offBeat.com goes wireless
(4/27/05)
datatv and offBeat magazine make history with the launch of Louisiana's first wireless news website, wireless.offbeat.com. The site features breaking news stories from offBeat's database and eventually could offer club listings, forums and other features from the magazine along with exclusive content.
offBeat.com v4
(4/20/05)
datatv launches the fourth generation of offbeat.com, Louisiana and New Orleans' online music resource with a radical new redesign. Site now offers breaking news, nightly club listings, various polls, improved search functionality and a new form of web typography called sIFR. Site relaunch coincides with the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. offBeat purchased a booth at JazzFest to show off the new site.
Acme Oyster House shucks new site
(4/19/05)
datatv launches the all-Flash redesign of acmeoyster.com, the online component of the regional Acme Oyster House chain. Unlike the previous design, the new design is more vivid and easier to use. Job Listings, Slide Shows and Music Jukeboxes were added to enhance the new look.
The Year of the Drummer's new site
(4/17/05)
After the successful relaunch of Ellis Marsalis' site, Jason Marsalis agreed to have datatv design his first online effort, jasonmarsalis.com, to launch late this summer. Site will be similar in offering to his father's site but have free downloads of music and daily recommendations from Jason on various music releases and other advice. Unlike the elder Marsalis' site, expect an edgier, hipper look for Jason's generation.
AVA Talent agrees to go datatv
(2/25/05)
datatv is selected by AVA Talent. a new film, music and modeling talent agency to design it's database driven site. AVA currently represents approximately 400 performers and that number is growing fast. datatv will develop a database driven site to allow for easy inclusion of new artists, their headshots and biographies for casting directors and talent scouts to easily find top-notch Louisiana talent.
offBeat choose datatv to redesign their website
(2/10/05)
offBeat magazine, Louisiana's Music News Magazine of record, has chosen datatv to redesign its' long running website. Site will feature much more user-friendly features including jukeboxes, polls, club listings, restaurant listings, forums and much more. Site will launch in time for the start of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in mid-April 2005. In addition, there will be a companion site developed for offBeat's annual Louisiana Music Directory later in 2005.
EllisMarsalis.com relaunched
(9/10/04)
datatv launches redesigned website for legendary New Orleans jazz pianist, Ellis Marsalis, which includes a streaming MP3 player, the ability to purchase downloadable music and features a dynamic shopping cart created in Macromedia Flash MX 2004. The site launched with a launch party at Snug Harbor, a nightclub in the Faubourg Marigny section of New Orleans.
datatv wins Site of the Day award
(9/10/04)
datatv's recently redesigned website for the Culinary Institute of New Orleans has received a prestigious Macromedia Site of the Day award for it's online cooking Rich Internet Application, 'Cooking with Class'. This is datatv's second Site of the Day award. It's first was for Basin Street Records.
Culinary Institute Website relaunched
(8/12/04)
datatv launches redesigned website for the Culinary Institute of New Orleans which features a new alumni section, virtual tours of the entire campus area, and a new Rich Internet Application called 'Cooking with Class' that ties in a recipe database with video on one screen without having to go from webpage to webpage.
Vitality Juice Bar launched
(7/6/04)
datatv launches website for the new Vitality Juice, Java and Smoothie Bar which brings the concept of fresh squeezed fruit and vegetable juices and fresher smoothies, long a favorite on the west coast, to the New Orleans and Gulf Coast market. Phase One of the site launches now with a slightly enhanced version featuring more photography and information on catering and licensing launches later this summer.
Basin Street search rankings increase
(6/1/04)
While we've never been promoted as a search marketing specialist like many spammers who claim that they are, datatv recently was able to radically improve search engine rankings for the majority of artists on the roaster for Basin Street Records with most appearing on the top five rankings on Google.
Ellis Marsalis signs with datatv
(5/20/04)
datatv announces that it has signed legendary musician Ellis Marsalis to an agreement to redesign his website for ELM Records. Site will be entirely produced using Flash MX Professional 2004 and will feature a store with downloadable MP3 exclusive recordings and also tour dates and various news articles. Site design will be based upon the look of his latest release, On The First Occasion. Site will launch in late-summer 2004.
NPC New Orleans website relaunches
(3/15/04)
datatv relaunches website for the NPC New Orleans Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships to be held in Mid-June at the Pontchartain Center in Kenner, LA. Site features video highlights and complete information on event and ticket ordering. Site was entirely designed using style sheets for layout and design.
Mothership Entertainment's site takes off
(3/1/04)
datatv relaunches website for New Orleans entertainment management and promotion company, Mothership Entertainment. Site features small one-page micro-sites for each act, a tour dates list, song samples and a small e-commerce store. Site also features a unique Flash-based menu offering conversion of site into eight different foreign languages.
Artisan Coffee Roasters launches site
(2/15/04)
datatv launches small website for Artisan Coffee Roasters. Store features flavored and specialty coffees and flavored sugar-free syrups.
Papa Grows Funk site relaunched
(5/9/03)
datatv relaunches website for popular New Orleans funk/blues band, Papa
Grows
Funk. New site offers Flash navigational menu, Flash based Audio/Video jukebox,
message boards, news headlines and downloadable hi-res images.
'Just Ask Jackie' site relaunched
(2/1/03)
datatv relaunches website for sex and relationship expert, Jackie
Fine with drastically
enhanced design, Flash navigational menu and many more new features to enhance
already existing brand in Houston.
New Irvin Mayfield Enhanced CD Released
(1/22/03)
Basin Street Records releases new enhanced CD project for Irvin Mayfield who
collaborates with artist/photographer Gordon Parks on the album Half Past Autumn
Suite. datatv produces interactive enhanced CD for project featuring videos,
audio samples and photo gallery. Project produced entirely in Flash MX with
videos created with Sorenson Squeeze.
datatv gets the 'vision'
(12/26/02)
datatv announces the long awaited launch of its' mobile based website, mobile.datatv.com.
The XHTML site was intended to be used primarily by 3G browsers primarily on
the Sprint PCS Vision network although it can be viewed on other cell phone
devices like the Danger T-Mobile Sidekick and other mobile devices.
Spice Exchange Site launched
(11/17/02)
datatv recently launched the site for Figueroa Brothers' Spice
Exchange brand. The new site offers a variety of recipes from noted pepper
pundit, Dave Dewitt as well as a full e-commerce store offering spicy marinades,
zesty salsas, olive oils and gourmet coffees.
Aunt Sally's revamped
(11/16/02)
The site for Aunt Sally's Praline Shops has just been revamped for the holiday
2002 season. The site now offers a fast loading Flash-based menu offering a
rotating banner on the bottom of the page listing different specials currently
offered by Aunt Sally's. New Gift Sets and a Collectors' Tin add to the offerings
for this holiday season. Already many new taste offering are in the works for
2003 from this legendary candymaker.
FlowersByNet gets ready for the holidays
(11/01/02)
datatv recently added the new line of FTD and Teleflora floral products to the
site for FlowersByNet.com. In addition, the flowers were also added to their
store as part of Yahoo! Shopping.
Basin Street Records named Site of the Day
(8/26/02)
datatv's new all Flash 5 based website for New Orleans record label, Basin Street
Records, was named the Site of the Day on August 26, 2002 by Macromedia which
is the leading web design software company in the world. The San Francisco based
company awarded the site based upon the innovative use of Flash in an e-commerce
storefront.