MultiVu, PR Newswire's multimedia video production division, announced today the appointment of Missy Gartner to the position of National Account Manager. Ms. Gartner will be responsible for introducing The Digital Center, a state-of-the art multimedia and video archive, and asset management and distribution platform, to current and prospective clients.

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Ms. Gartner has significant experience in the digital media space, most recently working as Strategic Account Manager for The FeedRoom, where she managed media clients including U.S. News & World Report, Conde Nast, and The New York Times. She began her career in digital media at The NewsMarket as a Multimedia Consultant and Project Manager, later moving to NBC Universal where she managed content distribution for iVillage.

As National Account Manager, Ms. Gartner will tap her experience launching online video distribution solutions for Fortune 500 companies, NGO's and government organizations such as Google, General Motors, AstraZeneca, the American Lung Association, and the US Department of State, to expand customer relationships and increase customer satisfaction for The Digital Center, as well as provide product support.

"Missy's significant experience in this industry will help us introduce The Digital Center to the marketplace, while her expertise will help our customers take full advantage of its numerous unique attributes," said Todd Grossman, vice president, Sales and Client Services, MultiVu. "Multimedia and video will soon be the primary way in which organizations connect and engage with their audiences, and the Digital Center provides an easily accessible portal to archive, manage and share this type of information with a breadth and depth that is unparalleled in the industry."

Ms. Gartner commented, "I've worked directly with what many consider to be the industry's leading online video storage systems, and MultiVu's new Digital Center's archiving, asset storage and distribution capabilities far exceed any I've seen. The platform is extremely user friendly, and users can archive assets such as videos, photos and logos, and instantaneously disseminate this content, 24/7, to media and consumer audiences around the world."

Unique to The Digital Center is the ability to distribute video and multimedia content to PR Newswire's vast media network and to the members of PR Newswire for Journalists, a media-only website with reporters and bloggers from more than 27,000 media organizations. Further, in addition to providing the ability to download content in multiple formats that cater to journalists in the US and internationally, The Digital Center also offers a variety of public and password-protected distribution channels, including streaming preview and direct download capabilities for pre-screened and registered media, bloggers and websites.

The Digital Center promotes direct, one-on-one engagement through an optional comment and rating system that enables consumer and media to provide feedback on videos and other promotional materials. The Digital Center also offers reporting and tracking capabilities, such as the number of hits a video receives and demographic information on individuals who download full digital files.

To find out more about The Digital Center, contact digitalcenter@multivu.com.

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