ROO AND INTERNET BROADCASTING EXPAND ONLINE VIDEO CONTENT PARTNERSHIP TO 36 TV STATION WEBSITES
Internet Broadcasting Sites to Feature ROO Video Content for Enhanced User Experience
NEW YORK, NY, March 1, 2006 – ROO (OTCBB: RGRP), one of the world's largest online broadcast networks and a global leader in online video solutions, today unveiled its video content partnership with Internet Broadcasting, a national platform of more than 70 TV station websites. After a three-month beta test on six sites, ROO's video content and accompanying player will be added to selected content channels on 30 more websites – giving visitors the latest video from a global network of content partners. The content channels include: Sports, Entertainment, Fashion, Science & Technology, Photography and Music.
Internet Broadcasting manages websites for leading TV broadcasters , including the #1 network affiliated TV station website in each of the nation's top 10 markets according to Nielsen/NetRatings. ROO is providing Internet Broadcasting site visitors access to an extensive library of high quality on-demand content such as music videos, movie trailers, entertainment news and fashion features. T he ROO video player, which accompanies the video content, offers full-screen viewing, easy channel navigation and playlisting, video search, RSS feed subscriptions and enhanced interactive features.
“Internet Broadcasting is committed to delivering the best online experience for its visitors, and the ROO video player gives them the best video content solution,” said ROO CEO Robert Petty. “Internet Broadcasting sites with an integrated ROO video solution will attract advertisers looking for targeted reach and online visitors looking for a compelling video experience.”
“ROO brings us a comprehensive library of video content and this partnership demonstrates how we continually seek ways to bring compelling and relevant information to our millions of site visitors,” said Clayton Rose, Internet Broadcasting's VP of Business Development. “As we grow our partnership with ROO, we look forward to bringing great video content to more of our visitors.”
About ROO
ROO Group Inc. (OTCBB RGRP ) ("ROO") is a global provider of online video broadcasting solutions that enables the activation, marketing and distribution of video content over the Internet and emerging broadcasting platforms such as set top boxes and wireless. ROO www.roo.com offers turn-key video solutions for businesses seeking to improve their web presence with video broadcasts or broadcast their own latest video clips. ROO helps business advertise their latest offering with interactive advertising solutions, 15-30 second video commercials with a linked call to action and played simultaneously with topical video content such as news and entertainment in a television style format over the Internet. www.roo.com
About Internet Broadcasting
Internet Broadcasting is the first-ever national platform of TV station web sites. The company co-produces NBCOlympics.com plus 73 sites for America 's premier broadcasters: NBC, Cox Broadcasting, Hearst-Argyle, The McGraw Hill Companies, Post-Newsweek, Scripps Howard, and Capitol Broadcasting Company. With over 12 million monthly visitors, over 500 million monthly page views, and the #1 network affiliated TV station in each of the nation's top 10 markets, Internet Broadcasting is one of the nation's largest online news sources. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in New York , Chicago , San Francisco , and Los Angeles . For more information, visit www.ibsys.com.
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