CityInteractive, Microsoft Join Forces On New MS Streaming Media Player.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999-- "The world's most interactive broadcaster" moves video over the net for MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). .com CityInteractive.com, a leader in pop culture entertainment on the Internet, has joined with Microsoft to launch "MuchPresents", a series of "intimate and interactive Intimate and Interactive is the title of a television program aired on the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic. It is not a regularly scheduled program, but airs on average three or four times a year, and features contemporary artists live in concert at the CHUM-City " encounters with many of the top names in contemporary music. CityInteractive, the new media division of CHUM Television, will provide 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. optimized for the new Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. and the Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 5.0 browser, unveiled last week by Microsoft. Microsoft will feature "MuchPresents" on its MSN.com Web site. "MuchPresents" will draw from the resources of "the world's most interactive music video channel", MuchMusic, to produce an on-going series of interviews from the Much Environment that will premiere every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 PM EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy on MSN.com's "WebEvents" area. Featured artists already slated to appear on "MuchPresents" include R.E.M, Lenny Kravitz, Offspring, Collective Soul, Barenaked Ladies, N'Sync, SemiSonic, SilverChair, Matchbox 20, Soul Asylum, Zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. , Blondie, Fastball, Blur, and Sky. On MSN, CityInteractive will also feature video highlights from Chum's critically acclaimed series, "The NewMusic", television's longest-running journal of pop music and youth culture, now in its 20th year. "We built our reputation on bringing more interactivity to television," said Josh Raphaelson, General Manager of CityInteractive. "Now, with Windows Media Player and MSN, we can finally bring our television to the Internet." The Microsoft relationship is the latest element in CityInteractive's strategy to reach new audiences on the Internet through technology and portal alliances. An established leader in interactive broadcasting and "convergence" programming, CityInteractive is extending its worldwide reach through several new strategic alliances with AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Altavista/Entertainment Zone, Intel and others. CityInteractive, established in 1994, applies Chum Television's unique style of presentation to the Internet, online services and multimedia, emphasizing "true interactivity" with high levels of participation. CityInteractive is accessible on the Internet at www.cityinteractive.com, www.muchmusic.com and www.citytv.com and on AOL (Keywords: "Much" and "Citytv"). CHUM Television is a division of CHUM Limited, one of Canada's foremost broadcasting companies and program providers. In addition to its international joint ventures and partnerships in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, CHUM currently owns and operates 24 radio stations, six local television stations and eight Canadian specialty channels The following is a list of Canadian specialty channels, premium television services, and most other channels not available via terrestrial television. Arts and entertainment
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