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With viewership on the rise, World Risk and Insurance News begins broadcasting twice a week and introduces original programming, including Who Got Caught? and Legislative Brief.

(PRWEB) March 07, 2012

WRIN.tv has begun producing two newscasts each week in order to deliver even more timely and relevant programming. The online video news network for the global insurance industry is also producing its own original video series providing a platform for subject matter experts to share insights into topics of interest to the risk and insurance community.

In the WRIN.tv series Who Got Caught?, renowned insurance lawyer, consultant and expert witness Barry Zalma focuses on the apprehension of perpetrators of insurance fraud.

As a neutral media source, World Risk and Insurance News has brought together a unique array of guests not seen elsewhere on the Web, including contributions from the Insurance Information Institute, A.M. Best, The Insurance Insider and Reinsurance Magazine. WRIN.tv is accessible through several online sources including a WRIN.tv YouTube Channel, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter (WRINtv Social Pulse). As the network grows, management expects more viewers to register for WRIN.tv Video Alerts that will notify them by email regarding content of particular interest.

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John P. Greene, President & COO of Insurance Broadcast System, Inc.,"We are excited with the progress we have made in bringing online video news to the global insurance community. Working closely with industry experts we aim to deliver news and information to our audience so that they can do their jobs better ."

WRIN.tv reports the news affecting the global risk, insurance and financial services industries from an insurance perspective, including reports on Financial Markets, the Global Economic Crisis and Sovereign Debt, Regulation/Solvency II, Risk Management and Captive Domiciles, Catastrophic Events, Technology, Industry Events and Intellectual Capital/Insights, and morealways available in the WRIN.tv On Demand Library for viewer convenience.

About World Risk and Insurance News

World Risk and Insurance News (WRIN.tv) is the online video news network delivering late-breaking and relevant business-to-business information, analysis and thought leadership to the global risk, insurance and financial services industries. As a neutral source of news, WRIN.tv works closely with various media outlets, research firms, industry analysts, trade associations and subject matter experts around the globe to deliver fair and balanced programming. Its unique blend of streaming video and integrated social media connect professionals in the global risk and insurance community through its website at http://www.WRIN.tv. World Risk and Insurance News is owned and operated by Insurance Broadcast System, Inc.

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Adele's"21" album clocks a 23rd week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 247,000 copies this week (down 17%) according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the longest-running No. 1 since Prince & the Revolution's "Purple Rain" soundtrack scored 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1984 and 1985.

"21's" year-to-date sales now stand at 2.07 million (by far 2012's top album). Well behind in second place among the best-sellers this year is Whitney Houston's"Whitney: The Greatest Hits," with 527,000 sold.

The last time an album sold over 2 million copies this early in a year was in 2003, when 50 Cent'sjust-released "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" blew through 2.6 million by March 2.

As "21" was released more than a year ago, its 2012 sales are all the more impressive. Reaching back further in the archives, the last time a months-old album rang up 2 million this fast was in 2001, when Shaggy's"Hotshot" album moved 2.12 million (through March 4).

"Hotshot" was first released in August of 2000, and in early 2001, Shaggy was riding high on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with two No. 1s: "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel."

Getting back to this week's Billboard 200, however, Adele leads a relatively quiet chart, as there is only one debut in the top 10. "WZRD," the collaborative album from Kid Cudiand producerDot da Genius, bows at No. 3 with 66,000. It trails Houston's "Greatest Hits" at No. 2 with 112,000 (down 36%).

The "Now 41" compilation is up a slot to No. 4 (46,000; down 15%), "The Bodyguard" soundtrack also rises a rung to No. 5 (43,000; down 9%) and Tyga's"Careless World" slips two to No. 6 (37,000; down 39%). Adele's "19" holds at No. 7 (just under 37,000; down 6%), Drake's"Take Care" climbs 13-8 (29,000; up 13%) and Rihanna's"Talk That Talk" zips 14-9 (25,000; up 9%). Houston's "Whitney Houston" rounds out the top 10, falling one to No. 10 (25,000; down 15%).

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BSkyBs upcoming over-the-top internet TV service could create a new post-subscription ecosystem for pay-per-view and pay-as-you-go TV shows.

Therell be a spectrum all the way down to individual shows - well see how far we get, finance chief Andrew Griffith said at the FT Digital Media Conference in London.

Imagine a world without satellite dishes. By this summer, Sky, in a bold step, is due to launch subscription movie, sports and entertainment bundles on connected TVs, game consoles and other devices without the usual necessity for its core satellite subscription.

But, although those bundles will be offered on a month-by-month basis, more granular options will also be on offer

Theres a lot of growth left in cable and satellite platforms in the UK, Griffith told the conference. But a psychological barrier has been the need for a dish, a 12-month contract because of the way we put set-top box in to the market and the perception (though not the reality) that you need to buy a bundle.

Over-the-top platforms facilitate new services that are more pay-as-you-go. Thats not necessarily deflating in terms of price - some of those pay-as-you-go services are more expensive - but they could reach out to a much larger base than the 13 million or so people who take (UK) pay-TV today.

Its a far cry from the BSkyB (NYSE:BSY - News) we have come to know, which regards its satellite/broadband/telephone subscription as core, and potentially a step-change for premium TV video...

Soon, Sky will be offering not just Sky Movies and Sky Sports monthly subscriptions over IP-enabled devices, but also content like individual pay-per-view movies via Box Office, individual sporting events or tournaments, subscriptions only to individual drama series and even one-off rental access to individual episodes - all over internet TV devices like consoles, set-top boxes and tablets.

But how much will it cost? Skys new IPTV bundles will likely be priced higher than the new online subscription offers from Netflix (NSDQ:NFLX - News) (6pm) and Lovefilm (5pm), to reflect its better content line-up, but could go cheaper than or equal to the equivalent packages on its own satellite platform. After all, the new offerings wont come with any of the infrastructure costs of satellite.

Were in a market with really good headroom for growth, Griffith told paidContent at the FT Digital Media Conference. Cable and satellite are only in 55 percent of homes, 40 percent of homes have never paid anyone for TV although they have paid for content like DVDs.

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Broadview Networks, a leading provider of hosted voice, data and cloud computing solutions, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named OfficeSuite Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) as a recipient of the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award.

OfficeSuite ACD is a fully featured hosted application that is integrated with OfficeSuite, Broadviews award-winning cloud-based IP phone solution. OfficeSuite ACD provides robust call center capabilities for business customers, including advanced call routing, queuing, call recording, out-of-the-box reporting, and dashboard functionality.

OfficeSuite ACD delivers the advanced call center features of a PBX or standalone ACD without the need to invest capital in onsite equipment or intensive IT support. It is easily managed in the cloud and administered without extensive training from anywhere via a web browser. It provides a suite of highly flexible capabilities that enable quick and easy prioritization and distribution of incoming business calls, customized hold treatments and advanced routing options that factor in call agents skills, location, experience and other parameters.

We are honored to receive a 2011 Product of the Year Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, said Jeff Blackey, senior vice president of marketing for Broadview Networks. OfficeSuite is just one of the ways Broadview is making it easier for SMBs to run their businesses. Weve incorporated powerful enterprise-grade features into our hosted call center and recording solution and made them available to SMBswithout the need for any new investment in equipment or additional IT resources. Whether for three or 300 users, Broadviews cloud-based ACD is an affordable and easy-to-use solution.

I am happy to grant Broadview Networks with a Product of the Year Award. The editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY have verified that OfficeSuite Automatic Call Distribution displays quality and innovation plus provides real solutions in the marketplace, stated Rich Tehrani, chief executive officer of TMC. I would like to congratulate the entire team at Broadview Networks for their commitment to advancing IP communication technologies.

2011 Product of the Year winners are published in INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, (www.itmag.com). INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the authority in IP communication since 1998.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine

INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998. Beginning with the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. For more information, please visit http://www.itmag.com.

About TMC (www.tmcnet.com)

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