GO.com's ABCNEWS.com and ESPN.com to Make Available High-speed, Multimedia News and Sports Content for Earthlink and Sprint High-speed Members.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO) has announced that its ABCNEWS.com and ESPN.com Web sites will make available high-speed, multimedia news content and sports content for EarthLink Sprint DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , Sprint High Speed DSL and Sprint ION customers beginning early next year. Continually throughout the day, ABCNEWS.com will offer video of the top news stories and video highlights on-demand from ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. programming, including "World News Tonight", "Nightline", "20/20", "Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as " and "This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts". Members also will have access to live video streams of breaking news events, SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com, and comprehensive video coverage of "The 2000 Vote" on ABCNEWS.com. ESPN.com will supply daily highlights on-demand from its expansive Video Highlights and Audio Highlights sections. EarthLink and Sprint high-speed Internet customers can also create their own customized ESPN.com "highlight reels" comprised of the various highlights at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. , and can also select a specific connection speed. "Increasingly, Internet users are looking to Web sites for high-quality, interactive experiences," said Bernard Gershon, vice president and general manager, ABCNEWS.com. "One of the most valuable assets ABCNEWS.com has is video programming and we are delighted to offer this co-branded and customized benefit to EarthLink and Sprint's broadband Internet users." "As the broadband world continues to grow, ESPN.com is in an ideal position to provide fans with the most compelling multimedia sports content on the Internet," said Steve Zales, senior vice president and general manager, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Internet Group. "Our users will now have ultra-quick access to the latest video and audio highlights from our ever-growing multimedia library." "At EarthLink, we've always tried to offer our members the best content the Internet can offer, so giving our broadband members access to news and information from leaders like 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. .com and ESPN.com is a real coup," said Howard Lefkowitz, vice president of business development and Internet marketing at EarthLink. "Thanks to the closeness of our existing relationship with them, we were able to put together a package that will allow our members to take full advantage of their broadband power." "These kinds of agreements are key to enriching customers' on-line experiences," said Len Lauer, president of Sprint's Consumer Services Group. "The combination of exciting and compelling broadband content from providers such as ABC and ESPN and high-speed connections will finally deliver on the Internet's promise of changing the way people work, play, shop and stay informed." ABCNEWS.com, the fastest growing news site on the Internet, and ESPN.com, the most popular sports site on the Internet, are part of GO.com (NYSE: GO), which was created as part of the recent merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the go.com portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, ESPN.com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, ABCsports.com, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. EarthLink is one of the world's leading Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . Through its unified EarthLink Sprint Internet access service, the company makes the Internet relevant and productive to more than 1.566 million individuals and businesses every day. Headquartered in Pasadena, EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access, hosting and e-commerce solutions to thousands of communities internationally from more than 2,300 points of presence. In September of 1999, EarthLink and MindSpring announced plans to merge in a transaction that will create the world's second largest Internet service provider. The new company will be called EarthLink (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ) and the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2000. Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services is available by calling 800-395-8425 and through EarthLink's Web site at www.earthlink.net. Sprint is a global communications company - at the forefront of integrating long-distance, local and wireless communications services, and one of the largest carriers of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $17 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers. Consumers can learn more about Sprint ION and Sprint High Speed DSL by visiting www.sprint.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including those relating to ABCNEWS.com and ESPN.com, strategic changes in GO.com' s operations and factors beyond the Company's control, including technological, regulatory and economic development.s. Any of these factors may materially adversely affect the development of Internet-related businesses generally or the business, financial condition or results of operations of GO.com specifically. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from the results indicated or implied in this release. More information about GO.com (NYSE:GO) and the risks arising from an investment in GO.com is contained in the most recent filings of The Walt Disney Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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