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USA Video Interactive Is Official Webcast Producer
For The Webby Awards 2000© ? ?Oscars of the Internet?
Hosted by Yahoo! Entertainment; Internet Broadcast Set for May 11
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2000 ? USA Video Interactive (OTCBB: USVOE; CDNX: US; www.usvo.com) has been chosen as the official webcast producer for The Webby Awards 2000 (www.webbyawards.com) in San Francisco, CA.
USA Video Interactive will provide the live digital satellite feed to millions of PC-viewers through the host of this year?s star-studded show, Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company. The Internet broadcast of the entire event can be accessed on Yahoo! Entertainment (http://entertainment.yahoo.com) beginning at 9:15 PM EDT on Thursday, May 11.
Widely hailed as ?the Oscars of the Internet,? The Webby Awards are the leading international honors for Web sites.
?USA Video Interactive embodies what the Webbys are all about,? said Tiffany Shlain, the founder and director of The Webby Awards. ?They bring strong technical and production capabilities as well as enthusiasm and dedication in bringing the best to the widest audience via the Internet.?
USA Video Interactive will produce the event for webcast including shooting, capturing and mixing content from two live video camera and audio feeds ? one roving camera at the pre- and post-awards events and one fixed camera at the Red Carpet outside the main venue of the awards ceremony. This content will be mixed with content from Webbys live camera crews inside the event and processed through USA Video Interactive digital video encoding equipment for single switched audio and video feed delivered via satellite from the event site to Yahoo! Entertainment. USA Video Interactive?s logo will be featured on all publicity about the event and the actual webcast will note that it is ?Powered by USA Video Interactive.?
?We?re delighted to participate in this prestigious event, working with Yahoo! Entertainment to bring the fun and glamour of The Webby Awards to millions of Internet viewers,? said Edwin Molina, president of USA Video Interactive. ?It is part of our commitment to bring the best visuals and audio to the widest audience possible and we?re excited to be featuring the most cutting edge entertainment the Internet has to offer.?
More than 3,000 celebrities are expected at the gala 4th annual Webby Awards being held on San Francisco?s historic Nob Hill. The VIP Party will take place in the gorgeous Grace Cathedral, the ceremony at the 3,000 seat Masonic Auditorium, and the post-party at a yet-to-be-disclosed, but very close venue. The event is known for its eclectic judges, outrageous fashions and mandatory five-words-or-less acceptance speeches. USA Video Interactive and Yahoo! will provide coverage of the entire evening?s events.
About the Webby Awards
Widely hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet," The Webby Awards are the leading international honors for Web sites. Nominees and winners are chosen by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The Webby Awards are an IDG event. Sponsors for the 2000 Webby Awards include Adobe, AboveNet, Access, ArtByte, Audi, Beseen, Business 2.0, Commission Junction, The Creative Group, Entertainment Weekly, Fleishman Hillard, Flyswat, Hewlett Packard, ImageBank, Intel, Internet World, KFOG, MacWorld, MacWorld Expo, Manex, Metropolis Editorial, MSN bCentral, Netpulse, NetRaker, Newcity.com, Ofoto, OneMediaPlace, PlanetClick.com, PricewaterhouseCoopers, United Airlines, Upside Media, USA Video Interactive, Visa, Vivid, Warburg Dillon Read, Worldy Investor, Xpedior and Yahoo! Entertainment. For more information, visit webbyawards.com.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. The goal of The Academy is to assemble a unique and brilliant panel of leading new media experts, Web visionaries, journalists, and luminaries to propel the World Wide Web into the future. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 350 members such as film director Francis Ford Coppola, musician David Bowie, Chairman of Miramax Talk Media Tina Brown, cyberguru Esther Dyson, creator of "The Simpsons" Matt Groening, National Public Radio personality Ira Glass, computer scientist Jaron Lanier, and Oxygen Media President Geraldine Laybourne. Members also include writers and editors from publications such as Wired, Details, Fast Company, Elle, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Vibe, Forbes, and Premier. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.
About IDG
IDG publishes more than 290 computer magazines and newspapers and 700 books and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net, which comprises more than 240 targeted Web sites in 55 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. Company information is available at idg.com.
About USA Video Interactive
USA Video Interactive is an international designer and supplier of high-tech Internet streaming video and Video-on-Demand? systems, services and end-to-end customized solutions. The USA Video Interactive technology gives users full-motion video; the unique flexibility of standard, VCR-like controls of play, fast-forward, reverse and pause; and the convenience of a standard internet-browser format for access. Its provides video images significantly faster and at a higher degree of resolution than with previously available methods; significantly overcomes bandwidth restrictions; and eliminates the blockiness and slowness of current technologies -- all at a lower cost and at or near broadcast quality. For more information on USA Video Interactive, visit www.usvo.com.
USA Video Interactive Corporate Headquarters Office: 70 Essex Street; Mystic, CT 06355; (800) 625-2200; (860) 572-1560. Canada Office: 837 West Hastings Street; Suite #507; Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3N6. Trading symbol on the US NASD OTC BB: USVOE; Trading symbol on The Canadian Venture Exchange: US. Standard & Poors Listed. CUSIP 902924208; USA Video, USA Video Interactive, Video-On-Demand and Video Yellow Pages are trademarks of USA Video Interactive. The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. For more information contact: Tony Castagno, Media Relations, 860-572-1560; Kevin Yorio, Investor Relations, 860-572-1560; info@usvo.com |
