Paltalk Teams with RealNetwork's SuperPass to Bring Interactive Real-Time Fan Interaction...

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 8:02am EDT

Paltalk Teams with RealNetwork's SuperPass to Bring Interactive Real-Time Fan
Interaction to Live 24/7 Feed
Company to empower fans of CBS hit series "Big Brother" to chat via text

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Paltalk, the leading real-time,
video-based community, today announced it has partnered with RealNetwork's
SuperPass Program to provide chat functionality for the continuous, live 24/7
online feed that RealNetwork's SuperPass users receive for the CBS hit reality
series "Big Brother." Fans of the show will receive access to exclusive rooms
where they can discuss the show's happenings up-to-the-minute via text chat.
    Today's announcement continues the momentum that Paltalk has seen with
major media companies and distribution channels. Previously, Paltalk has
worked with RadioAmerica, CBS Radio, Lifetime and XM radio.
    "The aim of our platform is to combine professionally generated content
with innovative features that empower fans to interact in ways that make the
content more meaningful to them," said Joel Smernoff, Paltalk's President and
COO. "We've effectively built relationships with media companies and
distribution channels that offer Paltalk's interactive features, both video
and/or text chat, to meet the needs of those looking to bring enhanced
interactions to their audiences."
    For more information on the chat room for RealNetwork's SuperPass program
powered by Paltalk, please visit www.paltalk.com or www.real.com/bigbrother.
    About Paltalk
    Paltalk is the premier real-time, video-based community bringing together
traditional broadcasting media, social networking, user-generated content and
video chat. With more than 4 million active users, Paltalk hosts the world's
largest interactive video community, PaltalkScene, offering thousands of users
the ability to watch and interact with online video programming, including
serialized shows, live events, and user-generated content, as well as interact
with each other through real-time voice, text and video chat.
    Paltalk's diverse programming includes Paltalk original shows featuring
celebrities, radio personalities and newsmakers such as the radio jocks Opie
and Anthony and Diana Falzone. The company also broadcasts live interactive
video chat events, such as musical performances and comedy variety shows.
Paltalkers can interact with the featured hosts and performers in real-time as
well as other members in the room. Recently, Paltalk hosted live broadcasts
with famed musician Slash and world-renowned author Stephen King. Paltalk also
offers its users the ability to create and share their own user-generated
video content with each other and to the broader community.
SOURCE  Paltalk

Matt Rizzetta, matt@dukaspr.com, or Todd Barrish, both of Dukas Public
Relations, +1-212-704-7385, for Paltalk
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