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NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MPEL), a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market, today announced that it will file its third quarter results for 2009 on Form 6-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, to be followed by a conference call on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (or 9:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time).

To join the conference call, please use the dial-in details below:

 US Toll Free                1 800 265 0241
 US Toll / International     1 617 847 8704
 HK Toll                      852 3002 1672
 HK Toll Free                   800 96 3844
 UK Toll Free              00 800 280 02002
 Australia Toll Free          1 800 002 971

 Passcode                              MPEL

An audio webcast will also be available at http://www.melco-crown.com.

 To access the replay, please use the dial-in details below:

 US Toll Free                1 888 286 8010
 US Toll / International     1 617 801 6888

 Passcode                          48925908

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (the "Company") may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: growth of the gaming market and visitation in Macau; finalization of credit facilities to finance construction of projects; the completion of the construction of our hotel casino resort projects; our acquisition and development of the Macau Peninsula site; increased competition and other planned casino hotel and resort projects in Macau and elsewhere in Asia; the completion of infrastructure projects in Macau; government regulation of the casino industry; our ability to raise additional financing; obtaining approval from the Macau government for an increase in the developable gross floor area of the City of Dreams site; the formal grant of occupancy permits for areas of City of Dreams undergoing construction and/or development; our anticipated growth strategies; and our future business development, results of operations and financial condition. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on March 31, 2009 and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (the "Company"), is a developer, owner and, through a Macau subsidiary which holds a gaming sub-concession, an operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities. The Company currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com) (formerly Crown Macau), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. The Company's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which feature a total of approximately 1,500 gaming machines in eight locations and comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. For more information about the Company, please visit www.melco-crown.com.

The Company has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development Limited ("Melco") and Crown Limited ("Crown"). Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is Co-Chairman, a Director and the CEO of the Company. Crown is a top-100 company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and led by Executive Chairman Mr. James Packer, who is also Co-Chairman and a Director of the Company.

CONTACT:  Melco Crown Entertainment Limited
          Geoffrey Davis, CFA, Senior Vice President
           - Corporate Finance
          +1 212 671 1936
          geoffreydavis@melco-crown.com

BEIJING, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Agritech, Inc. (NasdaqGM: CAGC) ("China Agritech", or the "Company"), a leading national organic fertilizer manufacturer and distributor in China, today announced that it will report the financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, before the market opens on Thursday, November 12, 2009.

The Company will host a conference call, to be simultaneously web cast, on Thursday, November 12th at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, or 9:00 p.m. Beijing Time.

    To participate, please call the following phone numbers:

    United States                       1-866-519-4004
    China, Domestic                     800-819-0121-Landline
    Hong Kong                           852-2475-0994
    Canada                              1-800-407-1908
    International Toll Dial-In Number:  656-735-7955
    Conference ID # 41129467

A live web cast of the conference call will be available on China Agritech's website at http://www.chinaagritechinc.com . Please visit the website at least 15 minutes early to register for the web cast and download any necessary audio software.

A web cast replay will be available on the Company's website, and the call replay will be available through Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. EST. To access the replay, please call the following phone numbers:

    United States Dial-In #:            1-866-214-5335
    Canada Dial-In #:                   1-800-301-5423
    China North Dial-In #:              10-800-714-0386
    China South Dial-In #:              10-800-140-0386
    Hong Kong Dial-In #:                800-901-596
    International Dial-In #:            +61 2 8235 5000
    Conference ID # 41129467

About China Agritech, Inc.

China Agritech, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of liquid and granular organic compound fertilizers and related products in China. The Company has developed proprietary formulas that provide a continuous supply of high-quality agricultural products while maintaining soil fertility. The Company sells its products to farmers located in 28 provinces of China.

For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.chinaagritechinc.com .

Safe Harbor Statement

This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of China Agritech and its subsidiary companies, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the continued demand for China Agritech's products, China Agritech's ability to sustain growth for the balance of the year and China Agritech's ability to generally meet all of its objectives. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including all business uncertainties relating to product development, marketing, concentration in a single customer, raw material costs, market acceptance, future capital requirements, and competition in general and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, China Agritech is under no obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    For more information, please contact:

    In China:
     Mr. Gareth Tang
     Chief Financial Officer
     China Agritech, Inc.
     Tel:   +86-10-5962-1220
     Email: gareth@chinaagritech.com

    In the U.S.:
     Mr. Kevin Theiss
     Investor Relations
     Grayling
     Tel:   +1-646-284-9409
     Email: kevin.theiss@us.grayling.com

SOURCE China Agritech, Inc.

Broadcast International's CodecSys Receives Microsoft Mediaroom Certification; Will Integrate with Mediaroom on IPTV Application

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- It's official, Broadcast International, Inc. (OTCBB: BCST) ("BI") (www.brin.com) is certifiable.

In his quarterly podcast, Rod Tiede, President and CEO of Broadcast International, will review the details of the recent announcement that CodecSys, the software-based video asset optimization platform, has received Microsoft's coveted Mediaroom Certification. Microsoft Mediaroom is a leading IPTV platform and powers broadcast-quality television and video services over IP networks.

The broadcast will be available on the Broadcast International website, www.brin.com, beginning Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. EST.

CodecSys is designed to automatically select different codecs from a library of codecs to optimize video files by breaking down scenes within a media signal. It is ideal for broadcasters who require high channel density and is specifically well suited for IPTV, satellite and Telco service providers.

"Bandwidth is a huge concern for content providers, specifically the lack of available bandwidth, and we realized early on that by becoming Microsoft Mediaroom Certified we could expand CodecSys and its ability to create more available bandwidth," said Tiede. "By integrating with Microsoft Mediaroom, we'll be able to offer content providers HD quality broadcasts at three megabits per second which we anticipate will save them as much as 33 percent in bandwidth costs."

To view the broadcast, please visit the Broadcast International website at www.brin.com. Broadcast International is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its physical address is 7050 Union Park Center, Suite 600, Salt Lake City, Utah 84047.

Additional Resources:

Twitter: BI_CodecSys

Facebook: Broadcast International

About Broadcast International

Broadcast International is a leading provider of video-powered broadcast solutions, including IP, and digital satellite, Internet streaming and other types of wired/wireless network distribution. BI's patented CodecSys software is a breakthrough, multi-codec video compression technology that cuts video bandwidth requirements over satellite, cable, IP and wireless networks. By slashing bandwidth needs, CodecSys enables a new generation of applications such as streaming video to cell phones, and offers unprecedented price/performance benefits for existing applications such as HD video.

Broadcast International is a public company (OTCBB: BCST) headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. For more information go to www.brin.com and www.codecsys.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the caption "Additional Factors That May Affect Our Business" in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q filings, and amendments thereto. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.

    Source: Broadcast International, Inc.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The field of media is rapidly changing with the closure of major publications across the nation and the simultaneous rise of "social media," and yet the basis of marketing must too evolve, illustrated by industry veteran and Organic Marketing(TM) pioneer, Gillian Christie.

"I am frequently asked to speak on "green marketing," and each time I reiterate how important it is to have all marketing based in authenticity and care for every person along the process--from the client to the media to the end customer," explains Gillian Christie, Founder & CEO of Christie Communications (www.christiecomm.com). "Somewhere along the line, 'old school' agencies became so concerned about the 'what,' that they lost track of the 'why,' the true purpose of marketing."

Christie further details that the 'what' was merely product impressions and 'clever' ads, but the omitted 'why' was the entrepreneur's original dreams and his or her care in developing new products or services.

"Waiting in line at the airport recently, I was barraged with advertisements from the screen at check-in through to the bins for my shoes at the security," Continues Christie. "Yet not one of those ads got me to take action despite the amount of money that went into creating them. Lots of 'what' they were selling, but no 'why' I, as an individual, would benefit from buying what they were advertising. Those advertisers truly did not care about me as their customer."

Christie Communications is a company that cares and integrates this care into all campaigns. To Christie Communications, CARE is about Communicating Authentic Results and Experiences. The company's founder asserts that when this becomes the standard through all marketing, companies can develop more ethical products, new entrepreneurs will be inspired to create better solutions, and environmentally, there will be less wasteful advertising and 'what' oriented messaging.

Per Christie, "Madison Avenue agencies forced people to be codified by demographics rather than as human beings, dehumanizing the entire process of marketing and removing the 'public' from PR. The economic challenges we are facing today simultaneously present us an opportunity and the ability to fully embrace the 'why' we market so we are truly able to communicate with authenticity and care."

According to Christie, the logical evolution of today's environmentally-aware business practices and sustainable consumer lifestyles is the re-thinking of publicity itself, continuously based in CARE.

Since launching the business in 1994, Ms. Christie has attracted an impressive client roster, partly due to her disarming directness about the firm's commitment to work only with ethical companies, but mostly as a result of the company's track record.

The goal of all marketers, she believes, should be to move beyond expensive and repetitive mainstream 'shotgun' marketing in favor of campaigns that are more holistic in nature, based in care.

To meet Organic Marketing's objective of delivering maximum results with minimal use of resources, the firm uses extensive market analysis based on a process Ms. Christie calls Goal Identification and Conversion Market Research(TM).

"Marketing without CARE is just wasted electricity and paper," said Christie. "People matter and it is the responsibility of all to care for each and everyone. Especially in marketing."

About Christie Communications, www.christiecomm.com: 805-969-3744

Christie Communications is a full-service public relations, branding, marketing, and advertising agency dedicated to helping ethical organizations and entrepreneurs nationally and internationally broaden their impact through effective communication services. Christie Communications goes beyond branding and other marketing buzzwords. It is a company based in philosophy, driven by passion, and known by its results.

Gillian Christie, Founder & CEO, is available for speaking engagements and interviews.

For further information contact Alissa Sears, alissa@christiecomm.com, 805-969-3744

SOURCE Christie Communications

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/11/09 -- The Republic of Mauritius in collaboration with the World Health Organization Afro Region and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today opened an International Conference on Diabetes & Associated Diseases in Port Louis, Mauritius to highlight their concern about the rapid growth of the diabetes epidemic throughout Africa. The conference will run from November 12 and end on November 14 - World Diabetes Day.

The Pan-African conference will feature the Regional Director of WHO Afro and health ministers from 46 African countries, directors from WHO global and WHO Afro, IDF experts, and other leading diabetes experts from across the globe to discuss the current issues, latest developments and practical management and prevention of diabetes and its complications. Participants will also take stock of the latest scientific evidence-based best practices to address the epidemic of diabetes and related complications - http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/diabetesconf2009/index.htm. The goal is to build a strategic alliance among health professionals that will provide the momentum to implement both the National Diabetes Services Framework and procedures, and the UN Resolution on Diabetes (Res.61/225).

Africa will have the highest percentage increase in the number of people with diabetes in the next 20 years because of rapid industrialization and general improvements in living standards over the past five decades according to the latest data from the IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th edition. At least 80% of people in Africa with diabetes remain undiagnosed. The picture is bleak for those already affected by diabetes as the IDF data shows that in Africa, most of those who die from diabetes are in the economically productive age group (30 to 60 years).(1)

"No country is immune to diabetes and no country has all the answers to this common enemy that we confront. No country has yet managed to reverse the trend of rising prevalence. Defeating diabetes will take every ounce of commitment and ingenuity that we can summon. It is time to think creatively and to break down old paradigms. Studies show increasingly strong linkages between diabetes and many other diseases, such as heart disease, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS," said Professor Jean Claude Mbanya, President of the International Diabetes Federation and co-chair of the Scientific Committee of the conference.

Mbanya added, "IDF's aim is to achieve sustainable health systems as called for in United Nations Resolution 61/225, and to catalyse funding that is committed to helping health systems develop sustainable, cost-effective measures for prevention and care of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases"

Diabetes Globally

Africa is not alone in fighting the diabetes epidemic. IDF data shows that 285 million people worldwide now live with diabetes (4-in-5 are in developing countries). That number is expected to exceed 435 million in 2030(2) if the current rate of growth continues unchecked. Diabetes will kill four million people in the coming year, more than HIV/AIDS and Malaria combined.

Diabetes has become a development issue which threatens health and economic prosperity in low- and middle-income countries. IDF predicts that diabetes will cost the world economy at least US$376 billion in 2010, or 11.6% of total world healthcare expenditure. By 2030, this number is projected to exceed US$490 billion.(3) More than 80% of diabetes spending is in the world's richest countries and not in the poorer countries, where over 70 percent of people with diabetes now live.

Diabetes in Mauritius

Globally, only one other country has a larger proportion of its population with diabetes than Mauritius, the Pacific island of Nauru.

"If one needed a barometer for assessing or predicting the direction of the global diabetes epidemic, we do not need to go past the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius with its population of about 1.3 million," said Professor Paul Zimmet, Co-Chair of the IDF Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention from Australia's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.

Zimmet, who is co-chair of the scientific committee and a keynote speaker at the conference, said the multi-racial population of Mauritius (Asian Indian Hindus, Asian Indian Muslims, Chinese and Creoles) has undergone rapid industrialization and economic growth over the past several decades. This brought in its wake a dramatic shift in the disease pattern. He noted that these ethnic groups constitute two-thirds of the world's population. Mauritius acts as a microcosm of the global epidemic and data from successive studies here have been critical for IDF in its global predictions of diabetes.

Along with the Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Zimmet and Sir George Alberti have been conducting surveys in Mauritius since 1987 (1992, 1998, and 2004) which have shown that prevalence rates for diabetes and its complications are very high. Between 1987 and 1998, there was a 38% increase in diabetes numbers. In the most recent 2009 survey, (led by Sudhir Kowlessur and Professor Zimmet), there has been a further dramatic increase in numbers.

"This bodes poorly for India (50.8 million) and China (43.2 million), the two nations that already have the most people with diabetes globally as well as the many nations around the world with immigration of these ethnic groups," said Zimmet.

Zimmet also voiced his great concern about the dramatic increase in diabetes in Indigenous populations citing the example of Australia's Aboriginal population. "In our rich nation," he said, "we have close to the highest world rates of diabetes, diabetic kidney disease and amputations in the world. Diabetes is the fastest growing disease worldwide and one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st Century"

Professor Mbanya said, "Faced with these alarming numbers in Mauritius, it is especially important that we focus on the country this World Diabetes Day. This international conference marks the start of the political action necessary to reverse the diabetes epidemic worldwide."

For the next five years IDF is focused on Diabetes Education and Prevention through its World Diabetes Day campaign.

References

1,2,3 - IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th Edition, International Diabetes Federation, 2009. www.diabetesatlas.org

Note to Editors

About IDF

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of 212 member associations in 163 countries and territories, representing over 285 million people with diabetes, their families, and their healthcare providers. The mission of IDF is to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide. Its main activities include education for people with diabetes and healthcare professionals, public awareness campaigns and the promotion and exchange of information. IDF is a non-governmental organization in official relations with WHO and associated to the United Nations' Department of Public Information. For more information, please visit www.idf.org and follow us at twitter.com/IntDiabetesFed. The World Diabetes Day campaign can be followed online at www.worlddiabetesday.org; www.twitter.com/wdd; Facebook-http://tinyurl.com/o7o6kf and www.youtube.com/worlddiabetesday.

(1) IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th Edition, International Diabetes Federation, 2009. www.diabetesatlas.org

(2) IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th Edition, International Diabetes Federation, 2009. www.diabetesatlas.org

(3) IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th Edition, International Diabetes Federation, 2009. www.diabetesatlas.org

Contacts:
International Diabetes Federation
Kerrita McClaughlyn
Media Relations Manager
Office: +32-2-5431639 or Mobile: +32-487-530625
media@idf.org
www.idf.org