CDKnet Produces Web-Connected Multimedia CDs for House of Blues Summer Promotion.Business, Technology & Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 Two Million Mini-CDs to be Distributed Through House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically Venues in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. During July and August CDKnet, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control a leading Internet entertainment technology company and subsidiary of CDKnet.com, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: CDKX) today announced the production of two million Web-connected multimedia CDs supporting the House of Blues "Run of the House" summer promotion. The CDs are to be distributed through 22 participating venues across the House of Blues (HOB hob a male ferret. ) club, arena and amphitheater network, during July and August. Utilizing CDK Cdk cyclin-dependent protein kinase. 2.0 technology, the interactive CD showcases a variety of great content from the HOB.com concert archive and artist interviews in full-screen, full-motion video Video transmission that changes the image 30 frames per second (30 fps). Motion pictures are run at 24 fps, which is the minimum frequency required to eliminate the perception of moving frames and make the images appear visually fluid to the eye. . Artists represented on the CD include Anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis , Blondie, Blink 182, Fatboy Slim Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963,[1] also known as Norman Cook) is a English big beat musician. He stopped using 'Quentin' and began calling himself 'Norman' while a schoolboy, long before he adopted any other pseudonym. and Britney Spears. The CD also includes integrated links to audio and video digital download areas on the HOB.com Web site. In addition to House of Blues content, the CD also contains the Music Vflash application developed by CDKnet's sister company ValueFlash.com, Inc. Music Vflash allows music fans to receive daily flash updates of news, Webcasts, digital downloads, concert schedules and on-tour information direct from leading online music content providers. "The two million CDKs we are producing for House of Blues represents our largest consumer CD project to date," stated Israel Hersh, President of CDKnet. "As more companies become interested in CDs as a distribution mechanism for marketing applications, we expect to see a number of high volume projects like this one." The CD production was sponsored, and partially funded by PlanetGiving.com, the newest online charity auction platform for non-profit fundraising, and a client of ValueFlash.com. About HOB Entertainment, Inc. HOB Entertainment, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based global entertainment company committed to providing the best in live concert entertainment both on-stage and on-line. HOB Entertainment, Inc. is comprised of three major entertainment businesses. These businesses include: House of Blues Club Venues (located in Cambridge, MA, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Orlando and Las Vegas) that successfully blend live music with food, retail and art into an exciting, interactive entertainment adventure; House of Blues Concerts, Inc., a leading promoter and producer of concerts in the live entertainment industry, which presently owns and operates 20 arena and amphitheater venues throughout North America; and HOB Media Properties, which includes HOB Digital, www.hob.com, an industry leader in the production, capture, promotion and distribution of quality live music content, HOB Productions and HOB Music Company. House of Blues - IT IS LIVE! About CDKnet, LLC CDKnet, LLC is a leading Internet entertainment technology company and provider of proprietary convergence technology that links audio, video and the Web. CDKnet product applications include corporate multimedia promotions, commercial music and video CDs, as well as MixFactory(TM) -- the only site where consumers can mix CD-quality music with full-motion video to create their own customized multimedia CDs. Additional information can be found on the Internet at http://www.cdknet.com. Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform, Act of 1995, as amended. There are a number of important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. |
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