Catholic Church Chooses Narrowstep for First Broadband TV Channel

Catholic Church Chooses Narrowstep for First Broadband TV Channel

NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Narrowstep(TM) Inc (BULLETIN BOARD: NRWS) , the TV on the Internet Company, announced today that its proprietary technology platform, telvOS(TM), has been chosen to launch ROMEreports TV, for the International Television News agency specializing in the life of the Catholic Church based in Rome, Italy.

ROMEreports TV (www.romereports.tv) launched on October 4th, 2006 through an agreement with Narrowstep distributor WBBS, based in Switzerland, and is available to 400 million viewers, throughout the world, reporting on all aspects of the Catholic Church and the Vatican in Rome.

The channel is also available with a full TV schedule, full screen capability and many more features and provides short news reports, free of charge, 24/7. Each month, (4) x 26 minute news magazine segments and (1) x 52 minute programmes will be added in both English and Spanish as a Video-On-Demand service, available via subscription packages.

The Channel builds on Narrowstep's massive success in delivering thriving community-minded TV over IP channels such as London.tv, USAMass and ITVLocal.

Steve Beaumont, CEO of Narrowstep Inc, says, "News and reports on the Pope and the Vatican draw great interest from viewers worldwide with over a billion Catholics globally, and we are extremely pleased that Narrowstep can provide the system to guarantee the most efficient and effective solution in delivering this service, as well as building an affinity network for followers of the Catholic Church."

Dominic Curchod of WBBS added, "The Catholic Church represents an international point of reference, commenting on issues globally. ROMEreports TV will use its expertise to provide high quality information on the Church, drawing on its proximity to the sources and its knowledge of the institution, bringing professional creativity and technical excellence to provide a top class service."

TV over IP channels are a growing proposition globally and are finding markets hungry for the new platform. Narrowstep's telvOS(TM) system provides the system for TV over IP for 90+ channels worldwide, representing niche market interest groups ranging from entertainment, tourism, sports and local broadcasters such as ROMEreports TV, who wish to expand their market sectors and remove geographical boundaries to broadcasting.

Source: Narrowstep Inc

CONTACT: Bob Gold of Bob Gold & Associates, +1-310-784-1040,
bob@bobgoldpr.com, for Narrowstep Inc; or Sylvain Perret of WBBS,
+011-41-7960-63-337, sperret@baobabtv.com, for the ROMEreports TV/WBBS

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