DG FastChannel Announces Partnership with Google

Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:03am EST
 
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Technology Simplifies and Streamlines Video Production Process for Google`s TV
Advertising Platform
DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
DG FastChannel, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGIT), a leading provider of digital media
services to the advertising, entertainment and broadcast industries, announced
today that it has executed a media services agreement with Google. DG
FastChannel will provide media ingestion, quality control and production
services to enhance Google`s TV Advertising Platform. 

"DG FastChannel is uniquely suited to meet the growing demands of Google TV
Ads," said Scott K. Ginsburg, Chairman and CEO, DG FastChannel. "With over 5,000
advertising and content owner customers, DG FastChannel is a market leader in
content ingestion, preparation and delivery. The Company`s 10 operating offices
across the U.S. and 24/7 customer service allows us to scale appropriately with
Google TV Ads. Partnering with a widely respected industry leader such as Google
validates the Company`s ongoing efforts to build a comprehensive content
delivery solution and complete workflow toolset for both traditional and new
media applications." 

"DG FastChannel's services will help advertisers continue to get great value
from Google TV Ads. We're excited to work with them so that our clients can
easily place the best ads possible," said Keval Desai, Product management
Director of Google TV Ads. 

About DG FastChannel:

DG FastChannel provides innovative, technology-based solutions to help
advertisers and agencies work faster, smarter and more competitively. DG
FastChannel delivers the standard in digital media services to the advertising,
broadcast and publishing industries. Through its Unicast and Springbox operating
units, DG FastChannel is a leading Internet marketing technology company
offering online marketing and advertising solutions through a powerful
combination of proprietary visualization technology, and a premium rich media
advertising platform for the creation, delivery and reporting of premium rich
media. 

The Company utilizes satellite and Internet transmission technologies and has
deployed a suite of digital media intelligence and asset management tools
designed specifically for the advertising industry, including creative and
production resources, and digital asset management. The Company has an online
media distribution network used by more than 5,000 advertisers and agencies, and
over 21,000 online radio, television, cable, network and print publishing
destinations. For more information visit www.dgfastchannel.com. 

Forward-Looking Statements:

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the Company,
including the expansion of its digital distribution network, the demand among
certain clients for digital audio and video delivery. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to DG
FastChannel`s business are set forth in the Company`s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. DG FastChannel assumes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Omar Choucair
Chief Financial Officer
DG FastChannel, Inc.
972-581-2000 

Copyright Business Wire 2009

 

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