Disney Connection Expands with Enhanced Video Experience, Increased Personalization and More Broadband Content; New Features Showcased at NCTA.NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. , today announced an expanded content line-up and new features for Disney Connection, a premier broadband entertainment destination available through certain high-speed Internet See broadband. providers that offers compelling interactive content for kids and families. The updated broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. , which appeals to a variety of ages, now features an enhanced video experience, greater personalization options, a wider selection of content, a new interface and more. The new version of the service will be showcased in the Disney and ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Media Networks booth (#1237) at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) ) annual industry trade show, April 9-11, in Atlanta. "Since Disney Connection launched in late 2004, we've seen the broadband market increase 51% in size with 68% of the U.S. online population currently using a broadband connection See broadband and wireless broadband. to access the Internet and this expansion embraces consumer's appetite for compelling broadband content," stated Steve Parkis, vice president of Premium Products for Disney Online. (Source: Nielsen/NetRatings 3/15/06). "Through our partners, Disney Connection offers kids and families access to premium Disney entertainment that reflects the breadth of Disney's brands in a safe, advertising-free environment." Disney Connection's expanded content offering includes a regularly updated library of content collections including videos, games, and activities themed around popular Disney brands ranging from Mickey Mouse to Raven and appealing to a variety of ages - from preschoolers to tweens. A broader selection of movie trailers and music videos are featured through a video player and the Digital Showcase continues to feature a great selection of classic Disney cartoons for true Disney fans. The site also now allows for personalization options including choice of background theme and the ability to build a playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. by saving "favorites." The new version of Disney Connection makes it easy to find content for specific ages and topics, for example, content for younger children is accessible via a Preschool tab on the homepage. Disney Online has partnered with leading high-speed internet service providers including Comcast, Adelphia, Mediacom and Verizon to offer Disney Connection to their subscribers as an added benefit to their regular monthly Internet service at no additional charge. The service is designed for families with kids of a variety of ages, ranging from 3-12. About Disney Online Disney Online (www.disney.com) produces the number one kids' entertainment and family community destination on the World Wide Web. Launched in 1995, Disney.com is designed to reflect the vision of an "online theme park," providing an interactive gateway to all of the company's many Disney-branded Internet initiatives. Popular Disney Online places to visit Places to Visit (1999) is an EP released by British group Saint Etienne. It showed the band moving toward the experimental electronic sound that they would perfect on their next official full-length, 2000's Sound of Water. include Disney Channel (www.DisneyChannel.com), Playhouse Disney (www.PlayhouseDisney.com), Disney Shopping (www.disneyshopping.com), Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (www.disneydestinations.com) Walt Disney Pictures (www.disneypictures.com), Disney 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. & Video (www.disneyvideos.com) and Radio Disney (www.radiodisney.com). Among the many magical "neighborhoods" found at www.Disney.com is the fun-filled Games area (www.disney.com/games), which includes Disney's Toontown Online, the first 3D massively multiplayer online role playing game See CRPG. for kids and families, and Disney's Blast (www.disneyblast.com), a premium subscription service for kids ages 5-9. Disney Online also produces FamilyFun.com (www.familyfun.com), the premier online family resource for "great ideas, practical advice, and fun stuff to do" as well as Movies.com (www.movies.com), a leading site that provides a broad array of reviews and information to help movie fans "get movie night right." Disney Online is a part of the Walt Disney Internet Group, which provides integrated strategic and operational services for Internet, broadband, and mobile initiatives of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DIS). |
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