In February 2005, Ackerman founded Spinnaker Media LLC to develop innovative entertainment, educational and digital media companies. Spinnaker Media holdings include Propeller Consulting, Documentary Channel, InternetSafety.Com and Famplosion!. In 2006, Ackerman served as the (Interim) CEO of ClickStar Inc., a company founded by Intel Corporation and actor Morgan Freeman's Revelations Entertainment.

Previously, Ackerman served as CEO of OpenTV Corp (NASDAQ) from 2000 to 2004, where he led the company through a transition from a pure software vendor to a world-leading provider of advanced interactive television technologies, applications and services.

Prior to this, as the CEO of British Interactive Broadcasting, Ackerman was responsible for launching the world's first comprehensive interactive television service allowing consumers to shop, play games, email and bank on their TVs as part of Sky Digital in the UK (BSkyB). He also served as managing director of Sky Ventures, where he oversaw BSkyB's portfolio of joint venture channels including Nickelodeon UK, Paramount Comedy Channel, QVC UK, The History Channel UK and The National Geographic Channel.

Previously, Ackerman was the VP International at A&E Television Networks where he was responsible for the launch of The History Channel in the UK and Latin America.

"It is my great honor to join the Board of Documentary Channel as its Chairman," comments Ackerman. "Under the leadership of founder and CEO Tom Neff, Documentary Channel has established itself as 'the voice of the independent documentary filmmaker.' In today's ever-changing world, documentaries stand out as one of the clearest means of exposing truth and encouraging hope. I look forward to working with Tom to develop this channel as a force on the media landscape domestically and overseas."

A Los Angeles native and the son of actress Elinor Donahue ("Father Knows Best") and the late television Executive Producer Harry Ackerman ("Bewitched," "The Flying Nun"), Ackerman resides in Nashville with his wife, and two children.

About Documentary Channel(TM): Documentary Channel (DOC) is the USA's first 24-hour television network exclusively devoted to documentary films and is the Voice of the Independent Documentary Filmmaker. DOC is the television viewer's round-the-clock opportunity to see fascinating, eclectic and award-winning documentary films of all lengths and genres, from classics to cutting-edge. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., with offices in New York and Los Angeles, Documentary Channel was founded by CEO and Oscar(R)-nominated documentary filmmaker Tom Neff. DOC launched on DISH Network (Channel 197) in January 2006, and now reaches over 21 million homes nationwide. DOC is carried by several broadcast stations in major television markets including NYC TV (Channel 25) throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. DOC's Web site is located at www.documentarychannel.com.

SOURCE: Documentary Channel

SWPR Group
Barry Smith / Bonnie Winings
818-760-7131
bsmith@swprgroup.com / bwinings@swprgroup.com

"Mobile Posse delivers a positive experience for the consumers while enabling brand marketers to engage customers in a very personal and targeted manner - it's truly a winning value proposition," said Jennings, who has built interactive ad teams at start-ups and traditional media companies.

Prior to joining Mobile Posse, Jennings served as Chief Revenue Officer for Vitrue, a leading provider of user-generated content-based advertising solutions for brands. In that role he built a sales team that concentrated on the top agencies and brands including Arby's, Chick-fil-A, MTV, P&G, Fox, Moe's Burritos and many others. Mr. Jennings was previously Chief Revenue Officer for Lightningcast, where he launched the InStream Ad Network for the company, which became the leading broadband video network prior to its sale to AOL in May, 2006. Under Mr. Jennings' leadership, the InStream Network grew to over 200 million streams per month across 150 high quality sites and attracted top tier advertisers. Earlier Jennings was VP New Media at A&E Television Networks where he led a team that built interactive ad programs for the A&E, The History Channel, and Biography Networks.

"I've been involved in managing the growth of start-ups and emerging companies throughout my career," said Collier, who brings over 21 years of experience. "Mobile Posse is off to a great start with successful launch of their solution with Revol Wireless, and has been conducting market trials with a number of leading wireless operators in the US. I believe that we are poised for exciting growth this year and I am happy to be part of a dynamic team that has already accomplished so much in such a short time."

Prior to joining Mobile Posse, Collier served as the lead financial officer for kajeet, a company founded to provide mobile services to tweens and their families. As a part of the initial management team, Mr. Collier was responsible for creating and managing the business model that served as the foundation for the company's venture financing efforts that resulted in over $64M of Series A and Series B financing. He initiated and managed the financial processes and controls of the company, drove business operations initiatives as the company became operational, and took on responsibility for HR and legal issues as the company evolved. Prior to kajeet, Mr. Collier was a part of the start-up management team that founded USinternetworking, a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) providing hosted enterprise software applications to businesses. While at USi, he created and managed the business model as part of financing efforts, managed key financial metrics for the company and led sales operations and other customer-facing initiatives for the company. Prior to his tenure at USi, Mr. Collier served as the CFO of PICO, a start-up organization that provided wireless LAN devices in the U.S. Mr. Collier was responsible for all financial aspects of managing the business, including cash management, financial controls, and establishing financial processes.

About Mobile Posse

Mobile Posse, Inc., a privately-held company based in McLean, VA, is the leading provider of a permission-based idle screen delivery solution for mobile content and advertising. Using proprietary patent-pending technology, Mobile Posse allows marketers to radically enhance their reach and conversion rates in a convenient and cost-effective manner while strengthening relationships with consumers and carriers. Mobile Posse is the first company to rollout and deliver permission based content and advertising messages to the idle screens of mobile phones in partnership with a U.S. carrier. For more information about Mobile Posse, please visit www.mobileposse.com

SOURCE: Mobile Posse, Inc.

Mobile Posse
Chris Wheless, 703-348-4084
pr@mobileposse.com

Selected by NAMIC and editors of MultichannelNews, the Next Generation Leaders Awards are presented in three categories: Cable MSO, Cable Programmer and Technology Company or Discipline. Executives of color age 45 and under were eligible for nomination. Dawkins (Programmer), Jackson (MSO), and Kurup (Technology) were selected from a distinguished group of nominees for demonstrating exceptional practices of diversity and inclusion within the scope of their managerial capacities.

"NAMIC has made a resolute commitment to ensuring that our industry has a strong pipeline of diverse executives through our education and mentoring initiatives," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC. "We are pleased to recognize this accomplished group of industry leaders that share our mission of achieving a multi-ethnic workforce by promoting diversity in all aspects of their business."

In addition to the trio of Next Generation Leaders, an auxiliary group of executives were chosen to receive NAMIC Luminary Awards. Recognized for their commitment to advancing the NAMIC mission by promoting multi-ethnic diversity within their companies and giving back to the communities in which they work and live, the NAMIC "Luminaries" are:

    - Christine Bragan - Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Rainbow
      Media Holdings LLC

    - Darlene Chapman-Holmes, Senior Vice President, Marketing, AmericanLife
      TV Network

    - Sean Cohan, Senior Vice President, International, A&E Television
      Networks

    - Johnita Due, Senior Counsel, CNN Worldwide

    - Sonya Lockett, Vice President, Public Affairs, BET

    - Ariela Neruba, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, TuTv Networks

    - Chris Powell, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Scripps
      Networks

    - Michelle Rice, Senior Vice President, Distribution & Strategy, TV One

NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast sponsors include mun2, Telemundo, Russell Reynolds Associates, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), The Sportsman Channel and A&E Television Networks.

For more information on the 2008 Next Generation Leaders Awards and the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast, contact Sandra Girado, 212-594-5985, ext. 23. Inquiries pertaining to sponsorship or table/ticket purchases should be directed to Danny McGlone, 212-594-5985, ext. 13.

About NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 17 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve.

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Regarded by the communications industry as the cornerstone of cable's Diversity Week, the theme for this year's Annual Conference is Diversity: Pipeline to Innovation. "Diversity and inclusion lead to an increased level of creativity, resources, and skills resulting in innovation, which drives the cable and telecommunications industry," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC. "Charter and Discovery are among those companies advocating diversity to not only increase innovation, but also the bottom line, so we are pleased to have Neil and David on board for this year's conference."

Smit brings more than 20 years of experience working with multi-service providers and leading consumer brands to his executive post at Charter Communications, a leading broadband company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United States. Smit serves on the boards of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, CableLabs and C-SPAN. "In this rapidly evolving industry, diversity is a key to maintaining a competitive advantage. At Charter we value diversity of thought, culture, and background because it leads to greater innovation and value for our customers," said Mr. Smit.

Zaslav sets the strategy and oversees all operations for Discovery Communications, the world's number-one nonfiction media company with more than 100 networks in over 170 countries. Additionally, Zaslav serves on the boards of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, The Cable Center, Center for Communication, TiVo and is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Paley Center for Media. "Discovery is committed to creating an environment that leverages diversity to drive our business results and operating performance. I'm honored to serve as Co-chair for such a critical industry conference," said Mr. Zaslav.

The Annual NAMIC Conference is the premier forum for professionals at every level to share their perspectives through participation in educational track sessions focused on corporate diversity and inclusion, digital media, ad sales and leadership development. The three-day agenda will also feature dynamic General Sessions; special luncheons presented in recognition of the 15th anniversary of the L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program and the 2008 Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award recipient; presentation of the Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMAs); Diversity in Communications Career Expo; and exceptional networking opportunities. Analysis of NAMIC's 2008 Employment Research findings will also highlight this year's event.

Planning committee Co-chairs for the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference include: Kenetta Bailey, senior vice president, Marketing, WE tv; Marsha J. Conaway, regional vice president, Human Resources, Midwest Region, Time Warner Cable; Charisse R. Lillie, vice president, Human Resources, Comcast Corporation and senior vice president, Human Resources, Comcast Cable Communications; and Pragash Pillai, vice president, Strategic Engineering, Bresnan Communications.

Annual Conference sponsors to date include the Walter Kaitz Foundation, Scripps Networks, Russell Reynolds, A&E Television Networks, Cisco, Rainbow Media, NCTA, TuTv and TV One. Inquiries regarding event sponsorship and career expo exhibition should be directed to Danny McGlone, vice president of Fund Development, NAMIC, at 212-594-5985.

For more information on the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference and to access online registration, visit www.namic.com or contact Sandra Girado, meetings and events manager, NAMIC, at 212-594-5985. NAMIC's room block at the New York Marriott Marquis has been established at the rate of $409.00 per night. Hotel reservations can be booked before the August 15th deadline by calling (800) 228-9290.

About NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 17 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve. For more information, please visit www.namic.com.

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