LQID...Wednesday September 1, 1:10 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
WebRadio.com Signs on as Liquid Music Network Affiliate Offering Liquid Audio Digital Downloads
More Than 20,000 Liquid Tracks to Be Available for Preview or Purchase on WebRadio.com's Internet Radio Destination Site
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 1999-- WebRadio.com, a subsidiary of GEO Interactive (LSE: GIM), Wednesday announced it has signed a deal with Liquid Audio Inc. (Nasdaq: LQID - news), a leading provider of software and services for the Internet delivery of music, to provide secure digital music downloads to WebRadio.com users.
WebRadio.com joins the more than 200 affiliate Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network where consumers can preview and purchase CD-Quality music from Liquid Audio's extensive catalog.
WebRadio.com is the world's first ''plug-in-free'' Internet broadcasting site, offering consumers content from more than 120 radio stations. Using GEO's Emblaze technology, WebRadio.com users can access streaming media without downloading a plug-in. The addition of Liquid Audio digital downloads provides WebRadio.com users with online access to more than 20,000 tracks -- the largest catalog of secure music for download on the Internet.
Using the freely downloadable Liquid(TM) Player software, fans can sample the music, check out lyrics and liner notes, and securely purchase and download Internet singles right to their PC. They can also make custom play lists and record custom CDs.
''WebRadio.com is proud to partner with Liquid Audio to provide our users with access to one of the most comprehensive collections of downloadable music available anywhere,'' said Shai Schiller, President and CEO of GEO Interactive.
''While GEO's Emblaze technology allows our loyal users to enjoy streaming media without downloading a plug-in, we also acknowledge the consumer demand for digital downloads. With Liquid Audio, we're providing WebRadio.com users with an easy and secure way to buy music online.''
''Affiliation with the Liquid Music Network enables WebRadio to quickly and easily become an Internet music retailer,'' said Heather Furmidge, vice president of Internet Business at Liquid Audio. ''With this agreement we are enhancing consumer access to the Liquid Audio catalog and further expanding the reach of our distribution network, which currently features music from more than 500 labels.''
WebRadio.com also announced this week that in its ongoing commitment to build the ultimate Internet radio community destination, it has added original content, community, e-commerce and functionality to the site. In support of this goal, WebRadio.com signed deals with Lead Interactive Network Entertainment Television, Lightspeed Group, Internet Community Concepts, StreamSearch.com and What's Fun Entertainment's EventMail.
Emblaze: Pioneering Technology
The patented Emblaze technology enables streaming audio and video content to be viewed and interacted with in real time from the moment a Web site is accessed, on any platform, with minimal delays, and without preloads, downloads, caching or buffering. The multimedia content simply plays by streaming in real time from the Web site of a remote server using a standard telephone line via a modem at 14.4 kbps or 28.8 kpbs per second.
Unlike other technologies, Emblaze enables animation and video with full-frame content change whose length is limited only by the size of the hard drive of the Web site server.
About Liquid Audio
Liquid Audio is a leading provider of software and services for the digital delivery of music over the Internet. The Liquid Audio solution gives musicians, record labels, Websites and music retailers the ability to publish, syndicate and securely sell recorded music online with copy protection and copyright management.
Using the Liquid(TM) Player software, available for free download at www.liquidaudio.com, music fans can preview and purchase downloadable music from the more than 200 affiliate Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol LQID, Liquid Audio is located in Redwood City, Calif.
About WebRadio.com
WebRadio.com, (www.webradio.com), the world's first ''plug-in- free'' Internet broadcasting site, webcasts audio and video content from radio stations to listeners via the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Broadcasting over 120 radio stations, WebRadio.com is a subsidiary of GEO Interactive.
GEO Interactive
GEO Interactive develops leading edge tools for producing streaming media content over the Internet. GEO's technology, called ''Emblaze,'' streams multimedia content over low bandwidth modems and is dynamically scaleable to Intranet speeds, requiring no plug-ins. The Israeli-based company has international operations around the world with North American headquarters based in Woodland Hills.
Additional information about GEO Interactive is available on the World Wide Web at www.emblaze.com
Emblaze is a registered trademark of GEO Interactive. All other
product and company names may be registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
Liquid, Liquid Audio Inc., Liquid Audio, the Liquid Audio logo,
Liquifier and Liquid Music are trademarks of Liquid Audio Inc.
For more information about Liquid Audio software and services
call 888/liquid-0 or visit liquidaudio.com.
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