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BY JULIAN RICHARDSON Assistant Business Co-orinator richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.comFriday, August 02, 2013eMedia Interactive will soon start to supply television content from its online network to cable giant Flow, the firm has announced.‘We have signed an arrangement with Flow where iVu tv will be supplying Flow with original content exclusively over the weekend,’ eMedia president and CEO Tyrone Wilson told Caribbean Business Report yesterday.“We have about 10 to 15 shows that we will be producing over a year that will compete in the local content market, from entertainment to business to documentaries,” Wilson highlighted.According to the eMedia boss, the company will by October start supplying Flow with content, which will be broadcast on Flow TV and iVu tv, dubbed as the region’s first online television network.“We see Flow as the ideal partner because their advertising packages are more attractive and they give more value across the network. Additionally, they are very friendly towards creativity,” Wilson said. “We are excited about it because what we are doing now is producing a lot of content, but we really want to get them out to a mass audience.”Among the eMedia-produced shows to be supplied to Flow is the documentary, 50 Years of Entrepreneurship, featuring appearances by key business people that have shaped Jamaica since independence. The special boasts cameos by the likes of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga and businessmen such as Charles Johnston, Roberty Levy and the late Maurice Facey, in what the media company says is his last detailed interview.Wilson said production is currently under way on another documentary, Barrel Culture, looking at the remittance industry and its socio-economic impact on the country.“That one is going to be big,” he promised.50 Years of Entrepreneurship, Barrel Culture and other eMedia-produced shows were previewed recently at the fourth annual Your Money eZine Business Summit held at the University of the West Indies in Mona. The summit, organised by eMedia, attracts a wide range of business players, from SMEs to large corporations.Wilson said the goal of this year’s summit was to create an environment where established businesses can offer mentorship and support to start-ups and include adoption of entrepreneurs into their long-term initiatives. Speakers included American entrepreneur and television personality Michael Michalowicz; management consultant and chartered business valuator, Kathleen Moss; Biz Tactics boss Sandra Glasgow; Development Bank of Jamaica consultant Audrey Richards; Stocks and Securities CEO Mark Croskery; and Wilson.Tyrone Wilson (second right), President and CEO of eMedia Interactive Limited, with Stocks and Securites CEO Mark Croskery (left), American entrepreneur and author Mike Michalowicz and University of the West Indies (UWI) director of alumni relations Celia Davidson-Francis at the fourth annual Your Money eZine Business Summit held at the University of West Indies in Mona.
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