Madge.web Streams Live TT Race Coverage Across Madge Broadcast Network (MBN); MBN is Revving up European Audiences for Radio TT.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WEXHAM SPRINGS, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2000 Madge.web(TM), a global provider of rich content applications and managed network services and a subsidiary of Madge Networks Madge Networks NV. founded by Robert Madge and best known for its work with Token Ring, was a global leader and pioneer of high speed networking solutions in the mid 1990s, and also made significant contributions to technologies such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Ethernet. N.V. (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 NM:MADGF), is streaming TT motorcycle racing motorcycle racing Sport of running motorcycles on tracks, closed circuits, or natural terrain. The main types are (1) road racing, conducted on a course made up wholly or partly of public roads; (2) trials, conducted both on and off the highway; (3) speedway racing, commentaries and associated coverage across Europe over the Madge Broadcast Network(TM) (MBN MBN Moody Broadcasting Network MBN Monte Bubbles Network (blog) MbN Murder By Numbers (movie) MBN Must Be Nice MBN Montana Beef Network MBN Multiservice Broadband Network MBN Magic Ball Network ) for Radio TT. Available on www.radiott.com from 3rd to 9th June, the special broadcast features include live coverage of the Isle of Man TT For other uses, see TT (disambiguation). The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man since 1907. The race is run in a time-trial format on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Races, race-oriented chat shows, programmes and information in English and German, and related TT features. MBN is helping to enlarge Radio TT's current audience base by bringing racing commentary from the internationally-renowned biking festival to fans across Europe who would otherwise have been unable to hear the events. Audiences have also been able to view highlights of the day's racing on streamed-video clips and find out more about the activities and racers on the website. MBN, Europe's first pan-European Internet broadcast network, was officially launched today by Madge.web and RealNetworks in a joint announcement, With MBN, fans are able to obtain a higher quality Internet viewing and listening experience of the TT coverage because the private broadcast network bypasses the public Internet avoiding usual delays caused by Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . "The audience for TT Racing is spread around the world and Madge.web is helping us to ensure that the fans can still enjoy their favourite sport through a high quality audio and video Internet experience," commented Stewart Watterson, managing director of Manx Radio Manx Radio (Manx: Radio Vannin) is the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man. The station began broadcasting on 29 June 1964, almost ten years before commercial radio was licensed in the United Kingdom. , the company behind Radio TT. "BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. National Services no longer cover the Isle of Man Noun 1. Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Man British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic Races so the honour has fallen to ourselves at Radio TT to ensure that top-quality coverage continues to reach the people who want to see and hear it." Radio TT is using this year's streaming event to ascertain the reach and markets for the races, monitoring the size and location of the audience. This information will be used for planning advertising during the broadcasts of next year's event. "Madge.web is pleased to be able to offer the MBN solution to help companies such as Manx Radio reach their target audience," added Martin Gaskell, director of broadcasting at Madge.web. "With traditional broadcast mechanisms programming executives are often tied to producing programmes that please the majority of people in any one geographical location. MBN allows specialist programming for niche audiences with the ability to accurately pinpoint size and location of any target audience." About Madge Broadcast Network The Madge Broadcast Network (MBN) is the first scalable Internet broadcast network across Europe with full media streaming capabilities for the delivery of video, audio, animation and special events. MBN utilizes the Madge Overnet that bypasses congestion points within the public Internet. The broadcast network features a European Broadcast Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. based on RealNetworks' RealSystem(R) technology and is a partner to the RealNetworks Real Broadcast Network(TM) (RBN RBN Robin RBN Radio Beacon RBN Registered Business Name (Republic of Ireland) RBN Russian Backbone Network RBN Regional Broadband Network RBN Richard's Bridge Notation RBN Radio Broadcast Network RBN Requirements by Name ) in the US, allowing for two-way exchange of content between Europe and the US. About Madge.web Madge.web is a global provider of rich content applications and managed network services. These services are delivered via the company's Overnet, by-passing the public Internet to more than 30 countries around the world. Rich content services from Madge.web - architected to handle on-line video, audio, images and interactive media - include encoding services, virtual private networking, managed hosting, storage, streaming media distribution, and marketing services, and will soon include workflow management. Further information about Madge.web can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.madgeweb.com. About Madge Networks N.V. Madge Networks N.V. (NASDAQ NM:MADGF) is a global provider of advanced Internet-centric network services and products, and mission-critical enterprise solutions. The company operates through three primary subsidiaries: Madge.web, a global provider of rich content applications and managed network services; Madge.connect, a global supplier of product solutions for mission-critical enterprise networks; and Red-M, a developer of wireless Internet server products that provide Internet and Intranet access from a wide range of mobile devices in the workplace. The company's main business centers are located in Wexham Springs, United Kingdom; New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Dallas, Texas. Information about Madge's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.madge.com. Madge Networks N.V. 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 Statement Investors should take note that certain statements in this press release are forward-looking and may not give full weight to all of the potential risks (e.g., difficulty of providing complex IP-based services, the ability to guarantee delivery and performance, the ability to launch such new services within the time currently estimated and other risks related to the relatively new field of IP-based services). Forward-looking statements included in this press release include statements which refer to Radio TT's intended use of the Madge.web streaming services, the format and timing of Radio TT's commentary, that MBN is helping to enlarge Radio TT's current audience base, that rich content services from Madge.web will soon include workflow management and other statements which are not completely historical. Actual results, actions or events could differ materially. For more information on risks, please refer to Madge's SEC filings. Note to Editors: Madge, Madge.web, Madge Broadcast Network and the Madge logo are trademarks, and in some jurisdictions may be registered trademarks, of Madge Networks or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. . RealNetworks, RealSystem, the Real Broadcast Network and RBN are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. Other trademarks appearing in this press release are the property of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion