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To: InOverMyHead who wrote (16682)	6/17/1999 10:14:00 AM
From: RCJIII	Respond to of 25711

Big news just out on MGMA- (BSNS WIRE) Metro Global Media Rolls Out Interactive Display Units to Ad Metro Global Media Rolls Out Interactive Display Units to Adult Retail Stores; Innovative Point-of-Purchase Program to Revolutionize the Way Adult Videos and DVDs are Sold Business Editors CRANSTON, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1999--Metro Global Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGMA), a multimedia, mass-marketing enterprise, announced today that Metro, Inc., its adult entertainment subsidiary, will roll out the first 100 of its new Metro Media Center interactive display units to the adult retail market this week. The Metro Media Center interactive display units and accompanying point-of-purchase program are designed to address one of the biggest consumer complaints in adult entertainment marketing, deceptive advertising. The Metro Media Center is a freestanding display that enables customers to preview scenes from 30 different movie titles before making a purchase. Each unit houses a 20" color monitor and holds up to 240 pieces of video and DVD packaged for sell-through. The first 100 Metro Media Centers shipped are projected to generate total revenues in excess of $1.6 million for this fiscal year, with profit margins in excess of 50 percent. The Company plans to release a total of 1,000 units to the marketplace during the next 12 months. Increased revenues and profits for Metro's Internet business are also anticipated, generated by non-stop interstitial advertising for the Company's web sites and on-line shopping mall in between movie clips. "Not only does the Metro Media Center take our products off the shelf and one step closer to the hands of consumers, it takes away any guessing about the product itself. Consumers can be assured that the quality of the movie is consistent with the quality of the packaging," said Greg Alves, vice president of Metro, Inc. and head of west coast operations. "This program is exclusive to Metro, and clearly separates us from all other companies marketing adult video and DVD product," added Alves. Updated information can be seen on Metro Global's corporate web site www.METROGLOBAL.com. The preceding statements and projections are forward looking statements and actual results could materially differ from the projections. --30--gk/bos* CONTACT: Metro Global Media, Inc. Jennifer St.Cyr (888) 463-8764 KEYWORD: RHODE ISLAND MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *