ADVISORY/TBS Superstation and HyperTV With Livewire Launch 'iWatch Wednesday' on August 2nd.Business Editors/Television and Technology Writers ADVISORY...for Wed. (Aug. 2) 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 & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 ACTV ACTV Active ACTV Activate ACTV Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (Venice Public Transport Company, Italy) ACTV Advanced Compatible Television (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 :IATV) Three-Hour Wednesday Night Programming Block Breaks New Ground by Combining Narrative TV Programming with Synchronized Web-Exclusive Content WHAT: iWatch Wednesday -- TBS Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. and HyperTV with Livewire (a joint venture between ACTV, Inc. and Liberty Livewire Corporation) are sending viewers into the next dimension of TV/Web convergence with iWatch Wednesday, a weekly TV programming block enhanced with synchronized Web-exclusive content. This ground-breaking initiative marks the first time that convergence technology has been used to promote and enhance an entire prime-time block of narrative programs on a weekly basis. iWatch Wednesday is an Enhanced TV Enhanced TV (ETV) is one example of interactive TV. It is used in particular in reference to Two-Screen Solutions TV + PC services. Generally users of these ETV services have their TV and computer in the same room, and navigate their web browser to a particular program-specific Web viewing experience that uses the Internet to provide viewers with a multimedia accompaniment during the prime-time airings of TBS Superstation's Wednesday night programs. As viewers watch the Wednesday night line-up of Ripley's Believe It or Not!(R) and WCW Thunder
WCW Thunder is a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8, 1998 until March 21, 2001. , they will be able to experience carefully synchronized interactive Web content on TBSsuperstation.com, including trivia, games, contests, polls and behind-the-scenes information. Viewers can also chat online as the shows are airing. WHEN: EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BEGINNING AUGUST 2nd Ripley's Believe It or Not!(R)-- 8:05 PM ET/5:05 PM PT WCW Thunder -- 9:05 PM ET / 6:05 PM PT WHERE: TBS SUPERSTATION AND TBSSUPERSTATION.COM. HOW: To participate, TBS Superstation viewers log on to TBSsuperstation.com and download the free HyperTV software plug-in. Viewers only need a TV set and an Internet-connected computer (minimum 28.8Kpbs) located in the same room to participate in iWatch Wednesday. WHY: 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. Dataquest, nearly 44 million individuals simultaneously surf the web and watch television, creating their own interactive TV experiences. NOTE TO Interviews, images and a complete description of EDITORS: available features are available upon request. |
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