To: Larry Kagan who wrote (9203 ) 6/7/1999 12:25:00 PM From: ENOTS Respond to of 21142
Road Runner and ChannelSEEK Establish Streaming Media Content Alliance INDIANAPOLIS, Jun 7, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- ChannelSEEK Provides Access to Streaming Media Internet Content Via Road Runner's 'Entertainment Channel;' ChannelSEEK Makes It Easy for Road Runner's Subscribers to Access Streaming Media Entertainment, News, Music, Online Movies and Other Streaming Content ChannelSEEK announced today a new content partnership with Road Runner, the leading high speed on-line Internet service in the United States. ChannelSEEK (http://ChannelSEEK.com) is the Internet's first website exclusive to Internet streaming media and will provide Road Runner customers with easy access to the best streaming content on the web. The ChannelSEEK/Road Runner partnership provides Road Runner users with a customized broadband version of the ChannelSEEK site, accessed through the service's "Entertainment Channel." "ChannelSEEK provides a new and unique window to the web," said Rebecca Paoletti, director of Programming at Road Runner. "This partnership offers a dynamic exploration experience for Road Runner subscribers." ChannelSEEK is unique in offering webcasters and viewers an open, non-player/content specific streaming media site. As a result, ChannelSEEK offers the broadest spectrum of streaming media content on the Web. ChannelSEEK's webcasting partners include The Auto Channel, CNN Interactive, the House of Blues, Pseudo, RollingStone.com, TV on the Web, and hundreds of otherwebcasters. ChannelSEEK offers services to simplify the viewer's experience such as automatic time correction and ChannelSEEK's free "Remind Me" service available through ChannelSEEK.com and affiliated sites. Visitors browsing through upcoming webcasts can click on a "Remind Me" link, select when they want to be reminded, and receive a customized e-mail reminder prior to the event. Tom Britt, ChannelSEEK's president states, "ChannelSEEK is serving the interests of the streaming media consumer. Our goal is to have the largest, open-model collection of webcasts on the Internet, delivering content to consumers how and when they want it. Road Runner subscribers will now be able to enjoy the latest and greatest technology the web has to offer through our streaming media guide." Road Runner (http://www.rr.com) is a high-speed, online service delivered to users via the cable television infrastructure. Road Runner integrates national and local programming including news, entertainment, and multimedia programming with the latest communication tools and personalized services such as mail and personal home pages for their subscribers.