Press Release 02/25/09
Oscar Night Event Featured LiveCast® And Celebrity Correspondents Armed With Palm Treo Pro® Smartphones
Leeza Gibbons' 'A Night to Make a Difference' at Mr. Chow Charity Event Webcast Delivers Insider Point of View
BEVERLY HILLS, California – February 25, 2009 -- Live video streaming from mobile device pioneer, LiveCast®, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) teamed to add support for Sunday’s live webcast of “A Night to Make a Difference” Oscar viewing and after-party organized by Leeza Gibbons and Oliva Newton John to promote advocacy, philanthropy and volunteerism and their respective non-profit organizations, the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, and Olivia’s Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal.
A night focused on giving back, Mr. Chow’s became a “living set” providing the backdrop of the live webcast. Philanthropists, volunteers and stars like Laila Ali, Jessica Biel, Paris Hilton, John Paul Dejoria, Hilary Duff, David Foster, Tony Hawk, Mario Lopez, Holly Robinson, Rodney Peete, Jane Seymour and many others came to help support this special event. Celebrity correspondents toting Palm Treo Pro with LiveCast provided the personal point of view with live video streaming from their Palm Treo Pro smartphones.
“LiveCast is very excited about joining Palm in enhancing the evening’s webcast experience with a real-life, street-level perspective of the event,” said William Mutual, LiveCast CEO. “We’re happy to help encourage the Internet audience to find out more about these great non-profit organizations showcased that evening.”
“Our event is truly different from the others and one of the exciting aspects about the event is that viewers at home were able to be a part of the experience via the live webcast,” said Leeza Gibbons. “Our hope is to inspire people to take action and knowing that we are able to reach a broad audience on the web means we truly have a chance to help create the change presented by our on-camera Hollywood celebrities. Our combination of being behind the scenes of movie's most glamorous night along with its most passionate and purposeful stars takes the gold for best new web idea!”
The live webcast was available during and after the Academy Awards ceremony at http://www.leezagibbonsoscarnight.com and syndicated to various partner sites, including http://www.extratv.com, http://www.variety.com and http://www.glam.com.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a leading mobile products company, creating instinctive yet powerful mobile products that enable people to better manage their lives on the go. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM), Pre(TM) and Centro(TM) phones, as well as software, services and accessories.
Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).
About LiveCast
LiveCast offers a complete solution for creating and distributing the highest quality live video experience in a mobile environment. Pioneering the concept of DIY broadcasting using a cell phone as early as 2005, LiveCast enables anyone with a compatible mobile device, PC or Macintosh to stream live video straight to the web. LiveCast offers an on-the-go solution for broadcasting social events, entertainment, amateur sports, breaking news and emergencies in the field. The company provides services to many of the world’s largest media companies, US Homeland Security government agencies and Fortune 500 corporations. LiveCast is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with sales offices in New York, Singapore, and Beijing. LiveCast is offered direct to consumers and as an ASP service or licensed solution to media companies, enterprises and government organizations. For more information please visit: http://www.livecast.com.
"LiveCast" is a registered trademark of LCM LiveCast Media, Inc. Third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners.