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August 10, 2002.... NEW YORK.... Healthtv's
first entry in- North America's Preeminent health and medical
media competition, "The Freddie Awards" has netted
a finalist spot.
Healthtv's "Nutrition
and Recovery: Oncology" is nominated in the Nutrition
Category - Beating out competitors that include HBO, PBS,
Discovery Health and CNN.
Kathy Kastner, CEO of The Health Television
System Inc. (HTS) - which owns and operates Healthtv:
"Being selected as a Freddie's finalist acknowledges
the quality of Healthtv's
work in the direct-to-patient environment."
The Freddie Awards are now in their 28th year. Donna Hill
Howes, executive producer explains: "The competition's
goal has always been to encourage and celebrate excellence
and every year it attracts documentaries, series, shorts,
videos, Web sites and CD-ROM's from around the world."
Healthtv, which has
also won awards at NY International Film and Television Festival,
is in top teaching hospitals in 14 states, including Johns
Hopkins, UCLA, NY Presbyterian, Shands at University of Florida,
Rush Presbyterian, ILL, George Washington, DC and Beth Israel
Deaconess, MA.
Reaching more than 3 million captive viewers, the service
includes broadcast-quality content, 24/7, access via patients
TV's, print support, staff training and regular program updates.
"The Freddie Awards", held in New York, December
4, 2002, are owned by MediMedia one of the world's leading
providers of healthcare educational materials and services.
With offices in 33 countries, MediMedia serves the needs of
medical professionals and consumers around the globe by delivering
timely, targeted healthcare information through a variety
of media.
The Health Television System Inc.
is a privately owned company with offices in Toronto, Canada
and Buffalo, NY. Founded in 1993 by Marvin Berns and Kathy
Kastner, with backgrounds in award-winning healthcare television
productions.
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