New multimedia site launches
A new site, the Open Media Network, has launched with the aim of letting users "easily access movies, music, video blogs, podcasts and public television and radio programming offered by producers for Internet distribution."
Open Media Network (OMN) was founded by Netscape veteran Mike Homer and includes Marc Andreessen as an advisor and board member. The service offers users a broad selection of free public programs with a simple TV-style program guide and automatic background deliveries of favorite scheduled programming. Content producers can easily add their programming to the network, with unlimited free delivery of their shows and with digital rights protection. Consumer can view the content on multiple devices, including PCs and iPods today and televisions and cell phones by this summer.
