AOL And Endemol USA Announce Online Competition to Win an Island.'iLand' Experience Premieres on 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. in 2008; Brooke Burns Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. to Host 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 -- AOL and Endemol USA today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. announced a groundbreaking interactive experience which will let users compete on AOL (http://www.aol.com) for the chance to win their own tropical island. The landmark competition appropriately named "iLand" will be produced for AOL by the world's largest independent production company Endemol USA, producer of franchises such as Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Fear Factor and Big Brother. TV actress Brooke Burns has been selected to host iLand. It will premier on AOL in the second quarter of 2008. "iLand" isn't just a game - it's a living
The online audience will choose new people to send to the island. They will also decide what to give to the stranded iLanders - supplies (helpful or not) and advice (both good and bad). As the community grows viewers will pick the top iLanders to compete for the island paradise they've worked so hard to create! "AOL once again is proving itself as uniquely able to bring new large-scale interactive experiences to the Internet and attract huge audiences, and we are delighted to be working with Endemol to make this innovative new online experience a reality," said Bill Wilson, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition Programming, AOL. "Our goal is to create engaging experiences for consumers that also provide unique new opportunities for advertisers. And we believe that 'iLand' will be a big hit with both." "We are excited to partner with AOL to provide viewers with an unprecedented entertainment experience where anyone can win their own island," said Jon Vlassopulos, VP Digital Media, Endemol USA. "We've always pushed the boundaries of what's possible with our television shows and now we are proud to help define the future of entertainment. This is the first time where viewers can create a virtual community and then decide how it comes to life." AOL and Endemol will unveil "iLand" at the AOL First Look event in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. today, along with several other new programs, including, "Gold Rush Goes Hollywood," "Ye Old Shrek the Third Royal Announcement," "The Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. Show" tie-in and "Million Dollar Bill." AOL First Look is the first time an online network has announced a series of major-scale programs at a single event, similar to traditional upfront events in the television industry. About AOL AOL is a global Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs the country's largest Internet access business, and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc. AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com. About Endemol USA Endemol USA is a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television. The company produces the break-out hits, Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Fear Factor and Big Brother. Endemol USA is a division of Endemol Holding, a prominent international content developer, producer and distributor of television and online programming. The company, headquartered in the Netherlands, has subsidiaries and joint ventures in twenty-one countries, including the major European markets, the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. Endemol Entertainment is a fully owned subsidiary of telecommunications giant Telefa S.A., one of the largest companies in Spain. |
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