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Internet Broadcast Corp. And FOX News Sign Content Sharing Agreement

Posted on: Monday, 20 November 2006, 12:00 CST

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Broadcast Corp. (http://www.ibctoday.com/), the premier online destination for breaking TV news from around the globe, and FOX News, the number one name in TV news, announce a unique content sharing agreement that gives viewers greater online access to international and national TV news stories. Under the agreement, http://www.ibctoday.com/ will bolster its roster of content with up to 40 FOX international and U.S. national news, business and entertainment video stories a day - adding to ibctoday.com's lead in the online TV news network industry. Ibctoday.com is the first online TV news network to give U.S. users immediate access to on-demand 24/7 video of: international news, entertainment, sports and more as it happens, 24/7.

Tyler N. Cavell, President and Founder, Internet Broadcast Corporation, notes, "IBC is committed to being the premier online provider of global TV news and this content agreement with a broadcast leader like FOX is reaffirmation of that goal. Just a few years ago, they were the new kid on the block and now they are the dominant name in TV news in the U.S. Together, we aim to revolutionize International online TV news, the way FOX has revolutionized broadcast TV news.

Vipp Jaswal, FOX's Vice President of International Distribution, noted, "As leaders in TV News worldwide, FOX recognizes the value of ibctoday.com's online global TV news network."

IBC today already has exclusive agreements with leading news broadcasters and wholesalers such as Associated Press TV, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., as well top South-Western Asian, Eastern European and African local television broadcasters, with more on the way.

The revolutionary IBC news network employs proprietary technology to present timely video news from leading broadcasters that is instantly downloadable, already translated and subtitled in English, and fully searchable by keyword or more broadly by country, city and news category.

IBC presently publishes between 70 and 90 global news video clips a day, which represents approximately 1.5 hours of video news content. Content is updated throughout the day with global and local broadcast partners providing multi-perspectives on global news from local sources. The site also archives transcripts of every news story aired so users can research and access any news item that has already run.

For more information, please visit the IBC at http://www.ibctoday.com/. About The Internet Broadcast Corporation

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Internet Broadcast Corp (IBC) is an online broadcast news network using proprietary technology to repackage timely video news aggregated from global news broadcasters and users who submit their own content. The Company provides a global platform for broadcasters and advertisers around the world, providing users with on-demand, translated and archived video news free of charge. IBC currently has signed agreements with leading global news broadcasters, including: Associated Press, Canadian Press, CBC, Dogan Haber Ajansi and Reuters. The Company's partners also include local television broadcasters from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gabarone, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Sierra Leone and Zambia. For more information, please visit the IBC online at http://www.ibctoday.com/.

The Internet Broadcast Corp.

CONTACT: Lois Whitman of HWH PR-New Media for The Internet BroadcastCorp., +1-212-355-5049, X105, or +1-917-822-2591 (Cell), or loisw@hwhpr.com

Web site: http://www.ibctoday.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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