Accenture to Restore, Digitize and Archive the Barbara Walters Video Collection for The Paley Center for Media

NEW YORK; June 3, 2010 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will provide The Paley Center for Media with services to restore, digitize and archive highlights of the video collection of American broadcast journalist Barbara Walters. The announcement was made yesterday at Accenture’s Women’s Leadership Forum, which was held at The Paley Center for Media in New York and attended by nearly 100 women leaders in the communications, high-tech and media industries.

Selected highlights of the collection will chronicle 30 years of journalistic history, which span Walters’ broadcast career and include exclusive newsreel and related footage from her private collection. Walters’ career includes hosting the television programs Today and The View. She has also been a host of television news magazine 20/20, co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and a correspondent on ABC World News.

Origin Digital, an Accenture company, will manage the conversion process and create high-quality master files in the various formats that will be used to showcase the collection to the public.

The Accenture Women’s Leadership Forum examined “Resilience in the Face of Change” and featured Walters’ colleague and Today program host Meredith Vieira. The Forum was broadcast live with the re-broadcast available online using Origin Digital’s adaptive video streaming and player technology. It can be viewed on The Paley Center site, via the Women’s Leadership Forum [www.accenture.com/wlf-live] and also via Origin Digital.

“The Paley Center has amassed an impressive collection of television history and we’re delighted to be involved in expanding its digital archives,” said Lynn McMahon, managing director, Communications & High Tech, Accenture. “The addition of the Walters collection, which will utilize the latest in media encoding technology, will provide a welcome resource to her audience. We look forward to working with The Paley Center to preserve and share highlights from one of the world’s most impressive journalists, who paved the way for many women in this field.”

“Ms. Walters’ archives are of tremendous historical value to the scholars, researchers and members of the public who use the Paley Center collection. We’re confident that working with Accenture will ensure that many will enjoy and learn from Barbara Walters’ work for years to come,” said Pat Mitchell, president and CEO, The Paley Center.

“Origin Digital is proud to support The Paley Center as they evolve to new Live and On-demand Digital Media models in the 21st century,” said Darcy Lorincz, CEO, Origin Digital.

About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 181,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture is committed to being a good corporate citizen, dedicated to minimizing its environmental impact and helping individuals around the world build skills that enable them to participate in and contribute to the economy. The company generated net revenues of US$21.58 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2009. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

About Origin Digital
Origin Digital, an Accenture company, enables organizations across all industries to capture, convert and control high-definition online video. Founded in 1997, Origin Digital’s decade of experience provides the company with a competitive advantage in managing online video from acquisition to monetization across all platforms. With ownership of multiple state-of-the-art broadband-specific facilities, Origin Digital combines a uniquely global reach with unparalleled industry intelligence to drive its customer’s business objectives forward. Its home page is www.origindigital.com.

About The Paley Center for Media
The Paley Center for Media, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Drawing upon its curatorial expertise, a collection of 140,000 hours, and close relationships with the leaders of the media community, the Paley Center examines the intersections between media and society. The general public can access the collection and participate in programs that explore and celebrate the creativity, the innovations, the personalities, and the leaders who are shaping media. Through the global programs of its Media Council and International Council, the Paley Center also serves as a neutral setting where media professionals can engage in discussion and debate about the evolving media landscape. Previously known as The Museum of Television & Radio, the Paley Center was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, a pioneering innovator in the industry. For more information, please visit www.paleycenter.org.

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