New Online Features Lead to Record Traffic After Super Bowl.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fifth graph, second sentence of release should read: "... compared to the national average of 43.1/63, 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. Nielsen." (sted "... compared to the national average of 42.0 / 65."). The corrected release reads: LIN TV LIN TV Corporation is an American holding company that operates 31 television stations. History LIN TV's roots trace back to the founding of its former parent, LIN Broadcasting Corporation, in the mid 1960s. Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TVL TVL Travel TVL TV Lines (resolution) TVL Transvaal TVL The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice) TVL TV Land (television station) TVL Tenth-Value Layer ) announced today that new and innovative online features launched on WISHTV.com for the Super Bowl resulted in record-breaking page views and visitors in the days following the championship game. On Super Bowl Sunday and the two days that followed, LIN TV reported nearly 2,000,000 page views, up 600% from the 2006 daily average, and 500,000 visitors to WISHTV.com. LIN TV's Vice President of Internet Robb Richter and WISH-TV's General Manager Jeff White Jeffrey Newman White (born February 19, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer. Making his debut in 1995 with the Fremantle Dockers, he was drafted with the number 1 pick in the 1994 AFL Draft. teamed up to develop multiplatform products to connect with viewers in the local market. A special section containing news, video, blogs/fan forum, polling, wallpaper downloads and ticket/travel information was unveiled the day after the Indianapolis Colts won the AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. Championship Game on January 21, 2007. Another focal point focal point n. See focus. of the site was user-generated content including a photo gallery. WISHTV.com provided daily content updates leading up to the Super Bowl and live-streaming of the Colts triumphant return the day after the Super Bowl. "WISHTV.com was strategically designed to be a destination for Super Bowl fans worldwide," said Vincent Sadusky, president and chief executive officer of LIN TV Corp. "These web enhancements are indicative of our ongoing commitment to be the #1 source for important, local information delivered 24 hours a day to the communities in which we serve." In addition to breaking online records, WISH-TV set a ratings record in the Indianapolis television market. Collectively, LIN TV's CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. metered markets, including Buffalo, NY's WIVB-TV, Albuquerque, NM's KRQE-TV, Providence, RI's WPRI-TV, and WISH-TV, outperformed in the 55 metered markets with an average of 44.5 / 65 compared to the national average of 43.1/63, according to Nielsen. About LIN TV LIN TV (NYSE: TVL) delivers quality television, digital media and online news operations through 31 owned and operated television stations in 18 mid-sized markets in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, three of which are operated pursuant to local marketing agreements. LIN TV has and continues to identify and implement innovative business strategies, including being an early adopter of digital television in order to provide superior viewing quality to our customers. Financial information and overviews of our stations are available at www.lintv.com. |
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