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pod3.tv press release: Oliver Rothschild becomes Chairman

London, 2/4/2009

Pod3.tv Ltd, the UK’s award winning video podcast WebTV company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Rothschild as its non-executive Chairman.

Neil Fairbrother Founder and CEO of pod3.tv Ltd, welcomed the appointment saying:
"We are delighted that Oliver Rothschild has agreed to join pod3.tv as Chairman. We believe that Oliver will bring significant experience and international credibility to the Board of pod3.tv as we rapidly expand our range of content, both home grown and sourced from third parties”.

Oliver Rothschild said “In Pod3.tv we one of the early movers in the independent WebTV space and as such have a great track record of success with a very exciting road map for the future. I am pleased to join pod3.tv at such an exciting stage in the company’s growth. I look forward to the exciting challenges of the future and working with my colleagues at Pod3.tv to ensure the company continues to provide a wide range of quality TV shows to justify the public's continuing support”.

“The internet is a great disintermediator and we’re thrilled to be at the vanguard of 21st Century entertainment, unconstrained by the last 100 years of legacy processes and procedures” said Pod3.tv’s founder Neil Fairbrother.

“With increasing broadband supply and the inevitable roll-out of fibre optic services to the home, the bastions of traditional media and entertainment face huge challenges with their business models as they witness these crumbling in front of their eyes. At Pod3.tv we are fully geared up to operate effectively and efficiently in the WebTV space,” continued Fairbrother.

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Notes to Editors
Founder and principal of Buchler Rothschild Investments, Oliver Rothschild has held several key positions including Chairman of UNICEF (Appeals). He is currently the Ambassador of the Monte Carlo Film Festival (IETFF), Ambassador of the charity Fresh2O and is closely associated with several other charitable bodies and boards. Oliver is the Patron of the St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Chairman of Pinewood Media, a Director of Twilight Films Ltd and Chairman of the Tripleplay Group.


His track record of successful business development includes Property Investment, ICT and Entertainment, Public Relations, Fine Arts & Antiques. Oliver's board level experience is equally extensive. He has served as Chairman for a travel plc, Senior Vice President of American General Investments and Director of an Auction House. Principle shareholder in a Fine Arts and Antiques business, currently Oliver is serving as Chairman of AB Entertainments and holds directorships with a number of IT, PR and Investment companies.

Fluent in French, German, Spanish and Italian, Oliver Rothschild is actively developing business opportunities throughout the US and Europe, including the former Eastern European Block countries, where he is both investing and advising on property and business acquisitions.

About Pod3.tv

Pod3.tv was launched in June 2006 and was ranked as one of the top 10 Most Innovative Companies in the UK in November 2007’s Courvoisier Future 500 report, published in the Sunday Observer national newspaper.

Pod3.tv produces and distributes TV-style shows across a range of genres and distributes them as commercially sponsored video podcasts for viewing on Macs, PCs, video iPods and iPhones.

For advertising in Pod3.tv shows: sales@pod3.tv
Or call the Pod3 team on +44 1494 794001

About Video Podcasts

Voted “Word of the Year 2005” and invented in 2004, podcasts are audio or video files that can be downloaded via an “RSS” link into browsers or iTunes on Macs or PCs. If into iTunes they can then be downloaded into iPods, iPhones and AppleTV.

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