Sonic Foundry Media Services Provides Viewers with the Ability to See Dilbert on Demand' and Never Before Seen Dilbert Outtakes
MADISON,
Wisc., February 17, 2000-- Sonic Foundry, Inc., announced that Sonic
Foundry Media Services will be the exclusive encoding service for the
first ever primetime network animated TV show to stream in its entirety
on the web with Columbia TriStar Interactive and the episode of Dilbert
titled, "The Merger". This event will debut on February 17 and will
run through 
February
29 and can be viewed on www.dilbertondemand.com.
The episode will be streamed exclusively in Windows Media without any
commercial interruptions or interstitial ads of any kind. A free copy
of the Microsoft Windows Media Player can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/.
"Columbia TriStar Interactive is excited to partner with Sonic Foundry
on this first time experimental Web event, " stated Lynda Keeler,
vice president and general manager for Columbia TriStar Interactive,
"Their encoding services have provided us with the most effective
tools to help us move into delivering this unique entertainment experience."
Sonic Foundry Media Services will also use their state-of-the-art encoding
technologies and best encoding practices to encode never before seen
Dilbert outtakes and footage, handpicked by Dilbert creator Scott Adams,
to be streamed on February 22, 2000, before the airing of a new Dilbert
episode on UPN titled "The Return".
"We are honored to have been selected by Columbia TriStar Interactive
to provide them with encoding services for their pioneering on-demand
delivery of a primetime network TV show. This relationship further solidifies
our expertise in this industry and our ability to provide customized
encoding solutions, " stated Rimas Buinevicius, chairman
and chief executive officer for Sonic Foundry.
About Columbia TriStar Interactive
Columbia
TriStar Interactive is a leading producer and distributor of compelling
online entertainment experiences based on original content and Sony
Pictures Entertainment branded properties. CTI's content is distinguished
by its innovative design, message and technology as well as its broad-based
consumer appeal.
Columbia TriStar Interactive is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.
Sony Pictures' global operations encompass motion picture production,
television programming and syndication, home video and acquisition and
distribution, operation facilities, development of new entertainment
technologies and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries.
Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.spe.sony.com.
About Sonic Foundry Media Services
Sonic
Foundry Media Services(TM), a division of Sonic Foundry, Inc., is a
premium service that offers the highest quality encoding of audio and
video media. This new service division has allowed online content owners
the ability to outsource their complete digital production and encoding
process. The company has created advanced media processes and a collection
of digital media processing algorithms - the fundamental technology
behind preparing media for high-quality Internet distribution. This
is the only business of its kind to use unique algorithms that have
been put together in an automated process to encode, verify, and deliver
high volumes of media.
About Sonic Foundry
Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry(R) is a leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services, and systems. Sonic Foundry's award-winning products and services are used worldwide for multimedia and Internet applications, music and audio post-production, broadcast production, and digital content creation. Built on the principle of 'Create, Edit, and Deliver', Sonic Foundry's products and services offer media consumers everywhere the ability to create and capture media, edit the content, and deliver the information via fixed media channels or electronic distribution.
