ADVISORY/ZapMedia.com Partners With Gannett Co., Inc./USA TODAY for $270 Million Internet Convergence Deal.Business Editors ADVISORY...Tuesday (May 2) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: Press Conference and Web cast announcing a $270 million first-round investment/partnership agreement between ZapMedia.com and Gannett Co., Inc./USA TODAY(TM), one of the nation's largest media conglomerates A Conglomerate is the term used to describe a large corporation that consists of diverse divisions. Conglomerate companies tend to be large multinational corporations with operations in multiple regions of the world. . WHEN: Tuesday, May 2, 2000 3 p.m. EST P.M. also p.m. or p.m. abbr. post meridiem Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m. Question and answer session to follow. WHERE: The press conference will be held at Gannett's offices in New York York, former name of Toronto, Canada York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada. York, city, England York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. City at 535 Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. , 31st Floor. ZapMedia.com will provide a Web cast for media who cannot attend in person. Visit http://www.zapmedia.com to access the Web cast. Access the audioconference portion by dialing 888-827-9992 (domestic) or 973-628-9554 (international). You will need Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. to view the Web cast. A copy of the software can be downloaded at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/default.asp WHY: ZapMedia.com, Inc. is a next-generation Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the company delivering instant access to movies, music, videos and the Web to consumers through existing TV's and stereos. Join the press conference to learn more about this exciting partnership with Gannett. For more information about the press conference or Web cast access, call Matt Fogt at 678-592-5807. |
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