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CenterStaging Partners With Ripple to Bring Exclusive Rehearsals.com Content to Thousands of Screens Across America
The Music Industry's Leading Rehearsal Destination to Showcase Top Artists on Ripple's Network Seen by More Than 15 Million Customers
| Source: CenterStaging
BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - October 11, 2007) - CenterStaging Corp. (OTCBB : CNSC ), a 150,000
square foot twelve-stage rehearsal center for the music industry, and
Ripple, a powerful network of digital screens that entertain, inform and
connect people to their community, have signed an agreement that will
provide specially produced CenterStaging video content from Rehearsals.com
to Ripple's interactive digital network.
Through this content partnership, an audience of more than 15 million
unique consumers will be reached every month via the Ripple network of
screens at locations such as The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Jack in the Box,
Robeks Juice, Tully's Coffee and Jiffy Lube among the other Ripple
locations in office building lobbies and other common areas, retail coffee
shops, automotive dealerships and repair centers, shopping malls and health
clubs.
"We are excited to partner with Ripple and bring music fans exclusive
content they can't get anywhere else," said Tommy Nast, Executive Vice
President of CenterStaging. "Ripple has built an impressive community
platform that reaches millions of people right where they shop, work and
dine, which makes it very appealing to our customers and growing our
brand."
CenterStaging will provide Ripple with a wide range of original video
content produced from its rehearsal studio lot, giving viewers a rare and
intimate look at today's biggest recording artists as they rehearse for
their live tours or participate in CenterStaging recording sessions.
"CenterStaging and Rehearsals.com are the types of content partners we get
excited about. Our goal is to take the moments that people spend standing
in line or waiting for their coffee and make them entertaining and
memorable," said Ron Vaisbort, Vice President of Corporate Alliances for
Ripple. "By offering people seldom-seen, behind-the-scenes video content
featuring their favorite recording artists, we are delivering on that
goal."
About CenterStaging Corp.
Headquartered in Burbank, California, with support offices in Bensalem, PA,
CenterStaging Corp. (OTCBB : CNSC ) is a fully integrated music and
entertainment studio campus providing state-of-the-art rehearsal facilities
to the world's most renowned recording artists via CenterStaging Musical
Productions, Inc. and original digital content for broadcast and online
broadband platforms worldwide through its wholly owned division
rehearsals.com and the company's newly launched rehearsalsTV, a Video On
Demand channel launched in partnership with Comcast available on Comcast's
signature ON DEMAND and Comcast High-Speed Internet services.
CenterStaging's 150,000 square foot facility features 11 rehearsal studios,
one sound stage, a high-definition broadcast center and a rental operation
that is home to thousands of musical instruments and backline equipment.
In addition to serving the music industry as its rehearsal mecca,
CenterStaging maintains state-of-the-art high-definition (HD) video and
audio production facilities, including dedicated video soundstages with
robotically controlled high-def cameras, an extensive post production
operation and high end audio recording and mixing capabilities to
develop, produce and deliver original content for both digital and
traditional broadcast/cable platforms, theatrical cinema, wireless and
all other platforms, as well as working with artists and record labels
for a wide array of digital and video-based promotional and marketing
programs.
Recognized industry-wide for its singular music and video production,
content delivery and marketing capabilities, CenterStaging is the 'go-to'
backline partner for such high-profile entertainment events as the
Academy Awards and the Grammys. Rehearsals.com content of original
performances and rehearsals can be purchased on iTunes, MovieLink, Amazon,
g8wave, GoFish and other leading online music retailers.
About Ripple
Launched in 2004, Ripple provides interactive entertainment and news
content on thousands of digital screens throughout the United States, with
hundreds of locations now operating in Washington, California, Arizona,
Nevada, Texas and Hawaii,. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Ripple's
rapidly expanding network currently reaches more than 15 million unique
consumers every month. The Company's current distribution partners include
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Tully's Coffee, Jack in the Box, Jiffy Lube,
CBS Outdoor, Arden Realty, Kilroy Realty and G&L Realty. Ripple's media
partners include ESPN, Reuters, E! Entertainment, The New York Times,
Yahoo!, CBS and Clear Channel.
For more information on Ripple, please visit www.rippletv.com.
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