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Firestone Communications, Inc. Contracts with VCI for Sales and Traffic Software for the Q Television Network
Springfield, MA, January 4, 2005– Video Communications, Incorporated (VCI), supplier of integrated media solutions to the broadcast and cable industry, announced that Firestone Communications, Inc. selected its flagship product, STARS II+, as their key business operations system for the Q Television Network.
Firestone manages the daily operations including master control and traffic for many cable networks while their clients run the content and scheduling functions. VCI’s STARS II + is currently being used to run these processes for Firestone’s clients such as Sorpresa!, “Because of the successful relationship that we have built with VCI, there is a comfort zone that we are able to relay to our new clients. Not only is STARS II+ easy to use but our experience with the training has been very successful and ahead of schedule,” stated Leonard Firestone, CEO of Firestone Communications.
The installation of STARS II+ was completed at Q Television Network in mid November. Christopher Ruggles, Traffic Manager for Q Television Network commented, “A couple weeks before VCI started the on-site training, I was able to review the user manual. Being new to the industry, I had no idea what I was getting myself into as the Traffic Manager. VCI’s training was so comprehensive that all the elements I had read about in the manual fell into place and made sense. It was so straightforward and easy.”
VCI was selected from three competing vendors because they offered a better solution including training, pricing, and customer service. “VCI has a solid product that easily produces affidavits, discrepancy reports, and skim avails. Their customer service is very responsive 24/7,” said Mr. Firestone.
”Our experience at VCI has allowed us to build a robust and reliable product that supports our clients and provides them with a modern, up-to-date and cost effective solution,” said W. Lowell Putnam, President and CEO of VCI.
About Firestone
Firestone Communications, Inc., (www.firestoneinc.com) is a privately held media company based in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas. Firestone’s core business is the network origination and uplink of cable and broadcast networks, ownership of the cable network, Sorpresa!, and complete commercial and television production services. Company executives have produced television programming for Univision, Telemundo, Turner Broadcasting, and many other clients. The company’s facilities include over 43,000 square feet of offices, production studios, fully digital master control, Avid editing suites and a comprehensive tape library.
About Q Television Network
This television network was organized to create and develop a network devoted to providing television programming for the gay and lesbian community. While the company expects much of its subscriber base to be comprised of members of the gay and lesbian population, management also believes that quality programming about the gay and lesbian experience, designed to entertain, educate and inform, will attract many other segments of the viewing public. The company's programming will be available on a subscription basis to those desiring its programming. The network will broadcast 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Providing distribution via satellite ensures availability of the network across the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
About VCI
VCI offers an open, standards-based sales, traffic, and accounting solution that is designed for modern broadcast and cable business practices. VCI's product, STARS II+™, enables broadcasters in all size markets- from small market independents to the multi-station cluster operations - to assemble and edit logs faster, while managing commercial inventory more efficiently. STARS II+'s SalesDesk empowers sales teams to make strategic financial decisions while managing client accounts with maximum effectiveness. Based on the popular Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, STARS II+ offers robust functionality, an easy-to-use graphical user interface, and ODBC database support for flexible customization and reporting. VCI's commitment to providing high quality core business solutions to the broadcast and cable industries has resulted in more than 225 customer sites throughout North America.
What sub penny stock that was sitting at .0001 stays near 1/2 a penny 1 year later? Very few. QBID is one of a kind and now that we're sitting here, 2005 will be a great year!
Even if we only go up half the amount we did in 2004, we'll be sitting at .12 come January 2006.
People were lucky they knew about it in Jan. 2004,
You're lucky you know about it now.
quote:Originally posted by firefly: Good to see you lurker. Interesting times. Think about this time last year. Keep moving forward Q.
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I can't believe this stock sounds just like it did back in January 2004. I'm really worried about my investment. This stock should have done something by now! If come Spring time, we might as well kiss our QBID dreams goodbye
How long do you think Big name companies took to get "big"??
geez, hope you guys are smarter then this one.
quote:Originally posted by jackpot: I can't believe this stock sounds just like it did back in January 2004. I'm really worried about my investment. This stock should have done something by now! If come Spring time, we might as well kiss our QBID dreams goodbye
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Jackpot......let me understand you. You think Q sounds just like it did last Jan? Then you should be on happy camper. Did you get in last January? Then you definately should not be worried...You're sittin' pretty.
I think a lot of the problem is....When people don't know when to get in. They buy in at the highs......DON'T...Learn to buy on the dips and how to read charts... I don't want to hear BS that charts don't work for pennys cuz' thats the biggest bunch of garbage.... A lot of people also buy on hype......or from what on person says on a board...Hell...I bought NMCX at .0019 closed at .0015...I have 3 e-mails with newbies freakin' out at me cuz' they bought because I said it's a great stock..... I THINK IT IS A GREAT STOCK.....SO WHAT! DO YOUR OWN DD......and don't buy unless you have the guts to lose it ALL.......
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LOL......Have a headache tonight...Not enough Chocolate.
I NEED AIR!!!Is it spring yet? LOL GIVE ME A BEACH!
Really...just not feeling well.....Think I'm turning in early. I'm going to go test drive some SUV's tomorrow.....Love my Durango but, Time for a new one... I'm really likin' the Lincoln Navigator....anyone have a great SUV they would like to give your opinion to me about........If it turns out to be a POS.....I won't send you nasty e-mails...PROMISE!
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I'm going to go test drive some SUV's tomorrow.....Love my Durango but, Time for a new one...I'm really likin' the Lincoln Navigator....anyone have a great SUV they would like to give your opinion to me about........If it turns out to be a POS.....I won't send you nasty e-mails...PROMISE!
Honda Pilot - decent gas mileage, its a honda so you know you are buying quality, 2 ton towing capacity, 8 people seating, nice cargo space, honda always gets good prices when you go to resell it, only thing is that it isn't "flashy". Still a little boxy looking.
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Hey Sam and Rod...hope you two arehaving a nice evening.
My daughter's here visiting and wants to get back on the computer...lol...so I'll try to catch you guys a bit later if ya'll are still awake and on the board....
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hey guys have been watching this board for a while, emailed qbid today with the question of the ad mistake and here is there response.
From: "Jeremy Hoekstra" <Jeremy.Hoekstra@celeratec.com> To: <galien2000 Subject: RE: MESSAGE VIA QTV WEBSITE: usa today printed wrong web address MIstake? COULD HURT THINGS Date: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:43 AM
Gary -
Yes, I'm not sure who is responsible for the error. Sorry about the confusion. We hope to either by the address referenced and point it to our site today or have them rerun the ad.
-Jeremy
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Subject: usa today printed wrong web address MIstake? COULD HURT THINGS
Comments: HEY WAS THAT A TYPO IN USA TODAY WITH THE WEB ADDRESS???lOTS OF PEOPLE LOOKING COULSD BE VERY DISSAPONITED UNABLE TO FIND q???
Yes, I'm not sure who is responsible for the error. Sorry about the confusion. We hope to either by the address referenced and point it to our site today or have them rerun the ad.
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How about both? If it was USA todays fault they might have to do it anyways. Then it just wouldn't hurt to have the reference page added just in case. Should cover all bases at this point. Matt
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quote:Originally posted by 1BigTip: Ahhh, great point!!!
What sub penny stock that was sitting at .0001 stays near 1/2 a penny 1 year later? Very few. QBID is one of a kind and now that we're sitting here, 2005 will be a great year!
Even if we only go up half the amount we did in 2004, we'll be sitting at .12 come January 2006.
People were lucky they knew about it in Jan. 2004,
You're lucky you know about it now.
quote:Originally posted by firefly: Good to see you lurker. Interesting times. Think about this time last year. Keep moving forward Q.
You're right! This thing flew to .028 on the off chance they would get on the air. QBID is on the air & making progress. Anyone unhappy with where this stock is today should not be trading.
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I can't get around it. Sometimes things are every bit as obvious as they appear. I just step back, take a look & break it down to the simplist formula
The Big Picture
The target audience controls a staggering $600 billion in disposable income. One fraction of that in revenues puts QBID well above a buck.
QBID's moment of truth was would they ever get on the air. Genuine Broadcasting National TV Networks do not trade for less than a dollar a share.
Hang in there everyone. I have been reading the past couple of days. Our PPS will be fine in the future. Don't get frustrated. Most of us have stopped trading this and are now investors. I really think the key to the pps will be the show quality on other networks. Q has to show other carriers that it is stable and has quality programming. I think it will be this year that we do have major carriers, but with it might be later than sooner. If thats what it takes to be happy with the PPS, so be it. Put on your best poker face and wait it out, don't sell out. Remeber what Wiz Says...
BTW I won my first single table poker tournament last night. Getting ready for our vegas trip.
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Ever hear of the Gay Games? Well Q Television has broadcasting rights to it. Thats right, what Network do you think they will be talking about when mentioning these Gay Games in Chicago?
Q Telelvision Network. Enjoy the ride!
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quote:Originally posted by dinger51: Good Morning!
Hang in there everyone. I have been reading the past couple of days. Our PPS will be fine in the future. Don't get frustrated. Most of us have stopped trading this and are now investors. I really think the key to the pps will be the show quality on other networks. Q has to show other carriers that it is stable and has quality programming. I think it will be this year that we do have major carriers, but with it might be later than sooner. If thats what it takes to be happy with the PPS, so be it. Put on your best poker face and wait it out, don't sell out. Remeber what Wiz Says...
BTW I won my first single table poker tournament last night. Getting ready for our vegas trip.
Congrats on the poker.
I agree, when this becomes a national NETWORK it will take off. Do yourselves a favor and listen to the audio feed for Q-live. It's on @ 7:30PM and is entertaining. After a couple of nights of listening, it will instill your faith back in the stock. Give me a Amen - catch the Q
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MY TAKE ON QBID. I JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE. I OWN IT. I AM KEEPING IT ON THE POTENTIAL OF BIG GAINS. END OF STORY. I AM SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NOT GONE THRU THE ROOF ALREADY--BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL IN TIME.
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5's all aroumd to the wonderful people here on Q but since Diana was who convinced me to make money on this stock way back when she deserves a 10 if I could give it. Noticed on profile you are now past your 1 year mark too, yea. Great support and great dd on the Q. Been here reading your post almost that long myself.
Ric
quote:Originally posted by realityinc21: GOOD MORNING ALL,
NICE NEW BOARD. NEAT. GREAT JOB BOB.
MY TAKE ON QBID. I JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE. I OWN IT. I AM KEEPING IT ON THE POTENTIAL OF BIG GAINS. END OF STORY. I AM SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NOT GONE THRU THE ROOF ALREADY--BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL IN TIME.
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