VH1 atWork Internet Radio Launches CBS MarketWatch.com News Updates, Stock
Quotes, and the Market 'Song of the Day'
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- MarketWatch.com, Inc (Nasdaq: MKTW) and
VH1.com teamed up and launched new up-to-the-minute financial markets coverage
on VH1 atWork Internet Radio. Each day VH1.com's atWork Radio airs live
updates from MarketWatch.com providing the latest in market news and events.
VH1.com also features a CBSMarketWatch.com stock chart on the VH1 atWork home
page, which allows users to access stock quotes and financial data. In
addition, whether sentiments on Wall Street are high or low, VH1 atWork
Internet Radio complements the mood with the "Song of the Day."
"Our audience is, by definition 'at work,' and is very interested in the
daily ups and downs of the market. MarketWatch.com is the recognized expert
in online business news and we are very excited to partner with such a strong
brand," said Fred Graver, senior vice president, the VH1 Group. "Personally,
I'm excited because I get the chance to hear 'Don't Bring Me Down' by ELO
everyday."
"CBS MarketWatch.com provides investors with 'the story behind the
numbers,'" said MarketWatch.com CEO Larry Kramer, "and that includes hip
investors, like the ones on VH1 atWork Internet Radio. And we love the idea
of using music to capture the mood of Wall Street."
To listen to VH1 atWork Internet Radio simply click on "Live Radio" at
VH1.com or visit CBS MarketWatch.com's Web Site (http://cbs.marketwatch.com).
VH1.com is a unit of the MTVi Group, the world's leading online music
entertainment company featuring a comprehensive collection of music
destinations on the Internet including MTV.com, VH1.com, and sonicnet.com.
The MTVi Group is a unit of MTV Networks, which is owned by Viacom Inc.
(NYSE: VIA, VIA.B). Headquartered in downtown New York, The MTVi Group has
satellite offices in San Francisco, Miami, and London.
Liberty Digital (Nasdaq: LDIG) holds a minority stake in The MTVi Group. For
more information on MTVi, please visit The MTVi Group corporate Web site
(http://www.mtvi.com)
About MarketWatch.com, Inc.
MarketWatch.com, Inc. a leading interactive financial media company
provides fast, relevant information via the Internet, television, radio, and
print to help people make and save money. The Company operates comprehensive,
financial Internet Web sites at http://cbs.marketwatch.com and
http://www.bigcharts.com and, in a joint venture with the Financial Times of
London, launched its first international site at http://www.ftmarketwatch.com.
MarketWatch.com's financial news and tools are licensed in custom-designed
formats by major brokerages and Internet sites. The Company also produces CBS
MarketWatch Weekend, covering over 80% of the U.S. on 132 CBS television
stations, and provides daily business and economic reports on CBS Television
and Radio Network news programming. The MarketWatch.com Radio Network
reports, distributed by Westwood One, are heard in the top ten U.S. markets on
137 stations. In addition, MarketWatch.com made its print debut with the
Daily News Express, a commuter newspaper edition of the New York Daily News.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in San Francisco, MarketWatch.com has
facilities and bureaus in New York City, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Los
Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Tokyo, Hong Kong
and London. The MarketWatch.com Web sites are the most popular Internet
destinations for business and financial news and information, according to the
latest data from Media Metrix.
SOURCE MarketWatch.com, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Elizabeth Ames of i-Media Communications,
212-517-6484, or cell, 917-721-6277, or imedia2001@yahoo.com, for
MarketWatch.com, Inc.; or David French of MTVi, 212-654-9075, or
fax, 212-654-9048, or davidf@mtvi.com
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