Pixelon.com Launches As The Internet's Largest Full-screen, Full-motion Internet Video Broadcaster
Internet innovator Pixelon Inc. becomes the Internet's largest full-screen, full-motion video broadcaster with the launch of Pixelon.com on October 29 and its 10 distinct channels of programming. Pixelon.com also becomes one of the Web's most innovative broadcasters, creating several new programming formats never before seen, including TV ""mini-runs,"" video talk shows and Internet informercials. Pixelon.com's programming at launch will include the following channels featuring both video on demand and live event programming, all broadcast in a proprietary full-screen, full-motion, TV-quality format: News, Music, Sports, Previews, Themes, Independent Films, The Learning Network, The Best Of, OnStage, and Original Programming. ""With Pixelon.com, we have designed programming for the medium of the Internet, unlike other online broadcasters,"" said Pixelon Inc. Chairman and Founder Michael Fenne. ""What does that mean? We are delivering short, visually compelling, well-produced programming, which is what the Internet audience says it wants. Through our programming, Pixelon.com will refresh, stimulate, educate and entertain the viewer, with programming delivered at any time the viewer chooses. We deliver what you want, when you want it, the way you want it."" Live Streaming Events Pixelon.com will bring compelling live events to the Internet, to be viewed from a choice of camera locations to suit each viewer. Kicking off on Friday, October 29, 1999 at 2 p.m. PST, the network's first streaming Webcast will be the multi-million dollar, star-studded iBASH `99 concert from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Held to commemorate the launch of Pixelon.com, iBASH `99 will feature a reunion of The Who, Dixie Chicks, KISS, Faith Hill, The Offspring, LeAnn Rimes, Tony Bennett and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, co-hosted by David Spade and Cindy Margolis. The Webcast will be free of charge to all Internet viewers. Other upcoming live events scheduled for Pixelon.com will include the Republican Presidential campaign and other political events through an agreement with the Republican National Committee. The News Channel Through an agreement with Reuters, the global news group, Pixelon.com will be the first Internet network to broadcast full-screen, full-motion video news, compiled by Reuters' global video news files. News reports will be posted on Pixelon.com on a daily and hourly basis. The Music Channel Pixelon.com's music channel bows with full-screen, full-motion music videos at launch. The video content is licensed from major music labels and production companies as well as directly from the artists, and features current and classic performances by such superstars as Madonna, Eric Clapton, Jewel, Will Smith, The Spice Girls, Garth Brooks, Alanis Morrisette, Sting, The Goo Goo Dolls and many more. The Sports Channel Offering great video moments in sports, the Sports Channel will enthrall online sports fans with historic footage from the Super Bowl, World Series, Olympics, NBA Championships and more. Maxfootball.com, producer of customized online NFL and NCAA Team Video Shows; Planet X, offering action sports, music and other themes for the active lifestyle; and Mark Anthony Entertainment, provider of wrestling and other sports programs, are among Pixelon.com's partners for the Sports Channel. In addition, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks hockey team will be utilizing Pixelon.com's full-screen, full-motion, TV-quality technology to broadcast game highlights on their own Web site. The Preview Channel Movies, television and stage performance previews will all be featured on Pixelon.com's Preview Channel using its proprietary full-screen, full-motion format. Both Fox Movies' ""Fight Club"" and Paramount Pictures' ""Star Trek: Insurrection"" have offered previews in the full-screen, full-motion Pixelon.com format. The Themes Channel Pixelon.com's Themes Channel will host classic moments from approximately 2,000 feature films, categorized by such themes as ""Car Chases"" and ""Showdowns"" to ""Famous Goodbyes"" and ""Love Scenes."" ""Star Wars,"" ""Gone With The Wind,"" ""Breakfast At Tiffany's, ""West Side Story,"" ""Ben Hur"" and ""The Sound Of Music"" are among the library of films chronicled. Pixelon.com has licensed film footage from programming library owner PIX Media. The Learning Network Pixelon.com is not only about entertainment, but also about education. Through the Learning Network, Pixelon.com will broadcast programming such as business improvement content from MentorU.com, a Web-based mentoring network that represents the intellectual capital of over 40 top business experts who, as a group, have serviced virtually all of the FORTUNE 1000. Independent Films Channel Pixelon.com as an aggregator of entertainment will also make available independently produced programming via its Independent Films Channel. At launch, Pixelon.com, will feature programming from existing independent film web sites Big Film Shorts, Shortends and No Dance.com. Pixelon.com will also feature the first global preview of the anticipated Edge TV Channel from Internet Broadcast Networks. Edge TV has what is considered one of the largest and most diverse short-form independent film and video libraries in the world. The Best Of Another innovative programming format created by Pixelon.com is the TV ""mini-run,"" condensed segments from favorite television series' such as ""All In The Family,"" ""The Odd Couple,"" ""Saturday Night Live,"" The Ed Sullivan Show"" and more. Also on the Television Channel are classic moments encompassing the best of the first 50 years of television. At launch, Pixelon.com will feature numerous television programming choices, with many more added weekly. Content providers include Internet Broadcast Networks/Applause Multiview Channels and PIX Media ""On Stage"" Channel Pixelon.com makes viewers the star by allowing them to post their own home videos, with no limit on the number of videos the network can store. Viewers can use the channel as a platform to point loved ones and friends to cherished video moments. On Stage submissions will be screened for pornographic and obscene content. The Profiles Channel Video biographies of celebrities and other famous people past and present will be available on the Profiles Channel. Ranging from independent biographies to official interviews, including Princess Diana's famous BBC interview, Pixelon.com will offer insight into the lives of those in the public spotlight. Original Programming Pixelon.com is pioneering a new Internet format - the video talk show - with ""Dr. Jay Online."" In this unique format, viewers will be able to interact directly and in real-time with family and relationship expert Dr. Jay through call-in, fax, email or videoconference questions. ""Dr. Jay Online"" will premiere Thanksgiving weekend, with other video talk shows featuring well-known personalities to follow. More original programs will be announced in the coming weeks. About Pixelon Inc. Founded in 1996 has headquarters in San Juan Capistrano, Pixelon Inc. is the first company to offer a total technology system that delivers full-screen, full-motion, television-quality video and audio content over the Internet to viewers worldwide. Pixelon's proprietary technology solves the problem of inferior broadcasting over the Internet and opens the door for broadcasting high-quality existing and live-event video programming over the Web. Content on Pixelon.com ranges from music concerts and videos to motion pictures, sports and special interest programming.