'Come On Down' to Lycos Gamesville and Play the Price is Right - Online; The Only Online Place to Play the Game Show Favorite.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 Terra Lycos (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TRLY), the leading global Internet network, today announced the launch of the online version of the popular game show The Price is Right(TM) on Lycos Gamesville (http://www.gamesville.lycos.com). Lycos Gamesville, in conjunction with FremantleMedia, the production arm of the RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; Group owned by Bertelsmann, is the first and only site to host an online version of the game where users can play the game show favorite. The online The Price is Right(TM) has the look and feel of the popular television show, which has been named the number one greatest game show of all time by TV Guide. Online contestants square off against each other in Contestants Row to advance to popular pricing games, such as Plinko and Cliff Hangers Cliff Hangers is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. Debuting on April 12, 1976, it is played for a four-digit prize, usually valued between $2,000 and $10,000. It uses three small prizes (worth from $10-50). . Afterward, the contestant who spins the highest on the Big Wheel without exceeding $1.00 advances to the Showcase. Contestants can win money by earning entries, based on their game performance, into both daily and weekly sweepstakes. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Lycos 50(TM), The Price is Right(TM) is one of the top five most searched for classic game shows for the first three months of 2002 (http://50.lycos.com/051002.asp). "We are excited to bring online game players the most authentic game show experience available anywhere with our true-to-life version of "The Price is Right(TM)," said Meredith Hanrahan, vice president of entertainment for Terra Lycos. "We are also pleased to now offer our advertisers a new fun and interactive way to showcase their products directly to consumers in the same successful way that The Price is Right(TM) has been doing for 30 years." "Working with Lycos Gamesville to bring The Price is Right(TM) online is a win-win for us," said Norman Basch, executive vice president, Interactive for FremantleMedia. "Not only was Lycos able to translate The Price is Right(TM) game show experience into a fun and engaging online game, but through the Terra Lycos network, we are now able to deliver the game to the millions of avid game-players on the Internet." The new game show genre offering complements Lycos Gamesville's already robust game inventory and long history and expertise in free real-time games, where people can compete to win cash prizes. Other categories of games include cards, bingo, casino, puzzle and word. About Terra Lycos Terra Lycos is a global Internet group with a presence in 43 countries in 20 languages, reaching 115 million unique users per month around the world. The group, which is the result of Terra Networks Terra Networks, S. A., usually referred to as "Terra", is an Internet multinational company with headquarters in Spain. Part of Telefónica Group (the former Spain's public telephone monopoly and now one of the most important telecommunications companies in the world), Terra S.A.'s acquisition of Lycos, Inc. in October 2000, operates some of the most popular Web sites in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and is the largest access provider in Spain and Latin America. The Terra Lycos network of sites includes Terra in 17 countries, Lycos in 26 countries, Angelfire.com, Atrea.com, ATuHora.com, Azeler.es, Bumeran.com, Direcciona.es, Educaterra.com, Emplaza.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com, Ifigenia.com, Invertia.com, Lycos Zone, Maptel.com, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com, RagingBull.com, Rumbo.com, Tripod.com, Uno-e.com and Wired News Wired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Condé Nast later purchased Wired News on 2006-07-11. (Wired.com), and others. With headquarters in Barcelona and operating centers in Madrid, Boston and elsewhere, Terra Lycos is traded on the Madrid stock exchange Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid) The largest of Spain's four stock exchanges. (TRR TRR Transportation Research Record (Journal) TRR Test Readiness Review TRR Target Ranging Radar TRR Total Rate of Return TRR Taiwan Research Reactor ) and the Nasdaq electronic market (TRLY). For more information, please visit our corporate Web site at http://www.terralycos.com. About FremantleMedia FremantleMedia is one of the largest international producers of entertainment programs in the world, producing more than 180 programs in over 33 countries. The company is responsible for U.S. favorites such as the award-winning "100 Centre Street," "The Nero Wolfe Mysteries," "American Idol," "The Price is Right," "Whammy wham·my n. pl. wham·mies Slang 1. A supernatural spell for subduing an adversary; a hex: put the whammy on someone. 2. " and "Family Feud." The company's international distribution division sells 17,500 hours of programming to 150 countries worldwide. FremantleMedia is the production arm of RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio company which, in turn, is owned by Bertelsmann AG, the world's most international media company. (c)2002 Lycos, Inc. Lycos(R)is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). . All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Terra Networks, S.A., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved. The Price is Right is a trademark of FremantleMedia Operations BV. Based on the FremantleMedia TV programme 'The Price is Right', Licensed by FremantleBrand Licensing. www.fremantlemedia.com |
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