ATLANTA, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) announced today that all 41 of its television stations will be carried on the Internet TV platform owned by Syncbak, bringing the total number of stations deploying Syncbak’s technology to almost 200.

Syncbak’s Internet TV platform uses location-based authentication technology to enable local television stations to stream their signal to in-market consumers. By partnering with Syncbak, Gray is able to replicate its existing national, local and affiliate partnerships on the internet and mobile devices.

Gray has been testing Syncbak’s system at four of its stations for the past several months.  After careful evaluation of those initiatives, Gray has decided to launch all of our television stations commercially on Syncbak’s platform.  Consequently, in the coming weeks, the following Gray stations will stream on Syncbak all programs within their schedules that have been cleared for streaming to the local viewers within each station’s market:

“We are thrilled with Gray Television’s vote of confidence,” says Jack Perry , Syncbak’s Founder and CEO.  “We look forward to helping them deliver great programming to viewers wherever they are, on whatever device they decide to use.”

“Gray Television was one of the very first broadcasters to launch mobile DTV service,” noted Bob Prather , Gray’s President and Chief Operating Officer.  “Over the past few months, Syncbak has proven that they can provide another critical route to reach our local viewers.  We are therefore excited to be able to improve our local products by adding all of our stations to the Syncbak platform.”

Gray Television is one of 40 broadcast groups testing Syncbak’s platform.  Syncbak’s technology is being tested in more than 150 television stations in 98 markets representing all major networks, including CBS, ABC, FOX, NBC and The CW.  Strategic investors of Syncbak include CBS, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association.

About Syncbak

Syncbak’s technology “localizes the internet” for broadcasters, networks and entertainment studios, enabling retransmission of live television over the internet in much the same way it works over cable, satellite and telcos. Its internet TV platform, including a proprietary CDN and mobile app, authenticate, distribute and measure live television for in-market distribution to mobile and connected devices. Syncbak was founded in 2009 by Jack Perry . The Syncbak app is available in the App Store and Google Play. For more information, go to Syncbak.com.

About Gray Television

We are a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates television stations broadcasting 45 channels affiliated with one of the “Big 4 Networks” (ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC) and 41 additional channels of programming in 30 television markets. Twenty-one of our channels are affiliated with the CBS Network, eleven channels are affiliated with the NBC Network, eight channels are affiliated with the ABC Network and five channels are affiliated with the FOX Network. Our 21 CBS-affiliated channels make us the largest independent owner of CBS affiliates in the United States.

Within a market, our additional broadcast channels are generally affiliated with networks different from those affiliated with our “Big 4 Network” channels, and are operated by us to make better use of our broadcast spectrum by providing supplemental and/or alternative programming to our “Big 4 Network” channels.  Certain of our additional channels are affiliated with more than one network simultaneously. Our additional channels are affiliated with networks such as “MyNetworkTV”, the CW Network or the CW Plus Network, the MeTV Network, This TV Network, the Live Well Network, the Country Network and Antenna TV. We also broadcast eight local news/weather channels in certain of our existing markets. Our combined TV station group reaches approximately 6.2% of total United States households.

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CBS Corporation today announced it has made a strategic minority investment in Syncbak, a technology company that affords broadcasters new content distribution opportunities on emerging platforms. Using location-based authentication technology, Syncbak enables local television stations to stream their signal to in-market consumers. In doing so, Syncbak offers broadcast networks a seamless solution to replicate existing national, local and affiliate partnerships on the Internet and mobile devices. CBS expects to work closely with its owned and affiliated television stations as well as advertisers, rights holders, cable, satellite and telco partners in the coming months and years as Syncbak becomes fully activated and deployed. At the same time, Syncbak will continue to offer its platform to other broadcast networks and their station groups.

“We have admired and worked with Syncbak’s CEO Jack Perry since the mid-‘90s,” said Martin D. Franks, Executive Vice President, Planning, Policy and Government Affairs, CBS Corporation. “As an executive, he’s as knowledgeable about emerging technologies as he is about broadcasting. Over the last couple years, we have worked with Jack as he developed Syncbak’s very elegant technology platform, which presents several interesting opportunities for broadcast networks, their stations and affiliates. We look forward to collaborating with him as we move the initiative forward.”

“Across the country broadcasters are looking for the best way to respond to consumer demand for streaming their content,” said Jack Perry, CEO of Syncbak. “Syncbak’s technology provides the right solution at the right time to make that happen. I am particularly pleased that CBS has recognized the role that Syncbak can play as the broadcast model continues to evolve.”

Syncbak’s technology is currently being tested by more than 100 television stations in 70 markets across 31 broadcast groups representing all major networks, including CBS, ABC, FOX, NBC and The CW. Additional strategic investors of Syncbak include the National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association.

About CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world’s largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand – “the Eye” – one of the most recognized in business. The Company’s operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment, including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, outdoor advertising, and interactive and socially responsible media. CBS’s businesses include CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Smithsonian Networks, TVGN (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Lionsgate), Simon & Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio, CBS Outdoor, CBS Television Studios, CBS Global Distribution Group, CBS Interactive, CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Films and CBS EcoMedia. For more information, go to www.cbscorporation.com.

About Syncbak
When fully activated and deployed, the Syncbak app, available via the App Store and Google Play, will allow users to watch live, in-market broadcast TV on Apple and Android smart phones and tablets. Syncbak’s technology “localizes the internet” for broadcasters, networks and entertainment studios, enabling retransmission of live television over the internet in much the same way it works over cable and satellite and telcos. Syncbak was founded in 2009 by Jack Perry. For more information, go to Syncbak.com.

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Syncbak, the television distribution platform adopted by broadcasters for OTT delivery of live, in-market television to mobile devices, today introduced an updated version of its Syncbak app. The new update features a completely redesigned user interface with native support for the iPad and iPad mini. The enhanced interface includes the ability to view streaming schedules and to see immediately what content is live. Users can also set reminders to view an upcoming live broadcast. The updated Syncbak TV app for iOS is now available in the iTunes App Store. The Android version is expected to be released by year end.
The new app also includes closed captioning capabilities. Working with Syncbak’s streaming infrastructure installed in partner stations, the app streams closed captioning as it is broadcast out of the station, meeting the service deadlines set by the FCC.

“TV is becoming ubiquitous,” says Jack Perry, Founder and CEO of Syncbak. “The trick is to deliver a lean-back experience in the lean-to world. Our app and platform combine the best of broadcast and internet technologies, enabling broadcasters to keep their brand in front of viewers wherever they are and for viewers to be able to quickly, easily, affordably access live broadcast TV on a device they already own and carry.”

Over 100 broadcasters in 70 markets use or are testing Syncbak’s OTT mobile platform. Live launches and evaluation agreements have doubled in recent months as syndicators, networks and studios continue to consider and clear “Syncbak rights” for live in-pattern, in-market distribution of their content on the platform.

ABOUT SYNCBAK
The Syncbak app, available via the App Store and Google Play, allows users to watch live, in-market broadcast TV on Apple and Android smart phones and tablets. Syncbak’s technology “localizes the internet” for broadcasters, networks and entertainment studios, enabling retransmission of live television over the internet in much the same way it works over cable and satellite. Syncbak was founded in 2009 by Jack Perry.

For more information, please contact Syncbak at 319-892-3022 or at info@syncbak.com. Press kits available upon request.

Syncbak, an internet broadcast platform and mobile TV app, announced today that 15 stations belonging to Hoak Media Corporation in Dallas, Texas, will be carried on the Syncbak mobile platform, bringing the total number of live Syncbak stations piloting the technology to 66. Syncbak’s app and mobile technologies enable broadcasters, networks and studios to provide the broadest possible access to their live programming while maintaining territorial exclusivity.

Hoak stations to be carried on Syncbak:

• KHAS-TV (Lincoln-Hastings, NE)
• KSFY-TV (Sioux Falls, SD)
• KVLY-TV (Fargo, ND)
• KXJB-TV (Fargo, ND)
• KNOE-TV (Monroe, LA)
• WMBB-TV (Panama City, FL)
• KFYR-TV (Bismark, ND)
• KALB-TV (Alexandria, LA)
• KREX-TV (Grand Junction, CO)
• KFQX-TV (Grand Junction, CO)
• KNOP-TV (North Platte, NE)

“Hoak is the first broadcast group to go “all in” from the start,” said Jack Perry, Syncbak’s Founder and CEO. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Hoak stations to get live programming in the hands of smartphone and tablet users today.”

“In keeping with our core belief that we must remain relevant and useful to our viewers and given their demand for mobile content on their terms, whether it’s over-the-air or over-the-top, our partnership with Syncbak helps Hoak Media fulfill that imperative,” said Rich Adams, Executive Vice President and COO of Hoak Media Corporation. “What’s more, Syncbak’s technology protects DMA boundaries thus satisfying network and syndicated programming obligations.”

Hoak Media is one of the 21 broadcast groups piloting the Syncbak platform, including Sinclair, Lin, ComCorp, Allbritton, Cowles, Cal-Or, Morgan Murphy, Northwest Broadcasting, Quincy and Tribune. To learn more about Syncbak’s live mobile OTT platform, please visit http://www.Syncbak.com.

“I am thrilled to have Ed Wilson join our board,” said Jack Perry, Syncbak’s Founder and CEO. “He’s an icon in the world of television. At this critical juncture, I can’t think of anyone better to help us move the company forward and underscore the distinction between Syncbak and other less broadcaster-friendly solutions in the market.”
“Local broadcasters, networks, and studios all want to monetize their content across every distribution platform,” said Ed Wilson. “Syncbak understands content owners’ needs and fulfills them on the mobile platform via its tested, proven and patented technology.”

Mr. Wilson joins Ed Scanlon (former head of NBC), Brian Brady (immediate past chair of the Fox Network affiliate board), John Pappajohn, (Investor) and Brian Thompson (Equity Dynamics) on Syncbak’s Board of Directors. Syncbak was founded in 2009 by Jack Perry. The company’s internet TV platform and mobile app distribute live broadcast TV on connected devices. Syncbak’s strategic investors include the National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association as well as major broadcast groups and TV executives. Syncbak’s technology is currently deployed at 50 stations, owned by sixteen broadcast groups, reaching 25 million households.
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“Syncbak’s platform enables broadcasters and content owners to innovate around the delivery of television over the internet,” says Syncbak Founder and CEO, Jack Perry. “Once our technology is in place, stations can syndicate their original content in other markets.”

Frederick Thomas, MHz Networks Founder and CEO says, “The Syncbak technology really places our premier international content into the hands of every viewer, making our valuable brand of English-accessible world perspective and entertainment a mainstream product for the first time.”

“The Syncbak OTT platform enables us to distribute both our produced and purchased programming to specific markets with the confidence that all rights are being protected, says Michael Sherman, KTSF Television General Manager. “The added benefit is that we’re on all devices using the Syncbak platform.”

Syncbak’s internet broadcast platform dynamically manages rights and content distribution in the cloud using proprietary hardware installed in partner television stations. Broadcasters on the platform can immediately stream the content they own or negotiate the rights to on Apple and Android smart phones and tablets and can go OTT on connected TVs. There is no equipment cost and going mobile immediately is free. The platform offers multiple levels of viewer and market authentication with the highest being absolute in real time.

Fifty stations in 35 markets have installed Syncbak’s technology and are ready to go over-the-top on mobile phones and tablets. KTSF and MHz channels will be available in all Syncbak-enabled markets, including the technology’s limited release in Spokane, Washington later this month.

National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association are both investors in Syncbak. The company’s internet broadcast platform eliminates the barriers to distributing live TV directly to viewers via the internet by protecting TV rights at the local, regional and national levels. The Syncbak platform supports both iOS and Android mobile devices and will be included on a number of connected television and gaming devices.

“In this time of media disruption, our first job was to build an authentication technology to move broadcast to broadband. We did that and today our technology authenticates 25 million households per second,” says Syncbak Founder and CEO, Jack Perry. “Now our job is to get the content flowing. Live mobile apps and social are exactly the tools broadcasters need to do that.”

The first limited release of the platform is scheduled for this month in Spokane, Washington where KAYU, KXLY, and KHQ have been piloting the technology.

“Consumers are voting with their devices,” says Brian Brady, CEO of Northwest Broadcasting and Chairman of the FOX Affiliate Board. “As broadcasters, we need to make sure our content is seen by our viewers, regardless of device. The Syncbak platform not only helps us compete OTT, but to lead the way.”

Syncbak’s internet broadcast platform dynamically manages content rights and distribution in the cloud using proprietary technology installed in partner television stations. Broadcasters on the platform can immediately stream the content they own or negotiate the rights to on Apple and Android smart phones and tablets and can go OTT on Smart TVs. There is no equipment cost and going mobile immediately is free. The platform offers multiple levels of viewer authentication with the highest being absolute in real time.

“We’re going to make it easy for any station who wants to become an internet broadcaster,” says Syncbak Founder and CEO, Jack Perry. “This is the year of OTT and we’re giving broadcasters, for free, the tools to immediately reach viewers with live television on all platforms from mobile phones to smart TVs.”

The Consumer Electronics Association, National Association of Broadcasters, several former NBC senior executives and a number of broadcast groups are investors in Syncbak. The company’s internet broadcast platform eliminates the barriers to distributing live TV directly to viewers via the internet by protecting TV rights at the local, regional and national levels. The Syncbak platform supports both iOS and Android mobile devices and talks are underway with manufacturers of connected TV and gaming platforms.

Syncbak’s founder and CEO, Jack Perry, announced today five broadcast members for Syncbak’s strategic board of advisors. The advisory board is a group of prominent, innovative, and supportive leaders from broadcast, network, cable, public policy and internet technology communities who share their insight, perspective, knowledge and wisdom of television trends and developments with Syncbak. The broadcasters represented serve 22% of television households nationwide, a footprint of 33,000,000 households.

“I’m highly confident that input and support from these industry professionals will have a positive impact on our technology, product and vision for the future of internet television,” commented Perry, a seasoned television industry leader. “Collaboration will be key to the success of any application and launch in this arena. We are well on our way to bringing TV to the internet in ways that enhance the existing paradigms, not simply disrupt them.”

The following broadcasters have been appointed to Syncbak’s board of advisors:

Brian Burns
VP COO at Morgan Murphy Media

Ray Cole
President & COO at Citadel Communications Company

Brady Dreasler
Director of Television Engineering at Quincy Newspapers, Inc.

Jon Rand
VP/ COO at Northwest Broadcasting, Inc.

Frederick Thomas
Chief Executive at MHz Networks

About Syncbak
Syncbak is a media technology company that is enabling broadcasters to reach authenticated viewers over the internet with an unlimited line-up of ad-supported and pay-to-view television.  The company’s proprietary hardware uses internet and over-the-air technologies to create a personalized, one-to-one connection between broadcasters and viewers. It then partners with broadcasters to stream all of the content they have or can acquire the rights to stream in their market. Syncbak was founded in 2009 by Jack Perry.

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Syncbak Inc. and CEO, Jack Perry, announced today that Brian Brady, President and CEO of Northwest Broadcasting and Eagle Creek Broadcasting, has been appointed to Syncbak Inc.’s Board of Directors.  Brady is also Chairman of the FOX Affiliate Board. Prior to joining Northwest, Brian co-founded and operated Soundview Media Investments, Inc.  and was a founding partner of New Vision Television, Inc.

“As we roll out the Syncbak technology in more and more markets, Brian’s keen insight into the needs of local broadcasters, as well as consumers and advertisers, is invaluable,” commented Perry, a long time television industry leader. “His leadership, knowledge and experience make us a stronger company.”

ABOUT SYNCBAK
Syncbak’s internet TV platform enables broadcasters to deliver television content to viewers using internet devices inside and outside the home. The company’s technologies create a one-to-one connection between broadcasters, advertisers, content owners and viewers, enabling delivery of personalized TV online.  Syncbak was founded in 2009 by Jack Perry.  Field tests are underway in 30 stations nationwide.

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The markets in which we installed our technology this week include San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (CA), Columbus (OH), St. Louis (MO), Lexington (KY), Dayton (OH), and Cincinnati (OH). The combined reach for these stations is an impressive 4,140,710 households, bringing our total testing reach to over 8 million households currently.

We look forward to partnering with these stations, as well as other cities as we continue to expand across the United States.

Interested in more information on our internet TV technology? Contact info@syncbak.com.