Conservative Party Launch Branded Channel on Friction.tv

Conservative Party Launch Branded Channel on Friction.tv

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Core Facts

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The Conservative Party has become the first mainstream political party in the UK to set up a branded channel on www.friction.tv, the fast growing video debating website. Party officials are using the site to broadcast Conservative opinions in a bid to encourage video debate from the public around key.

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Friction.tv allows individuals and organisations to post their views via webcam, camcorder or mobile phone on an open-access internet site

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Other users can then present their own counter arguments or agree with points raised either in video or text formats

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The Conservatives are keen to use Friction.tv to interact with the public and to take their message to a wider audience

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Initially two videos a week will be posted on a branded Conservative channel located within the main Friction.tv site. Many will feature party leader David Cameron

* The first videos can be viewed at: http://www.friction.tv/debate.php?debateno=1318 and http://www.friction.tv/debate.php?debateno=1319

Quotes

* A Conservative Party spokesman said he was excited about the opportunities presented by the partnership. “In public life it is important that we never lose touch with those who elected us to represent and serve them. Friction.tv can help politicians and policy makers fully engage with people from around the country and beyond on a regular basis.

“Friction has already proved itself as a robust debating environment and we are delighted to be part of a rapidly growing online community that is already discussing the issues shaping our society.”

* Chief Executive and Founder, Omer Shaikh welcomed the Conservatives to Friction.tv and said he was looking forward to watching exciting debates sparked by their videos. “It is fantastic that the Conservative Party will be contributing to and kicking off debates on Friction. We are all very excited about the possibilities their involvement brings and expect that many of our users in the UK and around the world will have plenty to say about Conservative policies.”