Crewtoo®, the world's largest online social network dedicated to
seafarers, has now followed the March 2014 introduction of its jobs
board with the launch of a redesigned website that aims to welcome
shore-based professionals alongside the ever-growing seafarer
membership. Crewtoo was founded by KVH Media Group, part of KVH
Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI), less than two years ago and today
has more than 105,000 members.
Upgrades to the Crewtoo site include more dynamic and
user-friendly news pages, a crew resources page providing useful
contact information about charities and seafarer organizations, and
recommended products and services of particular interest to the
Crewtoo community. Crew training organizations can now promote
their courses to Crewtoo's membership, and there is a dedicated
area for maritime events and conferences.
"We believe this is an exciting new phase in Crewtoo's growth,"
says Anneley Pickles, head of business development for Crewtoo at
KVH Media Group. "Crewtoo is all about giving seafarers their voice
and providing them with enough information and choices so they can
make informed decisions about the things that are important to
them."
For example, the decision to broaden the Crewtoo community to
include shore-based professionals such as crew training
organizations is intended to enable seafarers to more easily gain
information about the training programs they need to advance in
their careers.
"Our seafarer community is key, and we keep listening and
responding to them," says Ms. Pickles. "Our goal with the enhanced
website is to give crew access to more information, products, and
services, and, in turn, to also enable shore-based professionals to
interact with seafarers."
KVH, which operates the Crewtoo seafarer social network, has a
number of maritime services that address crew welfare. KVH Media
Group produces a wide range of news and entertainment content for
the maritime industry with brands that include: NEWSlinkTM – daily
news from around the world, in print or video; MOVIElinkTM –
new-release movies from Hollywood and other international studios;
TVlinkTM – popular shows and series from leading studios worldwide;
SPORTSlinkTM – highlights of games and teams around the world; and
MUSIClinkTM – an array of digital music. KVH Media Group's content
is delivered in a number of ways, including KVH's new
IP-MobileCastTM content delivery service utilizing multicasting
technology.
KVH provides maritime broadband connectivity to vessels
worldwide through its TracPhone® V-IP series terminals and
mini-VSAT Broadbandsm service. KVH shipped its 4,000th TracPhone
system for mini-VSAT Broadband earlier this year. The mini-VSAT
Broadband service is the market share leader in maritime VSAT,
according to an industry report by Euroconsult released in March
2014.
Note to Editors: To view the new Crewtoo website, visit
www.crewtoo.com. For more information about KVH's many services and
products for the maritime industry, visit KVH Media Group,
www.kvhmediagroup.com, and the mini-VSAT Broadband website,
www.minivsat.com/vip.
About KVH Industries, Inc.
KVH Industries is a leading provider of in-motion satellite TV
and communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold
more than 175,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on
vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music,
and entertainment content provider to many industries including
maritime, retail, and leisure. Videotel, a KVH company, is a
leading provider of maritime training. KVH is based in Middletown,
RI, with research, development, and manufacturing operations in
Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL. The company's global presence
includes offices in Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Denmark, Hong Kong,
Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom.
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, for
example, statements regarding the timing and occurrence of KVH's
new service rollout plans, the functionality, characteristics,
quality, cost, and performance of KVH products and technology, as
well as customer demand, preferences, requirements, and
expectations. The actual results could differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might
cause such differences include, among others: Potential
unanticipated technical or legal impediments that could delay or
impede new service rollout plans or expected strategic
relationships; access to sufficient and uninterrupted satellite
capacity to provide the service; unanticipated increases in media
costs or loss of distribution rights; risks associated with the
delivery or performance of critical hardware; uncertainty about the
scope of customer demand; and changes in the costs and capabilities
of competing offerings. These and other risk factors are discussed
in more detail in KVH's most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
KVH does not assume any obligation to update its forward-looking
statements to reflect new information or developments. KVH,
Crewtoo, NEWSlink, MOVIElink, TVlink, SPORTSlink, MUSIClink,
IP-MobileCast, TracPhone, and Videotel are trademarks of KVH
Industries, Inc. mini-VSAT Broadband is a service mark of KVH
Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective companies.
CONTACT: Sue Henney
Marketing Manager
KVH Media Group
+44 151 236 4124
shenney@kvh.com
Jill Connors
Media & Communications Manager
KVH Industries, Inc.
+1 401-851-3824
jconnors@kvh.com
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