Network News on the Net The battle for eyeballs spreads from television to the World Wide Web CNN Interactive* LAUNCHED: Aug. 30, 1995 TRAFFIC: 25 million pages viewed a week ADVANTAGES: Great brand name, links to Time Warner DISADVANTAGE: Limited to cable reach, older demographics MSNBC on the Internet LAUNCHED: July 16, 1996 TRAFFIC: 10 million to 14 million pages viewed a week ADVANTAGE: Links to NBC and MSNBC cable channel, Microsoft technology DISADVANTAGE: Late start, overhauling the design ABCNews.com LAUNCHED: May 15, 1997 ADVANTAGE: Distribution through AOL, ties to ESPNet Sportszone and other Disney sites DISADVANTAGE: Late start, uncertain editorial identity FoxNews.com LAUNCHED: Oct. 4, 1996 TRAFFIC: 7 million pages viewed a week ADVANTAGE: Young, hip brand identity and editorial style DISADVANTAGE: Startup news organization, little distribution for cable news channel *Includes both cnn.com and cnnfn.com and allpolitics.com DATA: COMPANY REPORTS, BUSINESS WEEK ESTIMATES Return to main story

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