CULVER CITY, February 6, 2001 - Intertainer, the entertainment
on-demand broadband network, and Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced
a non-exclusive licensing agreement. Under the agreement, Intertainer
users in the U.S. on the Intertainer.tv and Intertainer.com broadband
platforms will have on-demand secure streaming access to WMG-controlled
music videos from The Atlantic Group, Elektra Entertainment Group,
London-Sire Records, and Warner Bros. Records Inc. Intertainer will
also work with Warner Music Group to market new artists and promote
catalog titles.
"Securing Warner Music Group's impressive roster of
superstars and developing artists is essential for maintaining a comprehensive
music category that fans return to again and again," says Jonathan
Taplin, Intertainer President and CEO. "This agreement with Warner
Music Group helps ensure the highest-quality viewing experience for
our users."
"Intertainer's unique on-demand broadband capabilities
present an ideal venue for us to showcase our artists," said Paul
Vidich, executive vice president, strategic planning and business
development for WMG. "By continuing to aggressively license our content
to innovative companies like Intertainer, we're able to provide our
artists with the widest possible audience while delivering exceptional
music to fans around the world."
Music videos are available on Intertainer.tv, a high-speed
(750 kbps) broadband entertainment on-demand service available through
affiliate DSL and cable modem providers, and Intertainer.com, a lower
bit-rate (384 kbps) broadband Web site. Content on the Intertainer.tv
includes first-run pay-per-view movies from top Hollywood studios,
popular television programming, music videos, concerts and more. Content
on the free Intertainer.com broadband Web site includes the American
Film Institute's library of short films, music videos, original specials,
movie trailers and more.
While viewing a music video, an Intertainer user can
review a track list from the artist's current release, purchase the
current or past releases and find out more information about the artist.
About Intertainer
Intertainer (www.intertainer.com)
delivers the largest selection of movies, music videos, television
and shopping on-demand to your PC or TV. The service features content
from unprecedented partner relationships including Universal Pictures,
Warner Bros., Disney, A&E Networks, DreamWorks SKG, Twentieth Century
Fox, New Line Cinema, NBC, Discovery, ESPN, Pearson Television, Warner
Music Group, EMI Music, Sony Music and many others. Enhanced TV functionality,
interactive advertising, e-commerce opportunities and personalization
features round out the Intertainer experience. Strategic partners
include Comcast, Intel, Microsoft, NBC, Sony and Qwest.
About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is home to some of the world's leading
record companies, including The Atlantic Group, Elektra Entertainment
Group, London-Sire Records, Rhino Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records
Inc. The company's Warner Music International, with a roster of more
than 1,000 artists, operates in more than 65 countries through various
subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. Warner Music
Group also includes one of the world's leading music publishers, Warner/Chappell
and WEA Inc., which is comprised of three companies, WEA Corp., WEA
Manufacturing, and Ivy Hill. Warner Music Group is a division of AOL
Time Warner.