Leading Broadcast and Entertainment Companies Support RealSystem G2
ABCNews.com, CBS Sportsline, CNN Interactive, Fox News Online, PC Quote,
Qradio and Warner Bros. Online, Among Broadcast and Entertainment Companies
Utilizing RealSystem G2 to Deliver Rich Streaming Media Programming
BURLINGAME, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the RealNetworks Conference '98, RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the recognized leader in streaming media, announced the support of leading broadcast and entertainment companies for RealSystem(TM) G2, a next-generation media delivery system for the Internet and corporate intranets. Several of these companies, including ABCnews.com, Qradio, and Sony Music, are expected to participate in conference workshops and panel presentations showcasing their programming using RealSystem G2.
Broadcasters Support RealSystem G2
Leading broadcasters are selecting RealSystem G2 to provide end-users with the richest streaming multimedia experience on the Internet today. The following broadcast companies are announcing their support of RealSystem G2: ABCnews.com, ABC Stock Market News, A & E Network, Air Force Radio News, AudioNet, Capitol Broadcasting Company, CBS Sportsline, CNN Interactive, ComputerWorld Minute, Court TV, C-Span, Daily Dose, The Daily Feed, Daily Rocket, Discovery Channel, The Education, News and Entertainment Network, Fox News Online, Jim Hightower Commentary, National Public Radio, NetRadio Network, One-on-One Sportsflash, Pacifica Network News, PC Week Radio, PC World, PC Quote, Sveriges Television, Telecom Finland, Ultimate TV, Wall Street Journal Radio/Dow Jones Radio, The Weather Channel, and Yeah!.
"With RealSystem G2, PC Quote is deploying live, streaming, continuously updated financial tickers and applications to the Internet and corporate intranets," said Scott Clyde, vice president, Internet Services, PC Quote. "With RealNetworks large audience of more than 43 million player downloads, we can broaden the reach of our customer base tremendously by deploying applications on RealSystem G2."
CNN Interactive, the world's leader in online news and information, will be using its channel on the RealPlayer(TM) to deliver dynamic, interactive combinations of streaming video, text and graphics. Viewers will see updated video news from CNN Headline News, streaming text headlines that link to related stories on CNN.com.
"CNN has the world's richest news video resources and our users will benefit from the rich streaming multimedia experience enabled through RealSystem G2," said Mark Bernstein, vice president and general manager, CNN Interactive. "RealNetworks is an Internet pioneer in streaming media, and being able to leverage their base of more than 43 million RealPlayer downloads powerfully complements CNN's excellence in news video, reporting, analysis and insight."
"AudioNet is very excited to support RealNetworks in moving streaming media into the next generation," said Todd Wagner, CEO, AudioNet. "RealSystem G2 will create valuable opportunities for content providers and users alike and we are looking forward to taking advantage of the new component technologies to create new experiences for our customers."
Entertainment Companies Support RealSystem G2
Entertainment companies plan to implement RealSystem G2 because of the high quality end-user experience enabled over low modem to high bandwidth connections. Entertainment companies supporting RealSystem G2 include: Alternative Entertainment Network (AENTV.com), Ask Dr. Science, Atlantic Records, AudioSports, Biography.com, Books.com, BMG Entertainment North America, Capital Interactive, Capitol Records, Comedy Central, Dakota North Entertainment, Earth and Sky, Elektra Records, Enso Audio Imaging, Entertainment Asylum, Film.com's Screening Room, HistoryChannel.com, Interscope Records, JAMTV Corp., MCA Records, Ministry of Sound, Music Boulevard, Playbill Online, PolyGram US Online, Pseudo Programs Inc., Qradio, Reprise Records, Rolling Stone Network, SonicNet, Sony Music, Streamland/Sonicnet, Taylor Communications, TV Gen, Warner Bros. Online, Warner Bros. Records, Virgin Records, and Virgin Records UK.
Qradio, a partnership between Quincy Jones and American Broadband Productions, is a Web site designed to bring traditional South African music to the world. It features 24-hour live radio broadcasts from the South African Broadcasting Corp. and a comprehensive database of South African music, all available in RealAudio. At the RealNetworks Conference '98 today, Jones will give a multimedia presentation for Qradio utilizing RealSystem G2 and SMIL technology.
"The Internet is truly a distribution network for music, especially music never before available via traditional broadcast media," said Grammy-winning producer and multimedia entrepreneur Quincy Jones. "Now RealSystem G2 provides tools to allow Qradio and other content producers to present music in entirely new, rich ways."
About RealSystem G2
RealSystem G2 enables the highest quality audio and video available on the Internet and corporate intranets today. A powerful new music Codec provides a higher level of sound quality for dial-up users, and new postfiltering capabilities create smoother video images. The new SmartStream feature provides a consistent end-user experience across variable Internet connection speeds, improving the audio and video quality. The addition of two new media types, RealText(TM) and RealPix(TM), combined with support for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), enables rich multi-stream programming to be delivered over typical modem connections.
Currently, more than 85% of Internet Web sites with streaming media use RealAudio(R), RealVideo(R), and/or RealFlash(TM), (co-developed by Macromedia and RealNetworks) and more than 145,000 hours of live RealAudio and RealVideo programming is available each week. The RealPlayer, with more than 43 million end-user downloads, is the most popular download on the Internet after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
About RealNetworks
RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK), based in Seattle, WA, is the recognized leader in the streaming media market. 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. RealNetworks can be found on the World Wide Web at www.real.com.
RealSystem, RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, RealText, RealPix, and Film.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. RealFlash is a trademark of Macromedia, Inc. and RealNetworks, Inc. Macromedia and Flash are registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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