Company Digest To print this story May 27, 1999 12:48
TBS Superstation & INTERVU Will Join Forces Memorial Day Weekend to Provide an Intense Internet Experience 'In the Driver's Seat of a NASCAR Racecar'
INTERVU's Streaming Media Solutions Continue to Enable Turner Broadcasting
System to Offer Innovative & Interactive Entertainment Content Online
SAN DIEGO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TBS Superstation and INTERVU Inc. (Nasdaq: ITVU), the leading service provider for Internet audio and video delivery solutions, today announced that the companies will Webcast live coverage of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Coca-Cola 600, as well as the NASCAR Busch Series Carquest Auto Parts 300, on the TBS Superstation Web site this weekend.
"Our Webcast of the Coca-Cola 600 is going to be an unprecedented moment in Internet history," said Ed Huguez, chief operating officer of INTERVU. "It is a pleasure to work with TBSSuperstation and to have the opportunity to deliver this leading cable network's innovative and popular video content over the Internet."
On Sunday, May 30th, at 6:05 p.m. EST, INTERVU will Webcast the Coca-Cola 600 to the TBS Superstation Web site located at tbssuperstation.com. In-car cameras will be placed inside six different racecars behind the drivers' shoulders so Internet viewers can experience what it feels like to be a driver in a NASCAR race.
On Saturday, May 29th, between 1:05 p.m. -- 4:05 p.m. EST, sports racing fans will have the opportunity to see INTERVU's live Webcast of the NASCAR Busch Series Carquest Auto Parts 300 from the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The Webcast will be delivered to the TBS Superstation Web site.
Since the inception of Turner Broadcasting System's relationship with INTERVU, INTERVU has been providing a wide variety of streaming media solutions to the company's diversified online network of Web sites, including CNN, TNT, TBS Superstation and Turner Classic Movies.
INTERVU's streaming media solutions for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. are utilized for various entertainment applications, including: Movie Trailers: -- The Turner Classic Movies Web site (www.tcm.turner.com) has archived movie trailers that are available for Internet users to view on demand, any time. Movie Premiere Webcasts: -- INTERVU has partnered with Turner to deliver live Webcasts of premiere parties for The X-Files movie and The Thin Red Line over Turner Network Television's (TNT) "Roughcut" Website located at www.roughcut.com. Live News Coverage: -- INTERVU is CNN.com's provider for all live Internet video broadcast services. In the past year, INTERVU has successfully delivered to CNN.com live online video of such high profile news stories as Clinton's grand jury testimony, Operation Desert Fox, Michael Jordan's retirement press conference, and the Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton. Sporting Event Webcasts: -- As previously mentioned, TBS Superstation and INTERVU will be delivering live Webcasts of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 and the NASCAR Busch Series Carquest Auto Parts 300.
About TBS Superstation
TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s flagship network seen in nearly 77 million households, is watched by more people than any other cable network and has been for 22 consecutive years. The Superstation features popular movies, original programming, outstanding sports and favorite comedies. The Superstation's Web site is located at tbssuperstation.com.
About INTERVU Inc.
INTERVU provides Web site owners and content publishers with services for the delivery or "streaming" of live and on-demand video and audio content over the Internet. INTERVU's services automate the publishing, distribution and programming of video and audio content. INTERVU uses a scalable, patent-pending distribution network comprised of servers strategically located in major Internet hosting centers. INTERVU's customers use its video and audio distribution services to transmit entertainment, sports, news, and business to business, advertising and distance learning content. INTERVU's current customers include CNN, House of Blues, Intel, Microsoft, MovieFone, MSNBC, NBC, Onradio.com, RadioWave.com, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Turner Broadcasting. Additional information can be found at www.intervu.net.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ from those foreseen, including the market acceptance for INTERVU's specialized services, technological change and intense competition, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in INTERVU's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 1999.
SOURCE INTERVU Inc.
/CONTACT: Anjeanette Steele of INTERVU Inc., 619-623-8400 ext. 134, asteele@intervu.net; or Chani Garb of TSI Communications, 212-320-2315, cgarb@tsipr.com/
/Web site: roughcut.com
/Web site: tcm.turner.com
/Web site: tbssuperstation.com
/Web site: intervu.net |