Sentence examples for upfront first from inspiring English sources

Upfront first became acquainted with Fuller through two companies where Accel is a co-investor: the SaaS marketing platform Invoca (Fuller sat on its board) and educational game maker Osmo, where Fuller held what's called an observer seat.

2013 TV Upfronts: First-place CBS isn't afraid to be 'smug'.

If Bush were truly trying to determine whether the US should invade Iraq, as opposed to getting the evidence he needed to justify an invasion that had already been pre-determined, he would have asked his intelligence chief a simple question: if it is such a "slam dunk", why did you not present that right now, upfront, the first time.

And it is calling its efforts in this so-called upfront market the first in motion picture advertising.

Lewis believes many students think they have to pay the fees upfront on their first day of university.

For London, that will mean finding at least £25m upfront before the first bulldozer is called in.

This year, National CineMedia will host its first upfront presentation, part of the springtime frenzy in which media companies present their offerings to advertisers.

Last month, ahead of Sundance's first upfront presentation for prospective advertisers, the channel announced a slate of seven original shows incorporating themes of environmentalism and aesthetic design.

But the first upfront presentation by the new NBCUniversal News Group, at a luncheon at the New York Public Library on Thursday, put on a happy face, making light of problems and playing up strengths.

It was perhaps the first "upfront" event for the 2012-13 televiseasoneason — the term refers to the fact that the presentations take place before the start of the coming TV season.

On Thursday, the company, perhaps best known for publishing Vice Magazine, will host its first upfront event, a presentation where television companies try to entice advertisers with new content and shows.