RadioWeb Appoints of Stefan Herrmann as COO.PACIFIC PALISADES Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , Calif. -- RadioWeb Communications Inc., the leader in Internet audio entertainment and information delivery service for the hospitality, casino resort, and retirement community lodging markets, today announced the installation of 25-year industry veteran Stefan Herrmann as Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Herrmann has been involved with the lodging in-room entertainment business since 1980 when he started the first pay-per-view service in Europe that year. By 1989, his company served more than 30,000 rooms in Germany, which represented 80% of that market share. He sold his stake in that venture and moved his family to the United States in 1990. Shortly thereafter, he teamed up with Graff Pay Per View, the company that started the Spice Channel, reaching 18 million cable subscribers by 1995. At Graff, Herrmann served as President of Guest Cinema, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graff. He also served as a director of Pay Per View International, Inc., another subsidiary of Graff, which started the first conditional access system A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. outside of the U.S. PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation International had formed a joint venture with KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) , the Royal Dutch Telephone Company. In 2001, Herrmann formed CPTV CPTV Connecticut Public Television , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control with Alex Dickman and other strategic partners in Europe. Herrmann is responsible for teaming RadioWeb with TerraTec Electronics GmbH, now the exclusive supplier of RadioWeb players for in-room internet radio, podcast, and information delivery. In his role as COO, Herrmann will manage all aspects of the day-to-day relationship with TerraTec and other strategic supplier partners. He is also responsible for incorporating "Hotel World Radio" services into RadioWeb's offering -- over 10,000 internet audio streams and 5,000+ podcasts streaming 24/7 from around the world. "RadioWeb is at the front of a revolution in in-room entertainment for the lodging industry -- upgrading the oldest, least used service in the suite -- the clock radio," Herrmann noted. "We have the most advanced player technology, the most comprehensive audio sourcing and management application, and a world-class software team to build unique interfaces for our demanding clients," he added. Consumers in properties with RadioWeb deployed enjoy the ability to get entertainment, news, sports, and weather from home or anywhere on the planet at their fingertips in what used to be the clock radio they never used! |
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