NEW YORK, May 22, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northeast Media Group's Chairman/CEO Ronald Bard insists that mobile commerce will be the new way people shop. It's like carrying a mall in your hip pocket. Mr. Bard said, "The average person watches two or more hours of TV per day, while you carry and look at your cell phones almost every waking moment." Everything including your shopping lists will be accessed via cell phones and we are right there providing the most compelling consumer products.
NEMG has taken the following books and is developing extensions of them into mobile content:
-- "Shut Up And Eat" consists of thirty-eight of the top
Italian-American actors/actresses, including Sopranos Stars.
The publication contains secret celebrity recipes and special
tricks. Shopping lists and recipes will be available for
mobile commerce.
-- Frank Vincent's "A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man". It
was written by renowned actor and true-life man's man Frank
Vincent famed for his unforgettable tough guy roles in such
classic films as Raging Bull and Goodfellas. This content
will also be made available on cell phones, as well as
featured mobile commerce products over the next year.
-- "What your doctor won't (or can't) tell you -- author Dr.
Evan S. Levine. The Failures of American Medicine -- and how to
avoid becoming a statistic." Patients will be able to access
and optimize caution with their healthcare via cell phones.
Also, NEMG will be featuring mobile commerce that will enable
people to cut cost on their heath care and to purchase great
new products.
-- "Just One More Question -- Answers and Insights from a Psychic
Medium", authored by Yolana. Website: www.myyolana.com. This
has created a joint venture with PMI, Psychic Media
International, which is headed by Huw Shakeshaft, on
distribution of its divination content.
NEMG's has expanded into other sectors, 3-D digital graphics, Celebrity, and TV programming.
Strategic Partnerships include:
-- NEMG and Shooting Stars headed by CEO George Sprague have
jointly created and are distributing exclusive ring tones
that are in the self-help category.
-- NEMG and SPFX's CEO Stephan Petrone says, "Integrating 3-D
graphics into mobile and ecommerce/mcommerce is the wave of
the future. Eye candy sets the bar for optimal consumer
interest."
-- Chairman Robert Davi of the Infinity World Wide Group, is one
of America's most recognizable faces, is best known for his
roles in such films as James Bond, Goonies, and NBC's TV
series The Profiler. IWWG has been developing celebrity
driven goods and content that will be offered in celebrity
websites via cell phones.
The success of NEMG's alternative media business model has forged a strong working relationship with Japan Information Network aka JIN. www.nippon-jin.com to help create and distribute celebrity driven goods and services throughout Asia via an already existing 24/7 alternative media channel. JIN has been a strong pioneer of alternative media in Japan over the last several months. Chairman Prof. Asabuki says, "The alternative media industry is a virtual infant in Japan and we intend to dominate."
About Northeast Media Group
The Northeast Media Group, founded by Chairman/CEO Ronald Bard, who was featured in Forbes magazine and is an advisor to many Fortune 500 companies. The Northeast Media Group started as a publishing agency and in two years brokered for six major publication deals with Penguin Putnam Group USA. These publications have been developed for e & mobile commerce.