Press Release
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EarthCam to Stream LIVE Broadway On Broadway 2002 Marks the 5th Consecutive Year that EarthCam is Webcasting Broadway on Broadway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, September 12, 2002 -- a, Arial">EarthCam (www.earthcam.com), experts in webcam technology and a leader in webcasting premier events, is pleased to announce that it will stream live Broadway On Broadway 2002 on September 15th. 2002 marks the fifth consecutive year that EarthCam is webcasting Broadway on Broadway, and the third year in a row that EarthCam is streaming the event live. EarthCam's live streaming coverage on the Internet (www.earthcam.com/events/broadway/2002) will include both video and audio. In addition to streaming, EarthCam will produce the webcast using updating jpeg's for Internet users to watch as well. As the Official Webcam of Times Square, EarthCam currently has 8 existing webcams in Times Square (www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare) that generate over 20 million impressions per month. Included in these 8 webcams is one camera that streams live video and audio 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. EarthCam will use this existing network of webcams to deliver additional live coverage of the Broadway performances. Broadway on Broadway is the largest, free outdoor public event held in Times Square. The annual kick-off to the Broadway season is expected to draw more than 50,000 theatre lovers to watch as their favorite performers take the stage to give them a taste of what the year has in store for them. Scheduled for approximately two hours, the event features hundreds of members from the casts of the current Broadway musicals, as well as, additional members from upcoming musicals new for the season. In its eleven years, Broadway on Broadway has become one of the most popular and entertaining Broadway shows. Two of Broadway's brightest young stars - *NSYNC's Joey Fatone, now starring in Rent, and Hairspray's Marissa Jaret Winokur - will host the event and will be joined by several special guests. Broadway On Broadway 2002 is set to kick-off the 2002-03 Broadway Season on Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 11:30am on an open-air stage at 43rd and Broadway, in the center of the Crossroads of the World. EarthCam.com is the leading network of live webcams and, as the premier webcam portal, offers the most comprehensive search engine of webcams from around the world. EarthCam provides complete infrastructure services to manage, host and maintain live streaming video camera systems for it's corporate clients. Clients include MSN, Yahoo!, Intel, AOL/Time Warner, ESPN, Panasonic, Ford, NASA, Kodak, Toys "R" Us, This Old House and Discovery.com. As the foremost provider of live images on the Internet, EarthCam webcasts events such as the Daytona 500, Mardi Gras, New Year's Eve in Times Square and the Super Bowl for the NFL. WebCamStore.com is EarthCam's full-service e-commerce site dedicated solely to providing webcam solutions. Visit EarthCam at www.earthcam.com.
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