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To: DR. MEADE who wrote (32603)	1/28/1999 9:34:00 AM
From: Steven G. Trapp & Company	Respond to of 34592

TFN, The Football Network And NFLfans.com Announce Cross-Marketing And Merchandising Agreement PR Newswire - January 28, 1999 08:47 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Football Network, TFN (OTC Bulletin Board: TFNK) announced today an agreement that joins TFN, America's first and only cable television network totally dedicated to Football and www.NFLfans.com, the Internet's most extensive website run by the fans and for the fans. TFN President Jantonio Turner said, "TFN is more than just a TV Network and we have a business strategy of integration into the internet to take advantage of the enormous opportunities in E-commerce, Interactive Programming, and Internet Community Development. Stephan Miller of NFLfans.com said, "Our mutual goals are to add quality programming and provide a full range of access and information to the worldwide football audience through television, the internet and in person events." The agreement calls for a cooperative cross-marketing and merchandising agreement to provide football products to the eager fan waiting to embrace their new apparel or memorabilia. NFL -- approved licensed gear, collectibles and highly sought after autographed items will be just a toll free call away. "We are very excited to have found an organization like TFN to fill the void between football games. This 24 hour/7 days a week football medium will offer television viewers increased coverage and full length programming. Fans will no longer settle for tidbits that flash by on other sports channels," says Stephan Miller. TFN and NFLfans will team to bring a superior product into millions of homes. Fans will have a new venue to express their opinions, gain insightful knowledge and understanding about the game, have increased football coverage and come one step closer to their football heroes. As a cooperative unit representing nearly 1,000 web sites and thousands of fans and NFLfans and TFN forges a new paradigm of football experience. TFN's Turner concluded, "Joining forces with NFLfans.com represents a major step in the establishment of TFN and the execution of our internet strategy. We look forward to utilizing this new partnership as we become America's number one source for information on football." The Football Network is an emerging high growth national football cable and television network that plans to provide programming 24 hours a day, available to the home backyard satellite dish market, to cable television systems, and to direct satellite television providers. TFN plans to generate revenue in six primary ways: Advertising sales, affiliate, subscriber and syndication fees, viewer's calls, program sales, merchandise and licensing agreements. TFN plans its initial launch by July of 1999. For more information visit our website @ www.footballnetwork.com. Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. SOURCE The Football Network, Inc. /CONTACT: Marc Mitchell, The Football Network, Inc., 323-653-3001, or fax, 323-653-3067/ /Web site: nflfans.com /Web site: footballnetwork.com