and Linux computers. The new service is available at www.iwatchnow.com and offers over 3,000 hours of classic, cult-classic, current, and hard-to-find feature films, TV shows, and music videos to users either for free or for $0.99 per view. All of iWatchNow's content is also Video iPod Accessible, via www.iwatchipodnow.com, making it one of the world's largest providers of content for that new medium. The announcement was made today by Caesar Collazo, Chairman; William Sager, 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. ; and Randy Naft, President, IWatchNow, Inc.

Regarding their new service, the three executives said jointly, "We view iWatchNow as being comparable to the infamous Z Channel on cable TV, giving new life to classic content. Few of our competitors are currently using the iTunes pricing model for video programming. Our collection of classic, cult-classic and hard-to-find programming is literally unparalleled on the web. As we continue to acquire more and more unique and classic programming, as well as projects from up-and-coming filmmakers, we truly believe that our user base will grow exponentially. iWatchNow is a giant media warehouse."

iWatchNow has been launched with over 3,000 hours of programming available. The television programming includes such classic series as "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Bonanza," "Dragnet," "Dick Tracy," "Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life," "The Jack Benny Show," "Roy Rogers," "The Lone Ranger" and original cartoons, including "Felix," "Superman," "Casper" and "Popeye," among them.

In addition, the new service provides hundreds of feature films, including such rarities as the debut movies of such superstars as Dustin Hoffman Noun 1. Dustin Hoffman - versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
Hoffman
 ("Madigan's Millions"), Kevin Costner ("Sizzle siz·zle  
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1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat.

2. To seethe with anger or indignation.

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 Beach USA") and Robert DeNiro ("The Wedding Party"), as well as such cult favorites as the original "Night of the Living Dead"; the classic comedy film "Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen," starring Chris Rock; a documentary titled "Answering the Call: Ground Zero's Volunteers," which includes never-before-seen footage of the 9/11 tragedy in New York New York, state, United States
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; and "The Original Chronicles of Narnia" from the BBC/1979.

iWatchNow users are able to watch individual shows free of charge when those shows are commercial-laden as in the traditional TV universe, or they can pay a one-time player download fee of $3.99, and be entitled to six programs commercial free, with an additional $0.99 fee charged per commercial-free show thereafter.

ABOUT CAESAR COLLAZO, CHAIRMAN:

Caesar Collazo has successfully developed a variety of useful programs and applications during his career. In the early 1990s, he formulated and introduced databases for television viewing for both the Preview Channel and the Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation).

The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States.
. Later, he developed several CD-ROMS and games, including such titles as "Under a Killing Moon," the "Blown Away" Motion Picture and Video Game, Warner Bros BROS Brothers
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.' "Looney Toon Karaoke," Steven Spielberg's "Survivors of the Shoah" Project, Interplay's "Virtual Pool," Discis "Jewel of the Oracle" and "Jurassic Park," as well as others for such clients as Aris Entertainment, Creative Sound Labs, Microsoft Plus and Access Software. Collazo also served as project leader during development of the Warner Bros.' "Looney Toon Karaoke" CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
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 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
, and was Internet consultant for Compuserve's WOW Online Services.

Wishing to expand his horizons, Collazo began pioneering video streaming in the late 1990s. He is responsible for inventing various Internet video streaming technologies. His digital encoding and conversion patents can be read at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. Collazo decided to redirect his creative and technological talents, and, in 2005, formed iWatchNow, Inc., with the ultimate goal of providing information and entertainment to all via the company's iWatchNow video-on-demand web service.

ABOUT WILLIAM SAGER, CEO:

William Sager started his career in the cable and broadcast business at Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable Group W/CBS in l982 developing special event programming for Group W's two pay television services, Z Channel and Home Theater Network. In l987, he worked with MGM/UA Entertainment, heading up TV sales and subsequently becoming Executive in Charge of Production for "Sid and Marty Krofft's D.C. Follies" TV series. Beginning in l990, Sager was Senior Vice President of Independent Entertainment Group and ran the division which acquired and sold independent film products to all ancillary areas for the company. In late 1993, he created Network One, a 24-hour basic cable/broadcast network which was launched on satellite nationwide in conjunction with Network Telephone Services.

In 1995, Sager joined Worldwide Sports and Entertainment Group, a multi-billion dollar entertainment conglomerate, where he created a children's/family pay TV service on DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter.  for the Asian marketplace. Later, he formed a partnership with the late Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo Medical slang A popular term for the chairman of a pediatrics department. See Medical slang. ) to produce and distribute six home videos for children. Beginning in l999, Sager spent several years at Idealab! acquiring digital content for resale and other business development functions as needed as needed prn. See prn order.  for two of their franchise dot-com companies. He then took a position as Global Accounts Manager for MCI/WorldCom and was directly responsible for bringing in several large entertainment clients, including Vivendi/Universal. Sager has also served as Vice President of Business Development at a VoIP start-up communications company known as FlashTalk.

ABOUT RANDY NAFT, PRESIDENT:

Former real estate executive Randy Naft is the past founder and president of Jupiter Communications Inc., a corporate communications and investor relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 firm working with public companies, including Camelot Corp., a pioneer of Internet software in VoIP technology that created the program "Digiphone" for voice transmission over the internet. In 1997, Naft co-founded Liberty International Entertainment Inc. (a public company) and served as its President and CEO. Liberty owned and operated an international entertainment distribution and production company, and consisted of several divisions, including a state-of-the-art digital post production facility, a DVD/Video licensing and distribution company, and an independent film and TV production company. The company also owned and distributed a film library consisting of over 225 motion pictures and 2,000 hours of television programming. The programming was licensed worldwide to all media.

Liberty produced seven television series featuring stars like Michael York, Dean Stockwell and Ice-T, which aired on Discovery, PBS PBS
 in full Public Broadcasting Service

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 and major networks. Liberty also produced for broadcast and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 musical concerts featuring Michael Bolton and The Gipsy Kings. Liberty's vast and diverse library included ownership of classic television series like "Peter Gunn," "Mr. Lucky," "The Invisible Man" and "The Adventures of Robinhood." In late 2005, Naft structured an asset sale of all the content of Liberty International Entertainment, Inc.

ABOUT IWATCHNOW, INC.:

iWatchNow, Inc., launched in 2005 in Santa Monica, is a digital media distribution company that has developed a patented technology process that provides secured digital distribution of entertainment content around the world over the internet and via other hand-held devices. The company is the provider of the new iWatchNow video-on-demand web service, located at www.iwatchnow.com. The company is led by Caesar Collazo, Chairman; William Sager, CEO; and Randy Naft, President. With over 3,000 hours of classic, cult-classic, current and hard-to-find programming available for PC, Macintosh and Linux computer users, the content offered on iWatchNow is also Video iPod compatible and comprises TV shows, films and music videos.

iWatchNow, Inc., is located at 1639 11th Street, Suite #267, Santa Monica, CA 90404. The phone is 213-341-0701. The corporate website is www.iwatchnowinc.com
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