NATIONAL MOBILE TELEVISION AND ACTIVATE JOIN FORCES TO PROVIDE ON-LOCATION WEBCASTING SERVICES
Agreement Combines Award-Winning Streaming Media Provider with World's Largest Fleet of Digital and High-Definition Mobile Units
Los Angeles and Seattle, January 22, 2001 -- National Mobile Television (NMT), the world's leading provider of mobile television production equipment, and Activate, a leading digital media infrastructure services company, today announced a joint marketing agreement to provide customers with high-quality on-location production services and end-to-end Webcasting solutions.
This strategic alliance integrates NMT's capabilities as the world's largest supplier of remote mobile television production trucks for broadcast, cable, the Internet and corporate television program production with Activate's broad range of digital media services, including production and distribution of online live and on-demand events in all major industry standard formats.
"National Mobile Television's agreement with Activate extends the reach of services that NMT can offer our clients in an integrated and coordinated manner," said Bob Robinson, president of NMT's New Media division. "Activate's award-winning network provides customers with the quality Webcasting services that they have come to expect from NMT."
Activate brings over four years of experience streaming content for enterprise, traditional media, news and entertainment businesses. Activate recently won the Blue Ribbon award from Network World for its combination of network performance and unparalleled customer service and was named one of the top 100 emerging companies to watch in 2001 by Computerworld.
"Activate's agreement with National Mobile Television adds value to the services we provide our growing customer base," said Jeff Schrock, CEO and co-founder of Activate. "We look forward to working with NMT to extend its high-quality production and capture capabilities to our customers, including capture, crew and transmission services."
About National Mobile Television:
NMT is the leading provider of mobile analog, digital and high-definition television facilities for the production of television and Internet broadcasts from remote locations, such as stadiums, arenas and conference halls. NMT currently provides facilities and services for more than 8,000 events annually, including major sporting, entertainment, distance learning and corporate events. NMT's Web site can be found at www.nmtv.com.
About Activate:
Activate Corp. is a leading digital media infrastructure services company. Activate's
services include: event webcasting for business communications and consumer live events, live 24x7 webcasting for radio, TV and internet-only programming, and on-demand webcasting of audio and video content to enhance any website. Major clients include Microsoft, Nortel, Amway, MTVi, Miramax, Rivals.com, and Streetfusion.
Activate received the Blue Ribbon award from Network World Streaming Review and has been named one of the top 100 emerging companies to watch in 2001 by Computerworld. A majority owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., Activate is based in Seattle with offices in New York, San Francisco and Toronto. For more information about the company or its services, please visit www.activate.com or call (206) 830-5300.
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This release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events, and these statements are subject to important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release address a variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits resulting from the agreement between National Mobile Television and Activate, and the expected functionality of the combination of technology and products of National Mobile Television and Activate. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements; the adoption of new laws and regulations affecting the provision of Internet services, including laws and regulations covering privacy, pricing and content; and increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which National Mobile Television and Activate compete. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to CMGI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CMGI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
For National Mobile Television:
The SilverKnight Group
Michael Silbergleid (East Coast) 212-772-3522 [email protected]
Elizabeth Fjeldheim (West Coast) 530-273-9642 [email protected]
For Activate:
Brooke Davis Activate 206-830-5716 [email protected]
Rachel Dressler The Weber Group 503-552-3742 [email protected]
