BigStar Entertainment Inks Exclusive Marketing Deals.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1998-- MovieFone Inc., Women.com Network, MiningCo.com and Hearst's HomeArts.com Network and Form Strategic Alliances with BigStar Entertainment Inc. 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 based BigStar Entertainment (www.bigstar.com), the first-ever online filmed entertainment superstore, announced that they have joined forces with, Women.com Networks, MiningCo.com, the Internet guide network, Hearst's HomeArts.com Network and MovieFone Inc.'s Movielink.com to form strategic partnerships allowing BigStar to be their exclusive filmed entertainment e-commerce partner. The strength, power and influence of these four media powerhouses will complement the entertainment service that BigStar provides. HomeArts (www.homearts.com), the No. 1 lifestyle network for women on the web, has signed a deal to make BigStar the exclusive online filmed entertainment retailer on many of HomeArts' content channels. The HomeArts Network provides original online programming, combined with interactive features from 11 Hearst women's magazines this is a list of women's magazines, magazines that have been published primarily for a readership of women. Currently published
adj. Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely distributed. n. A cosmopolitan organism. and Country Living. The deal between MiningCo.com and BigStar calls for a long-term exclusive e-commerce partnership, highlighted by next week's launch of the Mining Co. Videostore, which features Mining Co. Guides' reviews and recommendations for video titles which can be purchased through BigStar. The agreement also includes exposure in the Mining Co. Marketplace, which provides BigStar with a retail presence on every page of MiningCo.com's vast network of sites run by subject specialists, who offer expert guidance on more than 12,000 topics. The partnership between BigStar and MovieFone, 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 NM: MOFN), the nation's largest movie guide and ticketing service, will integrate portions of BigStar's movie database into Movielink.com to make it easy for its user base of avid moviegoers to search for videos and DVD's, and quickly and easily make purchasing decisions. BigStar Entertainment Inc. and Women.com Networks (www.women.com), the No. 1 provider of cutting-edge resources for women on the web, have signed an agreement making BigStar the sole filmed entertainment e-commerce partner for most of the Women.com Network content areas, as well as the exclusive filmed entertainment merchant at the Women.com store and Crayola "FamilyPlay" area. "These new strategic alliances provide BigStar with invaluable new resources," said David Friedensohn, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BigStar. "The partnerships will allow BigStar to advance to new heights in the entertainment and e-commerce industries as the company continues to grow." BigStar Entertainment, is an independent online retail marketing company specializing in filmed entertainment. With more than 100,000 items available in videocassette A removable magnetic tape module for storing video data. The cassette contains supply and takeup reel (hubs) in the same housing. See VCR. , DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and Laserdisc An earlier optical disc used for full-motion video and interactive training. It was introduced in the late 1970s and became obsolete in the 1990s. Videodisc systems based on a stylus were introduced (see CED), but only the optical-based LaserDisc survived, although never very popular. , BigStar Entertainment offers consumers the most extensive and convenient movie service in existence. The company also provides in-depth movie information and reviews, and the opportunity to discuss current releases and happenings directly on BigStar's website. |
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