TidalTV Brings Agence France-Presse (AFP) International Feature Programming to the U.S.

TidalTV Brings Agence France-Presse (AFP) International Feature Programming to the U.S.

BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- TidalTV, Inc. (www.tidaltv.com), a new online service which offers free access to programming from television and the web, announced today that it has added to its growing specialty content worldwide news and feature programming from Agence France-Presse (AFP), a leading international news agency with a presence in 165 countries.

TidalTV will carry three channels dedicated to the programming of AFP; Tidal Fashion, Tidal World News and Tidal Noticias Del Mundo.

Going behind the scenes of news stories, AFP features on TidalTV include specials from the Olympic Games in Beijing, the US Presidential election and coverage of global news events. AFP also supplies and adds a different dimension to TidalTV's fashion programming with its coverage of fashion shows from around the world as well as exclusive interviews with top fashion designers.

AFP's Spanish language news programming will be featured on its own TidalTV channel Noticias Del Mundo. This news service serves over the 31 million Spanish speaking viewers in the US.

Bob Quicksilver, Chief Content Officer of TidalTV noted, "AFP is a strong addition to TidalTV's growing news offerings by providing a wide range of international, Spanish language and behind the scenes news programming."

"AFP is recognized worldwide for its unique perspective and its ability to get to what's beyond the headlines," said Gilles Tarot, Sales and Marketing Director, AFP North America. "AFP looks forward to bringing its international programming to TidalTV's audience."

About TidalTV

TidalTV, Inc., www.tidaltv.com, is a new online service which offers free access to programming from television and the web that reflects the lifestyles, passions and interests of a diverse viewing audience. Included in the TidalTV line up are shows from CBS, NBC News, MSNBC, Sony Pictures Television, National Geographic Channel, HGTV, Food Network, DIY The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, The Weather Channel, Vogue.TV, Sports Illustrated and much more.

TidalTV is a privately held company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.

About AFP

AFP maintains a network of journalists and photographers in 165 countries covering events 24/7. The AFP brand guarantees editorial quality and reliability built since the agency was founded in 1835. It offers text, pictures, graphics, animated graphics and video as well as multimedia content in seven languages. AFP covers all the news worldwide, from politics and diplomacy to economy and finance, sports and culture to science, technology, health and people. Its clients include the world's major media organizations as well as corporations, governments and international agencies. Its services are edited at regional centers in Paris, Nicosia, Washington DC, Montevideo and Hong Kong. For more information about AFP, please go to www.afp.com.

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CONTACT: Suzanne Gibbons-Neff, SGN Public Relations & Marketing,
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Web site: http://www.tidaltv.com/
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