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PhantomCast.com Website Launches Star Wars:
Episode I - The Phantom Menace Live Webcasting and
On-Site Coverage of Growing Fan Lines at Movie
Theatres
LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 3, 1999--
Starlight Children's Foundation Benefiting from PhantomCast.Com Fundraising
PhantomCast.com (http://www.phantomcast.com) has launched its new website
featuring live webcasting and on-site coverage of growing lines of unique and
dedicated Star Wars fans from across the world waiting to see Star Wars: Episode I
- The Phantom Menace, when it debuts in theatres on May 19. PhantomCast.com's
webcasting event features live video streams, revealing interviews, documentaries of
Star Wars fans and film characters, and a variety of fan-produced multimedia. A
portion of the revenues generated from the website to benefit The Starlight Children's
Foundation, an organization dedicated to brightening the lives of seriously ill
children.
PhantomCast.com brings the excitement of Star Wars' "in-line" fans to online fans
worldwide, by presenting one of the longest-running, and uniquely compelling
webcasting events of all time. In addition to on-going streaming video coverage of
Star Wars' fan lines at theaters including Mann Village in Westwood, the Coronet in
San Francisco, and the Winchester Century 22 in San Jose, PhantomCast.com will
launch its PhantomCast "Road Show" next week -- delivering webcasting from
theater lines across the nation. Scheduled coverage includes stops at theater fan
lines in Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, and San Jose.
The site will also feature live webcasting coverage of arrivals at the movie's charity
premieres on May 16.
Leading Internet firms including Scour.Net, Entertainment Blvd., and AboveNet
Communications, have teamed to create PhantomCast.com, providing the site with
state-of-the-art services and features including:
- PhantomCast.com website production; partnership, content, and
resource coordination; and installation of high-speed ADSL
Internet connections to the theater lines provided by Scour.Net
(www.scour.net);
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace movie trailers,
licensed Star Wars merchandise offerings, and webcasting
resources including production equipment and streaming video
servers from Entertainment Boulevard (www.EntertainmentBlvd.com);
- Internet connectivity and co-location services for
PhantomCast.com and delivery of live webcasts provided by
AboveNet Communications (www.above.net);
- A special-edition Stars Wars themed MP3 player from Sonique;
- A Star Wars-themed single, titled "Skywalker - A Tribute" by
Denmark pop band, The Beam Team, available via MP3 digital
download via PhantomCast.com
About Scour
Scour, Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Los Angeles, CA. Scour develops
and markets Scour.Net, the broadband entertainment portal. For more information
visit Scour's web site at www.scour.net.
About Entertainment Blvd.
Entertainment Blvd., Inc. (NASD OTCBB: EBLD), www.entertainmentblvd.com, is
one of the leading providers of streaming entertainment-related media on the Internet.
Among the firm's award-winning websites is Vidnet (www.vidnet.com), one of the
most comprehensive interactive music video channels on the web. The Los
Angeles-based firm's mandate of Internet global expansion includes launching
current and future websites under the umbrella of EntertainmentBlvd.com. The
company is aggressively continuing to develop and implement strategic alliances
with key commerce and entertainment companies, broadening its presence
worldwide.
About AboveNet
AboveNet Communications Inc. is a leading provider of Internet connectivity and
co-location solutions for high-bandwidth and business-critical applications. For more
information, visit AboveNet's web site at www.above.net.
Forward looking statements in this press release are made pursuant to the "Safe
Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors
are cautioned that such forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including, without limitation, the continued popularity of the Company's websites and
product orders stemming therefrom, increased levels of competition, technological
change, dependence upon third party suppliers, and other risks.
CONTACT: EntertainmentBlvd.com: Scoop Marketing
Larry Solters or Bonnie Poindexter, 213/639-6160
or
EntertainmentBlvd.com: Investor Relations
Art Brown, 877/711-7788
or
Scour.Net
Travis Kalanick, 310/721-3869
or
AboveNet: The Weber Group
Jill Shanks or Aaron DeLucia, 650/463-8625 |
