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NewspaperDirect and MTN Form Strategic Alliance
Source: NewspaperDirect Official Release
NewspaperDirect to Provide Same Day Newspapers for Cruise Lines around the World
Miami Beach, FL: NewspaperDirect, the leading print-on-demand newspaper delivery service, announced today that is has formed a strategic alliance with Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), the world's leading provider of global communications solutions for the maritime industry. Under the alliance, MTN will have access to the NewspaperDirect network to provide same day, out-of-market newspapers to cruise line passengers.
NewspaperDirect uses its proprietary technology and partnerships with more than 100 of the world's leading newspapers from the United States, Europe, and Asia to provide travelers with their hometown newspapers - at points all around the world. Newspaper publishers electronically transmit their files to the NewspaperDirect network daily, with hard copies printed on remote high-speed laser printer installations, so travelers can keep in touch while traveling the world.
Under the strategic alliance, MTN will utilize its superior global satellite services to access these newspaper files, providing yet another critical service for its customers in the cruise line industry. MTN customers will have the ability to print only the newspaper titles and quantities needed for their passengers and can utilize the service as an additional revenue opportunity or as a free service to foster customer loyalty and repeat visits.
"Our goal is to provide readers with their hometown newspaper no matter where they are in the world," said Richard Miller, vice president of sales and marketing for NewspaperDirect. "MTN provides satellite communications services to many of the world's leading cruise ships, and working with them will help us achieve this goal."
"MTN has pioneered the use of satellite technology, helping cruise ships run their business and making their guests more comfortable when away from home," said Bradford C. Briggs, vice president and general manager of Maritime Telecommunications Network. "We are excited to be working with NewspaperDirect and look forward to a broad implementation of this service."
NewspaperDirect recently provided more than 80,000 newspapers during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, and has serviced the Holland America Line since January 2001.
About NewspaperDirect
The leading innovator in electronic newspaper delivery, NewspaperDirect was established in 1999 to open new distribution channels for international newspaper publishers, and to provide global business travelers with their favorite newspaper anytime, anywhere.
NewspaperDirect utilizes its proprietary technology to distribute and print digitally imaged, full-format newspapers through a global network of License Partners located in cities such as London, Bangkok, Cancun, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Moscow, Toronto, Mexico City, Bermuda, Kiev, Nepal, Singapore, Warsaw, Hamburg, Vancouver, and St. Petersburg.
NewspaperDirect's network of newspapers include, The Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, USA TODAY , El Pais, The Times, Mainichi Shimbun, LA Times, Il Giornale, Dong-A Ilbo, Aftenposten, La Stampa, National Post, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, New York Post, De Telegraaf, Times of India, and many more.
About Maritime Telecommunications Network
Maritime Telecommunications Network, Inc., (MTN) the leader in maritime communications, provides voice, fax, data and Internet communications to the cruise and offshore industries, and the U.S. Navy throughout the world. MTN also provides ship-to-shore live video and radio broadcast capabilities. MTN is owned by its parent company, Verestar, Inc. More information is available at www.mtnsat.com.
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