Art Bell's 'Coast to Coast AM' Video Program Debuts on The InternetExclusively on Broadcast.com
Broadcast.com Teams with Intel to Host Live Video
DALLAS, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast.com (Nasdaq: BCST) today announced the introduction of a new dimension in radio talk show programming with the exclusive video debut on the Internet of the #1 nighttime talk show "Coast to Coast AM" hosted by Art Bell. For the first time, Art Bell's audience of more than 7 million listeners can watch him hosting his radio show live from his studio, exclusively at broadcast.com.
Broadcast.com is teaming with Intel to enable this new experience, which is made possible through RealNetworks RealSystem(TM) G2 product line, incorporating Intel Streaming Web Video software, which provides a new level of streaming video quality over low and high bit-rate connections. Video from Art Bell's studio in Pahrump, Nevada will be sent to broadcast.com in Dallas where it will be made available to Internet users worldwide during live broadcasts airing Monday through Friday evenings from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Pacific Time.
"This is a logical extension to the technology we already use on the show," said Art Bell. "Our web site (www.artbell.com) is continuously updated with material being discussed on the show and has been providing video still shots from the studio. Streaming video will provide a new dimension and will keep the show on the leading edge of technology and entertainment for listeners and Web viewers."
"Broadcast.com has hosted Art Bell's audio program for more than 2 years, and now we're allowing his loyal audience a chance to see their favorite talk show host in action," said Mark Cuban, president of broadcast.com. "As the leading destination for audio and video programming on the Internet, we continue to expand our exclusive video content to provide the most comprehensive programming to our visitors."
"The combination of Intel Streaming Web Video technology with RealSystem's G2 provides an enriched video experience via the Internet, and adds a new dimension to the Art Bell radio show as his audience can now view him live," said David Johnson, manager of the Media Architecture Lab for Intel. "This technology and our work with broadcast.com is essential to accelerating the use of the Internet to enhance entertainment."
About broadcast.com
Broadcast.com (Nasdaq: BCST) is the leading aggregator and broadcaster of streaming media programming on the Web with the network infrastructure and expertise to deliver or "stream" hundreds of live and on-demand audio and video programs over the Internet or intranets to hundreds of thousands of users. The broadcast.com Web sites offer a large and comprehensive selection of programming, including sports, talk and music radio, television, business events, full-length CDs, news, video, commentary and full-length audiobooks, serving more than half a million unique users per day. Broadcast.com broadcasts on the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and its programming includes more than 370 radio stations and networks, 30 television stations and cable networks, and game broadcasts and other programming for over 420 college and professional sports teams. Broadcast.com also provides Internet and intranet broadcasting services to businesses and other organizations, including turnkey production of live and archived press conferences, earnings conference calls, investor conferences, trade shows, stockholder meetings, product introductions, training sessions, distance learning telecourses and media events. For more information on broadcast.com and its live and on-demand programming, visit audionet.com.
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