WISDOM Media Group Brings First Live Tibetan Broadcasts to Internet & Radio.Entertainment Editors BLUEFIELD, W. Va.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 1, 2000 WISDOM(R) Internet, WISDOM(R) Radio and WISDOM(R) Television Partner with the Earthville Network to Present Programming From India, the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Qinghai-Tibetan (Qingzang) Plateau is a vast, elevated plateau in East Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in the People's Republic of China and Ladakh in Kashmir. Providing the first live Internet and radio voice from the exiled Tibetan community in Dharamshala, India, WISDOM(R) Media Group has teamed with the Earthville Network for a groundbreaking series of live broadcasts and special features. WISDOM(R) Internet and WISDOM(R) Radio will stream a variety of audio and video programming showcasing His Holiness a title of the pope; - formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors. See also: Holiness the Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (dä`lī lä`mə) [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Believed like his predecessors to be the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, 1935–, of Tibet and other respected spiritual teachers from that region. While most of the material will originate from Dharamshala, the Indian home-in-exile of H.H. the Dalai Lama, the WISDOM programming will also feature special reports and live broadcasts from more remote corners of India and from the Tibetan plateau, including Nepal and Tibet itself. Complete schedules for all the broadcasts will be posted at WISDOM Internet, www.wisdommedia.com. WISDOM Radio is available via affiliated stations; to satellite subscribers at GE(W) 1-12, subcarrier A secondary telecommunications channel that resides within the main channel (a carrier within a carrier). A type of multiplexing, the subcarrier is a modulated carrier signal at a lower frequency that is combined with the main carrier signal running at a higher frequency. 7.1MHx; and over WISDOM Internet. "Based on third-party research commissioned by WISDOM, we've found that there is a large audience of Americans interested in programming on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Buddhism and cultural exchange from that part of the world, and this rapidly growing interest has also been observed worldwide," stated Benjamin Schick, Director of Business Development, WISDOM Media Group. "Our connection with the Earthville Network allows us to create meaningful programming that will foster social consciousness, personal growth and healthier living." The agreement with Earthville calls for a minimum of four hours of monthly programming on spirituality based on the teachings of H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet and spiritual teachings from various Asian wisdom traditions. There will be another two hours each month of programming focused on much broader topics such as Tibetan culture Tibetan civilization boasts a rich culture. Tibetan art
In order to bring this unprecedented programming to a worldwide audience, WISDOM has supplied Earthville with $50,000 in computer and software configuration to capture, edit, mix and produce the programming in the harsh environment of humidity, dust, lack of electricity, altitude and remote areas prevalent to Dharamshala. The Earthville Network (www.earthville.net), a global non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. located in Northern India, will co-produce radio and Internet material with WISDOM Media Group. "Our mission is to help realize humanity's potential for compassionate community through creative and synergistic approaches to education, communication and service," stated Mark Moore Mark Moore (born March 10 1964, in London) is a British dance music record producer and DJ. He was founder of the pop band S'Express, and runs the London nightclub night " Electrogogo". , the Earthville Network's founding Director and President. "Our newfound relationship with WISDOM will empower our collective efforts by reaching millions of people through Internet, radio and TV programming focused on consciousness and compassion." WISDOM(R)Media Group, founded in 1996 and based in Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 11,451 at the 2000 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. , is a multi-platform media company that targets the largely untapped and emerging mainstream market category of hundreds of millions of people worldwide who are interested in personal growth, social consciousness and healthier living. WISDOM Media Group seeks to inspire, enlighten, nurture and challenge, while offering viewers new ways of seeing themselves and the world by providing informative, entertaining and motivating programming on alternative health, spirituality, personal growth and global change. Well-known, leading experts in the field are featured including: Dr. Wayne Dyer, James Redfield This article is about the novelist. For the classical scholar and professor, see James M. Redfield. James Redfield (b. March 19 1950) is an American novelist. James Redfield was born near Birmingham, Alabama, and studied psychology at Auburn University. , Dr. Dean Ornish Dean Michael Ornish (born July 16, 1953) is president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, as well as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. , Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson (born July 8, 1952)[1] is a spiritual activist, author, lecturer and founder of The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation currently before Congress to establish a United States Department of Peace. , Dr. Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch and Dr. Andrew Weil. WISDOM Media Group's unique brand of informative programming is available through the company's three media networks: WISDOM(R) Television, a 24-hour satellite-delivered service soon to be launched on U.S. cable systems; WISDOM(R)Radio, available in the U.S. through affiliate stations and on satellite; and WISDOM(R) Internet (www.wisdommedia.com). The company also operates WISDOM(R) Teleservices, a telesales center, and the WISDOM(R) Collection, a catalog business, making the company a truly convergent entity. |
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