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Broadcast.com and Pegasus Systems, Inc.’s TravelWeb today announced a Web advertising and distribution agreement in which TravelWeb becomes the exclusive full-service travel reservations provider on broadcast.com. TravelWeb said it also becomes the first Web site to integrate messages into broadcast.com’s streaming multimedia programming. Under the terms of the agreement, broadcast.com will provide interactive multimedia Web […]

CDnow, Inc. is growing its operations in an effort to extend the company’s music e-tail reach and further tap into the growing European e-commerce market. Today’s expansion follows a recently completed alliance between CDnow and MSI of Miami Corp. to create an international distribution hub that will serve more than 37 countries in Europe and […]

According to Italy’s Network Coordination Group (GCN), one third of the country’s total Internet usage is dedicated to hardcore online services and related topic. During the summer, when individuals have more free time, this figure increases dramatically, the GCN report indicates. There are an estimated 2,600,000 Internet users in Italy. Nearly 12% of this figure […]

In a move aimed at targeting its services to would-be home buyers, online mortgage broker E-LOAN and TeleBank, a FDIC-insured “branchless” bank, announced the launch of a co-branded mortgage center on TeleBank’s banking and financial services Web site. Under terms of the agreement, E-LOAN now exclusively provides direct access to the nation’s leading mortgage lenders […]

Excite, Inc. joined the Internet community parade today with the launch of a beta program that invites members to create online communities for families, businesses and special interest groups. The “Excite Communities” service is scheduled to make a formal debut on the People & Chat channel this fall with fully populated communities, Excite said in […]

Lycos, Inc. announced today separate alliances with a health insurance provider and an online car-buying service. HealthAxis.com will be the exclusive direct marketer of health insurance on Lycos under a $13 million agreement, while AutoVantage will be displayed via buttons and banners on the portal site, the companies said. Financial terms of the AutoVantage deal […]

Mecklermedia said it will sell ads on a CareerBuilder Inc. job center for online professionals to be located on its Internet.com site. The service can be accessed directly at jobs.internet.com. Under terms of the agreement, Internet.com will provide a value-added service to its online community of job-seeking Internet professionals and candidate-seeking recruiters, driving traffic to […]

InterVU Inc., a network enabler for video and other rich media solutions, is offering a “Rich Media Handbook,” a reference guide to rich media online advertising. Unveiled at the Jupiter Online Advertising conference in New York City, the handbook is designed to serve as the ultimate rich media resource for advertisers, advertising agencies and online […]

The Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), an entertainment site featuring virtual stock trading in movies, introduced “Hot Tips” and “My Sponsor,” two marketing programs designed to integrate advertisers into the content on HSX.com. Daily hot tips, courtesy of industry insiders and trader submissions, are designed to provide traders with relevant trading advice based on industry news, […]

Households with an Internet connection watch 15% less television than households that don’t have access to the Web, according to a Nielsen Media Research study for America Online Inc. No doubt those are stats your ad sales force can use when pitching online vs. TV ads. The study, based on data from 5,000 homes, found […]

Networks North Inc. in Toronto said its subsidiary, NTN Interactive Network Inc., successfully concluded agreements with a variety of first-time advertisers on its NTN Entertainment Network. NTN Interactive Network said it broadened its services to network advertising customers. New advertisers include Brita; AMJ Campbell, which will sponsor the network’s Olympic Trivia Challenge to leverage AMJ’s […]

Red Sky Interactive, one of the sponsors of Procter & Gamble’s Future of Advertising Stakeholders Summit on Aug. 20-21, said it developed a Java-based tuner that will let users monitor the event in real time. This network-enabled stand-alone Java application sits on your desktop, bringing you up-to-the-minute news about the summit conference, the firm stated. […]