Press Release
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EarthCam Presents 11th Annual Worldwide New Year's Webcast Celebration Provides 16 Live Times Square Webcam Views and International Coverage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, December 29, 2006 -- EarthCam (www.earthcam.com), an industry leader in webcam technology and a pioneer in webcasting premier events, will produce its annual New Year's Eve webcast celebration live from Times Square, New York City for the 11th consecutive year, ringing in 2007 around the world. EarthCam viewers will experience the New Year's Eve webcast, presented by Panasonic, through 16 live camera views including streaming video from Times Square beginning at 12 noon ET. Cameras located in Moscow, Prague, London, Washington, DC, Memphis, Key West, Miami, Central Park, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Las Vegas, and San Francisco will provide additional live and archived views of national and international celebrations. "The advanced technology of our webcams along with improved bandwidth will empower millions of people worldwide to enjoy the real-time Times Square celebration uninterrupted by commercials," said Justin Camerlengo, Director of Marketing of EarthCam. "This year marks our eleventh anniversary webcasting this awesome spectacular. EarthCam is proud to be the premier source of the most comprehensive online coverage of New Year's Eve." One of the highlights of this year's New Year's celebration is streaming video of the annual Panasonic Sing-Along for the fifth year in a row. The sing-along will feature Toni Braxton and is scheduled to begin at 9:03PM ET. Online visitors will experience the Times Square crowd as their voices form a huge chorus during the festivities. EarthCam, the Official Webcam of Times Square, brings the world's largest party directly to visitors via its interactive New Year's website. Visitors to http://newyears.earthcam.com will enjoy streaming video with audio, multiple webcams strategically located all around Times Square, and a moblog for users with cell phone cameras to post their New Year's themed pictures. Also, anyone with a webcam will be able to join in the fun by broadcasting their very own New Year's Eve party directly on My EarthCam's MyCam Page section of the website. EarthCam will also be present in the heart of Times Square at the information center located at 47th Street and 7th Avenue with 4 streaming video Internet postcard kiosks presented by Panasonic and 1 photo Internet postcard kiosk presented by Yahoo!. These kiosks allow users to digitally capture their video and pictures, and email them to friends around the world - instantly from Times Square. EarthCam.com is the leading network of live webcams and offers the most comprehensive search engine of webcams from around the world. EarthCam provides complete infrastructure services to manage, host and maintain live streaming video camera systems for its corporate clients. Clients include Panasonic, Ford, NASA, Pfizer, JetBlue, This Old House, Sprint, Toyota, Yahoo!, Disney, Coca-Cola, Discover Card, Turner Construction, Bechtel Corp, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, numerous state and federal government agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security. EarthCam has webcast premier events such as international concerts, Emmy and Grammy Awards, Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageants, Mardi Gras, and NFL Super Bowls. Visit Earthcam at www.EarthCam.com ### |
