GenCast Launches BridalCast.com To Host Wedding Videos Online

New Service For Newlyweds Marries Nuptial Traditions With Modern Streaming Media And Interactive Internet Technologies

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 08/20/2002 -- GenCast Networks, Inc., a leading provider of streaming media on the Internet, has launched BridalCast.com, a new Web site for newlyweds that hosts their wedding videos in a private, password-protected environment. The interactive site allows an online guest to watch and listen to the video, while on the same screen viewing a slideshow of the wedding photos, e-mailing a greeting to the married couple, and buying a wedding gift through a link to their registry or one of the online shops partnered with BridalCast.com.

The basic BridalCast.com service includes encoding a pre-edited video up to 20 minutes long (from any format); posting the streaming video, along with a 100-word personalized message; 90 days of hosting; and an e-mail announcer to family and friends that uses a professionally designed template and includes user name, passcode and a direct link to the Web site. Prices start at $99.95. Slideshow posting is optional, and video editing, additional video running times, and extended hosting periods are also available.

With BridalCast.com, the newly married couple can share their wedding video online with anyone, anywhere, any time," said Robert Kirstine, president of GenCast Networks. Wedding videos usually stay within the two families, but our new service extends the reach, even more so now with the fast-growing number of households that can accommodate the sophisticated streaming media we provide. The time is ripe for this perfect coming together of tradition and technology."

The BridalCast.com home page (www.bridalcast.com) features a demo wedding video and includes complete information about the provided services, how to become a BridalCast.com partner, and special wedding-related contests. It also includes convenient links to complementary Web sites WeddingChannel.com, ModernBride.com, The Knot online wedding store, and WEVA (Wedding & Event Videographers Association) International.

About GenCast Networks

BridalCast.com is a service of GenCast Networks, Inc., a leading provider of rich steaming media over the Internet that specializes in Webcasting live and on-demand events such as trade shows and conferences. The company was founded in June 2000 by long-time members of the National Association of Television Program Executives and National Association of Broadcasters, bringing with them decades of production and business experience in both interactive and traditional television. GenCast Networks is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, Calif., with live event production capabilities throughout the U.S. Its Web address is www.gencast.net.

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