“This is what I’ve always wanted to do and I am excited to continue doing what I live and love” said Murdock. “I’m excited!”

“Today’s announcement with Samantha is another great example of how CHELCA is committed to building high quality branded content with the best partners in the business, serving both our users and our advertisers.” said Chuck Holliday, Principal Partner of CHELCA. “I’m thrilled to begin this new journey with Sam and can’t wait to get to work.”

Regular content featured on The Fame Life from Samantha will focus on everything from fashion and style how-to’s to insider beauty tips. The certified Makeup Artist and former Catalog Model will also contribute to Suite929 as a correspondent for special events, in addition to continuing her how-to series, “The City Chick.”
 

About CHELCA
CHELCA is a multimedia platform, digital publishing, and visual production entity focusing exclusively on the multimedia industry utilizing new resources to present original programming and content via the world wide web.
Formed in December 2009 through the combining of Digital First Strategies and Urban Renewal Media, CHELCA owns and operates a valuable portfolio of digital publishing brands, a Web TV network, significant e-commerce properties, and an award-winning photography portfolio in landscape and commercial imaging.
 

CONTACT (CHELCA)
Julianne Kelber
P: 718.612.6017
E: juli.kelber@allworldcorp.com

Rochon is the publisher of a suite of entertainment sites which includes DivasandDorks.com (a leading destination online for fashion & technology related news from a female’s perspective), DivasDriveInHeels.com (The only destination for haute automotive news for women, by women) and DivasOnDestinations.com (travel news and experiences for girlfriend getaways, couple retreats and family vacations). Rochon’s recent accolades include being a Samsung Global Blogger & USA Ambassador for London 2012 Olympic Games, serving as Co-Host of Essence.com’s Escape To New Orleans Web Series, and being voted one of the Blogosphere’s Best of 2012 by Black Enterprise Magazine.

“Christen’s addition to Suite929 demonstrates our continued direction of bringing an original sensibility to the brand’s programming,” says Chuck Holliday, Publisher and Lead Producer for Suite929. “We’re thrilled that this consummate talent – whose passion for the multimedia industry is infectious – will be the new face of The 9ine. We can’t imagine a more perfect match.”

As a Web TV network, Suite929 is dedicated to fashion, culture and arts, bringing viewers into the world of the fast-paced daily lifestyle behind the scenes in entertainment by featuring original series and specials, exclusive interviews, and fashion events – all rooted in the New York City experience.

“I’m so excited to join the Suite929 family and look forward to sharing creative content for all to enjoy very soon,” says Rochon.

The 9ine’s official page: suite929.tv/shows/the9ine

PR CONTACT (CHRISTEN ROCHON)
Jameka Whitten/JSW Media Group
704.261.5290
Jameka@jswmediagroup.com

PR CONTACT (CHELCA)
Julianne Kelber
718.612.6017
juli.kelber@allworldcorp.com

Based in New York, Ms. Dunlap will work closely with Mr. Holliday and oversee creative direction across the company, with responsibility for such units as business affairs and shared services.

“I’m confident that Wendy’s unique combination of digital publishing and operational experience have made her ideally suited to help me address the unique challenges and the array of opportunities we face in the digital publishing business today,” stated Mr. Holliday. “We’re delighted to have an executive of her caliber join us.”

“It’s a privilege to not only be working alongside Charles, but to be joining a a business with such a deep commitment to development and innovation,” added Ms. Dunlap.

Most recently, Ms. Dunlap served as an assistant content producer for Glam Media since 2010. Ms. Dunlap began her career in music at Ultra Records, where she served as a key player in the Global Marketing Dept.

The former internet radio show, which has reached 1.7 million visitors and viewers, has been registering significant growth in both ad sales and viewership via it’s video archive catalog re-airing on CHELCA-owned Suite929.

Launched in March 2010, The Syndicate aired weekly episodes via ThisIs50.com and various urban entertainment affiliates.

Ms.Collard said: “In just two short years, The Syndicate has become the standard blueprint model for most urban entertainment internet radio launches. It’s a terrific property with a clear mission, strong brand, and desirable audience. This acquisition increases our foothold in the advertiser-coveted young, upscale, female demographic, and perfectly complements our current roster of multimedia properties and plays to our strength of running and operating digital publishing brands.”

The acquisition by CHELCA Alliance is part of the company’s strategy to transform its portfolio and focus on assets with potential for higher growth. The Syndicate joins CHELCA Alliance’s fully-owned digital publishing unit, which include Avenue 1, a top-notch digital magazine in every key demographic; Suite929, the most upscale Web TV network, which just completed it’s first year of operations; and Mobilife Buzz, the quickly rising mobile software and social technology digital magazine. Along with other operated brands such as Volador TV, CHELCA Alliance’s digital publishing unit accounts for 40% of the company’s profits, and are experiencing double-digit, year-over-year growth.

The Syndicate was founded by current ThisIs50.com radio personality Maya Medena along with fellow radio personalities Randa Luv and The Lovely J.

The Syndicate will strengthen CHELCA Alliance’s position of leadership in upscale, female-focused media. The Syndies’ audience complements the viewers of Avenue 1 and visitors to Suite929, a leading Web TV platform for upscale urban culture. With these assets across multiple platforms, CHELCA Alliance will now have an even more attractive go-to-market position in the fast-growing women’s entertainment and lifestyle market, as The Syndicate will transform into a hybrid digital magazine and monthly Web TV brand, utilizing it’s existing video library, which has been under CHELCA Alliance’s control since September 2011, and producing new episodes beginning Fall 2012 at (www.thesyndies.com).

Said Chuck Holliday, Principal Partner, CHELCA Alliance: “We are very excited to add The Syndicate to our portfolio of publishing assets. We believe we can take it to the next level by expanding the quality brand that has been created by Maya and the rest of the team.”

About CHELCA Alliance

CHELCA is a multimedia platform, digital publishing, and visual production entity focusing exclusively on the multimedia industry utilizing new resources to present original programming and content via the world wide web.
Formed in September 2010 through the combining of CHELCA Publishing and Alliance Worldwide PR, CHELCA Alliance owns and operates a valuable portfolio of digital publishing brands, a Web TV network, significant e-commerce properties, and an award-winning photography portfolio in landscape and commercial imaging.

CHELCA Alliance is based in New York, NY.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Mia Gonzales
PR Contact, CHELCA Alliance
mia.gonzales@allworldcorp.com

The announcement was made by Chuck Holliday, Co-Founder/Principal Partner, CHELCA Alliance, and Julianne Kelber, Strategy & Business Development, CHELCA Alliance.

“The launch of MobiLife Buzz shows our commitment to deliver 100% original multimedia content that is provided from a journalistic standpoint,” said Ms.Kelber. “MobiLife Buzz philosophy promotes utilizing today’s mobile technology for both professional and daily usage. The urban entertainment industry now have a place where they can find mobile electronics and applications that can enhance their journey while on the go. We will be launching the brand aggressively to consumers with full-scale mobile access.”

“CHELCA Alliance has been moving down parallel paths to create a new media platform that capitalizes on the unique strengths of aspiring entrepreneurs who may not realize how much of today’s mobile technology can enhance their journey,” added Mr.Holliday. “The time is right to create a focused digital platform that brings together the knowledge and expertise of both the urban entertainment and mobile technology industries so consumers who are not as comfortable venturing into the mobile arena can realize their true potential.”

MobiLife Buzz will complement CHELCA Alliance’s four publishing brands primarily focused on urban lifestyle and fashion (Avenue 1, Suite929, G Style, and All World Live), and will publish all original content, including video and streaming coverage.

About CHELCA Alliance

CHELCA is a multimedia platform, digital publishing, and visual production entity focusing exclusively on the multimedia industry utilizing new resources to present original programming and content via the world wide web.
We believe that a brand is not a name, a logo or an ad campaign. A brand is an idea in the minds of your employees and the consumer…and that idea is formed by what you say and what you do – branding and operations working in harmony to deliver a singular, unique customer experience.

CHELCA Alliance is a merger of CHELCA and Alliance Worldwide PR, and is based in New York, NY.

Suite929 will air the March-September 2010-produced webcasts of “The Syndicate” (to be re-branded as “The Syndies: Encore”) on weekends beginning September 18, with all videos in High Definition and optimized for major mobile devices.
“The Syndicate,” is based in New York City and is hosted by veteran Radio Personalities Maya the B, Randa Luv, and The Lovely J. Subject matter includes dating, romance, lifestyle, and urban culture, with music & entertainment focused special guests.
Suite929, the Web TV network dedicated to fashion, culture, & arts, brings viewers into the world of the fast-paced daily lifestyle behind the scenes in entertainment by featuring original series and specials, exclusive interviews, and fashion events – all rooted in the New York City experience.

The Syndies: Encore on Suite929: www.suite929.tv/shows/thesyndies
 
MEDIA CONTACT:

Melanie Collard
Managing Partner, CHELCA Alliance
Publicity 213/254-5089, melanie.collard@chelca.com

Maxine Lewis
PR Contact, Suite929
maxine.lewis@allworldcorp.com

The Suite929 TV (stylized as Suite929tv) website will have a soft launch on June 27th to show off its sizzle reel. in late June, it will begin rolling out segs of 5-7 original series and other content bits specifically produced for the new venture.

Documentary and Semi-Scripted fare that Suite929 TV has in hand after its initial rollout includes:

“MODELife,” created by the Suite929tv staff, going behind the scenes during modeling photo shoots and business transactions (co-produced by Melanie Collard and Chuck Holliday);

“The 9ine,” starring various TV personalities traveling throughout New York City visiting restaurants, spas, and fashion brands (produced by Chuck Holliday);

“MurderGraham,” written by Jared Waiss, directed by Chuck Holliday, and starring UK presenter Jade “Leyton” Graham (co-produced by Chuck Holliday and Jared Waiss);

“Picture Perfect,” starring Washington DC-based celebrity photographer Anthony Tilghman (co-produced by Tilghman and Chuck Holliday);

“Glamours Edge,” created and launched in 2007 starring former photographer turned TV producer Chuck Holliday (Season 4 will air on Suite929tv);

“TLNA: The Late Night Alumni,” a single-camera documentary that follows socialites, DJ’s, and event promoters as they prepare for outings on the town in New York’s busy nightlife scene (produced by Chuck Holliday);

“Fatally Single,” a round table panel-style series featuring various social media journalists and media personalities weighing the pros and cons of dating in today’s society (produced by Melanie Collard);

In the new iteration, Suite929 TV aims to make money through advertising and sponsorships, but creators will retain co-ownership and copyright control of their content. A majority of Suite929 TV’s programming will be produced in-house and is overseen by its creator, Chuck Holliday, who got the idea off the ground during New York Fashion Week with the help of his association with NBCUniversal.

Holliday and others held a daylong presentation in March in Stamford, CT that instructed producers and corporate executives on how relatively cheap and easy it is to produce high-def Internet video content, now that high-def cameras and sophisticated editing software is widely available and affordable. That event spurred dozens of corporate executives to commit to assisting in distribution and funding for Suite929 TV.

“Basically, Suite929 is original content created by regular professionals,” Holliday said. “The content we have ranges from fashion, drama, lifestyle and culture, to round table discussion … this is an opportunity for producers like myself and others to experience and try something new with a very low risk factor.” Suite929 TV also will include a blog-like feature that will allow viewers to voice their opinions and criticisms of the content.

Suite929 TV accepts submissions from anyone who is a member of the CHELCA Alliance via corporate referral. Down the road, Holliday said he’d like to expand to a section where aspiring talent can post work themselves.

Holliday brainstormed the idea for Suite929 TV while pounding the pavement outside NBCUniversal. He’d produced video programming for multimedia rap brand thisis50.com, “The Round Table Show” and he was impressed by how quickly it spread around the Web. Other scribes who are helping to manage Suite929 TV include screenwriter Jared Waiss, PR veteran Melanie Collard, former runway model Valencia “Eve” Garcia and CHELCA Creative Director Julianne Kelber.

Holliday and Collard have financed the launch out of their own pockets, at a cost of “a little under $10,000,” he said. For the moment, its headquarters are in Holliday’s neighborhood of Roosevelt Island, New York City, though they have web programmers and other tech staffers working on the network in Miami Beach.

 
 
WEBSITE:
www.suite929.tv

Contact Maxine Lewis at maxine.lewis@allworldcorp.com

BULLETT Co-Founders Erin Ralph and Nicholas Ralph also stepped down as Editor-in-Chief and Publisher respectively.

Mr.Holliday said, “I have tremendously enjoyed my work as Digital Producer of BULLETT Magazine, where we substantially gained traction in the fashion publication market within a short time. In addition, I am particularly proud of the success of the digital platform put in place.”

Mr.Holliday followed Erin Ralph to BULLETT from Z!nk Magazine, where he also served in a similar position in 2010.

For Erin Ralph’s story on her departure: http://www.wwd.com/media-news/the-original-wunderkind-3546871

The unique visitor number for the Season Four premiere (“Know the Ledge”) of Glamours Edge was 40.87% (increase from last episode), which means that more than 220,714 web viewers were watching.
The second episode of Season Four (“Ink Inc”) delivered 65.31%, with over 533,000 web viewers watching. Glamours Edge delivers new episodes monthly at www.glamoursedge.com.
The first 2 episodes of Season Four together posted a total unique visitor and overall view number higher than the three previous seasons combined.

“We are ecstatic with the unique visitor and total viewer numbers for the return of Glamours Edge since we launched the series in 2007,” stated Chuck Holliday, CHELCA Co-Founder, and Glamours Edge series Protagonist. “I would like to thank our assistants, Jason (Anderson, Co-Executive Producer of Glamours Edge), and the rest of the team. More importantly, I’d like to thank the general public for consistently showing such enthusiasm and support for the CHELCA brand and our brands”.
 
 
 
WEBSITE:
www.glamoursedge.com
 
CONTACT:
Maxine-Denise Lewis
(646) 801-1170
maxine.lewis@option1worldwide.com

“Suite929” will feature an eclectic mix of art-driven photo image galleries, and multimedia (video) programming. “Suite929” will be produced in-house by CHELCA Multimedia, under the direction of CHELCA Founder/Principal Chuck Holliday and Creative Director Julianne Kelber, and operate as part of it’s Multimedia unit.

“We’re thrilled to launch such a brand that showcases the daily New Yorker,” said Julianne Kelber, Creative Director/President, CHELCA. “‘Suite929’ brings our robust, vibrant online community to all audiences across the nation who can now view the vast array of original programming on a trusted platform.”

“We believe in the concept of an interactive digital network, and we’re excited to bring that idea back as the newly created Suite929,” said Chuck Holliday, Founder/Principal, CHELCA. “We’re equally excited to have this new venture launched in-house, which will result in a better value for our clients and a better experience for our viewers and online users.”

“Suite929” will draw upon the extensive power of sister-brand Avenue 1, the first digital magazine to launch under CHELCA (in 2004), focusing to get to the heart of programming the average daily New Yorker want to see and learn about. “Suite929” will also have an extensive interactive component, allowing viewers to vote in polls, and delve deeper into subjects covered on any particular video segment.

WEBSITE:
www.suite929.com