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ScribbleLive and Associated Press Partner to Offer Real-Time News Platform and Services

SAN FRANCISCO--()--ScribbleLive, a leader in real-time content creation, publishing and syndication, announced today that it will offer a version of its LiveSyndication platform in collaboration with The Associated Press that will enable digital publishers to present new forms of real-time news coverage.

“It will help us and our customers fill in the gaps that exist in traditional coverage and give digital news consumers an even more immediate view of stories as we cover them.”

The AP edition of ScribbleLive’s LiveSyndication technology will allow publishers to access live content from the news agency and also produce live coverage of their own. The platform provides editorial workflow and publishing options that are expressly designed for real-time delivery of news.

“We were excited to work closely with AP to develop a platform that meets their unique challenges as a global leader in news and reporting,” says Michael De Monte, CEO of ScribbleLive. “This new platform gives AP and its customers the opportunity to be forerunners in the real-time news and content revolution. It’s just one example of how our innovative technologies, such as LiveSyndication, are helping major brands reach their audiences on a global scale.”

AP has participated in the development of the ScribbleLive platform and intends to offer new services to its customers based on the platform’s real-time functionality. In contrast to conventional news coverage, where developments are captured and delivered in story form, the new platform enables a running style of coverage where developments can be reported and delivered incrementally as news unfolds.

“This is a great combination of innovative thinking from both companies,” said Jim Kennedy, senior vice president for digital products at AP. “It will help us and our customers fill in the gaps that exist in traditional coverage and give digital news consumers an even more immediate view of stories as we cover them.”

The two companies said they expect to offer packages that include both access to the platform and live coverage from AP. ScribbleLive also offers access to the platform separately to news publishers worldwide.

In the coming weeks, ScribbleLive and AP will offer a series of webinars to AP subscribers to introduce the platform and the coverage it enables. AP also plans to create new services to be featured on the platform as it rolls out. The platform and content packages will be offered with both ad-supported and licensing subscription models.

About ScribbleLive

Driven by the growing demand for real-time news and event coverage, ScribbleLive has established itself as the market leader in real-time content with a feature-rich platform that powers liveblogging, real-time journalism and on-the-fly storytelling. We also create new revenue opportunities for news organizations through content syndication and advertising to drive billions of real-time updates each month for hundreds of major digital sites, corporations and NGOs around the world.

ScribbleLive is a privately owned company based in Toronto, Canada. Its investors include Summerhill Venture Partners and Rogers Ventures.

More information about ScribbleLive can be found at www.scribblelive.com

About The Associated Press

The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP. On the Net: https://www.apvideohub.com and www.ap.org

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ScribbleLive will offer a version of its LiveSyndication platform in collaboration with The Associated Press; allows online publishers to access live content and produce their own.

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