VELOCITY Broadcasting Appoints Executive Vice President, Director of Private Entertainment

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- VELOCITY Broadcasting®, the largest global, private High-Definition broadcasting network, is positioning its private performance platform FIRST SPIN, for continued growth and expansion with the recent appointment of Keith Clark.  Clark will serve as executive vice president, director of private entertainment and will oversee new business development initiatives in the private entertainment and media sectors.

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"Keith brings such a depth of experience and passion for the music and entertainment industry to FIRST SPIN and VELOCITY Broadcasting.  His addition will enable VELOCITY Broadcasting to open doors into the most well-known music and entertainment companies that are looking for new and innovative ways to engage fans," said Philip Elias, president and CEO of VELOCITY Broadcasting.  "VELOCITY Broadcasting is at the forefront of an exciting shift in the entertainment paradigm.  We're confident that Keith will continue to further our vision for how fans experience music and interact with their favorite performers."

"The media landscape is currently ripe with opportunities for innovation.  I have become very passionate about the vision of VELOCITY Broadcasting and FIRST SPIN, and am pleased to become a part of this dynamic company," Clark said.  "VELOCITY Broadcasting has created a new platform and vision for private entertainment events that is unparalleled.  I'm excited to join the VELOCITY team in the ongoing development of the entertainment experience of the future."

Clark brings nearly 25 years of professional experience in the entertainment and media industries to his new role with VELOCITY Broadcasting.  Prior to joining the company, he worked at CBS Radio in Pittsburgh for the past 15 years.  Most recently, Clark served as vice president of programming for the company, where he held the position for 10 years.  Clark was recently selected as one of the industry's top 50 programming executives by Radio Ink magazine.  

"I am extremely proud of the work I did during my decade and a half with CBS Radio in Pittsburgh," Clark continued.  "I offer many thanks to CBS Radio and I wish my colleagues every success."

Launched in 2005, VELOCITY Broadcasting specializes in producing and delivering custom television programming live via satellite to invitation-only audiences at VELOCITY HD Digital Suites located in private clubs, restaurants and hotels in the top 200 markets across the world.  

In addition to producing cutting-edge broadcasts for a host of the nation's top pharmaceutical, financial and technology companies, VELOCITY Broadcasting is changing the way that artists bring their music to the marketplace with FIRST SPIN, a private performance platform.  In June 2010, VELOCITY Broadcasting teamed with Big Machine Label Group and the Valory Music Co.  to host the first worldwide album launch party and interactive concert for GRAMMY®-nominated country singer Jewel.  In a first-of-its-kind interactive broadcast event, the singer performed songs from her new album, "Sweet and Wild," for a global audience even before the album was available in stores or online.  

To learn more about VELOCITY Broadcasting visit, www.VelocityBroadcasting.com.  For more information on FIRST SPIN please visit, www.VelocityBoxOffice.com

About VELOCITY Broadcasting

VELOCITY Broadcasting is the largest global, private High-Definition broadcasting network, and specializes in producing and delivering custom television programming live via satellite to invitation-only audiences at VELOCITY HD Digital Suites located in private clubs, restaurants and hotels in the top 200 markets across the world.  Since 2005, VELOCITY has produced powerful HD broadcasts that have reached more than 140,000 key decision-makers with critical information across a wide range of topics while eliminating more than half of a billion pounds of climate-changing gases caused by air travel.  For more information, visit www.velocitybroadcasting.com.

About FIRST SPIN

FIRST SPIN is the private performance platform of VELOCITY Broadcasting, the largest global, private High-Definition broadcasting network.  FIRST SPIN is designed as a launch pad for recording artists, record labels and fashion houses to showcase the "Next Big Thing" to highly targeted audiences before the rest of the world has a chance to blink.  FIRST SPIN is produced as a live, interactive, High-Definition program.

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