To: JLS who wrote (21466 ) 3/6/2000 9:14:00 AM From: david james Respond to of 57584
Been quiet over hear regarding BDEbiz.yahoo.com Giving Fans the Chance for Web Immortality: Entertaindom.com and Brilliant Digital Present the 'Be Immortal with KISS' Online Sweepstakes - Prizes Include 3-D Virtual Guest Appearance in the Series, Concert Tickets, Backstage Passes and KISS Makeover - - Entertaindom.com Orders More Superman Webisodes from Brilliant Digital Entertainment - LOS ANGELES, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Stars used to be discovered on Hollywood Boulevard, but these days it's on the Internet, thanks to Entertaindom.com, the chart-topping Time Warner (NYSE: TWX - news) entertainment site and Brilliant Digital Entertainment (Amex: BDE - news). The two entertainment companies today launched a new ``Be Immortal With KISS' sweepstakes that will give fans the chance to become an animated guest star in the new KISS Immortals Webisodes debuting this week atentertaindom.com . The KISS Immortals Webisodes will boost the presence of Brilliant Digital as a major supplier to the Time Warner entertainment site, as it follows an order by Entertaindom.com for a second set of 15 Webisodes in the Superman Multipath Adventure series. KISS Immortals is the first 3-D animated Web series to star a major rock n' roll band, and the sweepstakes is the first of its kind, allowing fans to truly participate in the online action. The series finds KISS in the midst of a concert tour, mysteriously abducted into the oppressive alien world of Umbra, with only KISS able to help save the universe, armed with their music, a rebellious attitude and the viewer's help. Through March 31st fans can enter the ``Be Immortal With KISS' sweepstakes, which will feature additional prizes such as tickets and backstage passes to see KISS in concert in a city of your choice (the tour starts mid-March), a special pre-concert KISS makeover including full KISS make-up, autographed KISStory books, copies of the new KISS Alive IV CD and KISS T-shirts. ``We are excited to launch this new Web series with an online sweepstakes,' said Entertaindom EVP and Chief Development Officer Jim Banister. ``The feedback generated by Brilliant Digital's Superman series has been nothing short of fantastic, and we are pleased to extend our commitment to Brilliant to work with Time Warner's DC Comics to create that ground-breaking series of Webisodes. KISS Immortals offers the same cutting edge 3-D animation and interactivity, and we continue to work closely together on this innovative series.' Kevin Bermeister, President of Brilliant Digital commented, ``KISS Immortals represents a new application for Brilliant's technology and content development capabilities, as it brings popular music and 3-D Internet animation together in one explosive package. We are very excited to help create a new audience for 3-D interactive music-based animation, and we aim to aggressively expand our content in this area through co-production/revenue sharing agreements using our affiliation with KISS Digital as a model.'