Enjoy ABC's Primetime Emmy Awards With Non-Stop Coverage, Celebrities and Games, Only On abc.com

Business Wire, August 23, 2000

Entertainment/Television & Internet Editors

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--August 23, 2000

Television audiences from around the world will be able to enjoy all the excitement surrounding the 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards via their computer, at the awards' official site abc.com.

As one of the premiere entertainment sites on the web, abc.com will treat users to one of television's most prestigious events with an array of one-of-a-kind features. "Emmy Insider," an exclusive profile with a different nominee each week sharing their personal insight to the excitement and pressures of being nominated.

InStyle magazine's Hal Rubenstein will host an exclusive video-on-demand "Designers Showcase," where top fashion designers such as Vera Wang and Badgley Mischka offer a sneak peek at their collections, offer interviews and give tours of their salons. Another fashion section includes "Gems and Jewelry," where famous jewelry designers such as Bulgari and Me & Ro, discuss who will be wearing what, the sizes of the jewels, and the cost of these precious stones.

Live features in streaming video include "Emmy Cam," a roaming camera that will give users a better view of the action than if they were a fly on the wall at the event. Hosted by one of today(1)s hottest comedians, "Emmy Cam" will give backstage footage, tours of the dressing rooms, production trailers, backstage crews, random surprises and much more. During the red carpet web cast, Emmy-Award winning Linda Dano will interview all of the celebrities on the red carpet. The site will also feature backstage interviews with all of the winners and celebrity presenters.

On Emmy night, ABC.com will be the gateway to ABC Television and Walt Disney Internet Group's Enhanced TV, which will allow viewers to play an interactive synchronized game and compete with other viewers, all while they watch the awards ceremony. The Enhanced TV application will also enable viewers to answer real-time trivia questions - synchronized to the telecast about the awards show, the stars and the TV commercials, allowing them to gain additional bonus points to their interactive game.

Prior to Awards night, plenty of "Fun and Games" will be taking place at abc.com. Some of the Emmy fun includes the Nokia/ABC Emmy Award Connection Sweepstakes, where contestants who predict six of the winners in the main categories (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy, Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series) will be registered to win the grand prize of $100,000 and a Nokia 8260 wireless phone or one of 200 first prize Nokia 8260 wireless phones.

A new Emmy Trivia game will be featured each week to test visitors' knowledge of television past and present.

For the true television enthusiast, abc.com will feature complete biographies and photos of all of this year(1)s nominees, Emmy facts about the awards, and a profile and video greetings from host Garry Shandling and much, much more.

"After our unprecedented success with Oscar.com and The Daytime Emmy Award sites, we believe ABC.com is able to offer the most entertaining and comprehensive site for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards" said Brian Bowman, Vice President and General Manager of ABC.com. "Visitors will find celebrity hosts, exclusive video, with behind-the-scenes access for the most complete up-to-the-minute guide to TV's most important night of the year."

The 52nd Annual Primetime EMMY Awards, for outstanding programs and individual achievements in television during 1999-2000, will be broadcast live on the ABC Television Network Sunday, Sept. 10, from 8-11 p.m. ET (5-8 p.m. PT). Garry Shandling, noted funnyman/actor/comic/series star, will host the Emmy Awards 2000 telecast. For more about the Primetime Emmys, log onto abc.com.

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