Blondie, Motley Crue and the Violent Femmes Stream New Albums on the New VH1.com.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1999-- The new VH1.com invites music fans to sample the latest tunes from some of the music industries best known artists - Blondie, Motley Crue and the Violent Femmes. "Streaming new albums through the new VH1.com is a great way to get the word out about the latest new releases," said Fred Graver, senior vice president of the new VH1.com. Fans can now listen to the streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. versions of the following new releases only on VH1.com: - Motley Crue - "Live 1983-1999 Entertainment or Death" - Violent Femmes - "Viva Wisconsin" - Blondie - "Live" These albums and more are located online thanks to the VH1.O Digital Desk Top Channel located in the new VH1.com's "Sounds and Vision" area. In addition to providing fans with breaking new music with streaming audio previews, VH1.O features streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and behind-the-scenes footage from the VH1 archives. About VH1.com The new VH1.com is the complete music source for the 25 plus audience offering new levels of personalization, streaming media and convergence. Personalization features include "the Roadie road·ie n. A person engaged to load, unload, and set up equipment and to perform errands for rock musicians on tour. roadie Noun Brit, Austral & NZ informal ," a unique character that keeps busy music fans connected to their favorite music and news. Streaming Media examples include VH1 AtWork, the VH1.com radio station that features the same style of music played on VH1 television and VH1.0: The Digital Desktop Channel, which features streaming video of exclusive clips from the VH1 library. Convergence initiatives at the new VH1.com include the "Rock Collectors" show on VH1, which allows collectors of music memorabilia to watch and bid in real-time on the new VH1.com for the artists' merchandise. About MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Interactive (MTVi) MTV Interactive (MTVi) is the world's leading Internet music company with 16 music destinations around the world. The Company's U.S. based sites include the new VH1.com, MTV.com and SonicNet.com. MTV.com international includes MTV Southeast Asia MTV Southeast Asia is a 24-hour Music/Entertainment television network, owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific, a division of Viacom. The channel is shown in the Southeast Asia region including Singapore (StarHub Cable Vision), Malaysia (Astro), Hong Kong (NOW TV), Indonesia (Astro Nusantara) - mtvasia.com (English), MTV Mandarin - mtvchinese.com (Chinese), MTV Brasil - mtv.com.br (Portuguese), MTV Europe/Nordic & European - mtve.com (English), MTV Europe/Central - mtvhome.de (German), MTV Europe/South - mtv.it (Italian), MTV Europe/UK & Ireland - mtv.co.uk (English), M2 Europe - m2europe.com (English) and MTV Latin America - mtvla.com (Spanish). VH1.com international includes VH1 U.K. & Ireland - vh1online.co.uk (English) and VH1 Germany - vh1derland.de (German). SonicNet.com international includes SonicNet Japan - SonicNet.co.jp (Japanese), Germany - SonicNet.de (German), and Switzerland - SonicNet.ch (German). Headquartered at 770 Broadway in downtown 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. , MTVi has satellite offices in San Mateo, CA, Los Angeles, and Boston. MTVi is a unit of Viacom's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks Online. In addition, Liberty Digital (NYSE: LMG LMG Light Machine Gun LMG Laurence M. Gould (Antarctic Research Support Vessel, USAP) LMG Local Marketing Group LMG Loaf's Merry Guild LMG Laboratory Molecular Genetics LMG Liquid Methane Gas .A and LMG.B) holds a minority stake in MTVi. |
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