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 Back in the 1970s, while still a student at Rollins College, Scott Marlowe recalls discussing the future of mass communications with fellow students while slogging away on an old teletype terminal connected to the college's then state-of-the-art PDP 11 mini-computer.
"We fantasized about what computers would be like and how telephones, radio, and television would someday be combined into one appliance and delivered by computer." says Marlowe.
That day has arrived and the fantasy is about to be realized in "Pangea's World," a new eTV channel that will begin airing, if that's the correct word, over the Internet this fall.
Pangea's streaming video project will be at the forefront of a brave new world in mass media where video and audio content finds its way through Cyberspace to desktop computers, laptops and cell phones around the globe.
"Streaming video is the next step up from BlogTalk Radio and its competitors," Marlowe states. "Video on Demand has been around for several years on websites like YouTube and Google. But their technology doesn't support linear programming. We've been quietly working on this idea for about three years now. The technology and high-speed Internet has only just reached a point where video content delivered on regular schedules, like television, is practical."
Pangea's World will feature pre-recorded videos and interviews, but plans include broadcasting delivered live from the scene as well as in studio.
"We even figured out how to stream video content to our virtual studio to be included on the air from G3 cell phones," says webmaster, Tom Fry.
Doctor Daniel Harrigan, president of Pangea, adds,"We've already arranged for video content from many of our Pangea Fallows and Associates such as Blue Heron International Pictures and Spookhunters of Orlando, as well as programming we ourselves are putting together."
The Florida Motion Picture and Television Association -- Daytona Beach Chapter is excited about Pangea's new venture -- as is Blue Heron International Pictures. Additional video suppliers, the organization has yet name, have also committed to supply content to Pangea's fledgling eTV channel.
Pangea's eTV enterprise will begin presenting scheduled entertainment and education programming soon and is currently airing previews of upcoming shows on its channel test page. You can catch a sneak peek by going to:
Pangea's World Test Site
Pangea will launch a webpage specific to its eTV channel shortly. Embed code for the video feed is available to organizations who wish to play Pangea content on their websites. Contact Scott Marlowe or Tom Fry, for details.
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