UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  July 7, 2011
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WorldGate Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware
000-25755
23-2866697
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification No.)


3800 Horizon Blvd., Suite 103
Trevose, Pennsylvania 19053
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(215) 354-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On July 7, 2011, Christopher V. Vitale tendered his resignation as Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory, General Counsel and Secretary of WorldGate Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries effective July 29, 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 
     
 Dated: July 8, 2011
By:
/s/ Christopher V. Vitale
 
 
Name:      
Christopher V. Vitale
 
 
Title:  
Chief Administrative Officer