America Online Introduces 'Look, Listen & Play'--a Summertime Program Featuring AOL Exclusives in Games, Movies, Music & Television.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 Eight-week Promotional Program Highlights 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. (R) for Broadband, Showcases AOL Entertainment Firsts, and Reprises REPRISES. The deductions and payments out of lands, annuities, and the like, are called reprises, because they are taken back; when we speak of the clear yearly value of an estate, we say it is worth so much a year ultra reprises, besides all reprises. 2. Annual "Celebrity 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). (R)" Contest Circuit City, CompUSA and Gateway to Provide In-Store Promotion Vanilla Coke Secured as Online Promotional Sponsor America Online See AOL. has launched "Look, Listen & Play" -- an eight-week programming and promotional campaign that highlights AOL(R) for Broadband and premieres all-new exclusive content in the AOL Entertainment categories of Games, Movies, Music and Television. In addition, as part of the "Look, Listen & Play" promotion, AOL will be bringing back its popular "Celebrity You've Got Mail(R)" game, which invites participants to guess the identity of a number of celebrity "mystery voices" for the chance to win prizes. Members can also customize their own AOL greetings with these voices. "Look, Listen & Play" will feature sneak peeks and exclusive insights into some of the summer's most anticipated movie and music releases, new games and television episodes, including Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, the season premiere In television, a season première refers to the first episode of a new television season for a series that has been renewed. In North America, a given show's season première often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns. of Sex and the City, new releases from Beyonce Knowles, Pink, Michelle Branch, Annie Lennox Annie Lennox (born Ann Lennox on 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician and vocalist. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the duo Eurythmics, called "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" on the VH1 show 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll 1999. and more. Featured at AOL Keyword: looklistenplay, the campaign will be supported through offline promotion at more than 6,000 retail locations including Circuit City, CompUSA and Gateway stores. Here, consumers can pick up one of more than a million specially marked "Look, Listen & Play" CD-ROMS featuring AOL 8.0 and AOL for Broadband 8.0 PLUS. In addition, Vanilla Coke will be an online promotional partner for the program throughout the month of May, with prominent branding within both "Look, Listen & Play" and "Celebrity You've Got Mail." "We developed 'Look, Listen & Play' as a way to showcase AOL Entertainment's exclusive and original content through both creative online programming and strategic offline marketing," 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, AOL Entertainment. "'Look, Listen & Play' complements the existing 'Celebrity You've Got Mail' program--bringing members the celebrity voices they love, while also delivering top-notch exclusive entertainment content in one destination." Eight Weeks of "Firsts" The "Look, Listen & Play" promotion is designed to increase awareness of AOL Entertainment's programming features, including First Play and Inside the Game (Games), First Look (Movies), First View (Music), First Listen (Music), Sessions@AOL (Music) and First Watch (Television). These AOL Entertainment "First" features and others provide consumers with advance and exclusive looks at new songs, videos, games, movies and television episodes--all experienced best via AOL for Broadband. Highlights of "Look, Listen & Play" entertainment exclusives include: -- AOL Games: Inside the Game offerings will include exclusive previews (game play footage, game trailers or special behind-the-scenes video) from anticipated game titles such as The Sims(TM) Superstar and more to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . Members will also get a special Inside the Game feature from the E3 Video Games Expo, where new upcoming game titles are first introduced. -- AOL Movies: First Look offerings will include exclusive previews of footage from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Finding Nemo and more titles to be announced in the coming weeks. -- AOL Music: Exclusive offerings include a live Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995.[1] The group is named after a secret military operation during World War II which researched UFOs ("Foo" being the slang term for a UFO). performance for a special edition of the weekly series BroadBAND Rocks(TM); a First Listen debut of a song from Beyonce Knowles' highly anticipated solo project A solo project usually refers to a single member of a band's work independent of their original group, yet typically without having quit their original group. plus other premieres from Pink, Annie Lennox and Michelle Branch; Listening Parties featuring albums from Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American musician and artist known for his outrageous stage persona and image as the lead singer of the , Bob Marley & The Wailers and the Isley Brothers and Sessions@AOL special performances by Annie Lennox, Michelle Branch and Lisa Marie Presley. -- AOL Television: Members will have access to "The Morning After Exclusive" video each Thursday--behind the scenes interviews with the rejected bachelorettes from the hit ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. series The Bachelor. In addition, AOL Television's popular First Watch feature will offer an exclusive preview of the premiere episode from the new season of Sex and the City. Who's that Voice Saying "You've Got Mail"? For the third year in a row, AOL is bringing back its popular "Celebrity You've Got Mail" sweepstakes which will happen in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with "Look, Listen & Play." Each week, a new celebrity "mystery voice" will utter "You've Got Mail," "Welcome" and "Goodbye." Participants will have the opportunity to guess the identity of the mystery voice, choosing from three celebrity names, as well as customize their own AOL greetings with these celebrity voices. Many of these voices will also be available for customizing greetings for AOL Voicemail, a new premium service that enables AOL members to listen to their home voice messages online and their AOL e-mails over the telephone. For each correct guess, participants will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a "Look, Listen & Play in LA" trip to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. plus $5,000 cash. Other prizes include a year of AOL for Broadband service, CDs, DVDs and more. Details and official rules can be found at AOL Keyword: looklistenplay. Past "Celebrity You've Got Mail" voices have included such A-list celebrities as Cher, Madonna, Michael Jordan, Matt Damon, Britney Spears, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, Drew Barrymore and many more. Hints to some of this year's participants include: -- This "Friend"-ly celebrity holds a degree from Vassar, but decided to go into comedy after seeing her brother's friend, Jon Lovitz, make it big on Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL . -- This Austrian-born actor has starred in more than 25 films and married into America's "royal family" in 1986. -- This actor/activist was one of ten children born in Dayton, Ohio to a Spanish-born father, a cash register repairman re·pair·man n. A man whose occupation is making repairs. Noun 1. repairman - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things maintenance man, service man , and an Irish-immigrant mother. "Look, Listen & Play" Includes Impressive Roster of Retail and Online Partners AOL has secured a number of premier brands as promotional and retail partners for the "Look, Listen & Play" promotion, which will be incorporated into online and offline support for the campaign. Vanilla Coke branding will be prominent online through contextual integration in sweepstakes pages and video elements, that reinforces the "smooth and intriguing" aspects of the brand. Online brand placements will include "Celebrity You've Got Mail" clues, as well as flash banners and streaming video bumpers surrounding select First Look, First Play and First Watch exclusives. Circuit City, CompUSA and Gateway will all be among the retailers providing support for the promotion via in-store merchandise. "Look, Listen & Play" will be promoted in more than 6,000 retail outlets throughout the United States with more than 1 million specially designed CD-ROMS featuring AOL 8.0 and AOL for Broadband 8.0 PLUS. The 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). packaging highlights AOL Entertainment's features and provides exclusive content from Sessions@AOL. Many of these CD-ROMs will also feature a brochure insert showcasing the summer's hottest coming attractions in Games, Movies, Music and Television. About AOL Entertainment/America Online, Inc. AOL Entertainment, a part of America Online, Inc., delivers a wide range of programming, products and services across the entertainment spectrum including games, movies, music, radio, sports, television, and ticketing. AOL Entertainment provides unique and compelling ways for the Internet's largest and most engaged audience to experience exclusive premieres, get the latest news and reviews, access their favorite celebrities and even behind-the-scenes, and interact with fans from around the world. AOL Entertainment provides programming to AOL's flagship service, Broadband service, and leading web properties. 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). 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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