NEW YORK, April 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Winmax Trading Group, Inc. ("Winmax") (Pink Sheets:WMTG) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary bnetTV.com, a business video production and streaming service, has signed an agreement with MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster, whereby bnetTV.com will become available as a streaming, interactive channel on MediaZone's new Social TV service. The channel will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at http://SocialTV.MediaZone.com.
Michelle Sklar, Executive Vice President and featured show host for bnetTV.com, says, "This new paradigm of co-branding and delivering compelling content in a cross-promotional fashion is what drives traffic through the dynamic web environment." bnetTV.com will be working closely with MediaZone's SocialTV on co-branding initiatives and marketing strategies to reach the broadest possible audience.
Social TV will enable bnetTV.com viewers to chat with others while watching the interviews and other content. This will give viewers the ability to rate and comment on content as well as blogs. This medium offers a variety of other tools to deliver a comprehensive interactive platform, all completely free of charge.
"We are excited by the opportunity to give our viewers an in-depth perspective on the emerging media market bnet.TV covers," said John Bryan, SocialTV senior director of business development for MediaZone.
bnetTV.com broadcast from the CTIA Wireless 2007 Conference in Orlando, Florida which was held in late March, and this event coverage will be some of what will be featured in the first segment of the bnetTV.com channel, which will launch on MediaZone's Social TV service at the end of April.
To see what some of the industry's most influential leaders have in store for the future of the wireless industry, visit www.bnetTV.com.
Some of the keynote speakers include former Presidents George H. Bush and Bill Clinton. Some of the featured interviews include Nigel Clifford, CEO of Symbian, Ross Cox, Senior Director of Entertainment Products for the Cartoon Network, Quincy D. Jones III, founder of QD3, Laura Marriott, Executive Director of the Mobile Marketing Association, and Tamara Conniff from Billboard Magazine.
About MediaZone's Social TV Service:
Social TV is the newest service from MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster specializing in professionally-produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has established lasting exclusive partnerships with leading media brands including AOL, NBC Sports and the Shanghai Media Group and is the official online broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon, FIBA Basketball and SANZAR rugby. Through its next generation Social TV service, MediaZone links premier content with unprecedented interactivity for a completely new user experience. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN). For more information, please visit: http://SocialTV.MediaZone.com.
About bnetTV.com
bnetTV.com (business Network Television) is a full-service video production and video streaming company producing both client-commissioned and in-house video and multi-media content for broadcast over the Internet. Using leading edge technology and state-of-the-art equipment, bnetTV's in-house non-linear editing suite enables us to provide broadcast quality video on our instantaneously scaleable, virtually unlimited bandwidth. Our fiber optic network allows for zero wait time and eliminates bottlenecks when accessing the Internet. bnetTV.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Winmax Trading Group, Inc. (WMTG) with offices in New York, NY and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Winmax Trading Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted company with global operations that retails gems and precious gemstone jewelry, as well as offering multimedia and other communication related technologies to assist companies in branding and growing their operations.
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