[2] You Ought to be in Pictures ... On ABCNEWS.com On the Verge of the Millennium.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 24, 1999 Hundreds of Thousands of People in Times Square to be Broadcast Globally by ABCNEWS.com ABCNEWS.com, part of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO), will use IPIX IPIX Interface Processor for Imagery Exchange technology to capture the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. on New Year's Eve in Times Square and will allow users to see the photographs throughout the evening. From its unique vantage point in Times Square Studios located at 1500 Broadway, the ABCNEWS.com camera will record images from 6:30 p.m., ET to Midnight, ET on December 31. Then, beginning at Midnight, ET, ABCNEWS.com will post the photographs for all users to see. The photographs will offer a 360-degree view of all of the revelry. In addition, ABCNEWS.com will make the Millennium on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. a truly interactive experience. An ABCNEWS.com correspondent will interview party guests from 1500 Broadway and will offer TV viewers a complementary view of ABC's Millennium coverage. Viewers also will be able to ask questions of Peter Jennings, many of which he will answer on air. In addition, ABC News reporters stationed around the world will participate in live chats with viewers and users, offering insights as to how the Millennium is being celebrated around the world. Finally, ABCNEWS.com will offer resources such as country profiles of every country in which an ABC correspondent is assigned. ABCNEWS.com is part of GO.com (NYSE:GO), which was created as part of the recent merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, ESPN.com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the ABCNEWS.com announcement, strategic changes in GO.com's operations and factors beyond the Company's, control, including technological, regulatory and economic developments. Any of these factors may materially adversely affect the development of Internet-related businesses generally or the business, financial condition or results of operations of GO.com specifically. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from the results indicated or implied in this release. More information about GO.com (NYSE:GO) and the risks arising from an investment in GO.com is contained in the most recent filings of The Walt Disney Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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