ADVISORY/``i-Hollywood Forum 2000'' to Examine Next Stage of Interactive Hollywood's Transformation.

Entertainment Editors & Multimedia Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Jan. 12)

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)

WHAT:     "i-Hollywood Forum 2000" will examine the next stage of
          Interactive Hollywood's transformation -- featuring a panel
          discussion with industry experts.

WHO:      www.theHiWire.com, Interactive Hollywood's definitive news,
          events and calendar service

PANELISTS:

          -- Larry Kasanoff, chairman and chief executive officer of
             TheThreshold.com, the mastermind behind the "Mortal
             Kombat" franchise and producer of box-office hits like
             "Terminator Two: Judgment Day" and "True Lies"

          -- Gordon Paddison, vice president, Worldwide Interactive
             Marketing and Development, New Line Cinema

          -- Nick Rothenberg, managing partner, Entertainment and
             Media Practice, for USWeb/CKS; works with clients such as
             Atlantic Records, Fox, NBC, Sony and Times Mirror

          -- Alex Thompson, CEO of Mixed Signals Technologies Inc., a
             developer of technology used by television shows like
             "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune"

          -- David Wertheimer, president and CEO of WireBreak.com, a
             leading producer of original content targeting the Gen-X
             demographic

          -- Michael Stroud, "i-Hollywood Forum 2000" moderator,
             founder and editor of The Hollywood Interactive Wire, and
             entertainment and technology journalist whose articles
             have appeared in Wired News, The New York Times and The
             Red Herring

WHEN:     Wednesday, Jan. 12 -- 6 to 9:30 p.m.
             Networking mixer and reception -- 6 to 7 p.m.
             Roundtable panel discussion -- 7 to 8:30 p.m.
             More networking -- 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

WHERE:    Doubletree Suites Hotel
          1707 Fourth St.
          Santa Monica, Calif.
          (Reduced-rate validated parking in hotel garage)

COST:     $25 per person; free admission for qualified media