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NVEI selects the number ONE PR firm in the US and number FIVE in the world!

New Visual Entertainment, Inc. Selects Fleishman-Hillard To
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New Visual Entertainment, Inc. Selects Fleishman-Hillard To Launch New Technology SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2001--New Visual Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:NVEI), a pioneer in the development of proprietary transmission technology, announced today that it has hired Fleishman-Hillard Inc., the United States' largest public relations firm, to increase awareness of the cu@ocx technology developed by New Wheel Technology, a subsidiary of New Visual Entertainment. The New Visual Entertainment account will be led by Fleishman-Hillard's San Diego office. Fleishman-Hillard will assist in repositioning New Visual Entertainment through a comprehensive communications and marketing campaign including corporate and product media relations, reputation management, and general marketing support services. Ray Willenberg Jr., CEO of New Visual Entertainment, said, "As we shift the focus of our company towards the innovations of New Wheel Technology, we see great benefit in working with Fleishman-Hillard to convey our progress and success to our partners, customers, shareholders, and others. With a unique mix of global capabilities and local expertise, plus strong telecommunications experience, we are excited to have Fleishman-Hillard guiding our strategic public relations and marketing programs." "New Visual Entertainment has an exciting technology and an interesting story to tell," said Michael Busselen, senior partner and general manager of Fleishman-Hillard's San Diego office. "We are pleased to add them to our roster of San Diego companies, and look forward to helping New Visual grow in the months and years ahead." Fleishman-Hillard's clientele includes Yahoo!, Dell Computer Corporation, Hasbro, Procter & Gamble, SBC Communications and United Airlines. Fleishman-Hillard San Diego's list of local clients includes Kyocera Wireless Corp., Pacific Bell, Phogenix Imaging, medibuy, and Scripps Health, among others. About Fleishman-Hillard Fleishman-Hillard Inc., based in St. Louis, is the largest public relations firm in the United States and the fifth-largest firm worldwide. The firm operates throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South Africa through its 77 owned offices. Fleishman-Hillard is a member of Omnicom Group Inc. For more information, visit the Fleishman-Hillard Web site at www.fleishman.com. About New Visual Entertainment, Inc. New Visual is pioneering the development of a proprietary broadband transmission technology with the mission to utilize existing copper telecommunications infrastructure to deliver high data content to the home or office at VDSL or fiber optic transfer rates. Through its New Wheel Technology, Inc. subsidiary, New Visual is developing this technology, which would allow the bundling of voice, video, and data over existing copper telephone wires, thus potentially eliminating the need for fiber optic cable to the home or office. Its initial development efforts include "Very High rate Digital Subscriber Line" (VDSL), and have demonstrated results exceeding industry standards. New Visual's common stock is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol NVEI. With the exception of historical information contained in this release, this release includes forward-looking statements made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the following: product development difficulties; market demand and acceptance of products; the impact of changing economic conditions; business conditions in the Internet; reliance on third parties including potential suppliers, licensors, and licensees; the impact of competitors and their products; risks concerning future technology; and other factors detailed in this release and in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. --30--el/sf* CONTACT: New Visual Entertainment, Inc. Rich Wilson, 619/692-0333 (Media) [e-mail] John Howell, 619/692-0333 (Investor Relations) [e-mail] or Fleishman-Hillard Bridget Stachowski, 619/237-7717 [e-mail] Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: http://www.businesswire.com



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