To: Dave Gore who wrote (1530 ) 8/6/1998 5:22:00 PM From: STEAMROLLER Respond to of 119973
Broadcast.com Named the Exclusive Internet Broadcast Service Provider for Infoseek's 'A Day in the Garden' Event PR Newswire - August 06, 1998 14:57 DALLAS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast.com (Nasdaq: BCST) today announced it has been selected as the exclusive Internet broadcast service provider for Infoseek's (Nasdaq: SEEK) webcast of 'A Day in the Garden,' to be held August 14, 15 and 16 at the historic Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York, where the original Woodstock festival was held 29 years ago. Fans can listen to and watch the live concert at infoseek.broadcast.com and concert.infoseek.com . Infoseek selected broadcast.com's business services unit to provide Internet broadcast hosting and distribution services, complete web design and database development. Broadcast.com will also provide and manage video production services and satellite connections for the webcast. "Infoseek chose broadcast.com to deliver this historical webcast because they have the network infrastructure and distribution capabilities to ensure a quality live broadcast to a large audience," said Barak Berkowitz, vice president of marketing for Infoseek. "Their turnkey services allow us to focus on promoting the event widely and then providing a quality overall experience for our users." About broadcast.com Broadcast.com (formerly AudioNet) is the leading aggregator and broadcaster of streaming media programming on the Web with the network infrastructure and expertise to deliver or "stream" hundreds of live and on-demand audio and video programs over the Internet or intranets to hundreds of thousands of users. The broadcast.com Web sites offer a large and comprehensive selection of programming, including sports, talk and music radio, television, business events, full-length CDs, news, commentary and full-length audio books, serving an average of over 400,000 unique users per day. Broadcast.com broadcasts on the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and its programming includes more than 345 radio stations and networks, 17 television stations and cable networks, and game broadcasts and other programming for over 350 college and professional sports teams. Broadcast.com also provides Internet and intranet broadcasting services to businesses and other organizations, including turnkey production of live and archived press conferences, earnings conference calls, investor conferences, trade shows, stockholder meetings, product introductions, training sessions, distance learning telecourses and media events. For more information on broadcast.com and its live and on-demand programming, visit broadcast.com . Broadcast.com is a trademark of broadcast.com inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.