New York, NY – April 26, 2012 –Watchitoo (www.watchitoo.com),  has been selected by Animal Planet to power its after-show discussion for the new mini-series Whale Wars: Viking Shores.  The discussion will be between Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conversation Society and Heri Joensen, Faroese native and lead singer of the international band Týr.

WHALE WARS: VIKING SHORES, a new five-part series, documents “Operation Ferocious Islands,” Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s whale defense campaign as they set sail to end the ancient tradition known as “The Grind” – Faroese for “whale drive” – that takes place every summer. For the first time in the history of the WHALE WARS saga, the Sea Shepherds are not only at sea but also deploying a covert team to patrol the streets, interact with locals and carry out undercover missions. Each one-hour episode follows the Sea Shepherd’s land-air-sea campaign led by Paul Watson as they try to find the whales before the locals do. A hunt can happen at any moment, and the Sea Shepherds are vastly outnumbered in a new kind of face-to-face battle.

For 30 years, Captain Paul Watson has been at the helm of the world’s most active marine protection nonprofit organization – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Paul Watson’s career as a master mariner began in 1968 as a seaman with the Merchant Marines and with the Canadian Coast Guard. In 1972, Watson was a co-founder of the Greenpeace Foundation in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1977, Watson founded Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – dedicated to research, investigation and the enforcement of laws, treaties, resolutions and regulations established to protect marine wildlife and their habitats worldwide. Since then, Watson has traveled and lectured extensively at universities and events around the world, including Pasadena College of Design and UCLA. He has authored six books and has been the subject of numerous magazine articles and profiles including being chosen by Time Magazine as one of the environmental heroes of the 20th century in the year 2000.

Heri Joensen is a vocalist, songwriter and guitarist from the Faroe Islands. Since 1998, he has fronted the Viking metal band Týr, writing the greater part of all music and fuelling this band of Northern brothers with boundless energy. He was born in the Faroe capital Tórshavn in 1973 but grew up in a village consisting of only two houses with a spectacular view of saga-drenched islands. At the age of 14, Heri began playing guitar and at 17 started playing in local bands. Like so many talented Faroese, Heri moved to Denmark for further education. There he met up with former band mate Kári Streymoy and formed Týr. Since finishing his education and moving back to the Faroe Islands, his career as front man of Týr has taken great flight to international stardom. Heri writes nearly all the songs himself and draws heavily on Faroese tradition for both music and lyrics.

“Watchitoo enables us to extend the debate around whaling onto the web and beyond the show, letting the opposing sides air their opinions to this deeply debated topic,” said Iain Langridge, vice president of Animal Planet.com and Petfinder. “This is the first time WHALE WARS web fans will get a chance to hear directly from Paul Watson as well as the opposing views of the Faroese people represented by Heri Joensen.”

The live whaling discussion powered by Watchitoo will air on Animal Planet’s website (www.animalplanet.com) and Facebook page on May 4^th at 10 PM (ET) just after the second episode of Whale Wars: Viking Shores.

Leading Video Streaming Company Watchitoo Selected by Logo Network to Stream the After-Show Party and Provide Interactive Forum for Fans

New York, NY – April 27, 2012 –Watchitoo (www.watchitoo.com), the interactive SaaS-based company that provides professional HD video collaboration and streaming technologies, announced today that it has been selected by Logo to power its live video chat with the winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The winning Queen will be announced at the conclusion of the highly anticipated coronation and reunion show airing Monday, April 30th at 9pm ET.

“Last week’s season finale ended with a cliffhanger and RuPaul wanted his fans to help determine the winner of season 4.  The coronation party in NYC during the premiere of the reunion will reveal ‘America’s Next Drag Superstar,’” stated Matthew Anderson, Executive Producer of Logo Online. “We selected Watchitoo to enable fans to interact with the newly-crowned queen, as well as provide a live forum for people to connect and discuss the outcome with some of the season’s favorites.”

Gawker writer Rich Juzwiak and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” veteran recapper Jon Mallow, of “Drag Ya Later with Jon and John” fame, will be hosting the night.  Fans can also expect an appearance by John Polly – the other John.

RuPaul’s Drag Race stars RuPaul, the most famous drag queen in the world, as the host of Logo’s fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the ultimate drag queen competition and reality television show. Appearing on screen both in and out of drag in a dual role, RuPaul judges all eliminations as well as helps mentor the contestants as they approach each challenge. “We are delighted to be chosen as the live video broadcast provider by Logo,” said Rony Zarom, CEO of Watchitoo.

“We provide Logo’s underlying video streaming technology that will allow fans to speak face-to-face with the competition winner at the after-show party and provide an interactive forum for fans. This show has become a phenomenon and we are happy to be a part of it.”

The live video chat powered by Watchitoo will air on Logo’s website (www.logotv.com/talk) and on NewNowNext.com on April 30th at 10 PM (ET). Live streaming coverage of the coronation party and interviews will air on the website beginning at 8pm ET.

New York, NY – March 21, 2012 –Watchitoo (www.watchitoo.com), the interactive, SaaS-based collaboration solution that provides institutions with student engagement , tracking and reporting capabilities, announced that it has partnered with Pearson eCollege to provide an integrated solution directly accessible from within the Pearson LearningStudio platform.

Watchitoo combines video conferencing, collaboration and online video into a single scalable platform that enhances interaction for both instructors and students. Watchitoo’s easy to use interface, seamlessly embedded within the Pearson LearningStudio, allows real-time dialogue between the student and instructor as well as between students. This dynamic environment makes remote learning more impactful, more engaging and increases value to both the students and the institutions.

Class participants can engage in synchronous video class discussions as well as interact via whiteboard, screen-sharing, chat, questions and polling. Watchitoo’s platform allows up to 25 live participants to simultaneously collaborate via video in a virtual classroom environment, around nearly any form of media (such as PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, documents, photos and Hi-Definition video clips) – and additional participants can interact via audio and text questions. Files can be arranged in a playlist ahead of time, classes can easily be recorded and real-time reporting is available to track attendance and engagement.

“Distance learning institutions and universities around the globe are looking for a cost-effective and synchronous video learning platform,” said Rony Zarom, CEO of Watchitoo. “Our leading edge and scalable interactive streaming platform gives educational institutions the ability to host lectures and learning sessions from their own websites that can be just as powerful as a physical learning experience. “

“The integrated Watchitoo solution will allow educators to engage with students in new and meaningful ways, leading to higher course attendance, student retention and improved academic results” said Jeff Borden, VP of Instruction & Academic Strategies at Pearson eCollege.

About Watchitoo

New York-based Watchitoo provides an embeddable video collaboration platform to deliver live content in a highly engaging way. The Watchitoo platform allows multiple participants to see and hear one another in real-time, collaborate around any form of rich media, and be viewed by an audience scalable into the thousands. With Watchitoo, any viewer can become a participant and any participant can be switched back to a general viewer. For more information, visit www.watchitoo.com.

Watchitoo is excited to bring you the opening keynote for the EMP Pop Conference. The live stream will be broadcast on Raine Magazine’s website as well as the Clive Davis Institute’s website. Viewers can engage with live tweet, post to facebook, and submit live questions for the Q & A segment. Live questions may be selected by the artists themselves to answer on the panel.

Now in its 11th year, the EMP Pop Conference is traditionally presented at EMP Museum in Seattle. This year, for the first time, the conference will be staged in New York at NYU’s Kimmel Center. Conference organizers found that Watchitoo was the best solution to extend the reach of the conference to broadcast the event to the global music community, and offer a great way to engage through Chat, Twitter, Facebook and live Q & A. The opening keynote – The Artist in the City – featuring Angelique Kidjo (Grammy Winning global pop music icon – @angeliquekidjo) Esperanza Spalding (Grammy Winner for Best New Artist 2010 – @EspeSpalding), Santigold (Roc Nation and Jay-Z, Kanye and Major Lazer collaborator – @Santigold), Heems of Das Racist (critically-praised Hip Hop group – @DasRacist), moderated by Ann Powers (NPR Pop Critic @annkpowers) is expected to be a lively conversation and much anticipated event.

Don’t miss this great live coverage, be part of the conversation!

http://clivedavisinst.tisch.nyu.edu/object/popconlivestreaming | http://rainemagazine.com/live

Chat with Basketball Wives' Star Royce Reed March 20th @3pm ET

TV shows no longer have to end when the credits roll. Popular shows such as the VH1 Basketball Wives and Mob Wives have found exciting ways to extend the life of the shows, keep the conversations (or drama) going and offer fans a fun way to be part of the chatter. Through video chat, stars of these shows have beamed to answer fans questions, comment on the latest gossip and give some lucky fans a few minutes of face to face conversations. Watchitoo is thrilled to partner with these shows to provide the platform to make it all possible.

Join us today, March 20th, at 3pm ET to chat with Royce Reed, one of the stars of Vh1’s Basketball Wives. She will be live via video chat on for a special Live Q & A. Tune in to hear the latest gossip, and ask her your questions.

Watch Live | Mobile Viewers

Watchitoo is also excited to partner with The Insider to bring you the latest in Hollywood gossip. Join hosts Kevin Frazier & Brooke Anderson today, March 20th at 4pm ET. They will be talking with Adam Rodriguez from CSI: Miami about his current role and his one coming up as a male stripper. Connect via Facebook to view and comment.

Facebook.com/theinsider | Mobile Viewers: http://bit.ly/xidjCW

Joining the notable people like President Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, the NBA is hosting a live Town Hall on Facebook.

In preparation for the BIG NBA Christmas Tip-Off this Sunday, the NBA is bringing together fans and players to talk on Facebook, in a Town Hall moderated by David Aldridge. The event, which will take place tonight at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET will feature special guests including Amar’e Stoudemire, Kevin Durant, and Stephon Curry.

You’ll be able to Tweet in your questions with hashtag #NBATownhall and select questions will be addressed during the live event.

To join the show, RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/219435678135013 or tune in live at http://www.nba.com/townhall.

Enjoy the show!

If you’re one of the many who isn’t traveling this holiday, or you know someone who you’d like to connect with that you aren’t able to see in person – try using Watchitoo to join in your family traditions. You don’t actually have to miss out on the family, friends, and turkey, because Watchitoo will give you that in-the-same-room feeling without having to be there. Just flip on your webcam, and in seconds you’ll be at the dinner table. You can even invite other family member’s from around the world, and have up to 25 people all hanging out, without having to step out your door.

Leave a comment or tweet @watchitoo to let us know how you’re going to use Watchitoo for your Thanksgiving!

1. NYU Center on Violence and Recovery Conference Website
2. Bronfman NYU Student Center Facebook

The Social TV Summit in NYC is a conference focused on the effect that social media is having on viewing TV content through the Internet and mobile devices.  Social Television is very important to Watchitoo because we are the first television-streaming platform that actually enables a social viewing experience.  We believe that there are 3 dimensions to social televisions: communication through text chatting and social networks, audio communication through speech, and a visual aspect where viewers see and speak with each other while they view content. Viewers actually see each each other and their facial expressions while they watch TV content, as well as being able to interact live with a show host or actor.

Watchitoo sponsored the first Social TV Summit in Beverly Hills last July, and we’re pleased to announce that we’re sponsoring the second Social TV Summit tomorrow in New York and will be live streaming the event as well.  Catch the live video feed at socialtvsummit.com from 9-6pmET.