NEW YORK, May 24, 2000 (PRIMEZONE) -- Medium4.com (AMEX:MDM) will be featured by RealNetworks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK) to highlight the new features and capabilities of its Real Entertainment Center an integrated suite of three new Internet Media products - RealPlayer8(r), RealJukebox(tm) and RealDownload(tm). On Wednesday, May 23rd Real Networks will unveil its new software suite and will feature Medium4.com content to demonstrate the high quality and ability of the Real products to stream video and audio over the Internet. As a featured content provider for the Real Entertainment Center launch, Medium4.com will be one of the first sites on the Internet to offer access to the new RealPlayer8(r).
"We are committed to providing our viewers with the richest, most compelling streaming media experience, said Pete Zaballos, director, Systems Marketing, RealNetworks, Inc. "Medium4.com delivers a wide variety of high quality video content on the Internet and we are pleased to work with them on the launch of our new software suite."
"We are dedicated to providing our viewers with the highest quality viewing experience, and that is why we are pleased to be able to work closely with RealNetworks to bring its suite of new software to our hundreds of thousands of viewers," said Jonathan Braun, CEO of Medium4.com.
About Medium4.com
Medium4.com(tm) is the Internet's leader in creating, producing, aggregating and broadcasting rich, in-depth, on-demand video content unavailable on traditional, cable or satellite television. The Medium4.com(tm) name reflects the transformation of the Internet into the fourth medium for television broadcasting -- after over-the-air TV, cable TV and satellite delivery systems. Across the Company's six networks, and 60 distinct channels, viewers can watch niche broadcast content in an on-demand basis, allowing the viewer to watch when they want, where they want. Medium4.com is extending the cable television business model of creating and broadcasting niche content channels capitalizing on the marketplace's desire for highly targeted programming accessible in an on-demand format.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Medium4.com(tm)'s business, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Prospectus and the 10K report. For more information contact Lewis Goldberg at (212) 993-9441 or lgoldberg@medium4.com.
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