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Memorial Fund established for Ron Scalise children college education

Kurt Heitmann and the good people at CP Communications have established a memorial trust fund in honor of ESPN and sports industry audio legend Ron Scalise that will be used for the college education of his three children: Rosario, 16, RJ, 11, and his daughter Brenna, 10. At the request of the family this will be the only fund established to limit confusion. For more information on donating to the fund please click on this story.

All donations should be made out to the fund and should be sent to:
Kurt G. Heitmann
CP Communications, Inc.
200 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523

Please put on the envelope Ron Scalise Fund.



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Desktopbox wins Television Broadcast magazine’s Top Innovation Award at NAB 2007
May 3, 2007 - 3:18:22 PM

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Desktopbox, was awarded the “Top Innovation Award” from Television Broadcast magazine at the NAB 2007 convention held in Las Vegas last month. The company’s innovative Desktopbox Live Software was selected for the award. Desktopbox live software uses computer web browser technologies to automatically select live web links a user might want to see while watching a television program. The program enhances the viewing experience as viewers can surf online and automatically receive query free searches, pictures and information related to the particular show they’re watching.

Industry professionals nominate products or technologies to receive Television Broadcast Top Innovation Award. The editorial team of Television Broadcast selects award recipients by unanimous decision. The award is presented in recognition of “Technology Insight for the Bottom Line,” as award winners demonstrate a successful combination of innovative technical achievement with workflow and cost efficiencies.

“We’re thrilled to have received the Top Innovation award from the prestigious Television Broadcast magazine,” said Mike Church, president of Desktopbox. “We see a huge potential for our technology within the broadcast market, and are extremely encouraged by this recognition.”

Desktopbox’s “simul-streamcasting” creates a two-screen interactive TV model where broadcasters and producers can send Web-based URLs synchronized with a television or radio program to viewers’ Internet browsers. The web experience that Desktopbox produces compliments a television production. During the show, consumers access specific URLs to get relevant, supplemental data. A viewer watching an awards show, for example, could select a URL can that links to a particular actor’s award history or filmography. Even radio experiences can be enhanced by play lists, lyrics, and CD ordering information.  Viewers can access the data live during the show; or on-demand from their Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), Video on Demand (VoD) servers, and DVDs. Desktopbox live systems create media convergence in an engaging environment.


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