FasTV names Chuck Ball as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999--

FasTV Inc., the Internet's first searchable video destination for consumers and business, Tuesday announced the appointment of Chuck Ball as its vice president of marketing and business development.

Ball joins FasTV with more than 15 years of marketing, sales and general management experience. He will oversee marketing, advertising sales and business development activities, including establishing e-commerce, distribution and other strategic partnerships.

Ball has held key marketing, new product and business development positions at Procter & Gamble, Schering-Plough HCP and The Walt Disney Co. While at Disney, he served as general manager of the ABC/ESPN Video Publishing unit and was responsible for the integration of this business into BVHE's Burbank operations, as well as its consumer and trade relaunch. Prior to this, he served as director of marketing on BVHE's animated classics, including Disney's direct-to-video releases, marketing such titles as "Toy Story," "Aladdin & the King of Thieves," and "Cinderella."

Most recently, Ball served as executive vice president and general manager of the Magnitude Network, a provider of Internet services and solutions to radio stations, which was recently bought by CMG Information Services Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI).

As a member of the founding executive team, he was responsible for strategic business planning and goal setting; the creation of infrastructure and systems to support Magnitude's marketing, e-commerce, and ad sales efforts; and managing the organization.

"Chuck's unique background, which includes traditional marketing, management and entrepreneurial successes, will be a tremendous asset as we position and establish the FasTV brand among consumers and within the business community," said Bill Swegles, president of FasTV. "His recent success in creating and managing an Internet broadcast startup, significantly strengthens the overall profile of our management team."

Ball began his career in the sporting goods industry as an independent sales representative and then as a managing general partner of a Northern California retail chain. After receiving his Masters in Business Administration from UVA's Darden Graduate School of Business, he moved to brand marketing with Procter & Gamble on the Bounty paper towel and Luvs diaper brands.

At Schering-Plough HCP, Ball was responsible for new product and business development for foot-care devices, including the Dr. Scholl's brand. He moved from Schering-Plough to The Walt Disney Co.

About FasTV

FasTV.com, currently in trade presentation and due for consumer launch in May, uniquely combines both broadcasting and searchability on the Internet. FasTV has signed agreements with more than 20 content partners including CNN, CNNfn, The Weather Channel, the American Medical Association and others, enabling viewers to search and see video clips and associated text of interest to them across a broad array of trusted content.

By employing proprietary technology, FasTV converts diverse broadcast, cable TV and other video sources into online digitally indexed files giving viewers the power to easily and quickly find only the clips they most want to see. Searchable video allows Internet viewers to simply enter a word or phrase and watch the clips that are directly related to what they want, regardless of time zone or geography.

FasTV covers the following topic areas: news, business/finance, sports, entertainment, weather, "how-to" and other consumer news, health and medicine, fashion, nutrition, parenting and an entire range of lifestyle subjects. Use of FasTV.com's Internet programming service is free to viewers. Privately held, FasTV Inc. has headquarters in Los Angeles. The company has pioneered the growth of searchable video since 1996.