News on WCW Thunder and ECW Heat Wave
By William Martinez on June 15, 2000
The following are news items.
>> Just a reminder that tickets for ECW Heat Wave 2000 will be going on sale tomorrow. The event will take place on Sunday, July 16th from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
>> ATLANTA and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2000-- TBS Superstation and HyperTV with Livewire today announced that they will offer the first regularly scheduled, weekly programming block of enhanced TV convergence programming. TBS Superstation is cable's most-watched network, reaching 79.1 million households. HyperTV with Livewire is a joint venture between ACTV's HyperTV Networks and Liberty Livewire Corporation.
Utilizing ACTV's HyperTV software, TBSsuperstation.com will deliver three consecutive hours of synchronized, real-time web-based activities, every Wednesday night from 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (ET/PT), to enhance the network's airings of RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! (R) and WCW THUNDER. Additional details regarding the launch will be announced shortly.
To participate, viewers log-on to TBSsuperstation.com, register, and download the free HyperTV software plug-in. Viewers will receive and be able to interact, free of charge, with exclusive show-related Web content whose automated delivery will be synchronized to correspond with RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! (R) and WCW THUNDER as they air on TBS Superstation. In addition, viewers will be able to chat online with other viewers nationwide during the programs, and have the ability to purchase merchandise and participate in other real-time, online initiatives.
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