Minnesota Internet Pioneer Named for the Second Year to Websight's List of 100 Influential People on the World Wide WebScott Bourne named for his work with streaming audio and video technology on the InternetPRNewswire Websight, an Internet magazine, has named Scott Bourne, founder and executive director of First-TV in its list of the 100 most influential people on the World Wide Web. For the second year in a row, Bourne was recognized in the magazine for his involvement in implementing streaming audio and video technology. The Websight 100 list appears in the magazine's April edition. The electronic version of the magazine is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.websight.com/. Bourne was named on the list last year for his role as founder of NetRadio, pioneering the use of streaming audio and original programming on the 24-hour, Internet-only radio network. In a partnership formed last April, Bourne joined CMP Media Inc., to build First-TV (http://www.first-tv.com/). First-TV was launched Sept. 18, 1996 with its flagship program -- Fresh Click: Life Online. The program is comprised of seven segments covering Internet news, product reviews and Internet personalities. Segments include Web Wars, a debate between two Internet experts over issues of the day, and Web Women, a look at what women are doing on the web. Besides producing original content, First-TV is a forum for emerging videographers and filmmakers, who can submit their work at no charge. First-TV gives the film community a world-wide audience, and visitors to the site can view the films and videos and rate them. Also on the Websight list are Jim Barksdale, CEO of Netscape Communications Corp., Jerry Yang and David Filo, co-founders of Yahoo!, Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft. Background: First-TV is the world's first 24-hour, Internet-only, TV/video network and was founded by Scott Bourne who entered into a partnership with CMP last spring. Bourne, the founder of the award-winning NetRadio Network, is a pioneer in the use of streaming technology on the Internet. He co-founded, built and designed the NetRadio Network, which revolutionized the online world by bringing real-time original radio programming to the World Wide Web. CMP Media Inc. provides publishing, marketing and information services to the entire high-technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology -- through print and electronic media. All of CMP's publications and online products can be accessed through the company's TechWeb site on the World Wide Web (http://www.techweb.com/). Other products include the LifeOnline Radio show and web site, as well as the web sites NetGuide Live and First-TV. Print titles include NetGuide magazine and Windows magazine. -0- 4/7/97 SOURCE: CMP Media Inc. CONTACT: Scott Bourne, 612-221-2629, sbourne@first-tv.com; Jana Bourne, |