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To: darline cook who wrote (91877)	8/30/1999 11:04:00 AM
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BigStar.com Announces Additional Content and Commerce Partnership NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999-- BigStar.com is exclusive movie retailer for FortuneCity.com, the 25th largest Web property in the United States BigStar Entertainment Inc (Nasdaq: BGST), which operates www.BigStar.com (http://www.bigstar.com/), the leading online movie superstore, today announced a strategic content and commerce agreement with FortuneCity.com, one of the world's fastest growing global online community networks and largest virtual democracy. BigStar will be the exclusive video/DVD retailer on FortuneCity.com and will build a co-branded video/DVD store. As the exclusive video/DVD retailer, BigStar.com offers FortuneCity.com members: - access to extensive proprietary content including filmographies, movie stills, biographies and DVD technical reviews. - the ability to become instant BigStar affiliates and thereby create their own customized movie store. FortuneCity will provide its members with the tools to do this with BigStar.com being integrated within FortuneCity's "build" and "Update Your Home" sections. BigStar.com will also be positioned in significant locations throughout FortuneCity.com, including the home page, will sponsor theme events such as holiday promotions and major film releases, and will have direct links from FortuneCity.com's shopping channel. Peter Macnee, President and CEO of FortuneCity.com, said: "Our members expect the best from us and so BigStar is a natural partner. Not only does BigStar have the most comprehensive online offering of videos and DVDs, it also offers informative and interesting original content about the entertainment industry." David Friedensohn, CEO of BigStar.com, said: "Our goal is to grow traffic to BigStar.com. Providing visitors to major Web brands such as FortuneCity.com with a tangible service will enhance our reputation and increase the number of visitors to our site." About FortuneCity.com Founded in 1997, FortuneCity Inc. (www.FortuneCity.com (http://www.fortunecity.com/)) is one of the largest and fastest growing international networks of native language Web-based communities on the Internet. The FortuneCity network, first to expand internationally, includes sites in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Swedish, Dutch and Portuguese. FortuneCity citizens are empowered to build their own free home pages, developing virtual homes where they can share ideas and experiences with members and visitors from around the world, join special interest groups and have a direct impact on the development of their community. FortuneCity was recently ranked 25th largest Web property in the United States by Media Metrix, June, 1999. FortuneCity also operates the online community site AcmeCity.com in a 50/50 joint venture with Warner Bros. About BigStar Entertainment BigStar Entertainment, (www.BigStar.com) is the leading online filmed entertainment superstore, based on customer traffic to its Web sites. BigStar.com is exclusively dedicated to filmed entertainment products and sells videos, digital video discs (DVDs) and laserdiscs. This news release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to the future events or the future financial results of BigStar Entertainment. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated from such forward-looking statements, including the matters set forth in BigStar Entertainment's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Bridget Fishleigh 212 741 5106 x 22 bridget@yeahwhatever.com KEYWORD: NEW YORK BW1312 AUG 30,1999 7:47 PACIFIC 10:47 EASTERN