BroadcastMusic.com Makes Local News Ubiquitous.PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1999-- Online Entertainment Network Announces Exclusive Partnership With Spartan Communications and the Launch of a New Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. Channel BroadcastMusic.com, a leading online entertainment network, today announced an exclusive contract with Spartan Communications, Inc. (SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. ), an owner of 13 independent television news affiliates in the southeast and midwest, to deliver a selection of their television newscasts online. With this partnership, BroadcastMusic.com introduces its newest channel, NewscastNow.com, and takes one step closer to becoming the world's largest Internet broadcaster of audio and video content. NewscastNow.com is the world's first Internet site dedicated exclusively to broadcasting daily, local newscasts in their entirety from around the country. Beginning January 2000, viewers will be able to enjoy their local evening television news programs live on the Internet or access the archived shows for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock until the next day's broadcast, using the most advanced streaming technologies available, in an extremely user-friendly format. "No longer will consumers miss their favorite evening newscast because they're caught in traffic on the way home or out of town," said John Brier brier or briar, name sometimes given any thorny plant, more specifically the sweetbrier, and the greenbrier. French brier, or brierroot, is a name for the root of the European white heath so widely used in the manufacture of smoking pipes. , president of BroadcastMusic.com. "With NewscastNow.com, they can watch the news when they want to and where they want to." "By partnering with NewscastNow.com, select Spartan stations can now access a larger global audience," remarked Tad Brown, SCI's Assistant Vice President of Planning and Development. "We will be able to provide video news content promptly and efficiently online to users throughout the day, a goal that is consistent with our corporate mission." NewscastNow.com provides each content partner with a dedicated T-1 line and handles all the associated technical and design needs associated with broadcasting them over the Internet. By archiving the news programs for 24 hours, the "shell life" of each day's broadcast -- and the program's advertising -- is dramatically increased. Other attractive NewscastNow.com features include free e-mail See Internet e-mail service. , fax and voice mail, local weather reports, world news, an Internet search engine and, of course, access to online entertainment through BroadcastMusic.com's other channels which include BroadcastTalk, BroadcastSports and BroadcastMusic. In addition to Spartan Communications, NewscastNow.com has developed partnerships with key properties including CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , 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. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and FOX affiliates. This partnership brings NewscastNow.com's total to 35 local news stations. The company expects to have coverage in 75% of the U.S. by the first quarter of 2000. Founded by Walter Brown Walter Brown may refer to:
Headquartered in Portland, BroadcastMusic.com is building the premier consumer online entertainment network. With its fully integrated channels dedicated to sports, talk, news, music, film, weather and more, BroadcastMusic.com brings a breadth and variety of programming designed to satisfy today's online consumer tapping into the Internet for entertainment. The Web site is designed to make this full range of entertainment accessible within two clicks. Note to Editors: The following is a listing of Spartan Communications' TV stations: WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC; WJBF-TV, Augusta, GA; WMBB-TV, Panama City Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of entry. The city's industries produce paper, clothing, and chemicals. , FL; KIMT-TV, Mason City, IA; KWCH-TV, Wichita; KS; KBSH-TV, Hays, KS; KBSD-TV, Dodge City, KS; KBSL-TV, Goodland, KS; WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA; WNEG-TV, Toccoa, GA; WASV-TV, Asheville, NC; WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL/Pensacola, FL; WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC. |
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