This year “Big Brother All
Stars” is anticipated to be the biggest and best yet with an all star
houseguest from past seasons. This season Big Brother will be the most
interactive yet as millions of viewers have cast their online votes to send twelve
of twenty potential candidates into the Big Brother house. This season viewers
will be able to watch all the excitement 3 times a week on CBS and those who
can’t get enough of the Big Brother antics can subscribe to the live internet
feed offered by RealNetworks to see all that goes on in the Big Brother house
after CBS goes off the air.
Ultimate
Big Brother fans can optimize their by subscribing to a live internet feed
other wise known as a webcast. Sticking
with routine CBS has once again partnered with Seattle
based RealNetworks to provide live via their RealPlayer SuperPass
entertainment subscription service. This season online viewers can watch live
footage from 4 cameras strategically mounted throughout the Big Brother house.
This is the juicy behind the scenes footage that CBS does not include during
its regularly scheduled telecasts.
"‘The Big
Brother All Stars’ live webcast with RealPlayer
SuperPass has become
immensely popular as fans can check-in on the houseguests at anytime and see
the action unfold," said Brinley Turner, Vice President and General
Manager, CBS.com. "Whether used as a companion to the prime time series or
as live theatre in its own right, it’s a unique Internet experience that
further connects the fan to the show."
"‘Big
Brother All Stars’ online demonstrates how the Internet and TV industries can
work together to create a richer experience for consumers," said Dan
Sheeran, Senior Vice President, Premium Consumer Services, RealNetworks.
"Online subscribers will enjoy ‘Big Brother All Stars’ on TV that much
more by following the 24/7 action and connecting online with their fellow
fans."
"Big Brother All
Stars" follows a group of people living together in a new house specially
built for this edition and outfitted with 47 cameras and 78 microphones, the
most in "Big Brother" history, recording their every move, 24 hours a
day. One by one, the houseguests will vote each other out of the house. At the
end of three months, the last remaining houseguest will receive the grand prize
of $500,000. In a new twist this year the houseguests have been selected by the
audience via voting polls hosted on the CBC website. CBS pre-selected 20 candidates
this season from previous Big Brother shows that will compete for 12 available
spots in Big Brother All Stars. The voting was held between June 21st and June 28th
with over 12 million votes cast. Each of the 20 candidates which included past
winners Lisa Donahue of Big Brother 6 and Dr. Will
Kirby of Big Brother 2 and fan favorites such as Jedi Howie, James Rhine, Janelle
Pierzina and Kaysar Ridha. Throughout the voting period each candidate was
given two minute time slots on the CBS morning show to campaign for the viewers
votes. The twelve finalists will be announced during the premiere on July 5th .
Big Brother All Stars is executive produced by Oscar and Emmy award winner Arnold Shapiro, Emmy award-winner Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, in association with Endemol U.S.A.
With the live
webcast fans can try SuperPass free of charge for 14 days, then just 2 monthly
payments of 14.99 will see you through to mid September when the winner of Big
Brother All Stars is finally decided. The RealPlayer
SuperPass subscription is available in
the US and Canada however
RealNetworks only processes credit card transactions in US dollars. Those lucky
enough to subscribers to the 24/7 video stream can watch any one of four live
camera feeds from inside the "Big Brother All Stars" house or catch
all of the action at once with the special quad-cam view which allows fans to
see four different video feeds simultaneously. RealNetworks provides other
useful entertainment features in addition to the Big Brother live feed through
the RealPlayer SuperPass which also includes news and
entertainment, video, free music downloads, free game downloads premium online
radio with over 70 ad-free music stations, Real® PhotoVideo for sharing
personal photos, video clips, and more. This season RealPlayer SuperPass
subscribers will also have access to live chat, message boards and blogs where fans
can interact with other viewers as the show progresses.
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