Press Release: Kevin Pollak, Kidd Kraddick, Producers from the New York Giants and Turner Sports to Share Insights on Live Social Video at NAB

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April 13, 2012

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Kevin Pollak, Kidd Kraddick, Producers from the New York Giants and
Turner Sports to Share Insights on Live Social Video at NAB

LAS VEGAS - NAB Booth #SL5111- April 13, 2012 NewTek has confirmed that award-winning actor, Kevin Pollak; radio personality, Kidd Kraddick; along with Don Sperling, vice president and executive producer for the New York Giants; and John Servizzi, CEO of Webstream Productions and producer for Turner Broadcasting, will be on stage at the NewTek booth discussing how they use live streaming and social media to engage fans, grow their audiences, build their brands, and increase revenues.

These industry heavy-hitters will be appearing at NewTek Booth #SL5111:

  • Kidd Kraddick, "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning," Growing a worldwide audience with live streaming. Monday, April 16, 12:30pm PT
  • Don Sperling, New York Giants, Engaging fans with live social video. Monday April 16, 3pm PT
  • Kevin Pollak, "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show," The art live talk and fan interaction. Tuesday, April 17, 3pm PT
  • John Servizzi, Webstream Productions, Live production and streaming for Turner Broadcasting. Wednesday, April 18, 3pm PT

Pollak, along with industry experts from MTV, Turner Sports, Yamaha Corporation, and TWiT.tv, will also participate in NewTek's third-annual Broadcast Minds thought-leadership event at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel on Tuesday, April 17 from 6-8pm PT. The event, which will be broadcast live on the web, brings together some of the world's most influential people who successfully produce original television for broadcast over the Internet. For more information, visit www.newtek.com.

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Clients include: "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show," "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning," New York Giants, Turner Broadcasting, John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, "The X Factor," ESPN X Games, NBA Development League, Fox News, BBC, NHL, Nickelodeon, CBS Radio, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports, MTV, TWiT.TV , USA TODAY, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NewTek products have been used in feature films and television shows, including "Avatar," "The Adventures of Tintin," "The Walking Dead," "Fringe," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and more.

NewTek is privately owned and based in San Antonio, Texas.  For more information on NewTek please visit: www.newtek.com, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr or connect with us on Facebook.

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