America Online and Warner Brothers have officially launched In2TV, billed as the first broadband television network. Available to U.S. Internet users, In2TV requires Windows XP with Windows Media Player 10, and Macromedia Flash Player 8, and features thousands of “classic” television episodes from the Warner Bros. program archives. Episodes can be seen using either Windows Media Player or AOL’s own Hi-Q video format, which promises DVD-quality images.
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AOL, WB To Offer Older TV Online via P2P
In an aggressive new foray into bringing television content to broadband-enabled Internet users, America Online and Warner Brothers Domestic Cable Distribution have announced a free online video service which will offer thousands of episodes of older television programming via the Internet using a peer-to-peer file sharing network controlled by AOL.
EarthLink Hooks Up To Wireless Broadband
The partners will sell a cobranded service at speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second or up to 1 megabit per second for $21.95 a month or $29.95 a month, respectively. Digitalpath will provide the connectivity, while EarthLink will bundle in its Web software, such as a pop-up blocker and a spam-filtering tool, the companies said.
The wireless broadband service is expected to launch in Chico, Sacramento and Redding–the Northern California markets already served by Digitalpath. The companies did not say when the service will debut.
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