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Danielle
Hampson’s concept, above, integrates
broadcast with the Internet which
she said will soon become commonplace.
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The
wave of the future is ‘instant gratification’
Entrepreneur’s
Web TV concept is taking off
Staff
reports
SCOTTSDALE
– Danielle Hampson couldn’t afford to
launch her own television network. As
a matter of fact, the Belgian‑born
Scottsdale businesswoman said she had
no interest in TV.
That
is up until early 2006 when she established
arizonawebtv.com based on the advice of
a friend who works in television.
“My
plan is to branch out to the entire West
coast,” Hampson told The Desert Advocate.
And
she just may do it.
Hampson’s
business, which integrates television broadcast
to Web sites, began with a TV‑Web
site dedicated to Scottsdale and has since
expanded to Anthem, Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix,
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“It’s
instant gratification, really. In a world of knowledge that’s
available to the public ... it democratizes everything,” she said.
Hampson,
who was an international business consultant, said she envisions
a future where every household will have a hybrid TV‑personal
computer that allows users to surf the Internet, communicate and
get entertainment and news on demand.
Apple
Computer in January unveiled its latest multimedia interface,
AppleTV, which allows users to download music and videos from
their computer to their TV sets. The wireless interface, which
will retail for about $300, can “store up to 50 hours of video,
9,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each,” according
to a news release from the company.
Web
TV is “part of the wave of the future,” said Don Rice, one of
the founders of the recently established North Scottsdale Chamber
of Commerce.
The
new chamber has partnered with Hampson and is using her Web TV
concept to promote chamber events and recruit more members.
Rice
said, “Our primary goal, in a nutshell, is to grow the (business)
community.”
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