RealNetworks and NBCi Expand Strategic Relationship That Allows Users To Designate a Customizable NBCi-Real.com Guide Home Page
December 21, 2000 09:01:00 AM ET
NBCi Remains Preferred Provider of Audio and Video Search on RealPlayer, RealJukebox and Real.com Guide
SEATTLE, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks(R), Inc. RNWK, the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet, and NBC Internet, Inc. NBCI, a leading Internet portal company that brokers information, commercial, and entertainment transactions, today announced an expanded strategic relationship that will combine the technological and content resources of each company to provide searchable news, information and multimedia content to web users throughout North America. Beginning today, all users who download the latest RealPlayer(R) will be able to select the new NBCi/Real.com(TM) Guide as their preferred home page during the download process. This new home page is a co-branded version of the NBCi site containing a RealNetworks module that features links to the Real.com Guide -- representing the best audio and video on the web, as well as daily news, music, and games special features. It is located at: real2hs.nbci.com .
"We're impressed with what NBCi is able to provide in terms of entertainment content, shopping, news, and search, as well as various personalization capabilities such as local news, stock tickers, and weather," said Shelley Morrison, vice president of Media and Distribution Sales, RealNetworks, Inc. "When you combine those attributes with the rich audio and video features of Real.com, the new, co-branded home page offers everything a consumer could want from a portal experience."
In addition, RealNetworks continues to offer NBCi Search technology as the preferred search service on its Real.com website, as well as within the RealPlayer, and RealJukebox(R). When end users enter a search, the default configuration of Real.com, RealPlayer and RealJukebox uses NBCi Search and will send the end user search results to a RealNetworks/NBCi custom web page.
"We're delighted to deepen our relationship with RealNetworks, a partner that offers best-of-breed rich media delivery," said Jim Scheinman, Senior Vice President of Business Development, NBC Internet, Inc. "This deal showcases NBCi's strengths in creating customized portal experiences for top-tier distribution partners. By partnering with RealNetworks, we continue to expand our distribution footprint, while creating a great portal experience for Real.com users."
About NBC Internet, Inc. (NBCi)
NBCi is a leading Internet company that helps consumers access Internet resources, leveraging user data to broker information, commercial, and entertainment transactions between consumers and marketing partners. NBCi's flagship consumer Internet portal, NBCi.com, provides Internet search and directory, information, community, personal file storage, e-commerce, and entertainment services for both narrowband and broadband users. NBCi was launched in November 1999 through the combination of NBC and CNET's Snap.com, Xoom.com, NBC.com, NBC Interactive Neighborhood, VideoSeeker, and a 10 percent equity stake in CNBC.com. NBC Internet publicly trades under the ticker NBCI on The NASDAQ Stock Market(R). NBC, a subsidiary of General Electric Company GE, holds a 39 percent ownership stake in NBCi. NBCi is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
About RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc., based in Seattle, is the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet. It develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia services using the Web. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks consumer software on the Internet at real.com . All RealNetworks systems and corporate information is located on the Internet at realnetworks.com .
NOTE: RealNetworks, RealPlayer, RealJukebox and Real.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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