CMP Technology's Stephen Saunders Named Key Influencer in the IPTV Marketplace; Light Reading Co-Founder Recognized for Unique Impact on IPTV and Online VideoPRNewswire MANHASSET, N.Y., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology, a targeted media and marketing solutions company serving the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide, announced today that Stephen Saunders, CMP Senior Internal Consultant and Light Reading co-founder, has been named to the IPTV Evangelist (http://www.iptvevangelist.com/) IPTV Top 50 of 2006 list. IPTV Evangelist is a leading broadband, analysis and video blogging site and its Top 50 list is the first of its kind to honor key players changing the face of IPTV and online video. The winners were culled from hundreds of reader submissions. "We are very proud that IPTV Evangelist has placed Steve Saunders on its distinguished list of visionaries," said Steve Weitzner, CMP Technology's President and CEO. "CMP remains an industry leader because of its talented people. Steve is forward thinking and has played a significant role on our management team, creating unique opportunities for marketers to enhance their profile within the telecom industry while attaining their business objectives." Saunders joins other leaders on the prestigious IPTV Evangelist list, including IPTV content creators: Amanda Condon, Amanda across America; Brian Conley, Alive in Baghdad; reporters and analysts: Brian Dolan, FierceIPTV; Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, Multichannel News; and executives: Jeremy Allaire, BrightCove; John Chambers, Cisco; Serge Tchuruk, Alcatel; Ramu Potarazu, Broadstream; Chad Hurley, YouTube. "IPTV is a key new technology for B2B publishers and we've made it a priority to develop high quality, entertaining programming using this dynamic medium and place it front and center on the Light Reading site. It's great that this hard work has been recognized by IPTV Evangelist," Saunders said. Saunders has been covering the telecommunications industry for more than 20 years. Prior to his current position as a Senior Internal Consultant to Steve Weitzner, Saunders was Senior Vice President, Group Director, Communications Group, managing Light Reading, Byte & Switch and Dark Reading. Before co-founding Light Reading, Saunders was an executive editor at Data Communications where he directed the magazine's editorial content. He has been recognized with many awards, including six Jesse H. Neal Editorial Achievement Awards from the American Business Press and three awards from the Computer Press Association. Saunders is also the author of two books, The Data Communications Gigabit Ethernet Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 1998) and The McGraw- Hill High-Speed LANs Handbook (1995). IPTV Evangelist is the ultimate guide to the people and the companies that are defining the red-hot IPTV market. Founded by streaming video pioneer Gilbert B. Hammer, IPTV Evangelist combines the latest IPTV news and analysis with interviews with key IPTV players. As the title of the site implies, Gilbert is passionate about IPTV, which he views as the next-generation for online and mobile entertainment for its creative integration of new and improved forms of communication, storytelling and community. About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. Contact: Alix Raine SVP Communications CMP Technology 516.562.7827 araine@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Technology CONTACT: Alix Raine, SVP Communications of CMP Technology, Web site: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |