ZoomTown.com and Dig Video to Launch Broadband Music Video Network; ZoomTown ADSL Subscribers to be Nation's First Users of New Broadband-Optimized Music Video Network.Business Editors, High Tech & Entertainment Writers CINCINNATI & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 ZoomTown.com, the broadband Internet See broadband. subsidiary of Broadwing Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BRW BRW Business Review Weekly (business magazine; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) BRW Business Report Writer BRW Barrow, AK, USA - Barrow (Airport Code) BRW Business Requirement Worksheet ), and Dig Video today announced an agreement to deliver Dig Video's Broadband Music Video Network to ZoomTown's Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ) customers in Greater Cincinnati. Under the agreement, ZoomTown.com will provide its ADSL subscribers one-click access to Dig Video's Broadband Music Video Network on a newly-created Music Channel. ZoomTown.com's award-winning, multicast-enabled network effectively delivers high-quality streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. and the latest broadband-intensive applications including movies and CD-ROMs on-demand. Upon the successful completion of a testing phase, ZoomTown's ADSL subscribers will be the first broadband users in the country to access Dig Video's service. The ZoomTown ADSL service has the highest geographic penetration of broadband subscribers in the country. "ZoomTown.com is delivering an exciting new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. experience to broadband subscribers," said Mike O'Brien, president of ZoomTown.com. "By working with smart, creative companies like Dig Video, we are providing great content combined with superior network functionality to make ZoomTown an entirely new Internet experience for our customers." Prior to the service going live, ZoomTown.com will market-test Dig Video's service to help enhance speed and quality to the capabilities of ZoomTown's ADSL environment. ZoomTown.com's broadband experts act as consumers, placing high demands on the service to ensure it is ready for all consumer situations. Following testing, ZoomTown ADSL subscribers will have access to Dig Video's fully-integrated interactive video experience with multiple channels of high-quality, 24/7 music video programming at rates up to 500 kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). (kbps), simultaneous live chats with fellow viewers, and instant commerce in digital downloads and mail-order products and services. ZoomTown.com and Dig Video plan to introduce the music video service to ZoomTown subscribers this fall and on the Internet by year-end. The agreement also includes the development and trial of Dig Video's proprietary, Web-linked video 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). as a vehicle to increase consumer orders for ZoomTown ADSL service as well as promotional and other support for Dig Video. "Like Dig Video, ZoomTown.com is dedicated to advancing state-of-the-art broadband content," said Cort Javarone, 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 Dig Video. "Dig Video fully-integrates high-quality music video programming with the Internet's killer applications, community and digital commerce. ZoomTown.com offers the most advanced ADSL network and is thus a perfect partner to deliver our unique service to broadband viewers." ZoomTown.com was recently awarded the SUPERQuest award for Best Built Public Network at SUPERCOMM 2000 in Atlanta. The award recognizes the implementation of outstanding public and private networks and the key products and technologies behind them. Nile Rodgers, four-time Grammy award winner and president of the Music Producer's Association of America, serves as Dig Video's chief creative officer and was recently honored by Billboard Magazine for his hit-making 25-year music career. More information about ZoomTown.com is available on the Web at www.zoomtown.com. Additional information about Dig Video can be found at www.dig-video.com. About Dig Video Dig Video is a producer, programmer, and distributor of music video and other music-related, interactive content to the Digital Media for distribution on Broadband, Digital Disk (CD-ROM and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ), Television, Satellite, Wireless and Radio Networks. Dig Video is dedicated to delivering exclusive, TV-quality, cutting-edge interactive music entertainment, to become the medium of choice for advertisers to reach taste-making teen, college-age, Gen-Y and Gen-X music consumers worldwide. The Company's primary business lines are dig-video.com, a Music Entertainment Network optimized for Broadband; Dig Video (Direct), a proprietary, Web-connected CD-ROM/DVD that seamlessly couples music video programs with instant access to artist, retailer, and advertiser Websites; and Dig Video Productions, the production and syndication of music video and radio programs to third-party Broadband, Cable Television, Satellite, Wireless and Radio Networks. About ZoomTown.com and Broadwing ZoomTown.com is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW), an integrated communications powerhouse delivering voice, data and Internet solutions to a variety of customers nationwide. Broadwing combines unparalleled customer service with a premier next-generation fiber network and award-winning IP backbone, to create data and Internet solutions that are innovative, reliable, and provide businesses a competitive advantage. Broadwing sets the standard for customer accountability with its first-in-the-industry Installation Guarantee. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with 6,000 employees, Broadwing can be found on the Web at www.broadwing.com. |
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