MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) today unveiled Netscape Academy Awards, a new
Netscape Netcenter page offering up-to-the minute news and trivia on the
Academy Awards provided by Hollywood's most in-the-know sources, AOL's
Entertainment Asylum and Entertainment Tonight Online. Netcenter Academy
Awards provides film fans with a single location where they can follow the
latest news about the Oscars and get online coverage of the hottest Oscar
parties, fashions and backstage action. Netcenter's special Academy Awards
page can be found on the Web at http://home.netscape.com.
"Between now and March 21, everyone -- whether they're at home, in the
office or at the grocery store -- will be talking about the Academy Awards,"
said Jerrell Jimerson, vice president of consumer channels for Netscape's
Netcenter division. "Netcenter's special section on the Academy Awards will
give users plenty of facts and insights to add to the conversation. It will
provide coverage of every step of the Oscar ceremonies, from the pre-award
speculation, features and photos, to the post-Oscar celebrations."
"AOL's Entertainment Asylum is delighted to provide unprecedented,
exclusive online access to the Academy Awards where fans can see and chat from
their homes with the greatest stars in Hollywood," said Monica Dodi, chief
operating executive of Entertainment Asylum. "We are delighted to bring the
online audience right to the red carpet, backstage and to the Oscar parties
with our easy to use simultaneous chat and Webcasting technology."
"Fans looking for even more Oscar action will find non-stop information
and fun from Entertainment Tonight Online before, during and after the awards
ceremony," said Tracie Shepard, producer of Entertainment Tonight. "Following
the tradition of the 'Entertainment Tonight' television show, we will have one
of the best positions on the red carpet and entrance to the hottest post-Oscar
parties."
Before the Oscar telecast, Oscar-watchers can go online to check out
Entertainment Tonight Online's complete coverage of preparations for the
Academy Awards, including the behind-the-scenes organization of the
Governor's Ball, the official party of the Academy Awards and the Vanity Fair
party, including food, decorations and the star-studded guest list.
Visitors will also have access to Entertainment Tonight Online's special
Oscar fashion coverage including the official pre-Oscar Fashion Show and an
interview with "W" magazine's Oscar fashion expert Merle Ginsburg, who will
reveal what the stars are wearing. The special Oscar's section also offers
immediate access to the Entertainment Asylum and Salon Selectives "Movie Star
Makeover Contest," where users can guess the three top Oscar winners and win a
chance to fly to New York City for a celebrity treatment makeover by
Salon Selectives stylist Damien Miano.
Fans can also see exclusive images of Oscar finery in Entertainment
Asylum's Oscar Scrapbook, featuring red-carpet photos from Kodak Digital
Imaging. "The Look," shows viewers how to get the stars' award-winning hair
at home, then will show whose "do" is holding up via exclusive shots of
personalities taken throughout the evening. Other Entertainment Asylum
segments include "Star Captions," featuring photos from Kodak of the evening's
headliners with clever, unexpected captions; "Did You Know," the chance to
show what users know about Oscar nominee trivia; and "Oscar Polls," which
tallies viewer votes for each of the 24 Oscar categories. TV Guide's
"Oscar Tidbits" is also on the channel.
Entertainment Tonight Online (http://www.etonline.com) is produced by Paramount
Digital Entertainment (PDE). The site offers daily entertainment news and
features that extend the experience of watching Entertainment Tonight,
complete with in-depth celebrity interviews, chats, fun activities and much
more. PDE draws upon Paramount Studio's rich history in motion pictures and
television programming, and combines it with vast creative resources and
state-of-the-art technology to develop original online entertainment in
cooperation with distribution and promotional partners. PDE is headquartered
in Hollywood, California.
AOL's Entertainment Asylum, where the fans meet the stars, online, is
available on AOL (Keyword: EA) and the Web at AOL.Com
(http://www.aol.com/webcenter/entertainment), Netscape's TV and Movie channels and
Entertainment Asylum's own Web site (http://www.asylum.com). Offering full,
multimedia rich entertainment features about the latest in entertainment.
Covering news, movies, television shows, music and celebrities, Entertainment
Asylum builds community around entertainment and enables unprecedented
interaction between celebrities and the largest online audience of
entertainment fans through Studio-i, the world's first interactive Webcasting.
For more information: http://www.asylum.com/press.
Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's leading portal site that provides users
with a home base on the Internet. From Netcenter, users can navigate the
Internet, access a broad range of consumer and business content and services
and communicate with others online. The site includes eighteen content
channels, a set of leading-edge services including the new Netscape-branded
Search, Netscape Contact, Netscape SmartUpdate, Software Download, Member
Directory, My Netscape personalization service and WebMail.
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of software and
services for businesses that want to transform the way they create and keep
customers in the emerging Net Economy. The company offers a full line of
enterprise software solutions, professional services, and a leading Internet
portal to help companies build, buy, or outsource Internet applications that
drive revenue growth, build customer loyalty, and create new levels of
business efficiency. Recently acquired by America Online, Inc., Netscape is
based in Mountain View, California.
Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available
on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to
info@netscape.com, or by calling corporate sales at 650-937-2555.
NOTE: Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Certificate Server, Netscape
ONE, SuiteSpot and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered
trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and
other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are
also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be
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of their respective owners.
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