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REALNETWORKS CREATES CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED GUIDE FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO COVERAGE OF THE WAR IN IRAQ
Most Comprehensive Broadcast News Coverage from Around the World — Available to PCs and Mobile Devices
Consumer Demand Evidenced by Fivefold Increase in Usage
SEATTLE, WA and LAS VEGAS, NV, April 9, 2003 — RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK; NAB Booth #SL 2909), the global leader in digital media delivery, has created a continuously-updated guide to free and paid broadcast coverage from around the world of the war in Iraq. Consumers need only launch the RealOne™ Player from their PC desktop and click on the “News” channel to access a diverse array of broadcast news coverage.
“The war in Iraq is creating more audio and video news content from more sources than any other conflict ever has,” stated Erik Flannigan, Vice President of Programming, RealNetworks, Inc. “With the RealOne news channel, consumers can find and experience that content without needing to search dozens of Web sites.”
MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO FREE NEWS COVERAGE WITHIN REALONE PLAYER
RealNetworks’ programming team is working around the clock to identify and link to audio and video news from global broadcasters such as:
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North America: CBC (Canada), CBS News (US), C-SPAN (US), NPR (US), PBS (US), Voice of America (US) The White House (US) and USA Today (US) |
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Europe: DigiPresse (France), ZDF TV (Germany), Spiegel Online (Germany) RAI (Italy), RTL News (Netherlands), BBC News and BBC World (UK) |
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Middle East: Nile News TV (Egypt), AlamNews (Iran), Kurdistan-Iraq TV (Iraq), Kuwait Radio (Kuwait) and LBCI (Lebanon) |
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Other: ABC.net (Australia), Nzoom (New Zealand) and the United Nations |
The News Topic Center features a special ‘Live Webcast’ menu with direct access to live content, an ‘On The Web’ section with direct links to global broadcasters, and a ‘News Web Sites’ pull down box to find global news coverage from 25 international news organizations.
All of this content is available to the RealOne Player on PCs, and much of the content is also now available through the RealOne Mobile Player, which is currently shipping on mobile devices such as the Nokia 3650 and Nokia 7650 mobile phones, as well as network connected Pocket PC devices.
REALONE SUPERPASS: THE ONLY PREMIUM SERVICE WITH BOTH ABCNEWS AND CNN
The RealOne news channel includes premium content from ABCNews and CNN through subscription to the RealOne SuperPass service. RealOne SuperPass is the only place on the web where consumers can access audio and video breaking news and live coverage from both ABCNEWS.com and CNN. For only $9.95 per month, subscribers receive:
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CNN: Includes QuickCast, a three-to-five minute news-on-demand product updated every hour, 12 hours per day, and Iraq Tracker- a special edition of QuickCast dedicated to the latest on the War in Iraq. Also includes CNN Uncut, a daily Webcast with behind-the-scenes footage and in-depth news stories created exclusively for the Web. |
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ABCNews.com: Includes ABC News Live: the first 24-hour online live video news service, featuring 4 live feeds and anchored coverage of world and domestic events. Also includes daily replays of recent ABC News programs: “World News Tonight,” “Nightline,” “Primetime,” “20/20,” and “Good Morning America,” plus archived news footage. |
INCREASED CONSUMER USAGE OF AUDIO AND VIDEO NEWS CONTENT
As a leading media delivery services provider to major news organizations, including ABCNews.com, Associated Press, CBS, C-SPAN, and USA Today, RealNetworks has seen consumer demand for Internet-delivered audio and video news jump significantly since the start of the war. In aggregate, these and other news sites that RealNetworks serves have delivered approximately five times more audio and video news content since the war began than they were delivering in the period immediately prior to the war.
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading global provider of network-delivered digital audio and video services and the creator of the technology that enables digital media creation, distribution and consumption. Consumers use RealNetworks’ RealOne Player and RealNetworks’ content subscription service, RealOne SuperPass, to create and play free and premium digital content. Broadcasters, network operators and enterprises use RealNetworks products and services to deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com.
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