VOYAGE.TV IN THE NEWS
TRAVEL WEEKLY - January 25th, 2010 - Voyage.tv rolling out purchasing function on cable broadcast
Travel agents will soon face competition from yet another electronic medium as Voyage.tv
Voyage.tv, which started broadcasting its travel-destination videos on Cablevision in August, is set to debut interactive features this quarter after boosting its potential TV audience by 70% within the past four months.
The independent cable channel plans eventually to enable people to use their cable- and satellite-box remote controls to buy travel packages. The technology lets customers reserve travel packages by interacting with the company
Michael McNabb, CEO of New York- based Voyage.tv
He said the feature would be available to about 3.5 million Cablevision customers in the New York area.
The channel uses wholesaler Mark Travel Solutions to develop high-end travel products based on the videos and to provide call center services.
It started testing its TV programming in July and in August debuted the content in about 20 million homes served by Comcast, Cablevision, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse and Mag Rack Entertainment. Voyage.tv is now accessible in about 34 million homes and could reach 40 million by the end of March, McNabb said.
He added that Voyage.tv is set to announce another distributor this month.
Voyage.tv is one of a number of travel oriented TV programs set to debut inter-few months. Cruise Shoppes, a consortium of 200 small travel agencies owned by Florida-based Next One Interactive, launched its 30-minute show on-demand will be a viable tool for either lead generation or actual transactions by complementing Internet-based promotions and other media.
While McNabb said the multichannel approach helped more than quadruple Voyage.tv
Among those skeptical of the model is Forrester Research analyst Henry Harteveldt.
Additionally, Harteveldt cited forecasts by the research firm In-Stat that the number of U.S. households that regularly watch online videos on their TVs will jump tenfold, to about 25 million, between 2009 and 2013. If that is so, he argued, what sense does it make to put resources into transaction-based video-on-demand programming as more people access the Web from their TVs?
Still, McNabb insisted that his company was less than two years away from providing video programming that enables full travel-package purchases, while Robb cited Voyage.tv
Customers will be able to make a nominal reservation fee payment at the Voyage.tv site.
January 25th, 2010 - Voyage.tv rolling out purchasing function on cable broadcast
THE BEST OF THE BIG APPLE IS ON VOYAGE.TV
NEW YORK (November 18, 2009)—Voyage.tv launches their slate of New York City programming today. Filmed in stunning HD, the programs offer a backstage pass to the Big Apple and all it has to offer travelers with discerning tastes.
Highlights include an insider’s tour of the singular Museum of Arts and Design in Columbus Circle; interviews with influential restaurateurs at celeb-haunt Hotel Griffou; a lesson in the health benefits of grapes and wine (yes, they really do exist!) at Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa at the Plaza Hotel; and a trip to the Union Square Greenmarket with Slow Food advocate Galen Zamarra, also owner of top restaurant Mas (Farmhouse).
Complementing Voyage.tv’s exciting coverage of New York City’s top nightlife, dining and cultural destinations is a select video portfolio of twelve (and counting) leading Manhattan hotels. These objective and engaging profiles capture everything from the guest rooms at the Waldorf=Astoria to the trendy lounges at the W Union Square to the renowned Country restaurant at the Carlton.
The Voyage.tv New York City programs are available online (www.voyage.tv) and in over 20 million homes via free Video-on-Demand. New York City is the fifth destination launched since April 15, 2009, preceded most recently by Bermuda and Las Vegas. Each program cycle combines rich editorial content
with the visual intensity of television and interactivity of the Web. Voyage.tv video crews traverse the globe to capture the insider’s perspective of each destination in vivid High Definition. Their videos speak to the lifestyle of their audience.
About Voyage:
Headquartered in New York City, Voyage.tv is backed by leading venture capital firm Syncom, and La Macchia Enterprises. Voyage.tv can be found at www.voyage.tv and via Cablevision iO TV® digital television (channel 608) and Mag Rack Entertainment.
Nov 18, 2009 - The Best of the Big Apple is on Voyage.tv
NEW YORK - (September 18, 2009) – VOYAGE.TV LAUNCHES ORIGINAL LAS VEGAS PROGRAMMING IN VIVID HD
Voyage.tv launches their slate of original Las Vegas programming today. Filmed in stunning HD, the videos feature the new and renewed Vegas that luxury travelers want to explore including leading Hotel and Resort Profiles and original lifestyle programs on nightlife, dining, activities and more. Highlights include a hilarious one-on-one interview with Mayor Oscar Goodman in his office, an insider’s glimpse into illustrious restaurants Valentino, Rao’s and The Krug Room at Guy Savoy, and tours of over-the-top spas Qua and Green Valley Ranch. Voyages.tv’s Signature Programs offer a backstage pass to Vegas and all it has to offer the traveler with discerning tastes.
Sep 18, 2009 – Voyage.tv launches original Las Vegas programming in VIVID HD
NEW YORK - September 21, 2009: Tweet Your Way to a Dream Vacation in Voyage.tv’s Tweet Your Trip Contest.
Voyage.tv, a new media channel featuring original luxury travel and lifestyle programming, is giving anyone with a Twitter account the chance to win a dream vacation in the Voyage.tv “Tweet Your Trip Contest.”
September 21, 2009 - Tweet Your Trip Contest
USA TODAY – AUGUST 26, 2009 – Ready to Bring Your Travel Innovation to Market?
Join these travel technology innovators in redefining the future of travel.
August 26, 2009 – Ready to Bring Your Travel Innovation to Market?
MALVERN, PA – AUGUST 19, 2009 – Any Source Media Offers the Broadest Content Line–up of All Connected TV Platforms
AnySource Media, LLC, creator of the Connected HDTVPlatform™ allowing consumers to easily watch 100s of “virtual” on-demand channels “out of the box” in new HDTVs being introduced this year, today announced several new content partners including GolfTV, Voyage.tv, New York Financial Press (NYFP), Small Business Television (SBTV.com), Show Me the Curry, Still Crazy After All These Beers & Quietwater Films, producer of Paddlesports TV. Along with previously announced partners, the addition of this collection of professional video producers expands AnySource Media’s Internet channel line-up to the broadest offering of any current Connected TV platform in the U.S. market…
Aug 20, 2009 - AnySource Media Offers the Broadest Content Line-up of All Connected TV Platforms
NEW YORK - AUGUST 11, 2009 – Cablevision announces Bermuda Tourism on Voyage.tv
The island of Bermuda will be the latest travel destination to be featured as part of Cablevision’s interactive and on demand advertising television platform delivering luxury travel information and programming to Cablevision’s digital cable viewers. The Bermuda experience content will appear on Voyage.tv (iO TV® Channel 608), Cablevision’s Market Showcase and will also utilize Cablevision’s Power :30® commercials which will allow consumers to interact with the TV advertising by telescoping directly from thirty-second spots to Bermuda Tourism content…
Aug 11, 2009 – Cablevision announces Bermuda Tourism on Voyage.tv
JULY 6, 2009 – Travel Weekly covers the launch of Voyage.tv
Mark Travel is partner in hybrid plan to sell travel on cable TV and website. A new partnership is unveiling what industry experts believe is the first hybrid scheme to market travel product using cable providers’ video-on-demand systems in conjunction with a website and call center…
July 6, 2009 – Travel Weekly covers the launch of Voyage.tv
NEW YORK - JUNE 22, 2009 - A Site to Book Luxury Trips and Preview Them in Video
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN. With so much turmoil in the economy, it might seem an odd time to unveil a Web site dedicated to luxury travel, but backers of Voyage.tv, which made its debut last week, say affluent travelers are still packing their Louis Vuitton bags…
June 22, 2009 – The New York Times, A Site to Book Luxury Trips and Preview Them in Video
NEW YORK - JUNE 17, 2009 – Voyage.tv announces launch of website
Voyage today announced the launch of Voyage.tv, a next generation media model that offers a fresh and innovative way for affluent consumers to pursue lifestyle and travel interests. Combining the rich editorial content that readers expect from highend print media with the visual depth of television and the interactivity of the Web, Voyage.tv reinvents the way luxury travel is discovered, shared and ultimately purchased…
June 17, 2009 – Voyage.tv announces launch of website
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