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To: Jim B who wrote (8686)	6/17/1999 3:24:00 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

where is that news for MPTV? Dang i had to sell 1/2 of my holdings for lack of it!

To: Jim B who wrote (8686)	6/17/1999 3:26:00 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 108040

(COMTEX) B: American Digital Communications, Inc. Announces Rockingha B: American Digital Communications, Inc. Announces Rockingham Park As Newest Racing Partner NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Jun 17, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- AmericanDigital Communications Inc. [OTCBB: ADCM] announced today a non-exclusive agreement to broadcast live horseracing from Rockingham Park. This agreement brings the number of tracks available on the TrackPower(TM) system to eleven, including some of the nation's largest tracks such as The Meadowlands and Santa Anita Park. Upon signing, Graham Simmonds, VP and General Manager of ADCM stated, "We are very pleased that Rockingham Park has chosen TrackPower to distribute their racing product and to broaden their audience. We are currently in discussions with many other North American and International tracks." TrackPower is a multi-channel digital satellite television service for horse racing. The TrackPower service allows racing fans to watch full-card simulcasting from premier racetracks in their home or office. On July 1, 1999, TrackPower begins broadcasting on EchoStar's Dish Network(TM) service, which broadcasts to more than 2.3 million U.S. direct broadcast satellite homes. TrackPower currently provides live horse racing video to paying subscribers throughout North America on EchoStar's SkyVista(TM) satellite television service. TrackPower also offers subscribers telephone wagering through Penn National Race Course's Telebet system. Rockingham Park, New England's finest track since opening day in 1906, offers 100 programs in 76 days of live thoroughbred racing in 1999 and year-round simulcast racing. Rockingham Park is where Chris McCarron, Pat Day, and Diane Nelson started. For additional information contact John Vitale at (603)898-2311. American Digital Communications, Inc., delivers high quality live horseracing video to subscribers throughout the Continental United States. The TrackPower service is currently offered in conjunction with Echostar's SkyVista Direct-To-Home (DTH) service. ADCM has recently reached agreement with EchoStar Communications Corporation to offer TrackPower on the Dish Network. EchoStar also provides order processing, set-top box authorization, and billing from its customer service center in Denver, Co. For additional information, contact Graham Simmonds at (905) 839-1430, or by email at simmonds@trackpower.com. This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: American Digital Communications, New York J. Graham Simmonds, 905/839-1430 x352 Email: simmonds@trackpower.com WEB PAGE: busine

To: Jim B who wrote (8686)	6/17/1999 3:27:00 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 108040

(BSNS WIRE) Actfit.com and Fitweek.com Partner With XRNet to Reach Five Actfit.com and Fitweek.com Partner With XRNet to Reach Five Million Fitness Club Members Business, Technology & Health Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1999--LaserMedia Communications Corp. (OTC BB: LZMCF) has announced an agreement with XRNet Corporation which will enable LaserMedia's actfit.com and fitweek.com websites to reach up to five million health club members across North America by the end of 1999. XRNet, a subsidiary of 701 New Media LP, is the developer of the XRNet ClubSites program. Working with leading fitness club chains and consultants in the United States, including World Gym, Casey Conrad Communication Consultants, and Fitness Focus Inc., XRNet currently has agreements to deliver and manage websites for 2,500 clubs, with an additional 2,500 expected to be added before the end of 1999. As the average membership of XRNet's clubs is 1,000, this translates into a potential 5 million new unique visitors for LaserMedia's sites. Under the terms of the agreement with LaserMedia, dated June 15, 1999, XRNet grants exclusive rights to LaserMedia to supply its proprietary interactive software (Active Trainer and Active Planner) and its weekly e-zine FitWeek to the club sites managed by XRNet. As an additional benefit for LaserMedia, XRNet will sell advertising for the company's sites. LaserMedia will pay XRNet 15% commission on advertising sold by XRNet. "Targeting specific interest groups is a significant challenge on the Internet, and with our association with XRNet we have made major inroads in delivering our prime audience", said LaserMedia CEO Richard Hue. "As well as having a very positive effect on our traffic statistics, this agreement will give us the vehicle to deliver a quality audience to our advertisers." The ClubSites program provides fitness clubs with comprehensive professionally-designed websites covering all major aspects of each club's activities in the context of an on-line fitness journal. All components of the clubs' web sites can be updated daily by club personnel using common word processing skills. "Each site is dynamic and interactive and the content is presented in a fresh and topical way", said Bob Clapperton, Executive Vice President and Director of Operations at XRNet. "Club members are attracted to return again and again, building traffic for our sponsors and strategic partners. Actfit.com and fitweek.com will be key elements of each site, and we are confident that we will bring significant traffic to both LaserMedia sites." In other news, LaserMedia, in Press Release No. 33, stated that Thomas R. DiBenedetto, appointee to its Advisory Board, is a trustee of Massachusetts General Hospital. In fact Mr. DiBenedetto is an incorporator of the hospital and Joslin Diabetes Center. Actfit.com is the Internet's only fully-interactive health and fitness Website. Log on to actfit.com for all your interactive health and fitness needs! Trading on Nasdaq / OTC-Bulletin Board (LZMCF) LaserMedia Communications Corp. (CDN: LMCD) Issued and Outstanding - 19,548,163 Common Shares Forward-looking statements and comments in this press release are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements relating to, among other things, the prospects for the company to increase the level of sales, complete future web sites or complete future acquisitions are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature, including, but not limited to, the risks related to the demand for the company's products and/or services, competition, and availability of capital. The information herein has not been approved or disapproved by regulatory authorities. --30--lp/ny* CONTACT: The Pinnacle Group, U.S. Mark Cohen, 516/773-2477 or LaserMedia Communications Corp. Toronto Carl Christie or Vince Balatbat, 416/977-2001 or 888/639-0628 KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMED MEDICINE SPORTS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlin