Watchit Announces IP Television Network for Gaming, Lodging and Hospitality Markets
March 23 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Watchit's Manageit Enterprise 2.0 Enables Gaming, Lodging and
Hospitality Companies to Present Universe of Television Programming
and Content on Their Private Television Networks via Broadband
Watchit Media, Inc. (OTCBB:WMDA), a leader in out-of-home placed
based private television networks for the gaming, lodging and
hospitality markets, today announced the introduction of Manageit
Enterprise 2.0. Watchit's Manageit Enterprise 2.0 allows gaming,
lodging and hospitality companies the full range of media
management and delivery functionality to create, produce, store,
manage and schedule television programming and video content via
broadband IP protocol. Manageit Enterprise 2.0 combines
comprehensive functionality with ease of use to give owners of
private television networks complete control over programming using
a standard web browser. The traditional approach to television
systems in gaming, lodging and hospitality is to present broadcast,
cable and video-on-demand programming. "Hotel's private television
systems are their most powerful brand communicators yet they are
either poorly utilized or not used at all," stated James Lavelle,
Watchit's chairman and chief executive officer. "Manageit
Enterprise 2.0 gives these hotel chains and local venues the
ability to program their own television networks with brand
advertising and high-impact television programming using the
Internet to create a customized guest experience. Watchit offers
both hosted and license arrangements for Manageit Enterprise 2.0."
Manageit Enterprise 2.0 uses Alpha Video's CastNET and Scala's
software to provide an enterprise television network solution with
the functionality and flexibility to manage all hardware and media
content throughout any private television network. "Watchit Media's
reputation as the premiere provider of television programming and
digital signage for out-of-home place based private television
networks is based on our expertise in both television programming
and video distribution over IP infrastructure. With Manageit
Enterprise 2.0 our gaming, lodging and hospitality clients have the
perfect solution for scheduling and distribution of our television
programming," said Erick Sturm, Watchit's vice president of media.
Sturm went on to say, "Alpha Video's CastNET interface and Scala's
software's suite of product's provide the added technology that
gives our clients the capability to manage their video media from
any computer on their network using any standard web browser. For
our gaming clients we have added Jackpot Junction XL, a product
from Gaming Support B.V., to monitor data from Progressive slot
machines to automatically trigger visual displays when a jackpot is
hit." "Our current Manageit Enterprise clients are among the
largest gaming, lodging and hospitality companies in the world. Not
only does Watchit produce outstanding television programming and
brand advertising, with Manageit Enterprise 2.0, we have the best
IP managed television network infrastructure available," Lavelle
added. "The combination of these factors gives Watchit a
competitive advantage in gaining scale rapidly on private
television networks in the gaming, lodging and hospitality
markets." About Watchit Media, Inc. Watchit Media, Inc. is the
leader in producing out-of-home place based television programming
and advertising on private television networks that matches the
unique interests and lifestyles of captive audiences. Using digital
photography, computer editing and Internet Protocol technology,
Watchit produces, schedules and presents its video content via
broadband to gaming, lodging and hospitality venues across the
United States. Watchit's brand marketing and proprietary television
programming reaches over 27,000,000 viewers per year. Visit the
Company's website at www.watchitmedia.com.