BELLEVUE, Wash., Jun 2, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cool Entertainment Inc. (OTCBB:CULE) announced that, in accordance with its agreement with MSI Music, the Company's import section will be launched today. MSI Music is Cool Entertainment's distribution partner for imports in the US, providing more than 100,000 international titles for the Cool website. Cool Entertainment plans to use MSI's Miami warehouse to distribute imported products throughout the US. In the near future, Cool Entertainment will utilize MSI's Depot 31 for European distribution. This will allow the company to distribute over 300,000 titles to consumers in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Digital downloads will be available on the Cool Entertainment Inc. site later this month. Clement Lau, President of Cool Entertainment Inc. stated, "With the launch of our import section, Cool Entertainment broadens its product offerings substantially, bringing a huge selection of imported titles to North American shoppers. This agreement places the Company in an excellent position to capitalize on the projected $750 billion that will be spent over the Internet on entertainment products in the next two years. Through the agreement with MSI, our online shoppers can select from over 100,000 international titles, in addition to the 250,000 products, including CDs, DVDs, videos and video games, currently available on the Cool Entertainment website." Rolf Hansen, VP of operations for MSI, stated, "MSI and Depot 31's combined experience in drop shipping for Internet vendors CDNOW (Nasdaq:CDNW - news), Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN -news) and Tower Records will undoubtedly benefit Cool Entertainment." ABOUT MSI MUSIC MSI offers consumers and retailers a searchable database of more than 100,000 titles. In Europe, MSI distributes through Depot 31, the first Internet fulfillment warehouse established on the European continent. Depot 31 is specifically designed to meet the demands of retailers in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Northern Africa with one of the world's largest music-related databases (300,000-plus titles). Additional information on MSI Music is available at: msimusic.com. ABOUT COOL ENTERTAINMENT INC. Cool Entertainment is a comprehensive entertainment retail website, offering a wide range of products including CDs, DVDs, videos, and video games. The website also offers value-added services including online games, free e-mail accounts, and other entertainment. Cool Management is currently exploring additional distribution opportunities in Asia, Australia and Latin America. For further information, please visit: coolentertainment.com. Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues, earnings and transactions, as well as all other statements in the press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results and other corporate developments could differ materially from that which has been anticipated in such statements. CONTACT: Investor Relations Travis Christ Charterbridge Financial Group, Inc. 619/696-8000 tchrist@charterbridge.net URL: businesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. |