BigStar.com Named the Exclusive Movie Provider for EarthLink.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- "My Video" channel lets EarthLink members shop for video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. movies of their choice directly from their EarthLink Personal Start Page BigStar.com (www.bigstar.com), the online movie superstore, and EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), a leading national Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , today announced a partnership that makes BigStar.com the exclusive filmed entertainment retail partner for EarthLink. The partnership provides EarthLink members with immediate access to their favorite movies from BigStar.com's selection of more than 69,000 video and DVD titles. As an EarthLink Premiere Partner, BigStar.com will host a "My Video" channel on the EarthLink Personal Start Page, the default page utilized by most EarthLink members. The feature enables EarthLink members to search for movie titles 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. their favorite genres and alerts them when new titles become available. BigStar.com is also the official online movie superstore in the EarthLink Mall. In addition to BigStar.com's presence in the EarthLink Mall and on the EarthLink Personal Start Page, BigStar.com receives strategic media placements throughout EarthLink's Web site, including promotional features on EarthLink's home page, and "bLink," a bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. membership magazine (circulation 1.1 million). "Thanks to this partnership, EarthLink members now have convenient, direct access to the Internet's premier movie superstore, BigStar.com," said David Friedensohn, 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 BigStar.com. "It's like having your own entertainment resource center complete with movie descriptions, star bios, pictures, filmographies, fun surveys and exclusive promotions and contests." "Our new Premiere Partnership with BigStar is a great value proposition for EarthLink members," said Garry Betty, president and CEO of EarthLink. "With BigStar's member-customized movie updates and alerts, EarthLink members can build their video and DVD libraries, or just keep up with the latest in filmed entertainment. Members also receive preferred pricing on items they purchase from BigStar. It's value and convenience tailored to each EarthLink member's personal preference -- and that's what the EarthLink Internet experience is all about." Future plans include further integrating BigStar.com within the EarthLink site over the next two years. About EarthLink EarthLink is one of the world's leading independent Internet service providers. Through its unified EarthLink Sprint Internet access service, the company makes the Internet relevant and productive to hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses every day. Headquartered in Pasadena, EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access and hosting solutions to thousands of communities internationally from more than 2,300 points of presence. EarthLink and Sprint Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FON Fon People of southern Benin and adjacent parts of Togo. They speak a dialect of Gbe, a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo language family. Numbering about 3 million, the Fon are mainly farmers. ) have formed a broad business relationship to create an Internet service with the potential to reach millions of new customers. Sprint is a global communications company and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services is available by calling 800/395-8425 and through EarthLink's Web site at www.earthlink.net. About BigStar Entertainment BigStar Entertainment, Inc. based in 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 , is an independent online retail marketing company specializing in filmed entertainment. BigStar.com, (http://www.bigstar.com) its flagship site, features approximately 69,000 filmed entertainment titles on VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. , Laserdisc An earlier optical disc used for full-motion video and interactive training. It was introduced in the late 1970s and became obsolete in the 1990s. Videodisc systems based on a stylus were introduced (see CED), but only the optical-based LaserDisc survived, although never very popular. , and DVD. BigStar.com provides in-depth movie information, star bios, daily movie news, movie stills and online chats with Hollywood's stars. BigStarDVD.com is targeted specifically for the DVD enthusiast, market providing hundreds of in-depth technical reviews. abcBigStar is a specialty store for children's videos featuring great gift ideas and age-specific search capability and endorsement. |
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