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RealNetworks
and CBS Deliver Online Access Following Thursday Night's Premiere 7/6/07
RealNetworks and CBS Deliver Live 24/7 Online Access to 'Big Brother 8'
Following Thursday Night's Premiere
SEATTLE, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS and RealNetworks(R), Inc.
(Nasdaq: RNWK), have teamed up for the eighth straight season to offer
exclusive 24-hour-a-day access to live video feeds inside the Big Brother
8 house. Following tonight's network premiere on CBS, fans can chat with
one another about the episode and monitor the Big Brother 8 houseguests
online via live, unedited video feeds from within the house, most of which
never appears in the weekly television coverage.
Webcast coverage begins immediately following Thursday night's premiere of Big
Brother 8 at 8 p.m. ET. The coverage will be accessible through Real's
SuperPass subscription service by
clicking here in addition to the official Big Brother 8 Web site at
CBS.com.
Subscribers can watch any of four live camera feeds from inside the Big
Brother 8 house or catch all of the action with a special quad-cam view,
which allows fans to see all four video feeds at simultaneously. SuperPass
will combine around-the-clock footage with blogs, chats, message boards,
polls and other interactive features to provide a comprehensive online
experience for viewers who crave more after the network cameras stop
rolling.
Real's Film.com Web site will also provide exclusive content for Big
Brother 8, including show recaps, commentary, a regular Ask Big Brother
question and answer column, and dedicated message boards for fans to rant,
rave, debate and discuss all things Big Brother throughout the season.
These Film.com features and other bonus coverage can be accessed for free
at http://www.film.com/bigbrother8.
"Creating a compelling online extension of a program like Big
Brother 8 is essential to keeping the show and storylines top of mind from
one episode to another," said Elizabeth Coppinger, vice president of
video services for RealNetworks. "CBS and Real are committed to
exploring new ways to bring TV to the Web. Real's exclusive 'Big Brother'
offering allows fans to enjoy the show and interact with other outside the
time constraints of TV programming."
SuperPass
Subscribers Get More
In addition to the Big Brother 8 live video content and community
interaction, SuperPass subscribers also have access to a compelling mix of
new content that is continually being updated, including:
-- Music -- An automatic $10 monthly song download credit and access to
Real's 3 million+ song library
-- Games -- Users can download and own one new computer game every
month
-- Movies -- Full-length online movies (independent, documentary,
international)
-- TV -- Access to full-length classic TV shows
-- Radio -- Listen to more than 90 ad-free radio stations and thousands
of local/international stations
-- Video -- Premium video programs (News, Comedy, Reality TV)
-- Software -- Award-Winning software to keep users safe online,
including McAfee Virus Scan, Net Nanny, System Mechanic, Network Magic and
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus
-- RealPlayer Plus -- Provides access to DVD burning and advanced
audio/video controls
Click here to sign up
today!
SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc.
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