Media Station's SelectPlay, The Broadband Service of Choice For Leading Game and Education Interactive Media Publishers.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 Activison, Disney, Hasbro, and Havas Among Top Content Partners Media Station, Inc. announced today that more than a dozen top interactive brands from six of the world's top publishers have embraced Media Station(TM)'s SelectPlay(R) service. By having the most popular and top-selling interactive content available, SelectPlay continues to be the established service of choice for broadband users. Activision, Disney Interactive, Hasbro Interactive Hasbro Interactive was a video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large game and toy company. Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. , Havas Interactive, Infogrames, and Interplay are among the premier publishers that have partnered with Media Station to create a lineup of quality content that is unequalled in the broadband interactive industry. Through these partnerships, SelectPlay is able to offer CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). titles from many of the top brands, including Blizzard, Knowledge Adventure, Sierra, Atari, Humongous Entertainment, Microprose, and Wizard Works. As a result, more than 85% of the titles featured on Media Station's SelectPlay service are provided by top-ten CD-ROM publishers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. figures released this month. The figures retrieved from PC Data, which tracks sales of CD-ROM products monthly, indicate that titles featured on the SelectPlay service have sold more than 7.3 million units over the previous 18 months. This figure represents twice as many units during the same period as the number two broadband interactive service in the marketplace. Furthermore, PC Data lists 88% of SelectPlay's titles, compared to only 43% of its closest competitor's content. "The communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. and content providers recognize that on-demand broadband multimedia can revolutionize the entertainment industry and attract new customers," said Van Baker, vice president, e-Commerce for The Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. . "The winners in this market segment ultimately will be the companies that have access to the top titles and have the best licensing deals." More than half of the 75 titles available each month to SelectPlay customers are popular sports and entertainment games, including the current hits Roller Coaster Tycoon(TM), Planescape(R): Torment(TM), GunShip gun·ship n. An armed aircraft, such as a helicopter, that is used to support troops and provide fire cover. !(R), Majesty(TM), and Cabela's(R) Big Game Hunter(TM) III. In addition, SelectPlay has the latest music content from LAUNCH Media, Inc, and many of the most popular children' s titles, such as Disney's Magic Artist Studio and Blue's 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. Time Activities(TM), which features characters from the hit TV show, Blue's Clues Blue's Clues is a children's show about a dog named Blue. It features live action one on one on paper-cutout animation. The series follows a dog named Blue through her everyday life, providing small children with fun and education. The show airs on both Nick Jr. and Noggin. . SelectPlay's selection of titles is updated twice a month. According to PC Data's recent report, 52% of the CD-ROMs offered to consumers on SelectPlay were released in 1999 or 2000. In addition, 54% of the titles on SelectPlay are popular sports and game titles. (This number excludes children's games.) In contrast, only 15% of the titles currently available from the number two broadband interactive service are sports or games, and many of theirs are budget titles more than two years old. Besides recent releases, SelectPlay also carries many favorite classics, like Centipede centipede, common name for members of a single class, Chilopoda, of the phylum Arthropoda. Centipedes are the most familiar of the myriapodous arthropods, which consist of five groups of arthropods that had a separate origin from other arthropods. (TM), Missile Command Missile Command is a 1980 arcade game by Atari Inc. that was also licensed to Sega for European release. The plot of Missile Command is simple: the player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like (TM), Space Invaders(TM), Monopoly(TM), The Game of Life(R), and Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee Golf(TM). "Our most recent customer surveys confirm that top content is key to building market share," said David Gregory, chief creative officer of Media Station, Inc. "More than 85% of users have told us that SelectPlay is a good reason to have a cable modem or 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 service. Those numbers confirm our belief that SelectPlay will generate substantial new revenue sources for content providers and cable and DSL partners." "No other company can offer cable and DSL broadband subscribers the high-quality titles available on SelectPlay," said Jim Maslyn, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Media Station. "No other company has the technology that allows their customers to play in real time even the most bandwidth intensive titles utilizing typical cable modem or DSL connections." In markets that have already launched commercially, SelectPlay has a user take rate of more than 12%. Media Station has established and continues to expand its network of subscribers with a growing list of agreements that include Broadwing, SPRINT, Qwest/USWEST, Time-Warner Cable, Comcast, and many other high-speed carrier partners. About SelectPlay SelectPlay is a media on-demand monthly subscription service designed to provide today's high-speed Internet home a one-stop, family-safe environment for interactive software and digital data. SelectPlay provides unlimited play of 75 top-selling and popular CD-ROMs and multimedia titles every month for a low subscription fee, offering a tremendous dollar value in interactive entertainment and education. As an added option to their base subscription value, SelectPlay subscribers also have available for two-day rentals newly released titles for an individual pay-for-play of $3.95. SelectPlay is anchored on two critical technologies: 1) The MediaRemote(SM) technology delivers a virtual device driver See VxD. (operating system) Virtual Device Driver - (VxD) A device driver under Windows 3.x/Windows 95 running as part of the kernel and thus having access to the memory of the kernel and all running processes as well as raw access to the hardware. to the PC, enabling the user to remotely play CD-ROM titles installed on a server residing at the broadband service provider An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. , and 2) the proprietary "Bandwidth Manager" (patent pending) that determines both the bandwidths required for a particular title and the available network capacity. For more information about SelectPlay or to subscribe, visit www.selectplay.com or call 877/677-PLAY (7529). About Media Station, Inc. Media Station, Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with offices located in Ann Arbor, MI, and San Francisco, CA, is a leader in delivering interactive technologies and services to the PC, enabling the user to remotely play multimedia titles installed on a server residing at the broadband service provider. The company's established success has been based on its underlying proprietary technology innovation and its creative development studio, which over the last seven years has developed more than 100 titles that have sold over 6 million units worldwide in over 14 languages. Media Station's stable and scaleable technology established one of the lowest call rates for customer support in the industry. The company has also received numerous industry awards, including the prestigious award for Excellence in Product Development. The company's mission is to lead the delivery of interactive media over broadband networks. For more product or corporate information, visit www.mediastation.com or www.selectplay.com, or contact David Gregory, chief creative officer, at 734/975-9503. |
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