BigStar.com Announces Additional Content and Commerce Partnership.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999-- BigStar.com is exclusive movie retailer for FortuneCity.com, the 25th largest Web property in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. BigStar Entertainment Inc (Nasdaq: BGST BGST Bradley Gunnery Skills Test ), which operates www.BigStar.com (http://www.bigstar.com/), the leading online movie superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. , today announced a strategic content and commerce agreement with FortuneCity.com, one of the world's fastest growing global online community networks and largest virtual democracy. BigStar will be the exclusive video/DVD retailer on FortuneCity.com and will build a co-branded video/DVD store. As the exclusive video/DVD retailer, BigStar.com offers FortuneCity.com members: - access to extensive proprietary content including filmographies, movie stills, biographies and 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. technical reviews. - the ability to become instant BigStar affiliates and thereby create their own customized movie store. FortuneCity will provide its members with the tools to do this with BigStar.com being integrated within FortuneCity's "build" and "Update Your Home" sections. BigStar.com will also be positioned in significant locations throughout FortuneCity.com, including the home page, will sponsor theme events such as holiday promotions and major film releases, and will have direct links from FortuneCity.com's shopping channel Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content, particularly for home shopping enthusiasts. Home shopping pioneers:
Peter Macnee, President and 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 FortuneCity.com, said: "Our members expect the best from us and so BigStar is a natural partner. Not only does BigStar have the most comprehensive online offering of videos and DVDs, it also offers informative and interesting original content about the entertainment industry." David Friedensohn, CEO of BigStar.com, said: "Our goal is to grow traffic to BigStar.com. Providing visitors to major Web brands such as FortuneCity.com with a tangible service will enhance our reputation and increase the number of visitors to our site." About FortuneCity.com Founded in 1997, FortuneCity Inc. (www.FortuneCity.com (http://www.fortunecity.com/)) is one of the largest and fastest growing international networks of native language Web-based communities on the Internet. The FortuneCity network, first to expand internationally, includes sites in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Swedish, Dutch and Portuguese. FortuneCity citizens are empowered to build their own free home pages, developing virtual homes where they can share ideas and experiences with members and visitors from around the world, join special interest groups and have a direct impact on the development of their community. FortuneCity was recently ranked 25th largest Web property in the United States by Media Metrix, June, 1999. FortuneCity also operates the online community site AcmeCity.com in a 50/50 joint venture with Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . About BigStar Entertainment BigStar Entertainment, (www.BigStar.com) is the leading online filmed entertainment superstore, based on customer traffic to its Web sites. BigStar.com is exclusively dedicated to filmed entertainment products and sells videos, digital video discs See DVD. Digital Video Disc - Digital Versatile Disc (DVDs) and laserdiscs. This news release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the future events or the future financial results of BigStar Entertainment. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated from such forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including the matters set forth in BigStar Entertainment's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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