NEW YORK, NY, January 11, 2011 -- Lifeclinic International, the world’s largest supplier of commercial, automated blood pressure monitors and health stations, has appointed ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales (ABC RSES) as exclusive ad sales representative for Health Station Network. The announcement was made today by Lon von Hurwitz, President of the Health Station Network, and John Watkins, President, ABC National Television Sales, which includes the ABC RSES rep unit. The rep agreement, effective immediately, covers the wide array of new advertising opportunities available as Lifeclinic expands its Health Station Network information services at pharmacy operations within Walmart, Kroger, CVS, Rite Aid, Safeway and other retail chain stores. Health Station Network now serves more than 1,000,000 customers daily with blood pressure and other biometric tests at over 25,000 retail chain stores. Lifeclinic currently is rolling out its new digital PC tablet featuring full-motion video and audio health information, along with sponsored messages. The expanded informational service offers both national feeds and individually customized programming and advertising for retail store locations. Through its agreement with ABC RSES, a division of ABC National Television Sales, Inc., Lifeclinic now gains access to a wide range of advertising sales strategies and client and agency relationships. "Health Station Network’s new digital programming services, free to the public at retail chain pharmacy locations, significantly expand opportunities to provide the public with early-warning information about health risks," Mr. von Hurwitz said. "Lifeclinic will be working closely with ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales to maximize the potential of this exciting new service for both consumers and advertisers." Mr. Watkins commented: "Health Station Network’s current reach, now accelerating with its new advertiser-supported digital information service, offers sponsors a tremendous opportunity to get ahead of the curve in this important out-of-home advertising market. Together with Lifeclinic and the Health Station Network, we look forward to providing a highly targeted package of attractive sponsorship opportunities." Gerald Griffin, Senior Vice President, ABC RSES, added: "Health Station Network’s highly targeted service is designed to provide advertising clients with unprecedented scale and impressions on a daily basis at many of America’s most popular retail chain stores." About Lifeclinic International Inc. Lifeclinic is the world’s largest supplier of commercial, automated blood pressure monitors and health stations. Lifeclinic monitors, health stations and management systems encourage individuals to take an active role in their healthcare and provide corporate management with tools to help reduce costs while improving the health of individual employees. For more information, visit www.lifeclinic.com. About ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales, a unit of ABC National Television Sales, is a leading advertising sales representative with a client roster including numerous digital out-of-home media properties and regional sports networks. Clients range from Times Square New York billboards including the ABC SuperSign, Disney Store Times Square Spectacular, The Walgreens Spectacular, American Eagle Times Square and Mediamesh/Crowne Plaza to WABC Taxi TV Network, encompassing thousands of taxicabs in the New York area. ABC RSES and ABC National Television Sales are part of The Walt Disney Company.
NEW YORK, NY, January 11, 2011 -- Lifeclinic International, the world’s largest supplier of commercial, automated blood pressure monitors and health stations, has appointed ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales (ABC RSES) as exclusive ad sales representative for Health Station Network. The announcement was made today by Lon von Hurwitz, President of the Health Station Network, and John Watkins, President, ABC National Television Sales, which includes the ABC RSES rep unit.
The rep agreement, effective immediately, covers the wide array of new advertising opportunities available as Lifeclinic expands its Health Station Network information services at pharmacy operations within Walmart, Kroger, CVS, Rite Aid, Safeway and other retail chain stores. Health Station Network now serves more than 1,000,000 customers daily with blood pressure and other biometric tests at over 25,000 retail chain stores.
Lifeclinic currently is rolling out its new digital PC tablet featuring full-motion video and audio health information, along with sponsored messages. The expanded informational service offers both national feeds and individually customized programming and advertising for retail store locations. Through its agreement with ABC RSES, a division of ABC National Television Sales, Inc., Lifeclinic now gains access to a wide range of advertising sales strategies and client and agency relationships.
"Health Station Network’s new digital programming services, free to the public at retail chain pharmacy locations, significantly expand opportunities to provide the public with early-warning information about health risks," Mr. von Hurwitz said. "Lifeclinic will be working closely with ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales to maximize the potential of this exciting new service for both consumers and advertisers."
Mr. Watkins commented: "Health Station Network’s current reach, now accelerating with its new advertiser-supported digital information service, offers sponsors a tremendous opportunity to get ahead of the curve in this important out-of-home advertising market. Together with Lifeclinic and the Health Station Network, we look forward to providing a highly targeted package of attractive sponsorship opportunities."
Gerald Griffin, Senior Vice President, ABC RSES, added: "Health Station Network’s highly targeted service is designed to provide advertising clients with unprecedented scale and impressions on a daily basis at many of America’s most popular retail chain stores."
About Lifeclinic International Inc.
Lifeclinic is the world’s largest supplier of commercial, automated blood pressure monitors and health stations. Lifeclinic monitors, health stations and management systems encourage individuals to take an active role in their healthcare and provide corporate management with tools to help reduce costs while improving the health of individual employees. For more information, visit www.lifeclinic.com.
About ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales
ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales, a unit of ABC National Television Sales, is a leading advertising sales representative with a client roster including numerous digital out-of-home media properties and regional sports networks. Clients range from Times Square New York billboards including the ABC SuperSign, Disney Store Times Square Spectacular, The Walgreens Spectacular, American Eagle Times Square and Mediamesh/Crowne Plaza to WABC Taxi TV Network, encompassing thousands of taxicabs in the New York area. ABC RSES and ABC National Television Sales are part of The Walt Disney Company.
