Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> August 3, 1998
LAURENCE MOSKOWITZ is President, CEO and Chairman of Medialink
Worldwide, Inc. Medialink is the world leader in providing video and
audio production as well as satellite and print distribution services to
thousands of television and radio stations, newspapers and magazines,
for corporations and other organizations seeking to communicate their
news to the public. Mr. Moskowitz founded Medialink in 1986, steering
the innovative startup to early success. The company recently made
public relations history when it successfully completed an Initial
Public Offering in early 1997, the only public relations service company
to go public. Often regarded as the 'Architect of Video Public
Relations,' having established key standards for video news releases,
television station usage monitoring and established all modern paradigms
for domestic and international distribution. Moskowitz began his
professional career as a reporter and editor at United Press
International specializing in broadcast services. He later served as a
foreign correspondent in Asia before starting his own newswire service,
later acquired by a large British media company. He is a frequent
speaker at seminars and conventions on topics ranging from new media
concepts to the impact of video in the investor relations community to
the current state of news broadcasting in Europe. Profile
historical vignette of Medialink. And then bring us up to date, over
the next two to three years, what do you see as the key
