SBTV.com Selected to Present Before Prominent Media Titans and Investors
AllThingsMedia Forum to Be Held at the Paley Center for Media in NYC
NEW YORK CITY, NY [October 29, 2008]— Selected in a rigorous vetting process from an applicant pool of over 100 new media companies, SBTV.com will present at the AllThingsMedia: 2008 Venture Forum co-hosted by The Paley Center for Media and Springboard Enterprises. The forum showcases qualified companies seeking venture investments for their innovative media and communications ventures.
According to Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media, “With ALLTHINGSMEDIA, we have connected some of today’s most influential women in media to coach a select group of cutting edge women led businesses. Despite the economic crisis facing the nation, we hope this forum will provide the connection to capital, both financial and human they need to fuel groundbreaking businesses in new media.”
“Springboard has had a phenomenal record of recruiting and showcasing great companies that deliver positive returns to their investors,” stated Kay Koplovitz, chairman of Springboard Enterprises. “We’ve come a long way from the days when cable was the new frontier and now ALLTHINGSMEDIA is the forum to discover the newest innovations in media.”
“This program is as much about building networks as it is about raising capital. The mentors, coaches and business contacts I’ve made will continue to enhance SBTV.com’s business operations for years,” notes Susan Wilson Solovic, CEO, SBTV.com
ALLTHINGSMEDIA is Springboard’s eighteenth venture forum. The 360 companies showcased at 17 Springboard Forums throughout the US and Israel have raised over $4 billion in equity, grants and corporate investments. Seven Springboard Portfolio Companies are now publicly traded. For more information, please visit www.springboardenterprises.org.
The Paley Center for Media, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Drawing upon its curatorial expertise, an international collection, and close relationships with the leaders of the media community, the Paley Center examines the intersections between media and society. The Paley Center’s She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio initiative (shemadeit.org) was launched in 2005 to identify and recognize women who have made an indelible mark on the world of media. For more information, please visit www.paleycenter.org.
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