August 11, 1999 05:15
MediaX, RealNetworks, and J-Bird Records Join Forces for Digital Download Campaign
Promotion Centers on Debut Record From Barry Kingston and The Screaming Souls To Be Made Available to Over 7 Million RealJukebox Users
CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaX Corporation (OTC Bulleting Board: MXMX), an award-winning developer of new media content for entertainment companies and interactive satellite channels, has teamed with RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) and J-Bird (OTC Bulleting Board: JBRD) for a digital download promotion with recording artist Barry Kingston and the Screaming Souls for the group's first single "I Can't Do It Alone." The promotion kicks off next week with ticket giveaways and front-page advertising on www.amuZnet.com.
As part of the promotion, RealNetworks will encode the single "I Can't Do It Alone" and make it available for downloading and streaming starting next week. RealNetworks will also build a Barry Kingston web page where people can access the song and feature the track in conjunction with the new RealJukebox product which is currently being promoted to the more than 70 million registered users of RealPlayer. The download will be available in the "Get Music" panel of RealJukebox, the RealJukebox section of RealGuide, and the "Welcome Page" for RealJukebox.
Fans can go to www.amuZnet.com to register to win tickets to see Barry Kingston live in concert along with other cool prizes such as T-shirts, CDs, pre-paid phone cards, and FREE CDs from J-Bird Records and amuZnet.com.
Barry Kingston exploded onto the New England club scene in the early nineties, winning the prestigious MTV Basement Tapes by the largest margin of victory in the contest's history. He formed the Screaming Souls in 1997.
"MediaX is looking forward to this campaign and to the enormous exposure this digital download will get through our alliance with RealNetworks," said Nancy Poertner, President of MediaX. "It marks an important step forward in this relationship."
"We're excited to be working with MediaX and J-Bird Records on this download promotion and look forward to its success and to developing a stronger relationship with both companies," stated Chris Otto, Executive Producer, Music Group, RealNetworks. "RealJukebox is an ideal vehicle for new bands to reach potential fans."
"The exclusive strategic alliance with MediaX is kicking off to a good start with big exposure on the web. We are looking forward to developing this relationship further, which will be kicked into the next gear with a new design of the J-Bird digital download library by MediaX," commented Jay Barbieri, CEO of J-Bird Records.
J-Bird Music Group, Ltd. was launched in 1996. The label went public in 1997 and now has a catalogue of more than 250 artists and 3,000 titles with well-known artists including Billy Squier, The Guess Who, Rockapella, and The John Entwistle Band. The company holds strategic alliances with Microsoft, a2b Music, and the Navare Corp. MediaX exclusively represents the entire digital catalog on the Internet.
RealNetworks is the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet. It develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video, and other multimedia services using the Web.
Founded in 1996, MediaX Corporation (www.mediax.com) is an award-winning developer of new media content for the Internet, entertainment companies, and interactive satellite channels. MediaX's network of entertainment-based web sites include www.rodstewartlive.com, www.jbirdrecords.com, www.Divinemusik.com, www.EYCLive.com and it's www.amuZnet.com serves as an entertainment/e-commerce web site with more than 265,000 CD's, DVD's and home videos. The company recently entered into an agreement with the Echostar interactive satellite system to broadcast amuZnet.com into more than 2.5 million homes.
For more information, Paul Freundlich of Rogers & Cowan, 212-545-5858, for MediaX Corporation; or Rainer Poertner of MediaX, 310-815-8002, ext. 24; or investors, Wayne Thomsen, of Liviakis Financial Communications, 916-448-6084, for MediaX.
SOURCE MediaX Corporation
/CONTACT: Paul Freundlich of Rogers & Cowan, 212-545-5858, for MediaX
Corporation; or Rainer Poertner of MediaX, 310-815-8002, ext. 24; or
investors, Wayne Thomsen, of Liviakis Financial Communications, 916-448-6084,
for MediaX/
/Web site: amuznet.com
/Web site: mediax.com
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