¡¡¡¡RESTON, Va., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Voxant, the New Media Network, announced today that it now has 234 licensed content affiliates, more than any other online syndication service of fully licensed news and information. The Voxant Newsroom provides more than 880,000 news and information assets, free of charge, to 11,500 Web publishers of niche communities, hyper-local news sites, and news and video aggregators. By pushing content to thousands of niche communities on the Web, rather than attempting to aggregate eyeballs to its own site, the Voxant network delivered more than 23 million ad impressions.

    "Voxant enables news organizations to take advantage of what was once perceived as a major threat to its business model, online news delivery," explained Jeff Crigler, CEO of Voxant, "Our content and advertiser affiliates are now reaching a diverse set of targeted niche communities, from hockey to personal investing to hyper-local news sites. Our ability to continue to grow the number of high-caliber content providers, develop our network of Web publishers, and deliver a high click-through rate on pre-roll video ads demonstrates the strength of our business model."

    Through the Voxant Newsroom (www.voxant.com), licensed content is monetized and syndicated to Web publishers, who embed news assets including video, audio, print, and still images. Voxant shares advertising revenue with content providers and Web publishers.

    New Licensed Content Affiliates Through September. Voxant signed Getty Images, the Associated Press added its AP Today-in-History Video and AP Politics Video, and Reuters expanded its news feeds with the addition of Reuters Business Video. Across key news categories, fully licensed content from the following sources was added to the Voxant Newsroom:

    -- Business & Financial: Kiplinger, The Daily Reckoning, The Penny Sleuth, Whiskey and Gunpowder, JJ Keller & Associates -- Entertainment: Focus Hollywood/Images, TV Guide, WhatsNewHollywoodTV, On The Scene Productions -- Health: Womens enews, FullTurnMedia -- Life: DarynKagan.com, Learn2Grow, Ford Models, Inc. -- Local Newspapers & News Distribution: Bedford Journal, Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps, Bluff County Reader, The Cabinet, The Chatfield News, The Clatskanie Chief, Edmons Beacon, Enumclaw Courier-Herald, The Free Press, The Goldendale Sentinel, Hollis Brookline Journal, Mabel/Harmony News-Record, The Jones County News, Journal Opinion, The Kaselehie Press, Lassen County Times, The Lovall Chronicle Mattawa Area News, Merrimack Journal, McKenzie River Reflections, Moapa Valley Progress, The Molokai Dispatch, Mountain Mail, Mukilteo Beacon, The New Salem Journal, The Original Irregular, Portoloa Reporter, The Raton Range, Republican-Leader, Sentinel Tribune, Spring Grove Herald, Spring Valley Tribune, The Trinidad Times Independent, The Wabaunsee County Signal- Enterprise -- Political: Political Lunch, Council of Foreign Relations -- Science/Technology: AskPatty.com, MedGadget -- Sports: AccuScore, Ecklund''s Hockey LLC (hockeybuzz.com), Football Inside, Lawn Tennis News, On the Baseline, Paddock Talk

    These new content affiliates bring the number of licensed news and information providers to 234, joining organizations such as the Associated Press, CBS, CBS Local, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, MTV News, McClatchy- Tribune Information Services, Agence France-Press, National Hockey League, Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Digital Trends, Vibe Magazine, HealthiNation, and Al Bawaba.

    Reach of Advertising Audience and Average Click-Through Rates. Companies placing ads with Voxant content received more than 23 million ad impressions during the month of September, marking a 73% increase over August. During September, the average click-through rate for pre-roll video ads was 4.5%, and was as high as 18% on some campaigns. Premium advertising affiliates include American Express, BestBuy, Delta, History Channel, Netflix, Sprite, Staples and State Farm.

    Affiliate Network Continues Growth. Voxant provides these Web publishers and bloggers with a wide array of high caliber and licensed news sources which can be embedded directly on their sites, instead of having to link viewers to a different site. The number of Web publishers and bloggers in Voxant''s affiliate network surpassed the 11,500 mark in September. This number grows at approximately 650 per week.

    About Voxant

    Voxant is building a new kind of network that delivers unparalleled licensed content, advertising and syndication services to the millions of Websites and niche communities that comprise the Web. Voxant''s 11,500+ Web publisher affiliates have access to the Web''s largest, most diverse selection of free, high quality, fully licensed news and information for their Websites and blogs. The video, text, audio and still image content can be legally embedded on their sites, and re-embedded from any site where it appears, using Voxant''s secure viral syndication technology. Voxant provides full monetization while maintaining control over content integrity, quality and branding for more than 230 content affiliates, including CBS, the Associated Press, Reuters, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, MTV News, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Getty Images, and the NHL. Web publisher affiliates include diverse sites such as searchforvideo.com, NewsMax, Global Security, HipHop Havoc, WhatsNewHollywoodTV, Digital Trends, AskPatty.com, The Sports Network, and Hockey Buzz. Advertising affiliates include Staples, Proctor & Gamble, American Express, Nissan, and Delta Airlines. For more information, please visit www.voxant.com.

    Media Contact: Meghan Dotter 202/349.3638 meghan.dotter@rfbinder.com

    Source: Voxant
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