LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- PrimeZone Media Network announces an agreement with The Associated Press (AP) that will broaden PrimeZone's European distribution network by utilizing AP's global satellite network. The combination of the AP network and PrimeZone's existing European circulation greatly widens the scope of PrimeZone's reach.
AP, the world's largest news organization, serves European newspapers, wire services and other publications in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the Ukraine.
"We are thrilled to be able to offer our clients an expanded reach in Europe via the worldwide network of AP," said Tom Madden, CEO of PrimeZone. "We are confident there is no better distribution system currently available."
"AP is pleased to expand our relationship with PrimeZone Media Network," said Marc Kaplan, director of AP Technology.
About AP
Founded in 1848, The Associated Press is the backbone of the world's information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than 1 billion people a day.
AP's mission is to be the essential global news network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed. AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative with 3,700 employees working in more than 240 worldwide bureaus.
AP supplies a steady stream of news around the clock to its domestic members, international subscribers and commercial customers. It has the industry's most sophisticated digital photo network, a 24-hour continuously updated online news service, a state-of-the-art television news service and one of the largest radio networks in the United States. It also has a commercial digital photo archive, a photo library housing more than 10 million images and provides advertising management services.
The Associated Press has received 47 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization in the categories for which it can compete. It has 28 photo Pulitzers, the most of any news organization.
About PrimeZone Media Network
PrimeZone (www.primezone.com) was founded in 1998 by veterans of the press release newswire, media and technology industries. Its entry marked the first successful challenger to the press release newswire duopoly that had existed in the U.S. for nearly 50 years.
Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PrimeZone's multi-channel delivery network provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences around the globe, including daily newspapers, wire services, the Internet, online services and databases, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, and consumers. PrimeZone offers a full-suite of PR and investor relations services -- including IR Web sites, photos, webcasts, teleconferences, Edgar filing services, online annual reports, and targeting and measurement services -- to thousands of customers worldwide.
PrimeZone's international distribution delivers to more than 80 countries and in more than 20 languages throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Its comprehensive distribution network allows targeted distribution to international newswires and news agencies, print and broadcast media, magazines and trades, financial information providers, and Web-based news services.
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