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Peacock Financial Joins Forces With Desert Winds Entertainment to Form Digital Network ''DESTV.NET'' Business Wire - December 15, 1999 10:53 SAN JACINTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999--Peacock Financial Corp. (OTCBB:PFCK) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Desert Winds Entertainment (OTCBB:DESW) to form a Digital Entertainment division called DESERT DIGITAL NETWORK (DESTV.NET). The agreement calls for Peacock to finance the initial startup costs, through its venture fund, in the form of convertible debt and to provide technical and marketing assistance through Peacock's subsidiary, DotCom Ventures LLC. Steve Peacock, president of Peacock Financial, stated: "This investment into Desert Winds Entertainment represents our first step into the area of digital broadcasting. Combining forces with a company that has current revenues, existing content ready for broadcast over the Internet, and is already publicly traded, Peacock's move into digital entertainment meets our investment criteria and will create tremendous future opportunity." "Digital television is clearly the wave of the future," stated Tasha Richardson, vice president of entertainment for Desert Winds Entertainment. "By teaming with Peacock Financial Corp., we have access to the funding necessary to begin airing our existing content over the Internet and have the added value of the technical and marketing assistance of DotCom Ventures LLC." About Peacock Financial Peacock Financial is a fully reporting investment holding company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Business Development Corporation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Current holdings include investments in real estate and in investment banking specializing in professional sports and the Internet. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained herein that are not historical are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain delays beyond the company's control with respect to market acceptance of new technologies or products, delays in testing and evaluation of products and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Peacock Financial Steven R. Peacock, 909/652-3885 Web site: www.peacockfinancial.com or Stock Enterprises Jim Stock, 702/614-0003 (investor contact)