USA Video Interactive and Fox 61, WTIC-TV 61 to Provide Webcast Coverage of OpSail 2000 CT
USA Video Interactive and Fox 61 will provide webcast footage in addition to USA Video's coverage of the Parade of Sail from aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Eagle
Mystic, CT - July 14, 2000 - As OpSail2000CT continues today in New London, CT, USA Video Interactive (US NBQ: USVO; CDNX: US; www.usvo.com) and Fox 61, WTIC-TV, a Tribune Broadcasting Station, will be producing and webcasting extensive coverage of OpSail2000CT. Fox 61 and USA Video Productions began filming Tuesday and will continue through Saturday as OpSail concludes with what is expected to be one of the largest fireworks displays in the country. The webcast will feature footage of various pieces of the 4-day event, and will be available for viewing over the web beginning on July 15th.
Wednesday morning, the USA Video Productions crew boarded the U.S. Coast Guard Eagle and produced behind the scenes footage from aboard the Eagle that is now undergoing editing for broadcast beginning tomorrow. In addition to the Eagle footage, Internet viewers will now have the ability to view Fox 61's coverage of OpSail2000CT. All of the above footage has been prepared for webcasting using USA Video's patented Video-on-Demand(TM) technologies. Viewers will be able to access the webcast through links at www.usvo.com, www.ctnow.com and www.fox61.com.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Fox 61 to cover this great event. By combining our efforts to webcast OpSail2000CT, we have the ability to not only showcase these historic vessels, but we can bring Connecticut and the City of New London onto the global map through cutting edge technology," said Edwin Molina, President of USA Video Interactive. "Where in most cases individuals look to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc., when talking about the high-tech industry, the City of New London, through OpSail, now has a chance to break new ground in the public eye and USA Video Interactive is pleased to play a role in helping them do so."
About Fox 61
Fox 61 WTIC-TV, one of Tribune Broadcasting's 22 major market television stations, serves Hartford, New Haven and Springfield. Fox61 has been a part of the prestigious "Fox #1 Club" of top Fox Affiliates each year since its inception.
Fox 61 produces Connecticut's top-rated prime time newscast, has created the unique and award-winning public affairs initiative, Fox 61 Student News.
Fox 61 News At Ten on Connecticut's 20 WTXX-TV debuted July 1, 1998,making Fox 61 the world's first television station to produce live newscasts for two stations simultaneously.
About OpSail2000CT
OpSail2000CT, declared by Governor John G. Rowland as Connecticut's "Official Millennium Event," is a four-day festival that is taking place in New London, Groton and surrounding communities from now until July 15th, 2000. OpSail2000CT is part of Operation Sail, a national celebration of the millennium and America's 224th anniversary. New London has been chosen as one of only eight official port cities to host this event, the largest gathering of tall ships in world history. Some 40 international tall ships, under full sail, formed the majestic Parade of Sail in Niantic Bay from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. America's official tall ship, and pride of New London, the U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle led the flotilla. The parade passed Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Waterford and Ocean Beach in New London, and went into New London Harbor between 10:30 and 2:00 p.m yesterday. Footage of this parade event along with behind the scenes interviews and commentary will be available for viewing on the USA Video Interactive - OpSail2000CT webcast on July 15, 2000 beginning at 1 p.m. that day.
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 innovative end-to-end 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. It 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 NBQ: USVO; 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
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