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HotChalk Announces Partnerships that Connect Teachers and Students with Educational Content
May 28, 2008
National Geographic Digital Motion is offering 700 videos and a collection of royalty-free stock video clips from its media collections for teacher and student use in the classroom. These captivating videos cover a range of curriculum areas, including earth and life science, geography, U.S. and world cultures, history, current events and the environment.
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National Geographic Digital Motion Wins a CODiE Award!
May 22, 2008
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announced National Geographic Digital Motion winner of the Best Video Content Aggregation Service Award for its website, Ngdigitalmotion.com.
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National Geographic Digital Motion Inks Deal with Leading Health and Science Company ArchieMD Inc.
May 13, 2008
National Geographic Digital Motion announced a new partnership with ArchieMD Inc., a leading health and science education company that creates innovative products using state-of-the-art 3-D visual and interactive technology. Digital Motion will add a collection of ArchieMD’s health-related animations, which consist of human anatomy and physiology, diseases, health conditions, medical procedures and more.
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National Geographic Digital Motion extends contract with American Museum of Natural History
April 2008
National Geographic Digital Motion announced an extended agreement with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). This expansion brings to the library a vast range of native HD footage, from spectacular discoveries in science and space, to the exploration of the mysterious underwater world. This magnificent collection will be soon be available online at www.ngdigitalmotion.com.
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National Geographic Digital Motion Presents Three Lucky Winners with a P&O Cruises Grand Prize!
March 17, 2008
National Geographic Digital Motion (NGDM) teamed with P&O Cruises to offer a sweepstakes drawing to NGDM customers and prospective customers; the sweeps ran throughout the month of March. Three lucky winners were randomly selected to win the Grand Prize, a 7-night cruise for 2 along the Iberian Peninsula onboard P&O Cruises luxurious new ship, Ventura, embarking from Southampton on May 2, 2008.
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National Geographic Digital Motion Recognized By International Documentary Association
December 6, 2007
Jocelyn Shearer, Vice President, awarded the 2007 International Documentary Association Preservation and Scholarship Award, in recognition of National Geographic’s commitment to preserving historic films for posterity and for its dedication to making its content accessible for successive generations.
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National Geographic First to Secure Worldwide Rights to License Never-Before-Seen Footage from China
December 4, 2007
National Geographic Digital Motion is the first to enter into an agreement with China to license footage from the China Intercontinental Communications Centre, the media production arm of China’s State Council Information Office.
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Paul Johnson Joins London Office of National Geographic Digital Motion as Account Manager
November 27, 2007
Paul Johnson has been appointed account manager at the London office of National Geographic Digital Motion. He joins recent London recruit Dan Pierce; together they will be responsible for Digital Motion’s advertising, entertainment and corporate accounts and for overseeing the overall expansion of its client base for footage in the U.K. and European marketplace.
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Ron Gloff Joins National Geographic Digital Motion’s International Licensing Team as Account Manager for Media Entertainment Markets
September 28, 2007
National Geographic Digital Motion announced the appointment of Ron Gloff as account manager. Gloff will be responsible for licensing content to entertainment clients in the film, television and museum industries in the western United States and western Canada.
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Heinle and National Geographic Society Form International Publishing Partnership
September 12, 2007
National Geographic entered into a partnership with Thomson to create a line of National Geographic-branded English Learning Language products under the imprint Heinle-Cengage.
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National Geographic Digital Motion Adds More than 170 Hours of HD Content to its Video Footage Library
September 7, 2007
National Geographic Digital Motion announced new partnerships and acquisitions that will expand its HD offerings by more than 170 hours. Digital Motion is acquiring partial collections from Pawel Achtel and Bernd Pröschold and has secured licensing agreements with BlackLight Films, GOE, Glusic and J Michael Media. The deals bring to the library a vast range of HD footage, from spectacular time-lapse sequences of the Milky Way to the vibrant undersea world.
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Live Earth/SOS Teams Up with National Geographic Digital Film Archive
July 7, 2007
On July 7, Live Earth/SOS will use footage from National Geographic Digital Motion (NGDM), the digital film archive containing moving images from more than 40 years of National Geographic wildlife and other documentary film production, to help convey the true impact of the climate crisis. Video will be displayed on Jumbotrons at the live concerts and as part of the global broadcast that will be carried worldwide by over 100 television networks and LiveEarth.msn.com.
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National Geographic Digital Motion Appoints New London Office Account Manager
June 10, 2007
National Geographic Digital Media, has appointed Dan Pierce as account manager in its London office. He will be responsible for developing National Geographic Digital Motion’s business in the United Kingdom and throughout the rest of Europe.
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