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PSEUDO INKS DEALS WITH INTERTAINER AND WAVEPHORE
Internet Television Expands Distribution and Viewership Reach
New York, NY (December 21, 1998) -- In a flurry of business
agreements, Pseudo Programs, Inc. (www.pseudo.com), the world's
largest Internet television network, recently increased its delivery
options to include satellite, broadband cable and telephone distribution.
New York City-based Pseudo.com produces 60 hours of live original
content per week, much of which will be transmitted via Intertainer
and WavePhore's WaveTop services as a result of the new
agreements. The expanded distribution marks an important step in
"convergence" as Internet TV will be carried on alternate distribution
pipelines challenging traditional broadcast methods.
Following are details about each of the agreements:
Intertainer, the leading provider of home entertainment services on
demand, will deliver Pseudo's Internet TV content to consumers via
high speed cable modems, digital set-top boxes, or Digital Subscriber
Line (DSL) telephone connections directly to the PC or TV. Intertainer
will carry all of Pseudo's popular computer gaming shows that appear
on the All Games Network, (AGN) located at www.allgames.com. AGN
is Pseudo's leading channel and Netcasts more than 10 hours of
original Net-Television each week with gaming news, interviews,
reviews, hardware advice, competition, events and more. AGN
programs include: "GameTime!," "All Games Hardware," "240
Seconds of Gaming," "Shooters," "Inside the PGL," "Combat Reporter"
and "Fantasy Football."
WaveTop's PC data broadcast service works by embedding data
streams into the unseen portion of existing broadcast television
signals using the Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI). WaveTop has
partnered with PBS National Datacast to broadcast data over the
television signals of its 264 PBS member stations. Using a simple
browser interface and a broadcast ready PC (a standard PC with a
built-in TV tuner or equipped with an add-on TV tuner card), users will
interact with automatically downloaded information, entertainment and
software. Computers equipped with TV tuners and WaveTop software
transparently receive, decode and cache content without the
bottleneck of the Internet or tying up a phone line. WaveTop is
compatible with Microsoft Windows 95 and is part of the Microsoft
Windows 98 operating system.
Selected shows from Pseudo's All Games Network will be featured on
WaveTop including "GameTime!," "240 Seconds of Gaming" and
"Fantasy Football."
Pseudo already has Internet distribution agreements with hundreds of
leading web sites including, Excite, Lycos, CNET, Bloomberg, CMP,
Loud Records, UBL: Ultimate Band List, BMG Entertainment,
CDuctive.com and others.
"We are excited to work with Intertainer and WaveTop, two of the most
innovative companies in the industry. With the addition of broadband
and satellite distribution to our existing worldwide Internet access,
Pseudo is arguably the leading content provider for the convergence
revolution," said Michael Teich director of business development at
Pseudo. "We are uniquely positioned to offer viewers an unparalleled
interactive entertainment experience."
About Pseudo Programs
Pseudo's channels include: 88HIPHOP.COM (Hip-Hop music and
culture); All Games Network (computer and video gaming); Biztech TV
(business and technology); Channel P.com (theatre and the
performing arts); Cyber-Fi (science fiction and the paranormal);
Koolout (classic soul and rare vinyl); Minxmag (women's issues);
PseudoSports (alternative and extreme sports); Static (music,
B-movies and more); and Streetsound (electronic music and DJ
Culture).
Pseudo-style netcasting is the future of broadcasting.
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