Alloy Online, Inc. and 17th Street Productions Acquires Girl Press LLC.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 Alloy Gains Top Talent, New Distribution Channel, Acclaimed Content and Fortifies West Coast Presence Alloy Online, Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ALOY) (www.alloy.com), a leading Internet destination and content provider for Generation Y, and its entertainment division, 17th Street Productions, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Girl Press LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Girl Press has received acclaim for the best-selling Real Rules for Girls by Mindy Morgenstern and the award winning Cool Women which was adapted for television by Debbie Allen and recently aired on AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. . The company has ten books in the pipeline for 2001 and is currently negotiating television option deals for the Real Rules for Girls and its Girl Boss title. This acquisition provides Alloy Entertainment and 17th Street Productions with a new distribution channel and with fresh, high quality content to leverage across multiple media platforms. "We are delighted to add Girl Press to our impressive arsenal of top quality content for Generation Y," said Leslie Morgenstein, president of 17th Street Productions and Alloy Entertainment. "This acquisition complements Alloy's web-centric, convergence media strategy of having the best teen content on the internet, in print and on TV." Pam Nelson, president of Girl Press, will remain as president of the division reporting to Mr. Morgenstein. "We are thrilled to be joining forces with Alloy," said Pam Nelson, president of Girl Press. "While we've achieved significant success in the book publishing book publishing. The term publishing means, in the broadest sense, making something publicly known. Usually it refers to the issuing of printed materials, such as books, magazines, periodicals, and the like. arena, we are excited about working with Alloy's multi-media channels to expand the audience and reach of our empowering books for teen girls." Girl Press titles will be distributed through a co-publication agreement with LPC (language) LPC - A variant of C designed ca 1988 to program LP MUDs. Group, America's third largest independent book distributor. The company's titles are available in all major book retailers as well as the Teen People Book of the Month Club and Scholastic Book Club. About Alloy Online: Alloy Online, Inc. is a leading Web-centric direct marketer providing community, content, commerce and entertainment to Generation Y, one of the fastest growing segments of the Internet population. Alloy's convergent media model - which is centered around our Web site (www.alloy.com), and is complemented by the Alloy e-zine and catalog and the CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. Web site (www.ccs.com) and catalog - has a total reach of more than 10 million individuals per month. Together, these components offer a unique blend of services through which teens can interact, share information, explore compelling and relevant content and shop for apparel, accessories, footwear, room furnishings and action sports equipment. For further information regarding Alloy Online, please visit our Web site (www.alloy.com) and click on "Investor Info" or call the investor information line at 877-ALLOY-IR. About 17th Street Productions: 17th Street Productions is a leading developer and producer of media properties for teens. The Company publishes approximately 125 books annually through long-term relationships with major publishers including Random House, Scholastic, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 17th Street's properties include Roswell High upon which the hit WB television series Roswell is based; Alloy Books; and Francine Pascal's Fearless and Sweet Valley the best-selling teen series The Teen Series is a popular name for a group of US combat aircraft. The name stems from a series of late US supersonic jet fighters built for the United States Air Force during the late 20th century. in history. Along with developing, producing and licensing its own properties, 17th Street has built publishing programs for companies as wide ranging as Teen Magazine and Hanna Andersson. The Company's authors and celebrity partners include Spike Lee, Patrick Ewing and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times bestseller Richard Paul Evans Richard Paul Evans (born October 11, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author. Evans graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children. . In addition to its publishing efforts 17th Street currently has television series pilots in development at Fox and ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. . 17th Street Productions was acquired by Alloy Online in January 2000. |
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