China's Leading TV Web Portal and No. 1 Home Shopping Network Join Forces to create an E-Commerce Powerhouse.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999-- The alliance of MyWeb and TVSN solves logistical problems associated with the lack of infrastructure in China MyWeb Inc.com (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:MYWB) and TVSN China (Holdings) Ltd. today announced a broad based partnership program to cross promote each other's products. The new alliance creates a new E-commerce powerhouse that is positioned to take advantage of the predicted E-commerce explosion in China. MyWeb - Asia's dominant TV portal - will be selling TVSN's wide range of products online, while TVSN, China's leading TV shopping network will be selling MyWeb's set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. in its 30-minute broadcast programs. "The Chinese E-Commerce market hasn't really yet taken off yet, due to major problems associated with payment and fulfillment. But by working together, MyWeb and TVSN feel they can solve the biggest problems holding the full scale E-commerce boom back. TVSN already has an existing logistic support Noun 1. logistic support - assistance between and within military commands logistic assistance support - the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional system in place to fulfill its TV shopping network demands. Payment is no longer an issue either, because cash will be collected upon delivery. In fact, TVSN's existing cash-based model will enable complete customer satisfaction because customers that are dissatisfied with their online purchases can simply reject them when they are delivered," says T.S. Wong, president 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 MyWeb Inc.com. China is the "promised land" for set-top box-based Internet access See how to access the Internet. . Over 300 million households or as many as 95% of the households in larger Chinese cities own TV's, but only 2 million own PCs. The average price for home PCs is still over $1,000, but MyWeb set-top boxes that enable full Internet access through television sets, sell for only $180. MyWeb has also agreements with Beijing Telecom (a subsidiary of China Telecom) for the deployment of MyWeb's set-top boxes through a combination of rental and leasing programs. This means that Chinese citizens Chinese citizen can refer to
By quickly penetrating the market with its set-top boxes, MyWeb has been able to rapidly growing numbers of visitors to its TV portal. Today MyWeb is the leading TV portal in China, the country's eighth most visited Web site and China's fastest growing Web portal See portal. . TVSN is China's leading TV shopping network. TVSN is the subsidiary of TVSN Holding Limited, a four-year-old company founded by a team of former executives of QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command Incorporated, the leading home shopping Home Shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing / home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com. company in the U.S. Its first programs were launched on satellite in August 1996, and soon afterwards TVSN began entering into signal distribution agreements across China and the rest of Asia. The China-based unit has been extremely successful, growing rapidly and accumulating a `club membership' of over 50,000 people, of which more than 50% are repeat customers. "Our partnership is strongly positioned to take full advantage of the rapid growth of convergence of electronic content delivery systems. Together, MyWeb and TVSN can offer shoppers the variety of a department store, the uniqueness of a boutique and the quality of a specialty store Noun 1. specialty store - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" , all in the convenience of their own homes. TVSN will put its clients online through MyWeb, and MyWeb's portal will generate a significant amount of new E-commerce which will be fulfilled by TVSN," describes Wong. China should continue to be a high-potential market for both MyWeb and TVSN long into the foreseeable future. It is the most populous nation in the world with over 1.2 billion people. At present, it has over four million Internet users, but that number is expected to grow by nearly 600% to 27 million in the next four years. And because approximately 30% of the Chinese population plans to buy a new color TV within the next 24 months, MyWeb's and TVSN's potential market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" should increase even further. About MyWeb Inc.com MyWeb Inc.com is a leading TV portal company, providing interactive services, which are based on Internet technologies, via the television. Its TV portal can be accessed via set-top boxes or MyWeb-ready TVs, which are affordable alternatives to personal computers. MyWeb is headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , with operational and representative offices in Singapore, Malaysia and China. T.S. Wong, the company's CEO, maintains his principal office in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (kwä`lə l m`p r), city (1990 est. pop. for ready access to
Asia's emerging markets. More MyWeb information can be found
http://www.mywebinc.com.
The statements made in this news release may be forward-looking in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . MyWeb Inc.com's (MyWeb) general risk factors include, but are not limited to, substantial financial requirements, the development of effective internal processes and systems, the attraction and retention of high-quality employees, changes in the overall economy and regulatory policies, the mix of products and services offered in its target markets, and other risk factors detailed from time to time in MyWeb's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. MyWeb assumes no obligation to update information contained in this news release. Merger Communications (Merger) is a financial media relations firm employed by the Company. The statements and opinions presented here represent the views of the Company. Merger and the Company believe that all information in this release herein is accurate and complete. Merger may have a long position in the securities of companies in which it distributes information to the media, and it may be buying or selling securities in the course of its regular business. |
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