TurnHere Opens New York Office to Meet Growing Online Video Demand From Media, Travel and Publishing Companies

Business Wire, Feb 14, 2008

Industry Veterans From HBO and Simon & Schuster to Drive New Business Growth

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- TurnHere, Inc., the leading online video solutions platform, today announced the opening of its New York office. Based in Emeryville, Calif., the company is expanding to meet the increasing need for online video production and distribution services in the media, travel/hospitality and book publishing markets. The office will focus on expanding business development efforts across these vertical markets as part of TurnHere's 2008 business strategy.

Following the company's recent announcement of $7.5M in financing from Venrock and Hearst Interactive Media, the opening of the New York office further validates TurnHere's growing momentum and proven success in pioneering authentic, engaging online video advertising that can be easily distributed to video destinations and major portals across the Web.

The New York office includes the addition of three industry experts in the fields of publishing, online video strategy and production:

* Claire Israel, director of business development - A publishing industry thought leader and frequent speaker, Claire joins TurnHere from Simon & Schuster's Digital Content and Business Development office to drive TurnHere's publishing business;

* Andrew Bennett, director of corporate development - An Emmy Award-winning producer, most recently from HBO, Andrew will drive the growth of TurnHere's filmmaker network and guide the development of new product offerings;

* Meg Crumbine, director of business development - A video communications specialist with over 20 years of experience, Meg will drive business growth in the travel and hospitality vertical.

"Our New York presence will strengthen our existing business relationships, while focusing our efforts strategically in the fast-growing vertical markets that are largely centered on the East Coast," said Bradley Inman, founder and CEO of TurnHere. "The addition of respected industry veterans to our growing team and the expansion of our operations is indicative of the great demand that both major brands and small businesses have for TurnHere's studio-quality, low-cost videos produced in our signature authentic and relatable style."

Since its launch in January of 2006, TurnHere has worked with companies across a range of industries including media, publishing, local, travel, real estate, legal, retail, financial services and education. TurnHere customers include Chronicle Books, CondeNet, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers.com and Simon & Schuster. TurnHere also creates video for local businesses through relationships with Citysearch, Superpages.com and YELLOWPAGES.COM.

The new office is located at 215 Park Ave South, Suite 1101, New York, NY 10003.

About TurnHere, Inc

TurnHere, Inc. is a leading platform for online video production and provides studio-quality Internet video advertising and Web distribution for companies in a wide range of industries including media, publishing, travel, local and real estate. The company leverages its growing network of more than 3,200 professional filmmakers across more than 50 countries to create affordable Internet videos that deliver emotionally engaging and authentic content to the right audiences. With deep backgrounds in media and video production, TurnHere works with customers on creative treatments to help produce effective venues for building online traffic. Founded in 2005, the company is privately held with headquarters in Emeryville, California, and offices in New York.