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EarthCam Webcasts Broadway on Broadway Live from Times Square 2004 Marks the 7th Consecutive Year that EarthCam is Webcasting Broadway on Broadway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, September 8, 2004 -- earthcam.com">EarthCam, experts in webcam technology and a leader in webcasting premier events, is pleased to announce that it will partner with Panasonic to webcast live Broadway on Broadway 2004 on September 12th. This year's event marks the seventh consecutive year that EarthCam is webcasting Broadway on Broadway live from Times Square. Visitors to EarthCam's Broadway on Broadway site will have access to watch the event from multiple streaming jpeg cameras. As the Official Webcam of Times Square, EarthCam currently has 8 existing cameras in Times Square that generate over 35 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, as well as an Interactive Robotic Cam that allows users to navigate the camera via pan/tilt/zoom controls or landmark presets. EarthCam will use this existing network of cameras 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 13 years, Broadway on Broadway has become one of the most popular and entertaining Broadway shows. Hosted by Wayne Brady of Chicago and Christy Carlson Romano of Beauty and the Beast, Broadway on Broadway 2004 is set to kick-off the 2004-05 Broadway Season on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 11:30am. The show takes place on an open-air stage at 43rd and Broadway, in the center of the Crossroads of the World, and can be seen on the giant NBC Astrovision by Panasonic. 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, international concerts, 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. ### |
