WORLDSPACE Chairman & CEO Noah Samara to Share Perspectives on Global Consumer Electronics Convergence at ETRE 2006
Executive Panel at Prestigious Red Herring Forum to Explore Market Trends, New Technologies and Innovations
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 2 -- WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, announced today that it has been selected to participate on the "Consumer Electronics" panel on October 9th at the European Technology Roundtable Exhibition (ETRE) in Barcelona, Spain. Noah Samara, CEO of WORLDSPACE, will join international executives from Parrot S.A. and the Guillemot Corporation on a panel exploring the convergence of digital entertainment technologies including satellite radio, IPTV, and MP3, the changing market landscape, and emerging trends.
WHO: Noah Samara, Chief Executive Officer, WORLDSPACE
WHAT: Executive panel to discuss "Consumer Electronics"
WHERE: Hotel Arts, Room A
Barcelona, Spain.
WHEN: Monday, October 9th, 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. (EST)
HOW: To schedule an interview re: the digital entertainment market or
the findings of the ETRE panel, contact Dan Martin at
dmartin@brodeur.com or 617.585.2780
About ETRE
ETRE is a unique invitation-only, C-suite forum that gathers the CEOs, entrepreneurs, financiers and other leaders from the Information Technology and Communications industry. Founded in 1990, the annual event welcomes 650 participants from 35 nations to exchange insights, discover innovative technologies, secure funding, establish new alliances, and solidify existing partnerships.
About WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio
Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, WORLDSPACE, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRSP) is the world's only global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WORLDSPACE delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around the world and around the corner. WORLDSPACE subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local programming, original WORLDSPACE content and content from leading brands around the globe including the BBC, CNN International, Virgin Radio UK, NDTV and RFI. The WORLDSPACE satellites cover two-thirds of the earth's population with six beams. Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio and multimedia programming directly to WORLDSPACE Satellite Radios anytime and virtually anywhere in its coverage area. WORLDSPACE is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS) and was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used today by XM Satellite Radio.
ESS has thirteen networks spanning the region -- ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Singapore, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN (Korea), ESPN Hong Kong, STAR Sports Hong Kong, Xing Kong Sports, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports S.E.A and STAR Sports Singapore. All eleven feeds are customized to deliver the world's premier sports events which are in line with local audience preferences. ESPN reaches over 110 million households while STAR Sports reaches over 54 million households. For more information, please visit http://www.espnstar.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs about future events and financial, political and social trends and assumptions it has made based on information currently available to it. The Company cannot assure that any expectations, forecasts or assumptions made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projections will be realized. Such forward-looking statements may be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.
Judith Pryor of WORLDSPACE, +1-301-960-1242, jpryor@WORLDSPACE.com; or Dan Martin of Brodeur, +1-617-585-2780, dmartin@brodeur.com, for WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio
SOURCE WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio
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