Yahoo! Introduced a premium online video and audio service featuring branded programming from leading entertainment, sports and news providers for both broadband and narrowband consumers. Yahoo! Platinum rich media content is delivered in 56K, 100K and 300K bit rate streams. At launch, for $9.95 per month, Yahoo! Platinum programming includes: CBS' Survivor Insider, Fox's "American Idol," ABC News, CBS MarketWatch, The Weather Channel, "NASCAR Races to Go," "NASCAR Race Day Audio," and "Best of NASCAR" audio and video. A $16.95 per month package with additional sports programming is also available.
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- In Q4 2002, RealNetworks' consumer subscription audio/video service reached over 900,000 paying subscribers.
