Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:32:03 -0400
Here's a release I thought you'd all be interested in.
Evan Rudowski
>NEWS CORP./MCI ONLINE VENTURES
>DEBUTS "TV GUIDE FALL PREVIEW INTERACTIVE"
>
>
>New York, September 12, 1995 -- TV Guide's comprehensive "Fall Preview
>Issue" will go interactive today on the World Wide Web offering television
>viewers extensive coverage of the new season culled from the world's=
leading
>magazine devoted exclusively to television. The site, created by TV Guide
>Online - set to make its debut later this fall through News Corp./MCI=
Online
>Ventures - will offer surfers items that only the Web can provide, such as
>sound clips from stars of the new series, exclusive photos of the season's
>new prime time shows and a special "You Say" area where users can voice
>their opinions of this season's network programming. http://www.delphi.com
>and http://www.internetMCI.com are the addresses where television
>aficionados can surf to find out all about the new season and get an
>exclusive look at the new shows with individual show descriptions from TV
Guide.
>
>"This area is a fun and lively extension of TV Guide's terrific Fall=
Preview
>franchise," said Scott Donaton, Executive Editor, TV Guide Online. =
"Through
>News Corp./MCI Online Ventures we are providing an unrivaled wealth of
>interactive television content and expertise which is simply not available
>anywhere else."
>
>Areas which will be available on the Web include:
>
>=B7 AirWAVes - TV celebrity sound clips from the season's new prime time=
shows
>will be available including audio bites from Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore,
>Andrew Clay and Jon Cryer among others.
>=B7 Steve Reddicliffe's "Rants and Raves" - This exclusive online column=
from
>TV Guide's new editor-in-chief Steve Reddicliffe will feature Steve's rants
>and raves on the new season and present his unique perspective on the shows
>people will be talking about.
>=B7 Returning Favorites - The early buzz on "Friends" and other old pals.
>=B7 Tell Nets - Surfers give their own feedback to the networks. =20
>=B7 You Say - Viewers have the opportunity to post their own critiques of =
the
>new fall shows.
>=B7 TV Chews - Celebrity recipes for the bite between segments, such as Dr.
>Ruth's "Almost As Good As Sex" cheesecake, Martha Stewart's tacos, and
>winning dips from Pete Rose, will be featured.
>=B7 The Fall Preview Trivia Quiz.
>=B7 Odds and Evenings - The season's "Best Bets." TV Guide gives the odds=
on
>the new season.
>=B7 Exclusive Photos - Celebrity photos from all 42 of the new prime time
>shows will be available.
>=B7 TV Trends - An offbeat look at the tried, true and new formulas=
dominating
>the fall schedule.
>
>News Corp./MCI Online Ventures, a joint venture announced recently by News
>Corp. and MCI to launch new Internet-based online services for businesses
>and consumers, provides a wide range of interactive products and services
>including original news programming, a comprehensive guide to the Internet,
>a variety of games, an engaging online space for children, and a host of
>specialized programming developed jointly with News Corp. companies as well
>as with other non-affiliated partners.
>
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>
>
>CONTACT: NANCY MORRISROE RACHEL BREININ
> News Corp./MCI Online Ventures TV Guide
> nancy@delphi.com (212) 852-7402
> (212) 462-5050
>
> BARBARA McLEOD
> 1-800 644-NEWS
> newsmci@MCImail.com
>
>
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Evan Rudowski
News Corp./MCI Online Ventures
evanrud@newscorp.com
(212) 462-5077
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