daVinci Time & Space announces programming partnerships with National Geographic Television, The Discovery Channel, The Cartoon Network and The Children's Museum of Boston.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1994--daVinci Time & Space, a new media company creating an interactive television channel for children, Tuesday announced that it has formed partnerships for the development of experimental interactive programming with National Geographic Television, The Discovery Channel, The Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. (a property of Turner Broadcasting) and The Children's Museum Children's museums are institutions that provide exhibits and programs that stimulate informal learning experiences for children. In contrast with traditional museums that typically have a hands-off policy regarding exhibits, children's museums feature interactive exhibits that are of Boston. Together, daVinci Time & Space and its partners are adapting existing programming to create new interactive experiences for kids that will be integrated into a prototype of the daVinci Time & Space channel. This prototype is the first step toward a commercial trial of the channel in late 1995. daVinci Time & Space is creating an advertising-sponsored interactive television channel that contains entertaining and educational experiences for kids. Kids have the ability to participate in these experiences alone or with friends. The programming will run on the two-way broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. currently being built by telephone and cable companies. "We are excited about working with this prestigious group of partners," said Jeff Apple, co-chief executive officer of daVinci. "Each of them is committed to using new technologies to improve communications to and between kids." "This exciting test with daVinci Time & Space fits in with one of National Geographic's most important goals: using the latest technology to show children the wonders of the world Various Wonders of the World lists have been compiled over the ages in order to catalogue the most spectacular natural and manmade constructions. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of remarkable manmade creations of classical antiquity, and was based on ," said Tim Kelly Timothy Patrick Kelly (January 13, 1963 - February 5, 1998) was the guitarist for the band Slaughter. He was tragically killed in an auto accident in 1998. Jeff Blando replaced Kelly's guitar spot in Slaughter in 1998. , senior vice president of National Geographic Television. "The high impact of this new medium only enhances the educational value of our programming." "Partnering with daVinci Time & Space is a way for us to reach kids in an entirely new way," said Greg Moyer, president and 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. of Discovery Communications. "We see this as a first step towards working with them in one of the interactive television trials." "We are excited about the possibilities of working with daVinci Time & Space," said Betty Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , president, Cartoon Networks Worldwide. "We expect to learn a great deal about the interactive future from our partnership with this talented and inventive group." "We have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to expand our interactive exhibits beyond the walls of the museum, and this is the first real opportunity for us to do that," said Lou Casagrande, executive director of The Children's Museum in Boston. daVinci Time & Space daVinci Time & Space was formed in November 1993 by Carol Peters and Jeff Apple, with venture capital funding from Oak Investment Partners, Greylock Management Corp., and Venrock Associates. Peters was former director of engineering at Silicon Graphics and leader of the Iris Indigo workstation project. Apple is a Hollywood producer who most recently produced "In the Line of Fire," starring Clint Eastwood, for Castle Rock Entertainment and Columbia Pictures. The company now has more than 20 employees with offices in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. and Los Angeles. CONTACT: KillerApp Communications
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