Americast

This article is not to be confused with the BBC's podcast of the same name about American politics.

Americast
Company typeformerly: joint venture
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Defunct2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key people
Stephen Weiswasser[1]
OwnerSBC
BellSouth Corp.
Ameritech Corp.
GTE Corp. (later Verizon Communications)
SNET
Disney Televenture

Americast (stylized americast) was a cable alternative broadcast joint venture of five telephone companies: SBC, BellSouth Corporation, Ameritech Corporation, GTE Corporation (later part of Verizon by 2000) and SNET. The Walt Disney Company's Disney Televenture subsidiary was a programming partner.[2][1] No standard delivery technologies was chosen for Americast with cable, direct-broadcast satellite and microwave as options for partner companies to use.[3]

  1. ^ a b BATES, JAMES (April 2, 1996). "Wedding Bells : THE BIZ : Joined Firms May Push to Marry Video Ventures Too". Los Angeles Times. Times Mirror Company. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Dempsey, John (July 27, 1997). "Americast slimming". Variety. Cahners Business Information. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Hofmeister, Sallie (August 23, 1996). "Americast Places $1-Billion Order for Set-Top Boxes". Los Angeles Times. Times Mirror Company. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.