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To: Craig Jacobs who wrote (4571)	4/13/1999 10:46:00 PM
From: art slott	Read Replies (1) of 4748

Note the word "gaming". An excellent use of Actv software. Probably the biggest piece of the deal, for investors, was TCI Music's access to a 6-MHz channel on AT&T Broabdand's network. That channel, which can be split into 12 digital programming channels, will give Liberty a venue for its other programming assets and millions of guaranteed viewers. Some analysts value the addition of that 6-MHz channel at $1 billion. Whatever the valuation, Janco Partners analyst Ted Henderson said the inclusion of that analog channel could prove to be very important to Liberty in the future. "It allows them an avenue to roll out services," Henderson said. "You can create a wonderful service, but if you can't create distribution for it, it's useless. It's an outstanding asset to have. Now they know they've got a home for these things [interactive and Internet programming assets]." The channel also provides an excellent testbed for digital programming that later can be offered to other systems as they upgrade to digital technology. Liberty Digital's Masters said the company was focusing on six to seven interactive applications it wants to provide in the 6 MHz of bandwidth it is allotted by AT&T, including e-commerce, interactive advertising and gaming. But he said the

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