Internet Broadcast Corp Upgrades Site to Offer Users Immediate Access to Searchable World News Broadcasts

WebKnowHow
Thursday, August 17, 2006; 03:29 AM

The Internet TV news network Internet Broadcast Corporation (http://www.ibctoday.com), formerly known as MediaScrape, released new navigation expanding access to world television news.

The company, headquartered in Canada, also announced a new broadcast partner and a goal to be the number one global Internet video news source. Internet Broadcast Corporation (ibcTODAY) digitizes analog TV broadcasts and provides them in a free and searchable format.

"This name change reflects ibcTODAY's goal to be the leading international Internet TV News Network," said Tyler Cavell, Publisher of ibcTODAY. "The new name explains more clearly what we are, and translates easier to our global users."

The site currently has registered users from 91 countries and broadcasts two hours of news clips (one-three minutes each) a day from North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

To achieve the company's goal of providing more information in a user-friendly environment ibcTODAY has employed innovative navigational techniques, including AJAX .NET components. This technology allows ibcTODAY to retrieve data for the user without refreshing the page, stopping the video or hindering site performance. Another new feature is "one-stop-shop" navigation, which enables users to watch video while browsing the top stories from other regions.

"We sought feedback from our large base of users to help us redesign ibcTODAY. With a substantial re-investment in our technology we were able to improve the site's navigation, specifically its video archive search engine, and add to our impressive content library," stated Tyler Cavell.

Internet Broadcast Corporation recently signed an agreement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to broadcast their top national and international stories. The CBC joins ibcTODAY's other leading national and international video news agencies and wholesalers, including Associated Press, Canadian Press and Dogan News Agency. Internet Broadcast Corporation has also signed partnerships with local television broadcasters from Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia and expects to sign on more than a hundred countries over the next year.

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