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Los Angeles, CA (November 11, 2005) Travis Barker, world famous drummer for multi-platinum act Blink 182, is riding high on the hip-hop charts after producing Late Night Creepin, a track off the debut solo effort from former UGK member Bun B, whose album Trill peaked at #1 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album charts. Barkers other production credits include the remix of Pharrell and Gwen Stefanis Can I Have It Like That and Bubba Sparxxxs Back In The Mud.

Formerly the drummer for Blink 182, Box Car Racer, Transplants and currently of +44, Barker is one of the busiest musicians in rock n roll. He has also joined the industrys premier spinner DJ AM for a residency at the Pure Club at Caesars Palace and select dates throughout the country after a hugely successful debut performance at KROQs Inland Invasion, where Barker and AM took their joint musical skills public. Barker is also the founder of his own recording label, La Salle Records, clothing line, Famous Stars and Straps, and most recently the star of his own critically acclaimed reality show on MTV, Meet the Barkers, which will return in January for a second season.

Contacts:

Dvora Vener Englefield / Cindy Guagenti
BWR Public Relations
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Myleik Teele
Office of Dvora Vener Englefield
B/W/R Public Relations
9100 Wilshire Blvd.
6th Floor West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(p) 310.248.6134
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November 12, 2005 8:30AM-4PM
Hyde Park Center Chicago, IL

The DuSable Conference is a valued GSB tradition.
Throughout its 21 year history, the Conference has
reflected Chicago GSBs commitment to creating and
supporting a diverse environment and to provide all
their students with the skills and education to become
business leaders This year the African American MBA
Association has partner with the Hispanic American
Business Student Association (HABSA) to coordinate and
sponsor this educational event. This year, two panels
will examine the representation of minorities in the
media and the challenges in developing disenfranchised
communities. Blackmon will be amongst keynote
speakers, Professor Charles Olgetree, Harvard Law
Schools Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, and the
Honorable Jesse Jackson Jr., will join the
distinguished panelists in offering their distinctive
perspectives on empowering underserved communities.

Gifted. Articulate. Confident. These are just a few
words that describe the valuable attributes of our
generations next music mogul. Not only is Eddie
Blackmon a man of style and distinction, he is
representative of the current influx of young,
influential and ultra successful entertainment
industry executives.

While completing undergraduate studies at Arizona
State University, Eddie served in many leadership
capacities. As a member of the distinguished Gamma
Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, he acted
as chapter Polemarch and served on the Western
Province Board of Directors. In 2001, the 29th Grand
Polemarch Howard L. Tutman, Jr. appointed Eddie to
serve on his administration team as his Undergraduate
Executive Operating Assistantmaking history in Kappa
Alpha Psi as the first person to serve in this
capacity. Upon receiving a B.A. in Communications and
Sociology in 2003, Eddie headed to New York City to
pursue a career in the music industry.

As do most when they arrive in New York with dreams
of becoming successful, Eddie fulfilled internship
duties at several record labels during the day and
worked as a bartender and waiter at night. His willful
spontaneity has positioned him to be frequently
recruited by the music business top executive branch.
Ron Gillyard, President of Black Music at Interscope/
Geffen/ A&M, and Lisa Ellis, Executive Vice President
and General Manager of Sony Urban Music are the most
recent luminaries to have benefited from this
gentlemans commendable work.

Clearly, his hard work and perseverance did not go
unnoticed. As a result of his proven credibility,
Eddie rose through the ranks of Sony Music from an
intern, to an executive assistant and is now a
permanent fixture of Grammy award- winning artist and
producer Kanye Wests new record label, Getting Out
Our Dreams (G.O.O.D. Music), which is distributed
through SonyBMG.

On Monday, September 26, 2005, it was announced in a
label meeting that Eddie had been appointed Vice
President of G.O.O.D Music, a record label that was
started a little over a year ago by CEO/President
Kanye West, and is home to such notable artists as
Common and John Legend. The faith entrusted in Eddie
by John Monopoly, Chief Operating Officer of G.O.O.D.
Music, is indicative of his noble character and
ingenious gate keeping abilities. This appointment
came after Kanyes recognition of the respect Eddie
garners from other industry executives and his
personal observation that the always-charismatic Eddie
possesses a creative mind with a unique and innate
talent to not only inspire new visions for the label,
but to execute those ideas and plans with precision
and greatness.

Eddies corporate etiquette is admirable and commands
the mutual respect of his colleagues, his interns and
his bosses. He is uninhibited and can be a chameleon
when needed. Eddie Blackmon is unapologetic for who
he is, but is determined to fulfill his commitments in
an efficient and meticulous manner.

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JMedia..(Bright Ideas)
Jessica Taylor-Publicist
prindustrymedia@yahoo.com
jmedia@mycingular.blackberry.net
New York, New York
917-783-6073

For Hip Hop and Urban VOD Service

First All Video-on-Demand Channel Devoted to Urban and Hip-Hop Content Debuts November 11 on Comcast ON DEMAND

Top Brands to Be Embedded Into Sought-After Urban Market Lifestyle Programming and Culture

HOUSTON and LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- DoD(TM) and Clear Channel Entertainment Properties today announced that it has signed Coca-Cola, General Motors and Reebok as founding partners for DoD(TM), the first-ever all video- on-demand cable television channel targeting the hip-hop and urban market. DoD(TM) will launch as a free service on Comcast's ON DEMAND tier on November 11, 2005.

The Coca-Cola, General Motors and Reebok brands will be featured in innovative ways that include sponsored programming, VJ personality segment integration, program presentation credits and branded program listings. These brands will also be featured in cross-promotional DoD(TM) marketing vehicles, such as cross-channel television spots, radio, print and online advertising, direct marketing and exclusive launch events and screenings.

"We've brought together the esteemed brands of Coca-Cola, General Motors and Reebok with the first-ever on-demand television channel targeting the influential, multi-cultural and lucrative Hip-Hop audience," said Bruce Eskowitz, president of Clear Channel Entertainment Properties. "DoD(TM) has figured out how to embed brands in an authentic manner into urban lifestyle programming and culture."

Renowned for innovative branded live entertainment, Clear Channel Entertainment Properties has leveraged its extensive entertainment expertise, artist and brand relationships to secure the founding partners and support the launch and roll-out of DoD(TM).

"Until now, there has been a void in hip-hop and urban television programming that speaks to fans in a real way," said Will Griffin, CEO of DoD(TM). "We've focused on partnerships with brands that have a clear history of respect and support for Hip Hop culture and which share our desire to grow the presence of the Hip Hop culture on television."

DoD(TM) will feature fresh content with themes that change monthly hosted by their own VJ personalities. Programming will include mixtapes and videomix shows; music and sports celebrity-driven documentary series; local market content; short and feature-length films; "old school" classics; fashion and comedy specials; DoD(TM) video personals; exclusive RBK-produced content and more.

For more information about DoD(TM), visit http://www.dodpresents.com/

About DoD(TM)

Launched in November, 2005, DoD(TM) is the first all video-on-demand channel devoted to hip-hop and urban programming. Headquartered in Los Angeles, DoD(TM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Simmons Lathan Media Group (SLMG), which produces and acquires original urban / hip-hop themed media content for distribution across all media. DoD(TM) is a new grassroots brand and direct channel redefining the way urban media content is developed and distributed to the 45.3 million-plus ethnically diverse urban consumer audience. DoD(TM) Founding Sponsors are long-time supporters of the growth of Hip Hop Culture: Coca-Cola, General Motors and Reebok. The company is also backed by Syndicated Communications and Pacesetter Capital Group, the leading private equity funds in urban media. More information may be found by visiting http://www.dodpresents.com/ .

About Clear Channel Entertainment-Properties

Clear Channel Entertainment Properties (CCEP), a division of Clear Channel Entertainment, markets the organization's vast network of assets -- venues; music, motor sports, action sports, and theatrical properties; exclusive special events, exhibitions, and Emmy(R) award-winning television production services -- to corporations seeking unique brand positioning. In addition, Clear Channel Entertainment Properties specializes in creating custom, high- impact marketing programs and special events that provide flexibility for client budget and timing parameters. Services include advertising, strategic marketing and content development, national and local sales programs, product and service launches, and television/broadcast programming. The resources and reach of CCE Properties have already made them among the most sought-after partners for business and consumer marketing in live entertainment today. Parent company Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, promotes and/or produces over 32,000 events, attended by more than 69 million people. The company currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 130 live entertainment venues, including more than 100 in North America and 30 in Europe. More information may be found by visiting http://www.cc.com/ and http://www.clearchannel.com/ .

Source: Clear Channel Entertainment Properties

CONTACT: Olivia Scott of Clear Channel Entertainment Properties,
+1-917-421-5301, or oliviascott@clearchannel.com ; or Ray Yeung,
yeung@braincomm.com , or Jill Gumberg, gumberg@braincomm.com , both of
Brainerd Communicators, Inc., +1-212-986-6667, for Clear Channel Entertainment
Properties

Web site: http://www.clearchannel.com/
http://www.cc.com/
http://www.dodpresents.com/

First Online Music Discovery Service Based on the Music Genome Project Now Offers Personal Pages, Song Bookmarking and Station Editing

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2005--Pandora Media today announced that it is adding a free ad-supported version of its breakthrough music discovery service. Music lovers who want to find new songs and artists to enjoy will now be able to choose between this free service and the commercial-free, subscription-based version that has been attracting heavy usage since its launch two months ago. Pandora is also significantly expanding the service with a number of new features, including personal pages where members of the Pandora community can post their new music discoveries by bookmarking favorite songs; and a station editing console that makes it easier for Pandora customers to refine their listening experiences.

Launched on August 29, 2005, Pandora is the first online music discovery service based on the Music Genome Project, the most thorough analysis of popular music ever undertaken. Music lovers need only enter the name of their favorite song or artist and Pandora does the rest -- creating a tailored stream of songs that share key musical traits. Pandora subscribers can create up to 100 of these unique online radio stations and gradually refine them by providing feedback. With each input, the playlist changes immediately, as Pandora deepens its understanding of the listener's musical taste. In a mere two months, users have already created over a million stations on the service from over 70,000 different artist and song inputs. Discovery is a consistent theme in the experience as the Music Genome pulls from its deep collection of lesser-known artists. If a listener finds a new song or artist they love, they can click on it to buy it from Amazon or iTunes.

Starting today, Pandora listeners will also be able to create personal pages to bookmark and share their musical discoveries. In addition, a new special console will make it easy for them to edit and refine their Pandora-created radio stations.

"We're out to fundamentally change the experience of music discovery," said Tim Westergren, the one-time professional musician who founded Pandora five years ago. "Our subscriptions have far exceeded our expectations, but we've also heard from a great number of listeners encouraging us to offer an ad-supported version for free. We are thrilled to be able to offer music lovers this choice, along with greater control over their listening experiences and a way to share their musical discoveries with the Pandora community."

According to Westergren, today's announcement is a direct result of Pandora listeners' passion for music and for the service. "The willingness of listeners to take their time to give us feedback, suggest new features, help us fix things we're doing wrong, and just about bury us in great suggestions of favorite songs and artists for the Music Genome Project, has been nothing short of overwhelming. Since launching, we have been greatly energized by the support for what we're trying to do. Everything we're announcing today is just our best effort to keep up with the great input we've been receiving from these passionate music lovers."

About Pandora Media:

Pandora Media is the leader in music navigation and discovery. The foundation of Pandora is the Music Genome Project(TM), the most sophisticated taxonomy of musical information ever collected. Each song in the massive database -- which includes Pop, Rock, Jazz, Electronica, Hip Hop, Country, Blues, R&B, old, new, big names, and small acts -- is analyzed by trained musician analysts along 400 distinct musical attributes to capture not only the musical identity of a song, but also many significant qualities that are relevant to understanding the musical preferences of consumers.

The Music Genome Project is updated on a continual basis with the latest releases, emerging artists, and an ever-deepening collection of catalogue titles. Founded in January 2000, Pandora Media's music discovery solutions are used by such leading music retailers and portals as Best Buy and America Online.

The company's flagship consumer service, Pandora, was introduced on August 29, 2005.

Contacts
OnPR for Pandora
Marivi Lerdo de Tejada, 415-577-4318
marivil@onpr.com

ATLANTA, GA Gangsta Grizzillz! The two words that revolutionized the southern mixtape game are now poised to do the same to the Urban DVD game. On November 15, 2005, the long-awaited DJ Dramas Gangsta Grillz: Respect The Game DVD, will be available in stores nationwide. Featuring interviews by some of the biggest names in the game, the 75-minute documentary-style release will present viewers with an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the Hip-Hop industry.

Using the respect that the Gangsta Grillz brand has garnered in the South, DJ Drama was able to talk to the groundbreaking artists who have made Southern Hip-Hop what it is today. And just as he was able to redefine the mixtape game, Drama hopes to expand the genre of Urban DVDs. A lot of the DVDs that are out are more like street videos, he explains. I wanted people to see that what goes on behind the scenes is business. Respect The Game features interviews with T.I., Ludacris, Bun B, Paul Wall, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Pitbull, Killer Mike, Lil Scrappy, Bonecrusher, Jae Millz, P$C, and Stat Quo. Also appearing on the DVD are the some of the producers and tastemakers who helped make the sound of the South more palpable to those outside of the region, including DJ Jelly, DJ Toomp, Jazze Pha, Manne Fresh, Pharell Williams and Swizz Beatz.

The new DVD is just one more step towards making the Gangsta Grillz brand a household name. In July The Aphilliates launched Gangsta Grillz Radio, a weekly radio show on Atlantas Hot 107.9 (WHTA-FM), hosted by Drama alongside DJ Don Cannon and DJ Sense, the other founding members of the premier DJ collective. Drama is also currently working on the official Gangsta Grillz album, which will be released through Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records.

To view the trailer for Gangsta Grillz: Respect The Game, visit http://gangstagrillz.com/dvd/gangstagrillz.rm (Real Player) or www.gaangstagrillz.com/dvd/gangstagrillz.wmv (Windows Media Player).

For more information, visit www.GangstaGrillz.com

Contact:
Orlando McGhee
The Aphilliates
(p) 404.524.1266

Who: The Ave Magazine

What: Sponsoring the Hip-Hop Odyssey International Film Festivals
panel Soundtracks and Music Production: Scoring for Movies,
Commercials, and Video Games: Producers, Beatsmiths, and Musicians talk music beyond the music industry.

When: Friday, Nov. 11 | 6:00 -- 7:00pm

Where: ImaginAsian
239 East 59th Street, btw 2nd & 3rd Avenues
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 371-6682

New York The Ave Magazine will sponsor the Soundtracks and Music
Production: Scoring for Movies, Commercials, and Video Games:
Producers,
Beatsmiths, and Musicians talk music beyond the music industry panel
this
Friday, November 11, during Hip-Hop Odysseys weeklong International
Film
Festival.

Moderated by Darralynn Hutson super producer Swizz Beatz, producer QD3
of
QD3 entertainment ( BEEF 1,2 &3), rapper Hakim Green of Channel Live
and
journalist/producer Zenobia Simmons are a few of the panelist to
discuss
producing music you won't hear on the radio.

Panel starts at 6 pm. Tickets are $7. For more information log on to
http://www.h2oiff.org/

--
Hanif Sumner, Publicity
hanif@theavemagazine.com
THE AVE MAGAZINE.
| 172 5th Ave, #3
| Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.theavemagazine.com
"the ave magazine" - a street movement in print"

New 'eLabel' Designed to Take Advantage of the Latest Online and Mobile Technologies; Label Created by Music Industry Legend, Jac Holzman; Jason Fiber Named Cordless Recordings President

NEW YORK, NY -- (Market Wire - Nov 10, 2005) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) announced today the launch of Cordless Recordings, the newest member of the company's family of labels.

Designed to discover and develop new recording artists in a supportive, lower-risk environment, Cordless will aggressively utilize the latest digital products, formats and online and mobile technologies. Cordless will make use of these digital resources to implement innovative marketing programs to promote its roster of artists.

Rather than exclusively releasing music in the traditional album or single configuration, every few months, the label will release "clusters" -- three or more songs -- by an artist. By doing so, the label will increase the interaction between an artist and their fan base via a continuous flow of new music. In addition, Cordless will have the ability to draw upon the resources of WMG's Atlantic Records Group and Warner Bros. Records on select releases.

Cordless Recordings is the brainchild of legendary music executive, Jac Holzman, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer and creative head of WMG's Elektra and Nonesuch Records. Jason Fiber, the founder of Superfecta Recordings and The Ideal Copy, has been named President of Cordless Recordings.

"When we started to think about Cordless, certain lessons from the past kept returning to me," said Holzman. "The close, creative relationship with artists and their fan base by frequent release of records, keeping costs low and having a methodology that would let us use our medium to introduce our material to more fans. Cordless is a community intended to give new artists their chance, and a process that connects an audience to our artists' creativity. This is who we are and that is what we have pledged to do."

Fiber said, "As a lifelong music fan and a self-proclaimed computer geek, I've always been drawn to the intersection of music and technology. With the Cordless label, the Warner Music Group is experimenting with a new approach to introducing tomorrow's great artists while offering a home for established musicians who want to make the most of today's online world. It's an exciting venture and one that is unique in the industry. I'm honored to be part of the team."

In addition to promoting its artists through online and offline marketing, traditional and lifestyle marketing, touring and radio promotion (college, specialty commercial, satellite and online radio), Cordless artists' music will also be available on a variety of online music services, as well as through the leading wireless carriers. Cordless content will also be distributed on legal peer-to-peer networks.

Artists releasing the first clusters on Cordless include:

Jihad Jerry & The Evildoers
Breakup Breakdown
Dangerous Muse
Nozzle
Koishii & Hush
Humanwine

For more information about these artists, visit www.cordless.com.

Over his 55-year career, Holzman has worked with artists including Judy Collins, The Doors, Bread, Love, Iggy Pop, Butterfield Blues Band, Carly Simon, Harry Chapin and Queen. Until 1970, Holzman was a top executive at Warner Communications, Inc., where he helped establish both the WEA distribution group and WEA International. Later, Holzman became a director of Pioneer Electronics, contributing to the development of CD technology. In 1982, Holzman became the Chairman of Panavision, Inc.

Fiber will oversee the label's A&R, sales and marketing, and general management functions. Before assuming his current position, Fiber enjoyed a long career in both the music and technology industries. In 2001, Fiber founded Superfecta Recordings, an independent record label based in Los Angeles focused on reissuing out-of-print music titles from alternative artists. Fiber also founded The Ideal Copy, an online music retail website specializing in rare and hard-to-find CDs. Previously, Fiber worked at Wherehouse Music, a leader in entertainment retailing, where he spearheaded the creation and expansion of the company's digital retail business. Fiber is a founding member of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers' (NARM) Online Retailing Committee.

About Cordless Recordings

Cordless Recordings is a different kind of record company designed to take advantage of the latest online and mobile technologies. Cordless is not bound by past practice and is free to continuously reinvent itself in response to new opportunities. At Cordless an artist can develop in a supportive, lower-risk environment. Cordless is the newest member of the Warner Music Group (WMG) family of labels. For more information about Cordless Recordings, visit the label's website at www.cordless.com.

About Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group (WMG) became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Bad Boy, East West, Elektra, Lava, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire, operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

Contact:
Will Tanous
Warner Music Group
(212) 275-2244
Email Contact
Amanda Collins
Warner Music Group
(212) 275-2213

In New York City on November 18th, 2005

Over 400 Senior Decision-Makers From Cable & Broadcast Networks, Cable & Satellite; Operators, Technology Companies and Advertising to Gather in NYC to Focus on Recent Developments Impacting the Future of Television

NEW YORK, NY -- (Market Wire - Nov 10, 2005) -- Digital Media Wire, the industry's leading mobile and digital entertainment news, events and information provider, today announced speakers and agenda for Future of Television: Beyond the Box to be held at NYU's Stern School of Business in New York City on Friday, November 18th, 2005. For agenda, speakers and registration, please visit: www.televisionconference.com.

The one-day executive forum brings together approximately 400 decision-makers from cable and broadcast networks, cable and satellite operators, high-tech and advertising to focus on the future of television. This year's event includes keynotes from industry luminaries, including Fox Television Stations Chief Executive Officer Jack Abernethy, CBS Digital Media President Larry Kramer and Rainbow Media Holdings President & CEO Joshua Sapan.

Confirmed speakers include:

KEYNOTES
Jack Abernethy, Chief Executive Officer, Fox Television Stations
Larry Kramer, President, CBS Digital Media
Joshua Sapan, President & CEO, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC

PANELISTS & FEATURED SPEAKERS
Simon Applebaum, Editor-at-Large, CableFAX's CableWORLD
David Bluhm, Chief Executive Officer, GoTV Networks
Howard Bolter, SVP, Production & Network Operations, E! Networks
Merrill Brown, Founder & Principal, MMB Media LLC
Peilin Chou, SVP of Programming & Production, Comcast's AZN Television
Greg Clayman, Vice President, Wireless Strategy & Operations, MTV Networks
Lisa Coelho, General Manager & Executive Director, GlobeCast WorldTV
Chris Crommett, Senior Vice President, CNN en Español
David Del Beccaro, CEO & Founder, MusicChoice
Greg Demetriades, CEO, Continental Vista Broadcasting Group
Tracy Dolgin, President & CEO, YES Network
Lewis D'Vorkin, Editor-in-Chief, AOL News & Sports
Stephen Friedman, General Manager, mtvU
Bernard Gershon, SVP & General Manager, ABC News Digital Media Group
Paul Gough, Reporter, Television, The Hollywood Reporter
Andrew Heyward, President, CBS News
Manish Jha, SVP & GM, ESPN Mobile, ESPN, Inc.
Joseph Laszlo, Research Director, Broadband & Wireless, Jupiter Research
Al Lieberman, Executive Dir., EMT Program, NYU Stern School of Business
Lydia Loizides, Analyst / Principal, Paphion Inc.
Bob McIntyre, SVP & CTO, Scientific-Atlanta
Bill Morningstar, EVP, Media Sales, The WB
Alana Muller, Director, Consumer Marketing, Sprint Nextel
Bob Reid, EVP & Network General Manager, The Africa Channel
Adam Ritter, VP, Wireless, Major League Baseball Advanced Media
Tom Selz, Founding Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Perry Solomon, Senior Director, Bus. Dev., FAST Search & Transfer
Anil Srivatsa, SVP, Affiliate Sales & Operations, ImaginAsian TV
Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank N. Magid & Associates
Robert Weiss, Head of Entertainment & Digital Media, Fuse
Andrew Wing, President & CEO, Nielsen Entertainment

The event includes 5 cutting-edge panels on the following topics:

-- Killer Apps: Technology Beyond TiVo
-- Digital Technologies & the Future of Television News
-- The Explosion of Ethnic Television
-- Television & the Echo Boomer Generation
-- Mobile TV: Can You See Me Now?

Future of Television: Beyond the Box is produced by Digital Media Wire in association with NYU's Stern School of Business. Sponsoring companies include Omnicom Group, Music Choice, Frankfurt Kurnit, Klein & Selz, Continental Vista, FAST Search & Transfer, GlobeCast, OOH! TV, Nellymoser, The Hollywood Reporter, CableFax Daily, Cable World, Producers Guild of America, Frank N. Magid Associates, Interactive Television Alliance, The Emmy Advanced Media Committee and Tri-State Tech Wire.

For complete agenda, registration and event details, please visit www.televisionconference.com.

Digital Media Wire produces premier events within the mobile and digital entertainment industry including Games & Mobile Forum, Digital Music Forum, Future of Television Forum, Digital Media Conference, and the much talked about and the popular 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards show, which is recently grown to become the widely anticipated Digital Entertainment & Media Expo.

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Digital Media Wire is a news organization, publisher and events company serving the digital media industry since May 2000. We publish a well-respected free daily email newsletter, industry reports and directories. Our executive forum in Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, DC feature the leading minds in digital media, are recognized by the press and provide valuable networking opportunities. We encourage you to sample our products and services, and welcome inquiries about how we can put our knowledge & relationships to work for you. For more information, please visit http://www.digitalmediawire.com

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Nelly's Second Annual P.I.M.P (Positive. Intellectual. Motivated. Person) Scholarship Contest

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Nelly and Fillmore Street Brewery announced the second year of the (Pimp Juice) Scholarship Contest with a twist! The search is on for the first Positive. Intellectual. Motivated. "PRODUCER." The scholarship will be extended to students from all disciplines with no grade restrictions to compete to produce the most unique Pimp Juice or PJ Tight video commercial that best captures the essence of the energized, successful hip hop lifestyle promoted by Nelly's energy drinks. In addition, the contest committee will also consider the student's grade point average, extracurricular activities, and any other relevant factors.

Always on the cutting edge, Nelly is giving students a breakthrough opportunity to create and produce a commercial for his Pimp Juice and/or PJ Tight energy drinks. This year in addition to cash prizes of $5000 for 1st place, $2500 for 2nd place, $1250 for 3rd place, $750 for 4th place, and $500 for 5th place, the Top 10 commercials will be posted and played on the Pimp Juice website (www.letitloose.com). Nelly's team is also fine-tuning potential plans to televise the Top 3 commercials all over the world. In the future, the P.I.M.P scholarship looks to increase and reach it's potential goal of generating full scholarship opportunities.

Last year, Fillmore Street Brewery awarded two $5000 scholarships to college students who achieved success in leadership roles and extracurricular activities as well as academics with the first P.I.M.P. (Positive. Intellectual. Motivated. Person.) Scholarship Contest.

The highly competitive P.I.M.Producer Contest is offering monetary prizes for the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Graduate student who submits the most creative and versatile commercial DVD or VHS. All participants must be students at least 18 years of age. Application deadline is no later than March 3rd, 2006.

Pimp Juice has been recognized by the respected industry trade BevNet (The Beverage Network) as the "People's Choice" for best energy drink, as well as being touted by Vibe magazine as the "best energy drink." Fillmore Street Brewery currently has 110 distributors across the country with international distribution in several countries including Canada, numerous European Countries, South Africa and Australia. Pimp Juice is also available in Sam Goody's and Spencer's Gift Stores.

Source: Fillmore Street Brewery

CONTACT: Juliette Harris, or Aneesah Rashada, both of It Girl Public
Relations, +1-310-577-1122, for Fillmore Street Brewery

Web site: http://www.letitloose.com/

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Forward, American Jewry's newspaper of record, today announced its highly-awaited "Forward 50" List of the most influential Jewish Americans -- an enlightening and controversial membership that will be published on Friday, November 11, 2005.

This year's Top Five, as diverse as the entire list itself, includes Steven Spielberg, Hasidic Hip-Hop sensation Matisyahu, Middle East envoy James Wolfensohn, Bush-lauded head of the American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger, and America's most influential Jewish lawmaker, Sen. Arlen Specter.

Photo: http://www.ereleases.com/pr/2005-Forward-50.jpg

In addition to the Top Five, this year's most influential list features individuals whose influence falls within specific areas: Culture, Religion, Philanthropy, Community, Advocacy, Politics and Public Square.

According to Forward Editor-In-Chief J.J. Goldberg, "Two distinct trends were evident in our listing this year. One was the growing number of major American artists and entertainers who are publicly embracing their Jewishness and letting it inform their work -- in film, television, comedy, popular music and Internet blogging."

Along with Top 5's Spielberg and Matisyahu, notable examples are "Fake News" Jon Stewart (Leibowitz) of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," potty-mouthed standup comic Sarah Silverman, media bloggers Jessica Coen and Jesse Oxenfeld of Gawker.com, as well as novelist Philip Roth. "A second theme reflected the growing trend within the Jewish community of grassroots humanitarian activism. People young and old were reaching out to the community and beyond it, looking for some way to help heal the fractured world -- and in surprising numbers, finding it," Goldberg adds. Goldberg points to the past year as "framed by disasters," beginning with a horrifying tsunami that swept South Asia and ending with a string of storms that destroyed New Orleans and ravaged south Florida.

Admittedly, many of the exceptional members are known mostly within the Jewish community. Some of these individuals include: Rabbi Stanton Zemek, who turned his Baton Rouge, Louisiana synagogue into a round-the-clock evacuee processing center; Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, who has emerged as the most important leader of the Lubavitch Hasidic movement; and 75-year-old Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, whose Orthodox advocacy organization brought out 120,000 people one night last March in 70 stadiums around the world to celebrate Talmud study. The Forward 50 is not based on a scientific survey or a democratic election. Names have been suggested by readers and by The Forward staff. Each year's compilation is a journalistic effort to record some of the trends and events in American Jewish life in the year just ended and to illuminate some of the individuals likely to be in the news in the year ahead.

Membership in the 50 doesn't mean The Forward endorses what these individuals do or say. They were chosen because they are doing and saying things that are making a difference in the way American Jews, for better or worse, view the world and themselves. Not all of them have put their energies into the traditional framework of Jewish community life, but all of them have consciously pursued Jewish activism as they understand it, and all of them have left a mark.

Please visit http://www.forward.com/ for the complete list of The Forward 50 membership for 2005 or email alc@alavin.com for a PDF file of the article.


About The Forward (http://www.forward.com/)

The Forward is widely regarded as American Jewry's essential newspaper of record. Published since 1990, the English language weekly grew out of the legendary Yiddish language Jewish Daily Forward, founded in 1897. The Forward is committed to rigorous reporting and balanced, thoughtful commentary on news, politics and culture in the Jewish world. The Forward's editor, veteran journalist and author J.J. Goldberg, and his staff have enhanced the paper's reputation for incisive, hard-hitting reportage with a populist, progressive spirit that has been the paper's hallmark since its early days. Headquartered in New York, the newspaper is owned by The Forward Association, Inc., a 501(c)(4) corporation. It is published on Fridays and is available on newsstands nationwide, as well as by subscription.

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Waxploitation Records and KOCH Records announce the release info for Firewater, the fifth and final album by Tha Alkaholiks. Firewater is slated for a February release and will precede an Alkaholiks farewell tour a final party for their fans. The group will retire after the release of Firewater and the final tour.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2005 -- Waxploitation Records announced release info today for Firewater, the fifth and final album by Tha Alkaholiks. Firewater is slated for a February release and will precede an Alkaholiks farewell tour a final party for their fans. The group will retire after the release of Firewater and the final tour.

Knowing Firewater was going to be our last album made us very, very focused, says E-Swift. We knew there was never going to be a second chance and we owed it to our fans to put everything we could into it, right here, right now.

We all have different goals and things we want to do as individuals. Its important for us to move forward and find new challenges, says J Ro.

"We were party animals for over a decade. Times are changing, says Tash. Well still get together once in a while to do a song here and a song there, but this is going to be it as far as albums go.

Over the last decade, few artists have been able to crossover with both commercial and underground audiences as seamlessly as Tha Liks have done. Consistent fixtures year-after-year in the fickle hip hop world, Tha Alkaholiks (Tash, E-Swift and J-Ro) are considered by many to be as influential as any artist in hip hop. Classic Alkaholiks singles like Make Room, Daaaaaam! and Likwit are still radio and mixtape staples.

In some ways, the release of Firewater is bittersweet, says Waxploitation Records founder Jeff Antebi. It feels like the end of an era, but Tha Alkaholiks are exiting with an incredible legacy to follow them. Its not often an artist can pick their own exit, at the peak of their game.

Tha Alkaholiks have released four critically acclaimed CDs: X.O. Experience, 21 & Over, Coast II Coast, and Likwidation which have featured a whos who of hip hops elite including Nas, Busta Rhymes, Madlib, Xzibit, Q-Tip, Kurupt, The Neptunes and Ol Dirty Bastard to name just a few.
Three early samples from the new album are available online. The song Get Into It can be heard at www.alkaholiks.com and the Danger Mouse produced Chaos can be heard at www.myspace.com/alkaholiks . The single The Flute Song (LaLaLa) can be heard at www.waxploitation.com

Track Listing:

1. The Flute Song (LaLaLa)
2. Turn It Up
3. Chaos
4. Faded
5. Drink Wit us
6. On Tha Floor
7. The Get Down
8. Hangover
9. Povertys Paradise
10. Get Into It
11. Party Ya Ass Off
12. Handle It
13. Over Here
14. Do It
15. Popular Demand

About Waxploitation
Waxploitation is a Record Label and Management Company - the home to an array of distinctive artists including Danger Mouse, Tha Alkaholiks, DANGERDOOM, Gnarls Barkley, Tweaker, KutMasta Kurt and Teargas & Plateglass. Founded in 1996, Waxploitation has long been a place for great music, with past artists such as Jimmy Tamborello (the Postal Service), Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers), Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails), Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Josh Wink, King Britt and Dust Brothers founder Matt Dike, to name a few. www.waxploitation.com

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EPTV is a breakthrough media outlet that is capturing Hip Hop in its purest form. It consist of an online TV show (epydemik.com) & a DVD to be release in the streets by the "Mixtape Princess", DJ SynCity.

(PRWEB) November 10, 2005 -- EPTV is a breakthrough media outlet that is capturing Hip Hop in its purest form.

EPTV is breaking ground as an in depth generational Hip Hop TV program that is broadcasted over the internet via www.epydemik.com in addition to a quarterly DVD magazine titled "Tha Epydemik". With a multi-cultural cast of hosts DJ Syn City, Pete Finch and Esteban Serrano, EPTV is the next stage in the evolution of the Hip Hop culture and its vast world-wide audience.

The significance of EPTV is in its marketability. Highlighting not only interviews from the biggest names in hip-hop music, EPTV brings the viewer to the forefront in what's NEW and FRESH in fashion, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, informative talks with the industry's top executives, studio time with producers, along with an array of unfathomable approaches to the exposition of what is the NEXT BIG THING. EPTV is far-reaching and connected to the heartbeat of Hip Hop and the social movements prevalent to the young, creative and energetic people that form this culture. Tha Epydemik DVD Vol. 1 features The Game speaks on G-Unot; Heather Hunter Sex sells, how do you want it?; Lil Wayne- Life's a Hustle; Young Jeezy -From the Set to the Club.

CAST OF HOSTS:
DJ Syn City: Beginning her career as a back-up dancer 9 years ago with Def Jam's own, Foxy Brown, Syn, the "Mixtape Princess" has evolved into an industry fixture. Known for her mixtapes, featuring exclusive music from Hip Hop's top artists, she has received acclamation and honors at Justo's Mixtape Awards and has appeared on Rap City, the Basement , with Big Tigger.

Pete Finch: Having created and hosted his own college TV Show, "Live! With Pete Finch," over 3 years ago at the University of Connecticut, Finch has evolved into a new and fresh face in Hip Hop as a correspondent and personality having interviewed the likes of Ice Cube,Wyclef and Nas. With his political bloodline in CT, Finch has the education, ongoing experience and personality that will add greatly to EPTV.

Esteban Serrano: Esteban Serrano graduated from the Art Institute of Philadelphia and is now working in the production department for MTV. He has worked with everyone from 50 Cent, Jay Z, Green Day and Lindsay Lohan and serves as an integral part of EPTV with his creative intelligence, foresight and diligence.

"Tha Epydemik" DVD is slated to drop on November 15th, 2005. Meanwhile, the website, www.Epydemik.com features a trailer of the DVD.

INVITATION TO PRESS DAY FOR EPTV ONLINE SHOW LAUNCHING!
Come join us as we serve food, drinks, give out giftbags which include a taste of "Tha Epydemik" DVD and present our new website "EPYDEMIK.COM"! To all media related sources (websites, magazines, radio, TV, etc.), please accept this invitation by RSVP'ing to be included on the list. The event is on Thursday, November 10th, 2005, from 7PM to 10PM at 250 West 49th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue), NYC.

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Catherine Ouellette
TRIPLE FAT ENTERTAINMENT
201.432.8143

Just Fabulous TV is a new UK urban entertainment and lifestyle channel that will launch on Sky TV IN 2006. JFTV is currently in pre-production of a number of programmes and one of their flagship shows will be a programme called Global Honeyz.

Global Honeyz is an active look behind the scenes with the top video girls from across the globe and those who have transcended into Hollywood.

Music video girls have become a staple in hip-hop culture outside of the UK some women have got too the stage where they are earning $10,000 a video and progressed into catwalk modeling, singing, acting and other entertainment art forms.

Media conglomerates who have dedicated magazines, the likes of KING, XXL eye candy, FUEGO, BLACK MENS MAGAZINE will all be featured for their unique perspective on 'the game.'

Each episodes format will profile a number of these "it" girls from different countries through interviews: a day in the life and archive footage and pictures.

The look of the programme will resemble the high gloss look of the
music videos these beautiful women come from.

The show will feature models that live in Japan, Germany, Brazil, France, Spain, UK, USA, South Africa, France, Australia, Switzerland and Holland.

If you would like any more information on the show or if you are a global honey that's interested in being featured in the show then please contact Annika Allen on 020 7237 2707 or email annika@justfabulousgroup.com

Also Announces Early Launch of Distribution Web Page

BAY CITY, MI and PHILADELPHIA, PA -- (Market Wire - Nov 09, 2005) -- RMD Entertainment Group (OTC: RMDG), one of the fastest growing cutting-edge hip-hop entertainment companies in the world, has announced today that its entire digital music catalogue will be available on AOL MusicNow, a new service being offered by AOL. MusicNow is currently one of RMD Entertainment's digital music distributors.

AOL MusicNow contains playlists and community features such as music browsing, discovering, viewing and sharing music profiles with other visitors, as well as purchasing songs. This new service will offer more than a million songs from EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group (another distributor of RMD's music catalogue through their contract with Bungalo Records), and Warner Music Group.

Mark Davis, Vice president of Digital Distribution for RMD Entertainment, said, "This is a real coup for us, in that AOL MusicNow, with the AOL brand name behind it, will give us a much broader audience than was previously anticipated, and will give us the ability to sign more of the well known artists in the hip-hop community. This is also a great opportunity for our music catalogue to succeed in the worldwide digital marketplace. We now have contracts in place with over 40 of the top ringtone/digital distributors around the globe."

Giorgio Costonis, RMD's President and CEO, had this to say, "We have been very successful in laying the groundwork to compete at the highest levels with other entertainment companies around the globe in terms of product distribution to our customers. In order to assist our shareholders and potential investors in staying current with our business platform, I am granting immediate access to our Distribution Matrix page, which is located on our new website. We expect our entire website to be completed and fully functional within the next twelve days. Those who wish to see all the distributors who are presently affiliated with RMD Entertainment can visit www.rmd-entertainment.com/distro.htm. Once there, you may view the list of companies with whom we have current contracts, as well as seeing the details of those contracts. I believe that our 'open book' policy is certainly more revealing than most other companies and CEOs', and this will offer anyone the chance to gain a better understanding of our plan of attack in the ever-expanding hip-hop marketplace, which grossed over 10 billion dollars last year alone."

About RMD Entertainment Group.

RMD Entertainment (RMD) is a cutting-edge entertainment company with a primary focus on selling hip-hop music internationally. Additionally, the company markets other Hip-Hop lifestyle products to its music audience. RMD has a vast worldwide distribution network for its music to be sold to the end consumer in compact disc formats, digital downloads, and personal ring tones for mobile customers. RMD's hip-hop catalogue is exclusively distributed by Bungalo Records in North America, which is exclusively distributed by Universal Music Group. RMD's dance music catalogue is exclusively distributed by Inversus Records of Miami, FL.

Truly a global company with well over 60 years combined experience in the music industry, RMD has had nothing but success on the international level and its staff producers have collaborated with some of the most influential names in the music scene today, such as Sting, David Byrne of the Talking Heads, George Kranz, Freedom Williams of C & C Music Factory, Steve Winwood, Robin Scott, and jazz saxophone legend Bill Evans, among others.

About Sciax Defense

Sciax Defense is an emerging leader in defense imaging systems for law enforcement and military personnel engaged in counter-terrorism and other special security operations. Sciax America Inc. and Sciax Technology Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sciax Corp. (http://www.sciax.com). Wolf Pack, the company's tactical remote viewing system, is manufactured under license from Eomax Corp. and is used by law enforcement and military organizations in North America and Europe. Customers include military and law enforcement agencies of the U.S. and German governments, contraband interdiction units of Canada Customs, and LAPD-SWAT.

This release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the results of operations and businesses of Sciax Technology Inc., Sciax America Inc., RMD Entertainment Inc. and Sciax Corp., which involve risks and uncertainties. The company's actual future results could materially differ from those discussed. Risks and uncertainties of the company will be detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports. The company intends that such statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenues and enforcement and defense imaging system earnings, entertainment product earnings, and all other forward-looking statements, be subject to the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Contact:
Jed Wallace
Publicist
Phone: (310) 234-3200
jwallace@mphpr.com
Elliott Nadel
Investor Relations
516-750-9719
en@empirerelations.com

Lil Wayne's Biggest Hits Offered In A Deluxe Chopped & Screwed Package

'Tha Carter II' In-Stores December 6th

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cash Money rap superstar Lil Wayne has announced the 2005 Georgia Power Tour in support of his much-anticipated album, Tha Carter II, which hits stores on December 6. Lil Wayne will be joined on his trek through the U.S. by hip hop stars T.I. and Young Jeezy, and others, with the first date set for Chicago, IL on November 17th (see dates below.)

Cash Money/Universal Records will offer -- for the first time ever -- a deluxe package in celebration of Tha Carter II's release that includes the much anticipated new disc, as well as a collection of Lil Wayne's biggest chopped & screwed hits including ("Go DJ," "Tha Block Is Hot," "Get Off The Corner" and "500 Degreez,"). The disc will feature a bonus chopped & screwed version of his current hit single, "Fireman." Fans will also be able to purchase the deluxe 2 CD package Tha Carter II on Dec. 6th.

The New Orleans native's sizzling new single has literally caught fire at urban radio, scoring the #1 position at both the Urban and Rhythm Crossover radio formats. The video is currently one of the Top 10 most played videos on BET. The premiere of Lil Wayne's Make The Video for MTV 2 garnered the highest ratings the show has had in 6 months, increasing the viewership by 60%.

Lil Wayne was born and raised in the infamous poverty-stricken section of New Orleans -- the 17th Ward. His rise to stardom came in 1995 at the tender age of 12 when he made his debut on his former label mates' B.G.'s True Story CD. Shortly thereafter, the rap prodigy garnered national attention as a member of the group, Hot Boys, which consisted of rappers Juvenile, Turk and B.G., with their 1997 debut album, Get It How You Live, followed by 1998's platinum certified Guerilla Warfare and 2003's Let Em Burn. Success continued to follow Lil Wayne, as a solo artist, his debut CD, 1999's Tha Block Is Hot reached platinum status and was a #1 Billboard Album. He later released in 2000, Lights Out, 500 Degreez in 2002 and his defining album, 2004's gold certified, Tha Carter, which featured the hit single "Go DJ."

The tragedy of hurricane Katrina had a tremendous affect on Lil Wayne and the Cash Money Records family. Not only did they lose material possessions (homes, cars), but family, friends and their beloved city. Lil Wayne plans on being an intricate part in rebuilding the city.

The young talent recently was appointed President of Cash Money Records. Fans can catch Lil Wayne performing his hot single "Fireman" on the Vibe Awards, which airs on UPN on November 15th.

Tour Dates:
11/17 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
11/20 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
11/23 Philadelphia, PA Licouras Center
11/25 Cleveland, OH CSU
11/26 Cincinnati, OH US Arena
11/27 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena
12/01 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
12/02 Uniondale, LI Nassau Coliseum
12/07 Toledo, OH Sports Arena
12/17 Dallas, TX Convention Center
12/18 Wichita, KS Kansas Coliseum

Some Dates Subject to Change

Source: Universal Records

CONTACT: Sindy Gilbert, +1-323-467-7274, sindy.gilbert@sbcglobal.net, or
Vickie Charles, +1-212-373-0783, vickie.charles@umusic.com, both of Universal
Records; or Kia Selby, K&K PR, +1-770-786-6658, kiaselby@aol.com

Web site: http://www.universalrecords.com/

With its eyes set on the future, Barrio 305 is at the vanguard of two emerging trends: Podcasting and the exploding musical genre of reggaeton.

/24-7PressRelease/ - MIAMI, FL, November 09, 2005 - Barrio 305 is proud to announce the launch it's Reggaeton Podcast Series.

With its eyes set on the future, Barrio 305 is at the vanguard of two emerging trends: Podcasting and the exploding musical genre of reggaeton.

Barrio305's exclusive Reggaeton Podcast series are available at the Barrio305.com site. The Podcasts may also be obtained at no cost thru Apple's I Tunes Music Store, Yahoo.com And Podcast Alley. Barrio305's Urban Latino Podcasts offer the ultimate insight into the life and music of all the top Urban Latino artists.

Barrio305's Podcast catch musicians in a variety of settings that capture the frenetic pace and rise of Reggaeton in the U.S.. The programming ranges from exciting backstage interviews to intimate in-studio revelations that reveal the inner makings of the growing popularity of the (H)Urban genre.

Barrio305.com has already obtained exclusive interviews with all the major hitters in the Reggaeton and Urban Latino music scene. Hip hop mogul Fat Joe, MTV sensation Pitbull, Reggaeton superstar Nicky Jam and reggaeton top gun Tego Calderon are some the big names that have participated in making Barrio 305 the sole authority when it comes to Reggaeton and Urban Latino music coverage.

About Barrio 305:
The name Barrio 305 is a Spanglish term that describes the emerging Latino youth culture in the US. Barrio is Spanish for neighborhood and 305 is the area code for the city of Miami; the name captures the bi-cultural nature of English dominant Latinos living in urban areas through out the US.

With Latinos representing the fastest growing portion of the population, Barrio 305 hopes to expand Reggaeton's audience outside the major cities. Online-featured artists include leading acts such as Tego Calderon, Queen Ivy, Don Chezina and Daddy Yankee. As it's popularity continues to grow steadily, broadband channels such as Barrio 305, will act as a necessary outlet for upcoming artists to stimulate the forefront of the "Urban" Latin American Genre.

Press Release Contact Information:
Antonio Otalvaro
Barrio 305
Marketing
5201 Blue Lagoon Dr.
Miami, FL
USA 33126
Voice: 305-662-9280
E-Mail: a.otalvaro@barrio305.com
http://www.barrio305.com/

Leading Independent Music Label Adds Library to Gotuit Music On Demand

WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotuit Media Corp., the leading provider of personalized video products, today announced an agreement with KOCH Records, the largest independent music label in North America, to bring KOCH's independent artists covering a wide spectrum of music genres to video on demand (VOD). Under terms of the agreement, Gotuit Media will add music videos and live concert footage from KOCH Records to its Gotuit Music On Demand(TM) product, allowing cable and other multi-channel operators in the U.S. and Canada to offer their digital subscribers instant access to the most extensive and sought after on demand collection of music videos and related programming.

KOCH Records is the largest and fastest-growing independently distributed record company in North America (U.S. and Canada), holding the highest market share of any independent. KOCH operates its own record labels, which cover multiple music genres, including Hip Hop, R&B, Children's Properties, Jazz, Dance, and Pop. KOCH Records had the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents in 2001 - 2004. Artists on KOCH's roster include Ringo Starr, Jim Jones, Scarface, Marcus Miller, Junkie XL, Richard Butler, M- 1, Tha Alkaholiks, and many others.

"We're thrilled to be working with Gotuit Media to extend our reach to the emerging and highly interactive video on demand platform," said KOCH Records' President Bob Frank. "By adding our music video programming to Gotuit Music On Demand we can bring our artists closer to their indie music fans, and allow them to take advantage of the personalized viewing experience that only Gotuit can provide."

Powered by Gotuit On Demand(TM), a patented navigation platform that combines segment metadata with on demand video content, Gotuit Music On Demand empowers digital cable and other multi-channel service subscribers to personalize their viewing experience and deepen their connection with their favorite artists through additional artist-related content, such as artist interviews, discography, tour information and "making of" footage. Viewers can browse and select specific music videos of KOCH Records' artists from the multiple genre blocks and artist showcases built within the Gotuit Music On Demand platform.

"Gotuit Media has revolutionized the on demand viewing experience by giving consumers precise access to their favorite program segments," said Gotuit Media's President Mark Pascarella. "We're excited to be enhancing our Gotuit Music On Demand product with the addition of KOCH Records' independent music programming, which will give music fans access to the world's largest VOD music library backed by the most advanced navigation platform for VOD, essentially allowing music fans around the country to become their own video disc jockey."

Gotuit Music On Demand houses the largest video-on-demand library of music videos and related content that exists today, including music video programming from leading content providers such as the Universal Music Group, Kung Fu Records, Eagle Rock Entertainment, IRIS Distribution, and now KOCH Records. Gotuit gives subscribers instant access to hundreds of the hottest music videos -- empowering viewers to be their own 'VJ' by creating a personalized music video viewing experience. Gotuit Music on Demand also provides a variety of innovative and exciting advertising, sponsorship and commerce opportunities not otherwise available through traditional VOD.

About KOCH Records

KOCH Records is a division of KOCH Entertainment, the fastest-growing music company and the market leader among independents in North America. The KOCH Entertainment corporate umbrella encompasses the KOCH Records label, KOCH Vision home video, KOCH Music Publishing and KOCH Entertainment Distribution with operations in both the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Records proudly claims the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents for each of the last four years (2001-2004). For additional info on the KOCH Records label and its roster of artists, please visit http://www.kochrecords.com/.

About Gotuit Media Corp.

Gotuit Media is dedicated to creating personalized video products, which allow consumers to quickly access the parts of a show in which they are the most interested. The company has established partnerships with leading content providers in the areas of Music, News, Sports, and Entertainment. Gotuit's video on demand products are available to more than 500,000 digital subscribers in New England, Western New York, Western Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio on Time Warner and Adelphia cable systems, and are among the most popular on demand offerings on those systems.

Gotuit holds a broad portfolio of patents in the time-shifted video space, including several landmark awards concerning video metadata. Founded in 2000, Gotuit Media is privately held and funded by Highland Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Motorola and other investors. Additional information can be found on Gotuit Media's web site at http://www.gotuit.com/.

Media Contacts:

Terry May
HighTech Public Relations, Inc.
for Gotuit Media
terrymay@hightechpr.net
321-632-1690

Giovanna Melchiorre
KOCH Records
gio@Kochent.com
212-353-8800 x257

Source: Gotuit Media Corp.

CONTACT: Terry May of HighTech Public Relations, Inc. for Gotuit Media,
+1-321-632-1690, terrymay@hightechpr.net; or Giovanna Melchiorre of KOCH
Records, +1-212-353-8800 ext. 257, gio@Kochent.com

Web site: http://www.gotuit.com/
http://www.kochrecords.com/

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriMedia Entertainment Group's (BULLETIN BOARD: TMEG) music division, RuffNation Music, has announced a first quarter 2006 release date for the new Kulcha Don LP titled "It's All About You." The title track and first single "It's All About You (Crazy)" features Beenie Man. Other featured artists on the album are Chanj, Andrea Hachett, El Feco, Andy Boy and Jenny.

TriMedia Entertainment Group's music division, RuffNation Music, has placed "Can't Kick the Habit," the first single from the new Spin Doctors LP "Nice Talking To Me," released September 13, 2005, in a new Adam Sandler movie. "Grandma's Boy" stars Allen Covert, Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones, and Shirley Knight.

About TriMedia Entertainment Group, Inc.

TriMedia Entertainment Group, Inc. is a multimedia entertainment company. The Company develops, produces and distributes a broad range of music, motion picture and other filmed entertainment content through its following operating subsidiaries: RuffNation Music, Inc., Metropolitan Recording Inc. and RuffNation Films LLC.

Chris Schwartz, TriMedia's chief executive officer, is one of the pioneers of the hip-hop music industry. As a co-founder of RuffHouse Records, he achieved success and fame with groups such as Cypress Hill, Kris Kross, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and the Fugees.

TriMedia plans to release a full slate of music and film projects through its RuffNation Music and RuffNation Films subsidiaries.

Source: TriMedia Entertainment Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Chris Schwartz of TriMedia Entertainment Group,
+1-215-426-5536

Web site: http://www.trimediaent.com/

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) , the content leader in radio, today announced that airplay on five of its music channels will now impact several weekly charts published in Billboard's influential Radio Monitor publication.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 )

The SIRIUS music channels and the Billboard Radio Monitor charts they will impact are:

The Spectrum / channel 18 (Triple-A), Octane / channel 20 (Active Rock), Alt Nation / channel 21 (Modern Rock), Hot Jamz / channel 50 (R&B/Hip-Hop), and Heart & Soul / channel 51 (Adult R&B).

Songs played on these SIRIUS channels will be included in the weekly spins charts published online on November 22, and will appear in print in the November 25 issue of Billboard Radio Monitor and each week thereafter.

In August 2005, SIRIUS announced that airplay on its flagship pop music channel, SIRIUS Hits-1 / channel 1 marked the first time that airplay from a non-terrestrial broadcaster had been factored into the weekly results of Billboard Airplay Monitor's Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart.

"Given that SIRIUS is the fastest-growing satellite radio company, the influence of our airplay will certainly have significant effect on the Billboard charts for years to come" said Steve Blatter, SIRIUS Senior Vice President, Music Programming.

For more information about SIRIUS, visit www.sirius.com. For more information about Billboard Radio Monitor, visit www.BillboardRadioMonitor.com.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS delivers more than 120 channels of the best commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most extensive sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS offers 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features over 55 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS also broadcasts live play-by- play games of the NFL, NHL and NBA and is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL and NHL.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are distributed by Alpine, Audiovox, Brix Group, Clarion, Delphi, Directed Electronics, Eclipse, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Magnadyne, Monster Cable, Pioneer, Russound, Tivoli and XACT Communications. Available in more than 25,000 retail locations, SIRIUS radios can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and RadioShack. SIRIUS is also available at heavy truck dealers, truck stops and travel centers nationwide.

SIRIUS radios are currently offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz currently offers SIRIUS at major locations around the country.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to find a SIRIUS retailer or car dealer in your area.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming partners, our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

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Media Contact:

Elise Brown
SIRIUS
212.584.5290
ebrown@siriusradio.com

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CONTACT: Media: Elise Brown, SIRIUS, +1-212-584-5290,
ebrown@siriusradio.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/
http://www.billboardradiomonitor.com/

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) , the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers, announced today that XM will contribute airplay data to Billboard Information Group and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems for calculation of the Billboard Radio Monitor Adult Top 40, Modern Rock, Active Rock and R&B/Hip-Hop Charts effective with the magazine dated November 14. Earlier this year, XM's leading Top 40 channel, Top 20 on 20, began contributing data to the Billboard Radio Monitor Mainstream Top 40 Chart, marking the first time a satellite radio broadcaster has contributed data to a major national Billboard chart. Billboard Radio Monitor is the premier radio industry publication and online destination for timely news, charts and analysis.

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Four XM channels will contribute airplay data to Billboard Radio Monitor Radio Panels, including MIX (XM Channel 22), XM's modern hits channel, which will contribute data to the Adult Top 40 Chart. XM's alternative rock channel, Ethel (XM Channel 47), will contribute data to the Modern Rock Chart and Squizz (XM Channel 48) will contribute data to the Active Rock Chart. In addition, The City (XM Channel 67), XM's Urban Top 40 channel, will provide airplay data to the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. The addition of XM airplay data marks the first time that a satellite radio broadcaster has contributed data to Billboard Radio Monitor's Adult Top 40, Modern Rock, Active Rock or R&B/Hip- Hop Charts.

"Reporting our airplay data to Billboard for inclusion in national mainstream charts further demonstrates the impact of XM Satellite Radio as a major platform for music," said XM's Executive Vice President of Programming Eric Logan. "The millions of people who choose XM as their source for new music are once again playing a vital role in some of the music industry's most influential charts. We expect XM's involvement with these radio panels to expand with more XM music channels, across multiple formats, following suit and contributing airplay spins to the Billboard charts."

About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 130 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8-5-05. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

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Source: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Anne-Taylor Griffith of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4151,
annetaylor.griffith@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

Fort Mitchell, Kentucky (November 08, 2005). gotNok.blogspot.com, a new blog covering the ground-level of hip hop content creation, went live on November 03, 2005. gotNok.blogspot.com's mission is to shed some light on the trials and triumphs of up-and-coming Hip-Hop artists and business people. Along with a dose of original content, both entertaining and educational, GotNok.tv is a resource for the budding Hip Hop enthusiast and professional.

What makes gotNok.blogspot.com unique is the street level perspective through which content is presented. The gotNok.blogspot.com writer and founder, Jesse White, takes advantage of his struggle to become successful in the Hip Hop industry by publishing the hard lessons he has learned along the way. Jesse also tracks the newest developments in Hip Hop entertainment, design, and production, through the filter of his experience and persona.

A twist on the gotNok.blogspot.com theme will be the regular posting of Hip Hop oriented music production tips, tutorials, and how-to's. Along with music equipment reviews.

Interviews with up-and-coming, semi-established, and established Hip Hop artists, producers, professionals, and designers will also be posted at gotNok.blogspot.com with the purpose of giving the readers a deeper insight into the industry.

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Jesse White
founder of gotNok.tv
http://gotnok.blogspot.com
gotnoktv@yahoo.com

Washington, DC, November 8, 2005- Overcoming career setbacks and life-
threatening injuries, Oxon Hill, Md. native Verse is poised to take DC
hip hop to new heights. Having realized a dream when his debut
album The Legendary was released this summer, Verse has successfully
created a masterpiece reminiscent of hip hops golden era.

At only 25, Verse has experienced more than most will in a lifetime.
As a child Verse suffered a traumatic brain injury. Poetry and music
became his outlets, and soon genius was born from tragedy. By
partnering with Heavy Syndication, a DC-based, independent hip hop
record label, Verse had the opportunity to collaborate with a wide
range of talented producers and other hip hop artists to create The
Legendary.

Far from just another rapper, Verse is also an accomplished
saxophonist with over12 years experience, a well respected poet, the
author of a 360 page book entitled Maybe Life is a Test, and is the
founder and CEO of Controverse Media Company (CMCO). Given his talent
and devotion, Verse is sure to succeed against all odds. In many
ways, he already has.

For upcoming events and more information visit Heavysyndication.com

Contact:
Sarah J. Spigelman, COO
Heavy Syndication
9501 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone:(203) 676-7006
www.heavysyndication.com

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has officially endorsed
a Stan 'Tookie' Williams clemency campaign spearheaded
by over 150,000 youth who claim the Nobel Peace Prize
Nominee (set to be executed on Foxx's 38th birthday
next month) has saved their lives with his nine
anti-drug books and personal anti-gang mentoring over
the past decade.

"We can't let [the execution] happen," Foxx told Fox
News at the October 30th New York premiere of his
latest 'Jarhead' film. "We've got to do everything we
can to get the word out."

The Sundance and Cannes recognized 'Redemption' 2004
TV movie filmed in Toronto, Canada based on Tookie's
life story featured a stellar cast of 'Ali' actor
Jamie Foxx starring as the former Crips gang leader,
'Thin Line Between Love And Hate' actress Lynn
Whitfield playing the co-author of Tookie's books
Barbara Becnel, and Canadian Hip-Hop forefather
Maestro as former Crips lieutenant turned "Tookie
Protocol For Peace" ambassador.

Early next month Becnel and a clemency team of lawyers
from New York's Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
LLP and California's Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP
legal firms will present a petition of over 30,000
signatures asking California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger to choose a "life without the
possibility of parole" sentence for Stan 'Tookie'
Williams instead of execution due to "overwhelming
racism and discrimination at the heart of the case and
vital innocence issues," backed by a 9th Circuit Court
of Appeals 2002 ruling which praised Tookie's
"laudable work [that made him] worthy of consideration
for clemency."

To view testimonies of support for Stan 'Tookie'
Williams from members of the Chicago Public Schools
District, the American Library Association, the Swiss
Parliament and fellow Nobel laureate Archbishop
Desmond Tutu visit the official Tookie.com web site.

For more about the Stan 'Tookie' Williams clemency
petition signed by teachers, professors, juvenile
correctional officers and law enforcement officials
around the world visit the new SaveTookie.org web
site.

And be sure to request the campus radio PSA from Stan
'Tookie' Williams produced by Park Hill Entertainment
in America and serviced by Lyrical Knockout
Entertainment in Canada on your local radio station.

The Durty South Boyz attempts to put South Carolina on the map and attract the attention of major record labels by releasing their first and undeniably crunk compilation album, South Crunkalina.

Abbeville, SC (PRWEB) November 9, 2005 -- The Durty South Boyz has recently released their highly anticipated debut compilation album, South Crunkalina with the intent to grab the attention of major record labels that embrace the crunk genre. The Durty South Boyz showcase their raw talents in original crunk fashion with hits, such as, "Welcome to South Cak," "Blind Side," and the highly crunk track, "S.C. Souljas." The album illustrates another side of southern living along with its mixture of crunk beats, infectious hooks and unforgettable lyrics.

South Crunkalina is the Durty South Boyz third album, but first compilation CD that features local artists, such as, Chevy, DJ Dirty, Lo, Prophecy and others. South Crunkalina impresses you with head-banging tracks from beginning to end that are sure to be heard in clubs up and down the East Coast. The Durty South Boyz hope that the albums release will make history by giving South Carolina the recognition it deserves in the Hip Hop world.

The Durty South Boyz, also known as, Al Nitty, Lyrikal, and Snakeyes, have been honing their rhyming skills for years and have opened up for many artists, including Lil Wayne, Boyz N Da Hood and the Ying Yang Twins. Prior to South Crunkalina, the Durty South Boyz released two other albums entitled, Its Own under their former name Lost Trybe and Plan B-Playa Hatas Nightmare.

The Durty South Boyz are currently working on various projects, including launching their new website and releasing two mix tapes. The groups manager, Kamal Shabazz, says there is one thing to be said about the talented trio, They are not your ordinary country boys. Crunk is their talent.

South Crunkalina is available for purchase and review at www.cdbaby.com.

Publicity Contact:
Kamal Shabazz
Durty South Boyz Management
Phone: 864-554-2982

BurbLife Records brings its very own hip hop flavor to the Sunset Records Group for worldwide distribution.

(PRWEB) November 9, 2005 -- BurbLife Records is set to distribute that unique style of hip hop music with Sunset Records which has begun its deal this month.

In a great attempt to boost its street presence at the Sunset Records Group, the BurbLife Record Label will start online promotions for free downloads this week at Sunset-Digital.com, and will throw its first record release party together in Atlantic City, New Jersey in early December. BurbLife will also release its live downloads at Sunset-Live.com beginning with the live concert at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City next month. Jonas Goldstein, the head of BurbLife Records says that "we are starting this new deal with a free download campaign at Sunset-Digital.com of the "Country Clubbin" mix by Mr. Unlikely," to set up the release of the new Troy Walsh CD early next year." Goldstein goes onto say that he is "thrilled with this new distribution deal" because it gives the label and production company "not only the forum to release our brand of music worldwide," he also states that "we have the best of every world as far as music distribution."

Don Lichterman, the head of the entire Sunset Records Group makes no bones about this deal will help keep everyone's ear to the street. "This is a great deal because we literally found this label and its artist Troy Walsh as one of the finalist in the AOL Music First Break contest." And, "Jonas is a seasoned music industry veteran that I have worked with for years who also has great experience on a production level." As the two companies met over the last few weeks, it is easy to see that the BurbLife Record Label is the hottest hip-hop label in the Philadelphia area. The label's music is not only all over the hip hop radio format and at college radio, there is a huge online presence that they have garnered in the past year. Along with its' success at AOL Music, BurbLife artist Troy Walsh, has been featured at MTV.com, PhillyHipHop.com, RapAttackLives.com and will now be featured at Sunset-Digital.com this month with the release of the free download mixed by the Grammy Award Producer, Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo.

BurbLife also boasts having the runner up winning artist for the Source Hype Awards and they also have had their music featured on the Source Soundlab TV Program at the WB Network. Look for the free download, of the song, "Country Clubbin" at Sunset-Digital that will begin its promotion this week, and make your plan to party with Sunset and BurbLife at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City for its' first record release party. The Troy Walsh, a.k.a., Mr. Unlikely CD will be available online this year, and that CD is set to hit stores in February. Sunset will allow a free download promotion in the week leading up to that worldwide release, and the live download of the Atlantic City show will be available the night of the record release party event next month.

About Sunset Records Group, Inc.:
Founded in Hollywood, California in 2004 by Don Lichterman, Sunset Records Group (SRG) is one of the fastest growing Independent Record Labels and Distribution Companies in the world. The company has four major divisions, the Sunset Records Group Of Distributed Labels, the Sunset Strategic Marketing & Licensing Division, the Sunset-Digital Entertainment Division and the Sunset-Filmed Entertainment Division. SRG now distributes over 105 CD titles, 15 Boxed Set titles (www.MadHatterRecords.com) and over 60 DVD titles (www.SunsetHomeVisual.com), along with 210 digital downloads, ringtones (www.Sunset-Digital.com), 5 Internet Radio Programs and over 350 live concert downloads (www.Sunset-Live.com). The BurbLife Record label has its own web site at www.BurbLife.com, although all corporate information and all information about the Sunset Records Group of Companies is available online at www.SunsetRecordsGroup.com.

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Jennifer Billings
SUNSET RECORDS GROUP OF DISTRIBUTED LABELS
http://www.SunsetRecordsGroup.com/
212.252.2220

N-OVATIVE MEDIA GROUP is proud to announce the release of their first recording artist Rukus From Da WyldKingdom, a performer who has been expected to shock the world with his unique sound since the early 90's.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 9, 2005 -- N-OVATIVE MEDIA GROUP, and www.kingslounge.net is proud to announce the release of their first artist Rukus From Da WyldKingdom, a performer who has been expected to shock the world with his unique sound since the early 90's.

"We are very excited that we have combined the two organizations in order to bring to the people an artist who will definately sweep the top position with ease in the very near future" says Perry-A, head of marketing at N-OVATIVE MEDIA. "What we at N-OVATIVE hope to do is to catapult Rukus into the international spotlight, to rival all other 'indi record labels, and top all rap recording artists in the game' and surpass them.

The new Rukus From Da WyldKingdom commercial will be broadcast nationally on MTV-2 beginning November 14, 2005. It is not just a commercial starring Rukus himself, but its unique in that it showcases several other artists blended in the 30 second montage of still frames who have their own indi labels, but who have been affiliated with Rukus musically, some for more than a decade.

The first single entitled Majestik is a masterpiece from the solo album in the works entitled 'The Best' set for an early 2006 release via Orchard distribution. The single was actually created in 1997 with Rukus friend, and movie star Terrence Howard who is methodically singing on the hook of the song. This single has stood the test of time because Rukus is always ahead of his time both musically, and lyrically. Majestik can be purchased from www.kingslounge.net as well as several other global internet stores now.

The Rukus From Da WyldKingdom music experience is exciting because it is not typical music. It challenges your ear musically, and is more fully orchestrated than most rap songs that you listen to today. "We call it conceptual grooves to get you in the mood because it sounds like theater as opposed to noise," says Perry-A, the brains behind the marketing campaign. 'Rukus' will transcend his succesful rivals in this business, and attract the attention of the entire globe.

About Rukus From Da WyldKingdom
Rukus From Da WyldKingdom is a Producer/Artist/Indi label entreprenuer, and the founder of the kingslounge.net, and N-OVATIVE MEDIA GROUP concept. As an artist Rukus started making beats, and rhyming in the 7th grade, had his first indi record deal in the 10th grade, and from there has gone on to gain respect worldwide. Rukus has been affiliated musically with The Dust Brothers, Nathan Watts, (Stevie Wonders) bass player, The Baka Boys, Coolio, Omarion from "B2K" who he named Omarion, and who use to be a WyldKing himself, as well as actor Terrence Howard who was also a Wyldking, and who bought Rukus his first pieces of professional music gear in 1994. Rukus has also worked with several major, and indi record labels prior to pursuing musical independence. For more information about Rukus please visit http://www.kingslounge.net

About N-OVATIVE MEDIA GROUP
the N-OVATIVE MEDIA GROUP is an indi record label/productions & promotions company who's mission is to highlight, and showcase all of the great musicians we have grown to know for over a decade, and watched them elevate musically to a professional level. N-OVATIVE will now be a blueprint, and foundation for the success of many talented artists to make it to the top. We are very well connected, and ready to bring platinum success to our establishment year after year to be one of the biggest names in the industry in the present, and the very near future.

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N-OVATIVE MEDIA GROUP LLC
818-749-9261

HipHopWest.com is not only an online movement but is a local Los Angeles lifestyles shop on
Pico Blvd located right across the street from Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles a couple miles south
of Melrose. HipHopWest features the finest in urban street wear, ProClubs, Chronic Candy,
Mixtapes, DVDs, and more!

HipHopWest originally started out as a music store called StrongHouse Records located inside
of El Mercado (www.elmercadoonline.com) located down the street on Pico Blvd. and soon grew
into its own self contained Hip Hop Shop at a great location right across the street from Roscoe's
Chicken and Waffles.

HipHopWest is Open Noon-8pm Everday except Sunday and we are inviting all out of town folks
and locals to come into see the new store. We will give a 10% discount to anyone mentioning this ad!

HipHopWest on Pico features all the latest CDs, Mixtapes, and DVDs, along with fashion by
Joker Brand, Rocawear, Pro Clubs, HipHopWest.com, Heat Transfers, Hoodies, Thermals,
and much more!!

Directions:
10 Freeway (East or West) to La Brea Exit,
Go North on La Brea,
Left on Pico Blvd,
Look for us about a 1/2 block on your Right @
5003 W Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019: HipHopWest!
http://www.hiphopwest.com

When asked about her experience on the show and its DVD release, Jasmine Guy says, "I am so happy that A Different World has stood the test of time. My six years on the show were a very special time in my life. Now a new generation can share in what truly was a fun and loving experience for us all."

ABOUT THE DVD
On November 8, 2005, UrbanWorks Entertainment, a division of Ventura Entertainment Enterprises, will release The Carsey-Werner Company's groundbreaking sitcom A Different World: Season 1 on DVD. The four disc set will contain 22 episodes from the first season of the award-winning show which debuted in 1987 and enjoyed a successful six year run. A Different World was created as a spin-off of arguably the most popular sitcom in television history, The Cosby Show. Initially, its storylines centered on the experiences of one of the Huxtable children, Denise, as she entered her first year of higher education at Historically Black, Hillman College. A Different World was the first and only show in television history to portray student life at a Historically Black College.
The show gained an instant following, holding the #2 ratings spot behind The Cosby Show for its whole first season and ranked amongst the Top 20 for the next five years. The series also helped launch the careers of young talent such as Marisa Tomei (Maggie Lauten), Jasmine Guy (Whitley Gilbert), Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne), Jada Pinkett Smith (Lena James) and Dawnn Lewis (Jaleesa Vinson).
A Different World: Season 1 boasts over eight hours of programming and extras including a “lost episode” that never aired on prime time, featuring the late superstar recording artist and actor, Tupac Shakur.

* Number of discs: 4
* Number of episodes: 22
* Run Time: 575 minutes
* Lost Episode: "Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?" feat. Tupac

Purchase this DVD for the Holidays NOW!

ICED Media
Tynicka Battle
email: tynicka@icedmedia.com
phone: (646) 753-6402

Verizon Wireless and Univision Online Team Up to Discover the Next Reggaeton Superstar

Verizon Wireless Customers Have Exclusive Access to Reggaeton Content on Their Mobile Phones

BEDMINSTER, N.J. and LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, and Univision Online, home of Univision.com and Univision Movil, are teaming up to discover the next Reggaeton superstar. Verizon Wireless is the exclusive sponsor of "Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton," a weekly talent competition searching for the next star of Reggaeton. The segments will air on Sabado Gigante on the Univision Network and will be integrated with exclusive content from Univision Movil and interactive coverage on Univision.com.

Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers with V CAST-enabled phones will be able to get exclusive "Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton" content, including video and sound highlights featuring the best performances and contestant interviews. V CAST from Verizon Wireless is the nation's first and only wireless broadband multimedia service for consumers that brings high-quality video, 3D games and music videos straight to hot new phones.

Verizon Wireless customers can download "Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton" exclusive finalists' true tone ring tones, voice tones and wallpapers provided by Univision Movil and available through Get It Now(R), Verizon Wireless' virtual store. Get It Now customers can download applications over the air and purchase them directly from their phones. Virtual shopping aisles, including getGAMES, getTONES, getGOING, getPIX, getFUN and getMESSAGING, are organized to help customers find what they want, when they want it.

Reggaeton blends Jamaican dancehall reggae, salsa, Dominican merengue, Puerto Rican bomba, and rap music to produce a unique new musical experience. Daddy Yankee, Don Omar and Tego Calderon are the best-known Reggaeton superstars behind this new music genre.

"Reggaeton is eclectic, multicultural and multilingual, energetic, passionate and daring, just like the young new generation of U.S. Latinos that are embracing the movement and propelling it forward," said Oscar Madrid, director of multicultural marketing, Verizon Wireless. "We are excited about partnering with the Univision Network and Univision Online to forge closer ties with this new generation of trendsetting Latino consumers that are proudly expressing their identity by creating and supporting a new and evolving music genre that is quickly making its way to the mainstream."

"Our relationship with Verizon Wireless showcases the exciting and extensive possibilities of cross platform integration," said Javier Saralegui, President, Univision Online. "The combination of the nation's most reliable wireless provider with all of Univision's media properties gives way to the creation of new and original content with unprecedented opportunities to reach the Hispanic market."

To get V CAST from Verizon Wireless, customers can equip their V CAST- enabled phones with the V CAST VPak for $15.00 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan. Unlimited basic video clips are included, but application download fees apply for 3D games and premium video. There are no airtime charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content.

Along with the exclusive "Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton" content on V CAST, Verizon Wireless customers can share their love of Reggaeton music with callers by purchasing Ringback Tones -- music that is played for callers instead of the traditional ring -- featuring Reggaeton stars like Zion y Lennox and Voltio. Verizon Wireless customers can find out how by visiting www.verizonwireless.com/ringback or sign-up right from their TXT Messaging- capable phones. Sign-up is easy. Send the TXT Message "RBT" to address "728." Reply to accept the service and send the TXT Message "List" to "728" to receive a list of Ringback Tones available for purchase. A list of song ID codes will be sent to the phone as a TXT Message and customers can purchase a Ringback Tone by sending the song ID code as a TXT Message to "728." Standard text messaging rates apply.

Reggaeton fans can also enter a sweepstakes, sponsored by Verizon Wireless, via text-messaging on Univision Movil or through Univision.com. The winner will win two tickets to the "Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton" finale in Miami on November 18, 2005, including airfare and accommodations. All fans need to do is send a TXT Message with the words: "Gana" to code number: 7888 (more details about the contest are available on www.univision.com, uniclave (keyword): "Estrellas"). Fans can also sign-up to receive the hottest gossip on the contestants via TXT Alerts, participate in trivia, polls and more.

"Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton" is broadcast as a major segment within "Sabado Gigante" ("Gigantic Saturday"), the longest-running variety show in television history that continues to bring viewers three hours of non-stop entertainment every Saturday night with legendary host "Don Francisco." As part of the agreement, Verizon Wireless is now the exclusive wireless provider of "Sabado Gigante" and receives on-air mentions by "Don Francisco" and other show personalities.

The V CAST exclusive "Estrellas del Futuro/Reggaeton" content can be accessed in the V CAST Showcase channel by clicking on the Univision section.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 49.3 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Source: Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Carlos G. Giron, Mgr - Latino Public Relations of Verizon
Wireless, +1-908-306-4976, Carlos.Giron@VerizonWireless.com, or Emeli Gomez,
Director of Marketing of Univision Online, +1-310-410-5607,
egomez@us.univision.com

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/

Annansi Clothing Co. has launched Demand Details! its charity arm which fosters consumer education and responsibility primarily surrounding the topic of the conflict diamond trade. Demand Details! launches with Annansi Clothing Co. teaming up with filmmaker Kareem Edouard for the debut of his documentary short Bling: Consequences and Repercussions at the 4th Annual H2O (Hip-Hop Odyssey) International Film Festival November 6 - 12, 2005 in New York City.

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 8, 2005 -- Annansi Clothing Co. has launched Demand Details! its charity arm which fosters consumer education and responsibility primarily surrounding the topic of the conflict diamond trade. Demand Details! launches with Annansi