To: BigTex who wrote (8786 ) 11/12/1999 12:04:00 PM From: Spark Respond to of 19297
MANASSAS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1999--SyCoNet.com, Inc. (OTC BB:SYCD), the leading U.S. distributor of Anime (Japanese animated) videos and DVDs, today announced that its retail website, www.animedepot.com, will be advertised on USA Networks Interactive's SCIFI.COM. SyCoNet.com has signed an agreement with USA Networks Interactive to begin an extensive year-long advertising campaign on its SCIFI.COM, the award-winning website for the SCI FI Channel. The campaign will promote SyCoNet.com's newly revamped website www.animedepot.com and will be launched on December 1, 1999. Chief Executive Officer of SyCoNet.com Sy Picon stated, "We are very excited to establish a strong advertising relationship with one of the most visible sites on the Web. The SCI FI Channel was one of the first national cable television networks to recognize the potential of Anime when it began showing Anime programming regularly on Saturdays and Sundays." Picon continued, "SCIFI.COM is heavily visited by a large number of Anime fans and the potential crossover audience is huge. We expect to significantly boost our exposure to new and existing Anime customers," stated Sy Picon. The Company's www.animedepot.com site will open on November 15, 1999. SCIFI.COM is a division of USA Networks Interactive, a USA Company (NASDAQ:USAI), which fulfills a variety of commerce, information, and entertainment needs for its wired audience. SCIFI.COM (www.SCIFI.COM), a 1998 "People's Choice" Webby Award winner, is the official website of the SCI FI Channel and has been lauded as the top online sci-fi destination since its debut in 1995. Dedicated to the vast spectrum of science fiction, science fact, fantasy, horror, the paranormal and the unknown, SCIFI.COM features original entertainment, daily news, feature stories, games and ground-breaking special events. SyCoNet.com, Inc., formerly SyCo Distribution, Inc., distributes Anime Japanese animated movies, including the enormously popular Pokemon(R) video series, multimedia games and software, DVDs, CDs, toys, apparel, and related merchandise to over 1,000 wholesale and retail accounts nationwide through two high-traffic websites, a catalog, and direct sales campaigns. For more information on purchasing the Internet's lowest priced Anime videos, see www.altvidwar.com.