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To: LANCE B who wrote (6660)	4/8/1999 11:55:00 AM
From: Gator	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13776

EBLD NEWS!!! Hasn't hit Yahoo yet. (COMTEX) B: LA Group, Inc "ONTV" Announces Revenue-Sharing Agreement B: LA Group, Inc "ONTV" Announces Revenue-Sharing Agreement With Entertainment Boulevard ROCHESTER, NY (April 8) BUSINESS WIRE -April 8, 1999--LA Group Inc., (OTC-BB symbol: ONTV - news) operator of the Ronco website (www.ronco.com) and Seen on TV (www.seenontv.com) today announced that it has expanded its relationship for the Ronco website www.ronco.com by entering into a revenue-sharing agreement with Entertainment Boulevard (NASD OTCBB: EBLD) operator of entertainment websites including Vidnet, Screen Clips, and Pro Sports Net. Entertainment Boulevard is expanding the audience of the extremely lucrative infomercial television arena by creating Netfomercial (www.netfomercial.com), featuring on-line streaming video infomercials which present products ranging from fitness to auto to home. Entertainment Boulevard will broadcast infomercials of Ronco products over the Netfomercial website. Viewers will be able to enjoy two-to-five minute infomercials of Ronco products prior to purchasing them, and in exchange Entertainment Boulevard will receive a percentage of the purchase price of each product sold. In addition, Entertainment Boulevard will develop and host a pop-up player to be used on any additional sites that the LA Group designates to broadcast the Ronco infomercials, and Entertainment Boulevard will also share in revenues from sales generated by these sites. Dan Fasano, President of LA Group, Inc said "We look forward to providing Entertainment Boulevard with many more infomercials. I look at this alliance with a premier content provider like Entertainment Boulevard as just the beginning for developing the largest infomercial destination on the web. The Ronco website has continued to show a steady increase in revenues. With alliances such as the Entertainment Boulevard the growth potential maybe significant." Ronco Inventions is a leading marketer of products via direct response television. Starting in the 1950s, its owner, Ron Popeil, pioneered the sale of products through 800 numbers advertised on television with such items as the Veg-O-Matic, Mr. Microphone, and Buttoneer. Since then Ronco has sold millions of units (totaling hundreds of millions of dollars), including the Ronco Electric Food Dehydrator, Popeil Automatic Pasta Maker, and their latest success story: the Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ. Currently, Showtime is the hottest selling kitchen product in the United States. "E-commerce is generating a huge percentage of revenues on the Internet, " said Stephen Brown, CEO, Entertainment Boulevard. "Our streaming video alliances aid us in making Netfomercial the forerunner in the on-line infomercial business." Entertainment Boulevard, Inc. was founded in 1997 by former music industry executive Stephen Brown. The firmAEs flagship site, Vidnet, is the most comprehensive interactive music video channel on the web. The Los Angeles-based firmAEs mandate of Internet global expansion includes the launch of new websites under the umbrella of EntertainmentBlvd.com. The award-winning site has consistently generated increased consumer traffic to its network of websites and currently receives more than one million hits daily. Forward looking statements in this press release are made pursuant to the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the continued popularity of the Company's websites and product orders stemming therefrom, increased levels of competition, technological change, dependence upon third party suppliers, and other risks. -0- mj/ny* rc CONTACT: LA Group, Inc., Rochester Daniel Fasano, 888-499-4030, Visit our web site at www.ASEENONTV.COM or E-mail: invest@aseenontv.com KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS ENTERTAINMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story

To: LANCE B who wrote (6660)	4/8/1999 12:04:00 PM
From: musicguy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13776

HAS - take another look at HAS. I just skimmed through the 1000 page 10K and they make just about any toy you can name. I mean EVERYTHING.... pretty impressive. Revs, earnings and assets are up, and there is big stuff on the horizon.... Check it out: "In 1999, the Company will be launching a comprehensive range of action figures and accessories using characters associated with Lucasfilms' STAR WARS: EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE as well as the G.I. JOE CLASSIC COLLECTION, celebrating the 35th birthday of this great American hero, ANIMORPHS TRANSFORMERS, a line of NASCAR MICRO MACHINES and an extensive line of POKEMON toys and collectibles." Pokemon in itself is kinda signifigant, but Star Wars????? Also: "The new PBS television show, TELETUBBIES, inspired a line of products featuring the lovable quartet of TINKY WINKY, DIPSY, LALA and PO. Included on a list of many new products being introduced during 1999 are the PLAYSKOOL KICK START GYM, SING 'N STRUM BARNEY and TELETUBBIES TUMMY SURPRISE plush dolls." As repugnant as they are, the Teletubbies are still hugely successful. With earnings per share of $1.04, and the merchandising for what will likely be the biggest grossing motion picture of all time, I'd say now is the time to buy (or soon). The only negative I see here is that it is near the 52 week high, but a look at the chart shows it moving pretty steadily upward (since Oct) - I see no reason for this trend to reverse just yet... (from a Squirrel post...) MG