Thursday, August 19, 2010

AT&T U-verse


There are a lot of questions regarding AT&T U-verse. Here is a short video that describes exactly what the service offers.

Xfinity From Comcast


I was wondering what Xfinity from Comcast was all about and I found a video that describes Xfinity pretty well. It's a short video and I hope you find it helpful.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Give the FCC clear broadband authority

The following editorial appeared in the Seattle Times on Friday, June 18:

The Federal Communications Commission is looking at consumer-friendly rules that treat broadband access as a common carrier, the way telecommunications companies have been regulated for generations. The effort deserves strong support.

Howling by Internet-service providers is an indication FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is headed in the right direction. His proposed rules of the road focus on open access to broadband services.

The chairman is making a welcome effort to address a federal-court ruling that existing regulations do not give the FCC authority to write and enforce Net-neutrality directives to the industry.

Read more

Monday, June 14, 2010

Bridgevine Announces The Appointment Of Dale Motyl as Chief Technology Officer

Vero Beach, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia— Bridgevine Inc. a leading Internet marketing company, today announces the appointment of Dale Motyl as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining Bridgevine Motyl held senior technical leadership positions at AT&T, Cap Gemini, SBI and Company, and NCS Technologies, and has years of experience in multi-tier application development, Internet/intranet application design for such industries as hospitality, retail, health care, telecommunications and cable TV.

With over 20 years of experience working with technology and as a software developer supporting fortune 500 companies, Motyl will guide the development and implementations of all technology platforms at Bridgevine.

“Dale’s experience in the areas of software architecture, development and management of teams supporting ecommerce, call center and data warehousing projects is a perfect fit for the diverse requirements we have here at Bridgevine,” states Bridgevine President and COO, Mickey Smith. “Dale will be calling on his vast experience at successfully managing projects involving in-house, outsourced and offshore development resources.”

ABOUT BRIDGEVINE, INC.
Bridgevine is an Internet marketing company that seamlessly connects its advertising clients with new, high quality customers, and its merchandising affiliates with integrated customer monetization solutions. Its proprietary, PCI-certified platform acquires leads through multiple sources, including search, e-tail and retail, and then offers consumers a variety of services and money-saving bundles from participating brands. The company has expedited more than 8 million transactions generating over $1 billion in incremental revenue for a number of world-class partners. It has been cited on the Inc. 500 list two times, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 list, and is backed by major investors such as Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) and Constellation Ventures/JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM).

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Comcast Increases On Demand Movie Lineup by 450 Percent Bringing 11,000+ Movie Choices to Customers



Explosion of Entertainment Choices Begins National Roll Out Today in Xfinity Markets

Comcast announced today it is expanding the number of movie choices offered On Demand more than 450% by adding nearly 9,000 movie titles. This brings more than 11,000 total movie choices to customers monthly, featuring thousands of movies from every genre including comedy, action, drama, independent, classics and documentaries – with 3,000 available in HD. The expanded movie offering brings the total number of Comcast On Demand choices to more than 25,000.

This significant increase in movie content will begin launching in Comcast’s Xfinity markets in Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and will continue rolling out to Comcast Digital Cable customers across the country. This is made possible by a new content storage and distribution system via Comcast’s extensive fiber network and enables the company to offer significantly more content in the near future, including TV series, kids content, music and other special programming.

Comcast’s wide-ranging On Demand movie lineup features new release films such as: Nine, Leap Year, The Blind Side, Crazy Heart, The Hangover, The Hurt Locker, Precious and Twilight: New Moon as well as classics like Casablanca, The Exorcist, The Godfather and The Blues Brothers. For a list of the Comcast expanded movie offering On Demand click here.

"It's the biggest thing we've ever done in On Demand. We're revolutionizing our service with a system that is capable of delivering infinite choice," said Derek Harrar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video and Entertainment Services for Comcast. "This is another important step in bringing consumers the multiplatform experience they want.”

To deliver on the growing consumer appetite for multiplatform entertainment viewing, Comcast offers a large collection of movies online at no additional cost on Fancast XFINITY TV. Also, through Fancast XFINITY TV, customers can access nearly 1,500 movies from their cable subscription, and can buy or rent approximately 5,500 movies from the Fancast.com store. A full list of movies is available through Fancast XFINITY TV.

Comcast’s expanded movie offering and movie collections are part of the company’s commitment to innovation and the delivery of exponentially more quality content anytime, anywhere, including more movies across multiple platforms. The company will continue to focus on increasing the number of content choices available to customers through its Xfinity TV, Voice and Internet services that are rolling out in markets across the country this year.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.5 million cable customers, 16.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.9 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Bridgevine Names Mickey Smith President and Chief Operating Officer


Vero Beach, FL—Bridgevine Inc. announces the promotion of Mickey Smith from Chief Operating Officer to President and Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Smith has over 23 years of successful management experience in competitive, customer-driven environments. Mr. Smith’s expertise in developing systems and controls that deliver the highest levels of customer service has benefited Bridgevine’s goal of becoming the premier online marketing company for services and products

“As COO for the past 3 years Mickey has been instrumental to the growth and success of Bridgevine,” states Vinny Olmstead, CEO of Bridgevine. “This promotion formalizes Mickey’s expanded responsibilities and represents a commitment to our customers which has always been his focus.” “Mickey will continue to focus on internal operations as the “voice of the customers” and by providing world class service to our impressive list of advertising clients.”

“Our goal is to anticipate the needs of our customers by continually expanding our platform and offering top quality services”, states Mickey Smith.

ABOUT BRIDGEVINE, INC.
Bridgevine is an Internet marketing company that seamlessly connects its advertising clients with new, high quality customers, and its merchandising affiliates with integrated customer monetization solutions. Its proprietary, PCI-certified platform acquires leads through multiple sources, including search, e-tail and retail, and then offers consumers a variety of services and money-saving bundles from participating brands. The company has expedited more than 8 million transactions generating over $1 billion in incremental revenue for a number of world-class partners. It has been cited on the Inc. 500 list two times, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 list, and is backed by major investors such as Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) and Constellation Ventures/JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM).

Press contact:
Mark Ballard
Bridgevine Inc.
Main: 772-564-9871
Mark.ballard@bridgevine.com