Yahoo! Unveils Yahoo! Webcast Studio; New Webcast Production Platform Streamlines Delivery of Rich, Interactive Events.

Business Editors/Internet Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2000

Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) today unveiled the Yahoo!(R) Webcast Studio, a new platform that will enhance the flexibility and delivery of Internet broadcast events through greater automation and production efficiencies. Yahoo! Webcast Studio combines the entire suite of Internet broadcasting services and tools that Yahoo! provides for thousands of companies each year through Yahoo! Broadcast's streaming services.

Yahoo! Webcast Studio enhances Yahoo!'s turnkey Internet broadcasting services by streamlining the process to produce and deliver branded Webcasts over the Internet or corporate intranets. The robust production engine can rapidly deliver a custom Webcast that includes the following:

 -- An embedded video window;  -- Synchronized data window;  -- Embedded browser; and  -- All of the interactive tools that are currently offered through Yahoo! Broadcast. 

New features that Yahoo! Webcast Studio builds into the broadcast include:

-- Automatic detection of the end-user's media player;

-- Automatic detection of the end-user's optimal bandwidth; and

-- Automatic slide synchronization feature allowing the archive

of the live event to be available as soon as the live event

has ended.

"Mass customization of Webcast production and delivery is now upon us," said Stan Woodward, vice president of Business Services for Yahoo!. "With this new production engine, we are bringing all of our experience and capabilities to one platform. We believe this is the future for Webcasting and expect potential applications such as corporate broadcasting centers and self-serve Webcasting for experienced, high-end customers will grow from this powerful new platform."

Digital Planet recently used the Yahoo! Webcast Studio platform for rapid production and delivery of the live Webcast for the post-premiere party of Universal's "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." Viewers of the live Webcast were able to enjoy actor interviews, movie clips, e-mail questions, and purchasing of movie products and Dr. Seuss books through Yahoo!'s commerce-enabling capabilities.

"The production and streaming of The Grinch post-premiere party Webcast couldn't have been better. In less than 48 hours we were broadcasting over the Internet the exact look, feel, and features we wanted for this exclusive event," said Steven Chester, President of Digital Planet.

A Comprehensive Suite of Internet Broadcasting Services and Tools for Business Customers

Yahoo! Broadcast is an industry leader in delivering end-to-end services and tools for a wide range of corporate Webcasting applications including: company earnings calls; annual corporate meetings; press conferences; Web-seminars; internal and external product launches; distance learning; and corporate television programming.

The Yahoo! Webcast Studio incorporates the existing suite of tools that business customers can select to enhance interactivity of their Webcasts, collect valuable audience feedback, and track results. These tools include the following:

-- Self-Serve Reporting -- Through registration, this allows

customers to measure audience attendance and collect a private

target email list of highly qualified leads.

-- Presentation Manager -- This allows customers to push

synchronized slides to large, scalable audiences and even edit

slides in real time.

-- Question Manager -- Users can submit questions before and

during the Webcast; the back end administrative tool makes it

easy for the Webcast moderator to select, categorize and

answer questions.

-- Polling Manager -- The Polling Manager enables customers to

poll users during a broadcast to gauge interest in certain

topics and tailor the presentation accordingly in real-time.

View an Example Broadcast Created by the Yahoo! Webcast Studio

The archived Webcast of The Grinch post-premiere party, which was produced and delivered using Yahoo! Webcast Studio, can be viewed at: http://webevents.broadcast.com/bn/grinch/. Companies interested in the Yahoo! Webcast Studio can send their inquiries to dobusiness@broadcast.com or call 214/782-4444 for more information.

About Yahoo! Broadcast

Yahoo! Broadcast is an industry leader in providing live audio and video streaming media services for a wide range of customers, including sports leagues, media and entertainment companies, television and radio stations, corporations, advertisers and merchants. During the month of September 2000 alone, Yahoo! Broadcast streamed over 15 million hours of corporate and consumer programming.

About Yahoo! Inc.

Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 166 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business services designed to enhance the Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients, including audio and video streaming, store hosting and management, and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.

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