Brilliant Digital Entertainment Garners Top Ten Ranking in ''Fast 50''.

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Deloitte Technology Names Local Secure Digital Media Provider One of Los Angeles's Fastest Growing Technology Companies

For the second consecutive year, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:BDEI), the leading provider of secure digital media via peer-to-peer technology, announced today that it has been named to the prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Los Angeles, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services firms. This year, Brilliant Digital's overall ranking of 9th on the list is based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues over five years, from 1999-2003.

"To make Deloitte's Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 list, companies within the greater L.A. area must have seen significant, impressive revenue growth from 1999-2003," said Tim Lovoy, Deloitte partner, Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice, Los Angeles. "Brilliant Digital has proven to be one of the fast-growth success stories in this city, and we applaud their success and vision which we attribute to their leadership."

"We are honored to be recognized as one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 companies in L.A. for the second year in a row," said Kevin Bermeister, CEO of Brilliant Digital Entertainment. "This award is the result of our continuing commitment to peer-to-peer application providers and our determination to provide solutions for content owners to promote their secure digital media files through P2P distribution channels."

Winners of the 19 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com.

Information about Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this news release that relate to projections, events or performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including those factors set forth in Brilliant's most recently filed Form 10-KSB and Form 10-QSB reports which are available from Brilliant Digital Entertainment's Investor Relations department and may be obtained by writing to Anthony Neumann at [e-mail].

About Brilliant Digital Entertainment

Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the parent company of Altnet Inc. and a developer of advertising, transaction processing and content creation technologies for the Internet. Find out more at www.brilliantdigital.com.

About Altnet

Altnet provides content owners a secure platform to sell their files and rewards consumers with easy access to legal content. Through its TopSearch preferred search listings, Altnet reaches an estimated 70 million users and is the #1 issuer of rights managed content in the world. Altnet technology inter-operates with affiliate websites and peer-to-peer applications to allow Internet users to simply and easily locate, download, sample, and purchase digital content. Software, game, music and film companies distribute with Altnet to generate new revenue streams while curbing piracy. Altnet is a subsidiary of Brilliant Digital Entertainment. Find out more at http://www.altnet.com

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