*NSYNC and AOL Music Announce Broad Strategic Alliance; AOL Members and Web Music Fans Gain Unprecedented Access to Unique Music Programming and Exclusive Content Including Advance Ticket Sales to *NSYNC's Upcoming 'Celebrity' Tour; *NSYNC and AOL to Enga.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers 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 & DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive service company, and *NSYNC NSYNC Justin Chris Joey Lasten JC (last letters of first names of members of the group NSYNC) NSYNC Negative Synchronization , one of the world's most popular music groups, today announced a broad strategic alliance that will bring an array of content and exclusive benefits to AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. members and Web music fans worldwide, while providing unique cross-promotional and marketing opportunities for both the band and the online service. Advance ticket sales to *NSYNC's upcoming "Celebrity" Tour, also announced today, will be made available to AOL members as part of this agreement. This alliance will bring *NSYNC offerings to the AOL family of brands, including the flagship AOL service and AOL's Web Properties. AOL members and Web music fans will gain exclusive and advance access to a rich array of *NSYNC content through AOL Keyword: *NSYNC, AOL Keyword: Music on the AOL service and High-Speed Broadband, and throughout the music sites of AOL's Web Properties including Netscape, AIM, ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. and CompuServe. Original programming from AOL music ranges from listening parties, song lyrics, and videos to "behind-the-scenes" clips, video production, band tours, online radio and much more. *NSYNC's JC Chasez said, "To be working with AOL provides a great opportunity to build a stronger connection to our fans around the world. There are so many amazing opportunities ahead of us, and together with AOL, we are bringing more of this excitement to our fans with online chats, concert tickets and previews of music and videos." "We are thrilled to be partnering with *NSYNC - a band that has proven itself with worldwide super-stardom. Music has become an increasingly important part of the online experience, as millions of consumers now regularly discover, listen to, and buy music online," said Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, perhaps best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Batman in numerous animated series and features that comprised the DC animated universe. , SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul and General Manager of AOL Music. "Through this innovative deal, AOL Music will provide consumers with easy access to more of the best music content available anywhere in the world. This is another example of how music is redefining the interactive experience, and how the interactive experience is redefining music." "This history making partnership brings together two giants in their respective businesses. *NSYNC has always been committed to bringing things to their fans in an eventful way. Through this ground breaking relationship, our fans have the opportunity to feel closer to the guys and more involved in the *NSYNC experience," said Johnny Wright Johnny Wright is a successful American music manager. He has managed groups including New Kids on the Block, the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, the solo acts Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. of Wright Entertainment Group, *NSYNC's Manager. This relationship will offer members of the world's largest online community advance ticket sales for the band's "Celebrity" Tour scheduled to visit more than 30 cities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , beginning on March 3, 2002. Members will be able to find information and purchase the presale tickets at AOL Box Office (AOL Keyword: Box Office). AOL and *NSYNC will also work together to provide members access to pre-ordering of upcoming albums, and unique opportunities to participate in online sweepstakes. Exclusive content from *NSYNC such as online chats, photo galleries, interviews and a regularly updated diary chronicling the group's tour will also be available to AOL members. *NSYNC and AOL Music will partner to develop customized offerings to be featured across the AOL Service and Web Properties, including an exclusive *NSYNC Celebrity DJ station on Radio@AOL, the official *NSYNC skin for the popular Winamp player and a downloadable *NSYNC screensaver. Additionally, *NSYNC will record AOL's trademark greetings including "Welcome" and "You've Got Mail The audio announcement heard millions of times per day by AOL users. The voice was recorded by Elwood "El" Edwards in 1989 at the suggestion of his wife Karen, who worked in customer service for Quantum Computer Services (before Quantum became AOL). " in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and German and AOL will make these available to its members worldwide. AOL and *NSYNC will also engage in a wide range of online and offline cross-promotional and marketing initiatives. AOL Music will have the option to develop and sell co-branded sponsorship packages featuring unique *NSYNC programming and content offerings. America Online will be promoted as the preferred way to access the official *NSYNC site (http://www.nsync.com/) and other interactive content from the band. The official *NSYNC Web site will include information about America Online and the ability to download AOL software and popular AOL services like AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. . AOL software may also be included in *NSYNC merchandise sold on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , including music and other collectibles, available at retailers. This marketing partnership was facilitated for *NSYNC by AXCESS, a marketing and business advisory firm, based in Atlanta, GA and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA, specializing in corporate partnerships, brand management and cause-related marketing. About *NSYNC *NSYNC, one of the biggest bands in the world, has sold over 30 million albums since their debut in 1997. NSYNC.com receives an average of 25 million hits a month and received the American Music Award's Internet Fan Award. With numerous awards won from MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, People's Choice, Teens Choice, and seven Grammy nominations since there debut, *NSYNC continues to set new tour attendance records and continues to raise the bar of pop superstardom. About AOL Music AOL's leading music brands reach the largest audience of online music fans in the world through a rich array of options making it easy to discover, experience, and buy music on the Internet. AOL Music's combined offerings include the AOL Music Channel, the top Internet music destination; Winamp, the most popular audio jukebox; Spinner, the first and largest Internet radio broadcaster; and SHOUTcast the cutting edge audio homesteading tool. AOL Music also provides music programming and services throughout the AOL service and family of brands including AOL High-Speed Broadband, Netscape, CompuServe and ICQ. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner, Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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