Web users speak directly with X Files cast and crew during an exclusive
live
chat and cybercast on Thursday, June 11, 1998 from 7pm - 10pm EST
ATLANTA, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The truth is out there. TNT's Rough Cut
(http://www.roughcut.com), Amazon.com Inc., Earth's Biggest Bookstore
(http://www.amazon.com) and Yahoo! Chat (http://chat.yahoo.com) are
teaming up
to bring it to fans when they host live online coverage of the blockbuster
premiere of the 20th Century Fox film The X Files: Fight the Future.
The hit TV show The X Files is exploding onto the big screen and the Virtual
Premiere hosted by Rough Cut will give Web surfers their first look at the
highly anticipated summer release. Fans of the show, or "X-philes," will have
the opportunity to pose questions directly to the stars in real-time. Through
streaming audio and video and an interactive live chat direct from Hollywood,
Web surfers will feel like they are actually attending a Hollywood Premiere.
"No other movie this summer can claim the type of following The X-Files has
online, but most people won't be invited to the premiere," said Jones. "Our
exclusive cybercast is the Internet's invitation to the party."
The Virtual Premiere takes place on Thursday, June 11, 1998 from 7:00 to
10:00
p.m. (ET). The cybercast can be accessed at both http://www.roughcut.com or
http://chat.yahoo.com. InterVu will produce the cybercast onsite.
For the full video/audio stream of the cybercast, viewers must run
Microsoft's
NetShow(TM). Viewers can download NetShow from the RoughCut site.
The Virtual Premiere begins with a pre-party chat hosted by Yahoo! Chat.
During
the chat, Andy Jones, editor-in-chief of the Rough Cut site, will interview
members of the cast and crew of The X Files. The online event will then take
fans inside the exclusive Hollywood premiere party for The X Files: Fight the
Future.
>About Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television (TNT), currently seen in more than 72 million
homes,
is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s 24-hour, advertiser-supported service
offering original motion pictures and series; contemporary films from the
world's largest film library, the combined Turner and Warner Bros. film
libraries; exciting NBA sports action; popular television series; and
timeless
cartoons.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc. is a
major
producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading
provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
About Amazon.com
"Amazon.com Inc., Earth's Biggest Bookstore, is the largest online
retailer of
books. Amazon.com offers a catalog of more than 3 million books, CDs, and
more,
plus easy-to-use search and browse features, e-mail services, personalized
shopping services, secure Web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping
to
customers. Amazon.com has virtually unlimited online shelf space and offers
customers a vast selection through an efficient search-and- retrieval
interface, as well as streamlined ordering through 1-Click(sm) technology.
Amazon.com pioneered the concept of syndicated selling on the Internet and
has
more than 40,000 members in its Associates Program including AOL.com, Yahoo!,
Netscape, Excite, the AltaVista Search Service, the @Home Network, the
Prodigy
Shopping Network, and iVillage.
>
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that include, among others, Amazon.com's limited operating
history, the unpredictability of its future revenues, and risks associated
with
capacity constraints, management of growth, and new business opportunities.
More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in the company's final prospectus, dated May
15,
1997, as well as the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997, both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Amazon.com, Earth's Biggest Bookstore, and 1-Click are service marks of
Amazon.com, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective owners."