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NEW YORK,
Sept 09, 2009/PRNewswire via COMTEX - WorldNow, the
leading online technology, content and revenue-solutions company
for local media, has announced that it has partnered with America's
Emergency Network (AEN) and Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.
(WDT) to provide local media properties with real-time video
streaming of storm updates and on-demand playback of the last four
updates provided by hurricane specialists at the National Hurricane
Center.
"We are excited to
be partnering with an innovative and customer service focused
company like WorldNow," said Mike Eilts, president and CEO, Weather
Decision Technologies. "WorldNow's extensive roster of local media
clients will benefit tremendously from this content, and we are
proud to be able to stream these important, severe weather updates
to so many local media websites across the country."
This new weather
feature will be made available to local media sites free of cost.
All participating stations will be listed on a page of the National
Hurricane Center's website. This page will link to the URL on the
local media site containing the video player and the link will
encourage and help visitors find local news sites during severe
weather coverage. For more information, go to: http://emergency.info/nhc/
"Weather is one of
the top reasons visitors frequent our stations' websites," said
Craig Smith, EVP Sales and Distribution for WorldNow. "It is a coup
for us to partner with highly regarded companies like AEN and WDT
to provide our clients with real-time weather updates. These
immediate alerts, special briefings and hourly updates will give
our clients an advantage in weather reporting and help them drive
additional traffic."
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About
WorldNow.
WorldNow, a New
York-based leader in online technology, content and revenue
solutions, is the only company to provide a comprehensive
technology platform and strategic advertising services that enable
media companies to expand to the digital realm with innovative Web
publishing tools, advanced video delivery technology and
industry-driving advertising leadership. WorldNow's proven
technology and advertising leadership equips its media partners
with the tools to make the transition to the digital marketplace,
their footprint in the online ecosystem and realize real-world
profitability from their investment. Current WorldNow customers
include CBS Radio, Cox, Dispatch, Fisher, Gray, Griffin, Journal,
Media General, News Press, Gazette, Quincy, Raycom Media, Schurz
and Young. For more information please visit www.WorldNow.com.
About
Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT)
Founded in 1999, Weather Decision Technologies has become a global
leader in providing state-of-the-science weather detection,
nowcasting, and forecasting systems and services to our partners
and customers. WDT provides its numerical weather prediction
capabilities and services for weather sensitive industries
globally. WDT maintains operational and international offices in
metropolitan Washington, DC; Norman, Oklahoma; Munich, Germany; and
Tokyo, Japan. For more information: www.wdtinc.com.
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