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and stil more news: Kanakaris Partnering Campaign With Movie Studios and Film Makers Launches in Today's Hollywood Reporter HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sep 14, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Box Office Never Closes is Theme of Content and eCommerce Alliances Offered With KKRS.Net One day after announcing that it is making a Virtual Theater available for inclusion on any mainstream web site in the world, Kanakaris Communications, Inc. (OTC BB: KKRS) expanded its Movie Partner Program to target movie studios and film makers. In a full-page ad in the Hollywood Reporter (page 9, Sept.14), Kanakaris welcomes Movie Studios and Film Makers to partner with its KKRS.Net entertainment web portal (www.KKRS.Net). "Everyone connected to the Internet has a perfect seat," states the ad in referring to the Kanakaris Virtual Theater where, "The box office never closes." Kanakaris Communications, Inc. is a Microsoft Internet Content Partner utilizing Microsoft Windows Media 4.0 technologies and Kanakaris is a Content Partner of high-bandwidth Internet Service Provider LMCI Communications, Inc. (OTC BB: LMKI). "We are driving some of our highest web site traffic numbers ever through the KKRS.Net web site," stated an LMCI Communications, Inc. spokesperson. LMCI is developing comprehensive audience tracking data for the site. Ushering in the advent of full-length, full computer screen movie distribution over the Internet, Kanakaris offers: -- Film Makers Filmmakers can showcase their film (short or full-length) at KKRS.Net and receive online publicity and complete viewing and demographic information to use in selling their film to studios, theaters, home video, foreign and t.v. distribution. Total cost is $5,000 and the film maker decides the dates and lengths of time their film will be available for on-demand, 24 hours a day viewing. -- T.V. Show Producers T.V. Show producers can post their pilot online at KKRS.Net. They will be provided with complete viewing and demographic information to use in selling their program to network and cable t.v. The total cost is $5,000, and the show will be accessible on-demand, 24 hours a day, to a world wide Internet audience. -- Studios Recognized Movie Studios qualify for the Studio Partner Program. These partners provide KKRS.Net with access to star interviews and other behind-the-scenes movie related content. In exchange, each studio partner has several free benefits. These include: Free online posting of movie trailers, Free links to individual movie web sites, free screenings of movies or Broadband pay-per-view distribution, Free viewing and demographic information -- Advertisers Ads can be placed alongside the online motion pictures. Special ad rates and full demographic and viewing tracking information is available to Advertising Partners. Further information on Kanakaris: Kanakaris Communications is publicly traded on the OTC Bulletin Board and in Germany. For further information on Kanakaris Communications (www.kanakaris.com), contact Colby Marceau, director of Public/Investor Relations, at 714/444-0560; fax: 714/549-8970; e-mail:info@kanakaris.com; 3303 Harbor Blvd., No. F-3, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92626. Microsoft and Windows Media Technologies 4.0 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corp. "The Box Office Never Closes" and "Everyone Connected To The Internet Has A Perfect Seat" are trademarks of Kanakaris Communications, Inc. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," "intend to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. CONTACT: Kanakaris Communications Colby Marceau, 714/444-0560 fax: 714/549-8970 e-mail: info@kanakaris.com www.kanakaris.com WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY CODE: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT