ESPN.com's Winter X Games Coverage Includes Integration With ESPN's Television Coverage; Webcast, Webcam, Uploaded Digital Photos From Fans All On Tap.

Business Editors/Sports, Entertainment &Internet Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000

ESPN.com will roll out a host of innovative features - including a remotely produced Winter X Games Raw Webcast, a 360-degree Webcam, and the opportunity for fans to upload digital photos for use in an ESPN on-air music video - as highlights of its coverage of the 2000 Winter X Games in Mount Snow, Vermont, February 3-6. ESPN.com is part of GO.com (NYSE:GO).

- X Games Raw Presented By Adobe -- live streaming video of

selected Winter X Games events, with ESPN.com users accessing the

feed through a 56k or faster connection using RealPlayer G2; the

live feed will be available Tues., Feb. 1-Sun., Feb. 6 and will

include not only video airing within ESPN and ESPN2 Winter X

Games telecasts, but video airing exclusively on ESPN.com, as

well.

- Be Here 360Cam -- a live, 360-degree streaming video webcam

allowing viewers to experience the Winter X Games and look around

as if they were at the venue; fans can control the viewing

direction of their own virtual camera, completely independent of

any other users; for example, one user can choose to view the

skiboarding venue while another may choose to look at the

snowboarding venue. The live camera creates &uot;sticky&uot; content that

captures and retains the interest of the web user. The camera

will also be positioned from time to time at ESPN's Winter X

Games broadcast set, enabling users to watch as ESPN produces its

nightly broadcasts.

- PiXture This - ESPN.com users will be encouraged to upload photos

of themselves involved in X Games-related sports. On February 8,

ESPN will air a music video that will include select photos sent

in by fans.

- Winter X Games Challenge - ESPN.com users predict the winners of

various events, competing against fellow X Games fans

- Select localized content translated into Japanese, German,

Spanish and French

- Competition news, statistics, analysis, photo gallery, video and

audio clips and more.

The fourth annual Winter X Games, the signature winter alternative sports competition, will premiere on ESPN, Friday, Feb. 4 from 9-11 p.m. ET, the start of 18 hours of Winter X Games coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, Feb. 4-8. The four-day event will feature more than 250 of the world's best athletes competing in six sports.

Athletes from around the world will compete in 16 events from six sports categories. Snowboarding, the cornerstone of the Winter X Games with eight events, will be joined by Snow Mountain Biking (two events), Snowmobile Snocross (one event), Skiing (three events), Skiboarding (one event) and the new UltraCross (one event).

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