WB expected to unveil Web network. (Warner Bros.)(Brief Article)

From: Broadcasting & Cable | Date: January 6, 1997 | Copyright information

Warner Bros. is expected this week to unveil an ambitious new Internet venture designed to create a "web within the Web," revolving around local broadcasters' Websites.

Warner Bros. officials declined to comment, but a source familiar with the plans describes the project as "PM Magazine on the Internet," referring to Group W Productions' now-defunct syndicated magazine. Like the PM Magazine format, Warner Bros. Online's "CityWeb" project will augment local stations' Websites with nationally oriented news and entertainment fare.

CityWeb is expected to be ...

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