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From the conception of your idea to the marketing  of your finished product,  Shrivastava Media Group is with you every step of the way. Our dreamers work with you to create breakthrough concepts and publicity campaigns to make your product as successful as possible.   SMG's  client list includes basketball players, restaurants, nightspots,  Hollywood producers, recording artists, and corporate entities. 

We don't break the rules, we make them.

NEWS:

  • 11/30/07 "AboveTheLine.TV" named as one of Variety's "Websites To Watch."  (www.variety.com)
  • 5/03/07 "AboveTheLine.TV" written up in Ypulse, MVWire.com, Cynthia Turner's Cynopsis, VideoStatic, and featured on the front page of Ning.com.
  • 5/01/07 "AboveTheLine.TV"  - the music video social - enters public beta and launches THE online social community for the music video production community and music video fans with a contest to win a trip to the 16th Annual Muic Video Production Awards.   View website here: (www.abovetheline.tv).
  • 7/28/06 "ABOVE THE LINE"  signs with Los Angeles-based Rebel Entertainment Partners Talent and Literary Agency for reprentation of the reality show.  View Rebel's website here: (www.reptalent.com).
  • 5/15/2006 "ABOVE THE LINE" adds Plan-It Locations to its list of official partners which include Gorilla 3.0 Production Software and the Music Video Production Association. View Plan-It's website here: (www.planitlocations.com) .
  • 4/20/2006 Shrivastava Media Group and MediaVision International form the joint venture Above The Line Media as the production company for "ABOVE THE LINE." View Mediavision's website here: (www.mediavision.tv) .
  • orchidsmallpress.jpg4/14/06 Thai-fusion restaurant The Orchid (www.orchidcuisine.com) opens in Santa Monica, CA.  Located at 119 Broadway Avenue, the sidewalk seating area offers a great place to unwind while wtching sunsets over the Pacific.  Look for ads and features in the LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, WHERE Magazine, and Santa Monica Visitor's Guide.
      Located at 119 Broadway Avenue, the sidewalk seating area offers a great place to unwind while wtching sunsets over the Pacific.  Look for ads and features in the LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, WHERE Magazine, and Santa Monica Visitor's Guide.
  • 4/13/06"ABOVE THE LINE" featured on Jossip.com, Cynthia Turner's Cynopsis, and VideoStatic.com.  Check out the VideoStatic.com story here: http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2006/week14/index.html#a0009796857 .  smallweblogoabovetheline.jpgIn addition, we have extended our submission deadline to May 2, 2006 and launched a MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/abovetheline.
  • 2/22/06 "ABOVE THE LINE" is one of the sponsors of Music 2.0, taking place in Los Angeles, CA,  from February 23-24,  2006. http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/digitalmusicFebruary2006.htm
  • 2/17/06"ABOVE THE LINE" featured on Music Video Wire for partnership with Gorilla 3.0 Production Software.  Check out the story here: http://www.mvwire.com .   Check out Gorilla 3.0 here: http://www.junglesoftware.com .
  • 1/25/06 ABOVE THE LINE: The Search For America's Next Music Video Director website launches.  View it here: http://www.nextmvdirector.com .
  • 12/12/05 SMG's Going to South Beach Shrivastava Media Group will be working full-time out of our South Beach location at the Setai from December 23-January 7th.  You can contact us directly at (310) 980-0723 to reach us during that time.
  • 12/7/05 SMG Announces Two New Shows for 2006  Shrivastava Media Group will be starting production on two shows in January 2006: "Sideline" and "Above the Line: The Search For America's Next Music Video Director."  More information to follow in our "In Development" area.
  • 10/25/05 GattoBroadband Joint Venture with Doctor Wireless  featured in Telematics Journal.  View the "On-Demand Mobile Hotspot Vehicles Debut" story here: http://www.telematicsjournal.com/content/topstories/974.html.
  • 10/14/05 GattoBroadband featured on front page of Broadasting &  Cable Magazine.  View the "Broadband on the Run" story here: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6272252.html?display=Breaking+News . The full article can be accessed in our news archives.
  • 10/14/05 GattoBroadband to Offer Free Wi-Fi Service to NY Waterway Commuters on October 18, 2005. gattobroadbandlogojpg.jpgCommuters at the Weehawken Port Imperial Terminal of NY Waterway will be treated to free wi-fi as part of GattoBroadband's launch week.  A news conference featuring a product and vehicle demonstration will take place on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at Buster's Garage (180 West Broadway, NY, NY) from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM.  To attend, please RSVP to ps@thesmediagroup.com.  View the full press release here: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb297927.php .
  •  10/1/05 GattoBroadband service to launch the week of October 17th in New York City.  Details to follow. Please visit: http://www.gattomedia.com.
  • 09/30/05 Digital Soul to Stream Trailer for "Heart of A Champion: A Documentary on Roy Jones Jr." Exclusively Online During Tarver-Jones III Weekend. On October 1st and October 2nd, Digital Soul will be screening a trailer of their acclaimed film about legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr.'s last match-up with Antonio Tarver.  View the trailer here: http://www.digital-soul.com.   View the press release here: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb292311.php .
  • 07/02/05 Lickity Split Frozen Custard is featured in the July/August 2005 issue of The Automobile Club of Southern California's Westways Magazine.  View the article here: http://www.aaa-calif.com/WESTWAYS/0705/LIFE/LIFENEWS.ASP.
  • 06/21/05 Lickity Split Frozen Custard is featured on the front page of AOL City Guide this week and also was written up in last week's LA Business Journal.  AOL City Guide: http://www.digitalcity.com/losangeles/dining. Los Angeles Business Journal:  http://www.labusinessjournal.com   To view the article, please visit the Shrivastava Media Group Press Room.
  • 06/21/05 Atlanta-based Digital Soul Inc.’s acclaimed film, “Heart of A Champion: A Documentary on Roy Jones Jr.,” will give audiences an intense, inside look at the three-time undisputed Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World, when it lights up the screen at the Urbanworld Film Festival on Saturday, June 25, at 6:00 PM (Loews 34th Street Theaters, 312 West 34th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues, New York, NY, 10001).  A post-screening event will take place at Tribeca Cinemas located at 54 Varick Street.
  • 06/21/05 Santa Monica Thai Fusion Restaurant "The Orchid' signs with Shrivastava Media Group for all advertising, marketing, and public relations.   Featuring chefs and recipes directly from Thailand,  the restaurant's proximity to the Third Street Promenade will provide tourists and locals alike with innovative culinary delights and presentations.  The restaurant will also feature a full bar and lounge scene.  Opening is expected in late August. Address: 119 Broadway, between 2nd and Ocean, Santa Monica, CA 90401.  Website: http://www.orchidcuisine.com.
  • 06/21/05 Lickity Split Frozen Custard's Hollywood location had a star-studded grand opening on May 26, 2005.  Over 200 people attended the red-carpet event which benefited the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  The Hollywood Location is now open Mon-Thurs 10 AM to 10 PM, Fri-Sat from 10 AM to Midnight, Sun 10AM-9PM To see pictures and additional press materials, please visit the Shrivastava Media Group's Press Room.
  • 05/09/05 The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation joins Lickity Split's Memorial Day Grand Opening Launch.  PAFlogo.jpg50% of Lickity Split's sales for Thursday, May 26th and Friday, May 27th will go to benefit the Foundation and provide support for the research and treatment of Pediatric HIV/AIDS.  For more information about the Foundation, please visit: http://www.pedaids.org.

 

 

  • 04/28/05  Kids With A Cause, a non-profit organization emphasizing the value of youth helping youth, is teaming  up with Lickity Split for the launch of their Hollywoodkwaclogosmall.jpg Flagship location.  With members ranging from TV to music personalities, Kids With a Cause will be performing a live set in the courtyard of the Egyptian Theater and serving as celebrity scoopers for the night of Saturday, May 28th.   A percentage of sales from  Saturday and Sunday night will be donated to the organization.  For more information about Kids With A Cause,  please visit: http://www.kidswithacause.org .

  • 4/22/05 GattoMedia signs with Shrivastava Media Group for corporate communications and the launches of the gattojpgsmall.jpgGattoBroadband satellite vehicle and GattoPod Pod podcasting service. Tony Gatto, a long-time veteran of the radio news broadcasting industry created GattoMedia to be a place where marketing and new technology could connect.  Stay tuned for New York City launch event details coming late Spring 2005.  For more information about the company, please visit http://www.gattomedia.com. 
  • 4/15/05 Lickity Split Frozen Custard signs with Shrivastava Media Group to produce the launch event and related lickityjpgsmall.jpgpublic relations at their new Hollywood flagship location.  The location is scheduled to open up in mid-late May at the historic Egyptian Theater (6708 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028), about a block and a half away from the famous Kodak Theater.  For current locations and more information about the company, visit http://www.lickity-split.com. 

 

  • 04/12/05 Shrivastava Media Group  is pleased to announce an exclusive  partnership with opentable.bmp where restaurant PR clients get the first month free and percentage discount thereafter.  Please visit our "Services" section and explore our public relations capabilities.
  • 4/07/05 Shrivastava Media Group clients can now access their personalized account area by logging in through the "SMG Client Login" link.  In this area, clients will be able to view up-to-the minute account information, download press clippings,  approve and pay for new services, and generate return-on-investment models for their advertising and publicity efforts.
  • 4/05/05 President and CEO Preeti Shrivastava will be speaking on the topic of small business in the media  at the National Association of Broadcasters meeting in Las Vegas on April 18th.  The event will take place at the Las Vegasnablogosmall.jpg Convention Center as part of the Post-Production Conference from 5:00PM-6:15PM PST.  For more information, please visit:  http://www.nabshow.com/sessiondetail.asp?id=1203257 (event information) and http://www.nabshow.com/participantbio.asp?id=18361  (speaker profile).