RMD Entertainment Group JV Secures Exclusive TV "Hip Hop Hall of Fame" Event Inducting "Tupac Shakur" & "Biggie Smalls"
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov 28, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- RMD Entertainment
Group (PINKSHEETS: RMDG), in conjunction with co-executive producer Global Media
LLC, announced today exclusively in an interview on MN1.com (www.mn1.com) that
the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards, Induction Ceremony and Concert (the "Event")
will take place at the legendary Apollo Theater, New York, NY. The date of the
Event will be announced through all major TV media outlets.
The two-hour special Event will be produced by Global Media LLC and ION Media
Networks pursuant to the mutual satisfaction of the Licensor and Licensee. ION
Media Networks, Inc. (formerly Paxson Communications Corporation) is a network
television broadcasting company which owns and operates the largest broadcast
television station group in the United States, as measured by the number of
television households in the markets the Company's stations serve. ION provides
network programming seven days per week, 24 hours per day, through its broadcast
television station group and pursuant to distribution arrangements with cable
and satellite distribution systems.
Co-executive producers Global Media LLC and RMD Entertainment Group have further
agreed that RHN.TV (Real Hip Hop Matrix) (RMHX) will distribute the Event
thereafter through U.S. cable, satellite and internet networks.
Giorgio Costonis, CEO of RMD Entertainment Group, stated, "We are delighted with
our role to executive produce this spectacular star-studded Event with such
venerable partners. RMDG now adds these shared revenue drivers along with our
partners including, but not limited to, advertising, branding, merchandise
sales, DVD sales, Pay-Per-View sales, Video-on-Demand, and MOTV subscriptions,
all of which we will channel with highly exclusive and sought-after hip-hop
content."
Global Media LLC (Owner & Operator of Hip Hop Hall of Fame) CEO James T.
Thompson stated, "Hip Hop Hall of Fame has once again become an astonishingly
hot property. The advent of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls being inducted into
the Hip Hop Hall of Fame a decade after their deaths only serves to make the
Event all the more exciting. Hip-hop culture is a 'Madison Avenue' sweetheart as
is evidenced everywhere in the popular media. Our Joint Venture organization
will be booking major advertising campaigns with several well-known brand names
and a major credit card vendor for this special Event. The talent roster for the
Event is a who's who of hip-hop entertainment. Event details, hosts, presenters,
performances and Event DJs, along with special appearances, will be released in
an upcoming public announcement. This is all very exciting."
Instrumental in orchestrating these parties together and planting the seeds of
future content distribution and advertising sales, Kendrick Lesane, COO of RHMX
+ RHN.TV (www.realhiphopmatrix.com) and first cousin to the late Tupac Shakur,
stated, "We believe that this example of special Event programming is a view
into a wave of future collaborations between cable, satellite and IP delivery in
a highly stylized, branded format. RHN.TV will use this Event product and others
like it to break RHN.TV into new U.S. markets and win deeper subscriber loyalty
through stylized branding, programming and advertising in larger metropolitan
markets. RHMX will be re-branding and converting Event content for certain new
Customers who market innovative portable audio and video players and for mobile
phones that play MP3 and MP4 files. Our bet is that a large portion of the
world's content subscribers will be regularly watching TV broadcasts on mobile
devices within two years. This will open up lucrative markets for both content
producers and network distributors. It's all good."
About Real Hip Hop Matrix + RHN.TV
Real Hip Hop Matrix + RHN.TV is the first 24-hour cable network dedicated
exclusively to hip-hop lifestyle and culture. RHN.TV currently broadcasts to
approximately 22 million U.S. households. The Washington, D.C.-based network has
a regular programming schedule devoted almost entirely to the hip-hop
marketplace with a targeted selection of programming centered on the foundation
of hip-hop's core elements: Deejaying, Emceeing, Break dancing and Graffiti.
Target Audience: 18-34 demographic, in both urban and suburban markets; certain
programming is targeted toward the 12-24 audience.
Distribution: RHN.TV can be seen in over 22 million U.S. households through Dish
Network (Channel 9407), Comcast in Denver (Channel 55) and in LA on Adelphia
through a programming agreement with CoLours TV. RHN.TV has been on air in the
Washington, D.C. market through MHz since July 1, 2006. RHN.TV's distribution
through OlympuSat provides 24-hour access to 15 million homes in 2005 growing to
approximately 43 million homes by 2008. OlympuSat provides distribution through
a multi-content agreement with Dish Network, Direct TV and the top 10 major
cable channels. IP distribution of RHN.TV is offered through a partnership with
ROO Group Inc.
Enjoy our web presence: www.rhn.tv, www.realhiphopmatrix.com,
www.realhiphopmatrix.net
About ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks, Inc. owns and operates the nation's largest broadcast
television station group and the i network, reaching over 92 million U.S.
television households via its nationwide broadcast television, cable and
satellite distribution systems. For more information, please visit
www.ionmedia.tv. About RMD Entertainment Group
RMD Entertainment is a cutting-edge entertainment company that is primarily
focused on the development and international marketing of 'hip-hop' music,
including compact discs, digital downloads, and personal 'ring tones' for mobile
phone customers, as well as other 'hip-hop' lifestyle products. The Company has
also created MOTV, the ability to stream video content to mobile devices,
including cell phones and PDA's. The Company currently possesses an impressive
hip-hop music catalogue, which it distributes through Bungalo Records and
Universal Music Group (a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal in North America) and
in Europe through the Pickwick Group Ltd. of London.
www.rmd-entertainment.com/
Forward-looking statements in this news release relating to the Company's
expectations regarding RMDG, RHMX, ION demand and pricing are made pursuant to
the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words such as "expect" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions made by and information available to RMDG
Entertainment Group ION Media Networks, Inc and Real Hip Hop Matrix Corp.
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Commission, and other regulatory authorities. The Company has no intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CONTACT:
Real Hip-Hop Matrix Corp + RHN.TV
Atonn Muhammad
202-434 8374
Public Relations:
Clarke & Associates
Priscilla Clarke
202-723 2200
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