Pixelon.com Registers Five Million Hits In First 36 Hours Of Programming
Pixelon.com, the first full-screen, full-motion, TV-quality Internet broadcaster, today announced that it has received more than five million hits and transmitted two million installations of its Pixelon Player since the debut of its programming lineup Monday afternoon. Highlights from the company's hugely successful iBASH '99 launch event last Friday, featuring performances and interviews with The Who, Dixie Chicks, KISS, Tony Bennett, Faith Hill, Sugar Ray, Brian Setzer Orchestra, LeAnn Rimes, Chely Wright, David Spade and Cindy Margolis, will be available at Pixelon.com beginning today. Pixelon.com's total capacity for its programming debut was set for 500,000 unique visitors through five server sites across the country, but that was exceeded in the first full day of broadcasting, according to company founder and chairman Michael Fenne. Tuesday afternoon, the company increased its capacity to handle 2.5 million unique visitors at any given time, ensuring that when any server site reaches capacity, another picks up in its place. ""We are frankly stunned by the response to Pixelon.com's revolutionary full-screen, TV-quality programming,"" said Fenne. ""It is clear that Internet viewers were champing at the bit for a better Internet experience, and have shown their support by visiting in droves. We have cranked up our capacity two months ahead of schedule today to ensure that as many visitors as possible can experience our unique full-screen Internet programming. We ask that our viewers stay on board as we work out our growing pains, and we promise to reward them with the most exceptional online experience they have ever had."" Pixelon.com's 24-hour, on-demand Internet broadcast network features thousands of programming choices, including film and television excerpts and previews, music videos, news, sports, historical moments, original programming, viewer home videos, celebrity commentary, live events and more. Pixelon.com's iBASH '99 broadcast set a new record as the largest live broadband Webcast in history and stands as one of the Internet's largest ever. The event was viewed by an online audience of more than one million people. Pixelon.com incorporates the company's unique proprietary solutions for encoding, encryption, distribution and interactivity to provide a high-quality viewing experience. In addition, Pixelon.com is using proprietary video technology that allows dynamic, demographically-targeted insertion of TV broadcast advertising on every program on the network. About Pixelon.com Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California, Pixelon.com is the first company to offer a total technology system that delivers full-screen, full-motion, TV-quality video and audio content over the Internet to viewers worldwide. Pixelon.com'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. Pixelon.com features programming ranging from concerts and videos to motion pictures, sports and special interest offerings.