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To: $Mogul who wrote (59160)	9/2/1999 1:35:00 AM
From: ynot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

$mogul, easy with the stats, you might blow a fuse :) regards, ynot ;)

To: $Mogul who wrote (59160)	9/2/1999 1:40:00 AM
From: Susan G	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

BigStar.com Confirmed as Leading Filmed Entertainment Site NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 1999-- September 01, 1999 10:14 newsalert.com Statistics from PC Data and Next Card support BigStar.com's number one ranking BigStar Entertainment's (Nasdaq: BGST) position as the world's number one online retailer of movies has been confirmed by figures released by PC Data and NextCard, the first true Internet Visa. The PC Data rankings are based on an estimate number of unique buyers visiting a site in a month. BigStar.com recorded the 10th highest sales figures of all Internet retail sites in July according to PC Data. BigStar was the only filmed entertainment site in the Top 10, rating ahead of CDnow (Nasdaq: CDNW). Amazon recorded the highest number of purchases during July with Planetrx at second. (More information can be found at www.pcdataonline.com.) NextCard (Nasdaq: NXCD), creator of the First True Internet Visa, now issues monthly listings of the top 25 online merchants based on the number of online transactions by approximately 100,000 NextCard Visa cardholders. The monthly ranking is based on the number of actual online purchases. BigStar.com was listed as the number 19 online merchant in NextCard's July figures, and is the only filmed entertainment site in the Top 20. (The complete list is available at www.nextcard.com.) David Friedensohn, CEO of BigStar.com, said: "It's wonderful that BigStar can now count itself amongst the very top electronic commerce players. We believe our strategy of bringing direct marketing to the Web through the use of innovative software is working--and the PC Data and NextCard numbers are great indicators of our success." The newly published statistics from PC Data and NextCard confirm previously published ratings by Media Metrix. In May of 1999, according to Media Metrix, BigStar became the number one filmed entertainment site in terms of traffic with over 1.1 million unique visitors for that month. 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. For further information, please contact Bridget Fishleigh on 212 741 5106 x 22 or bridget@yeahwhatever.com CONTACT: BigStar Entertainment, Inc. Bridget Fishleigh, 212/ 741-5106 x 22 or bridget@yeahwhatever.com