[2] Nickelodeon Online Announces Premier of New Channel on Apple's QuickTime TV Network.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999-- Channel Features Full Sound and Animation Made Just For Kids Nickelodeon Online, a leading provider of Internet destinations for kids, today announced the premiere of a new Nickelodeon channel on Apple's QuickTime TV (QTV QTV QuickTime TV (Apple Computer, Inc.) QTV Queer Television QTV Quality Television (Philippine cable TV channel) QTV Qualified Through Verification (USDA) QTV Quran Television ), the Internet's leading network for web-based video and audio. Nickelodeon Online is a subsidiary of Viacom's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable Online. Nickelodeon's QTV channel will feature clips from Nickelodeon television's hottest new shows, links to nick.com and nickjr.com, and tons of other interactive stuff kids love. In addition, NickTime TV will feature programming from Nickelodeon GAS, the first streaming sports network for kids. "QTV is the perfect network for Nickelodeon's kid-first style of entertainment," said Taran Swan, senior vice-president of Nickelodeon Online. "Through outlets such as this, we will continue to create fun and innovative experiences for kids, everywhere they want us to be, from radio and print, to TV and the Internet." In addition to this kids-first channel, content from Nickelodeon's classic television network, TV Land, will be available via QTV. Content will include "60 Second Sitcoms", Retromercials, and TV clips. "QuickTime TV delivers premium programming that spans all age groups and interests," said Frank Casanova, Apple's director of QuickTime Product Marketing. "The new Nickelodeon channels enrich QTV's growing line-up by giving kids and adults great new content choices." Macintosh and Windows users can view QTV's diverse content via Apple's state-of-the-art QuickTime 4 Player, which provides one-click access to users' favorite QTV channels as well as the ability to bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. content from anywhere on the Internet. The QuickTime Player The media player software that comes with QuickTime for the Mac and Windows. See QuickTime. is available as a free download from www.apple.com/quicktime <http://www.apple.com/quicktime>. About Nickelodeon Online Nickelodeon Online features nick.com, the Internet's leading destination for kids between the ages of 6-14, and nickJr.com, one of the Web's most popular sites for preschoolers and parents. Nickelodeon Online also features nick-at-nite.com and tvland.com, which are designed to provide classic TV fans the ultimate retro [Latin, Back; backward; behind.] A prefix used to designate a prior condition or time. experience. gas.nick.com is a new games and sports web site for kids. teachers.nick.com is a site dedicated to helping teachers in the classroom. Redrocket.com is the toy store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. developed by Nickelodeon Online. Nickelodeon Online is a unit of Viacom's (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks Online and is headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , with satellite offices in San Matero, CA and Cambridge, Mass. |
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