BRS Media and INTERVU Partner to Provide Turnkey Internet Services To Radio Stations.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999-- BRS BRS - Big Red Switch. This abbreviation is fairly common on-line. Media Inc., a multimedia e-commerce company targeting radio and the Internet, and INTERVU Inc. (Nasdaq:ITVU), the leading service provider of Internet audio and video delivery solutions, today announced that the two companies have formed an alliance to offer premium multimedia streaming services to BRS Media's emerging client base. BRS Media's Web-Radio.com (www.web-radio.com) division will bring radio to the Internet with turnkey multimedia streaming solutions and Web site content and marketing solutions for its radio affiliates. "We are pleased to be working with INTERVU," remarked George T. Bundy, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BRS Media. "INTERVU has assembled a patented multimedia storage, delivery, and management network that allows radio stations to build and brand on the power of the Net. This multimedia streaming advantage adds to BRS Media's growing business-to-business radio e-commerce services, including domain registration, Web hosting, and Web-radio portals. BRS Media's online division will now provide the radio industry with the essential tools needed to succeed both on air and online." The fastest growing segment of Webcasting continues to be radio and radio stations streaming on the Internet. According to BRS Media, during the month of September, the total number of radio Webcasters exceeded 2,700. In a span of over 36 months the number of radio Webcasters has leapt from 56 to over 2,700. One out of four radio stations with a site on the net are Webcasting live online. "We are pleased that BRS Media has selected INTERVU to provide our streaming media services to its radio customer base," said Ed Huguez, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of INTERVU. "Radio stations are quickly finding that they can significantly broaden their listener reach and e-commerce opportunities by broadcasting over the Internet. This alliance provides these stations with a turnkey solution that will build a business to broadcast over the Internet quickly." About BRS Media Inc. BRS Media is a full service Internet e-commerce firm that assists radio in building and branding on the power of the Net. The company's online divisions includes dot.FM/dot.AM, (www.dot.fm) & (www.dot.am) domain registrar of premium .FM and .AM (TLD (Top Level Domain) The highest level domain category in the Internet domain naming system. There are two types: the generic top level domains (gTLDs) such as .com, .org, and .net, and the country codes, such as .ca, .uk and .jp. See gTLD and Internet domain name. ) domains, RadioWeb.FM (www.radioweb.fm) offers full featured web-site hosting, and the ever popular Web-Radio.com (www.web-radio.com) the leading portal for "Tuning In" radio on the Internet. BRS Media can be found on the World Wide Web at www.brsmedia.fm. About INTERVU Inc. INTERVU provides Web site owners and content publishers with services for the delivery or "streaming" of live and on-demand video and audio content over the Internet. INTERVU's services automate the publishing, storage and distribution of video and audio content. INTERVU uses a scalable, patented distribution network comprised of servers strategically located in major Internet hosting centers. INTERVU's customers use its video and audio distribution services to transmit entertainment, sports, news, music, business communications, advertising and distance learning content. INTERVU's current customers include CNN (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TWX), House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically , Intel (Nasdaq:INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , NBC (NYSE:GE), Onradio.com, Quokka quokka a small, nocturnal wallaby (Setonyx brachyurus) which is especially sensitive to nutritional myopathy. Called also Rottnest quokka. Sports (Nasdaq:QKKA), RadioWave.com, Saatchi & Saatchi (NYSE:SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ), and Turner Broadcasting. Additional information can be found at www.intervu.net. |
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