2008-08-06 18:59:03 -
- Wizzard (AMEX: WZE), announced today that international recording artist, celebrity spokesperson, television host and humanitarian Heather Schmid will debut her new video podcast, Goddess Inc-Cast, through her collaboration with Wizzard Media, the world's leading podcasting network. This series releases new episodes every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and will be found in iTunes or on www.wizzard.tv.
Goddess Inc-Cast includes behind the scenes access to Heather recording new music at Paramount Studios in Hollywood and her live performances around the world. The series also features red carpet events, fashion shows, and her philanthropic endeavors. Through Real Simple Syndication (RSS), the online delivery system utilized by podcasts, viewers both nationally and internationally can subscribe and watch Goddess Inc-Cast on computers, mp3
players and mobile devices.
"I want to give my fans a real look at celebrity life as it happens," said Heather Schmid. "Goddess Inc-Cast allows me to share things like the LA Women's World Awards and give viewers a front row seat at Fashion Week in New York City."
Through her collaboration with Wizzard Media, Heather's video podcast will be available on MySpace, Wizzard Media's Featured Provider Channel in iTunes, Wizzard's streaming channels in Dailymotion and Veoh, and featured in the world's leading podcast directories.
"We are honored Heather Schmid has chosen Wizzard Media as the means to connect and engage with her fans," said Chris Spencer, Wizzard CEO. "She is a great talent and we believe her show will be very successful."
About Heather Schmid
International Recording Artist Heather Schmid is performing to sold out 20,000 capacity arenas with her new album 'The Goddess Within'. Heather is the celebrity spokesperson for several fortune 500 brands. 'The Ambassador' on CCTV 9 follows Heather's live shows in Asia, charity work and celebrity life style. Heather is very involved in philanthropy and charity and donates proceeds from every performance to local charities.
About Wizzard Media:
Wizzard Media is the industry's leading podcast hosting network, with an unprecedented one billion-plus download requests in 2007. Podcasts are a means for independent and professional content creators to publish audio and video shows for the world to enjoy over the Internet or on mp3 players, such as the Apple iPod and the Microsoft Zune. Podcasting is a relatively new phenomenon, but Wizzard Media collectively broadcasts millions of podcast downloads per day through media aggregators like Apple's iTunes, Microsoft's Zune Marketplace and other podcast aggregators. For more information, please visit www.wizzard.tv. Wizzard Media is a division of Wizzard Software, a leader in speech technology development.
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Heather Schmid Media Contact:
Goddess Inc.
Kerry Davis, 646-290-8763
or
Wizzard IR Contacts:
Arthur Douglas and Associates
Art Batson, 407-478-1120
or
Wizzard Media Contacts:
INK, inc.
Todd Fraser, 310-278-2630
