Lights, Camera, Sing! Record Your Own Home Karaoke Music Video with MTV KaraokeVision by The Singing Machine.

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COCONUT CREEK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2002

World's First Home Karaoke Player with Video Recorder

Takes Karaoke to Next Stage

Home karaoke has dominated the top of the charts for MTV audiences since The Singing Machine(R) (ASE:SMD) and MTV introduced their first home karaoke machine with built-in television set and tray load CD+G player (CD with graphics capability) last year. Now, MTV and The Singing Machine are taking their home karaoke player to the next stage with the introduction of the MTV KaraokeVision(TM) by The Singing Machine, the world's first home karaoke machine to incorporate a tray load CD+G player, television set, microphone and music video maker into one system.

The MTV KaraokeVision by The Singing Machine debuts at retail stores in late September 2002 and is affordably priced at $99 (suggested retail price). The machine is compatible with CD+Gs from The Singing Machine, including a line of MTV CD+Gs (sold separately) featuring pop, rock, Hip-Hop, Old School Hip-Hop, Latin pop, R&B and movie tunes. All of the tracks are hit songs made popular by today's hottest artists, including Pink, Incubus, Creed, Nelly, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez.

The MTV KaraokeVision by The Singing Machine offers a rare chance to cast the impression of your favorite rock star or pop diva onto video by recording your own home karaoke music video, with you as the star! A cinch to operate, the karaoke machine connects to the home VCR and contains a video camera that captures the music performance onto VHS tape. Pop a CD+G into the tray load CD+G player, hit "play," watch the built-in TV monitor and sing into the MTV microphone as song lyrics scroll onscreen in synch with the music. As you belt out your selection, sound is recorded onto video via the microphone and CD+G speakers. When you're finished, press "rewind" and then hit "play" on the VCR to watch the performance.

Other features of the MTV KaraokeVision by The Singing Machine include two microphone inputs, automatic voice, echo and volume controls, built-in speakers and audio and video outputs. CD+G options provided are play, pause, repeat, skip and program. The television contains a 5.5" black and white monitor and adjustments for brightness, contrast and v-hold. Light and compact, the machine measures 7-1/2" high by 13-1/2" wide and weighs 5.8 pounds, making it easy to transport around the home or pack up for use at parties or get-togethers.

"The Singing Machine is very excited to continue our partnership with MTV and to introduce cutting-edge home karaoke products that appeal to MTV's savvy audiences and today's trend-conscious youth," states Terry Marco, director of marketing for The Singing Machine Company. "The MTV KaraokeVision by The Singing Machine is a clear example of product evolution moving one step closer to the youth market. Users not only get the chance to sing like Britney or J. Lo, they get to capture their performance on videotape, too."

The MTV KaraokeVision by The Singing Machine will be sold at consumer electronics, toy and general merchandise stores throughout the US, including Target, Toys R' Us and Best Buy. MTV-branded karaoke music by The Singing Machine is sold separately as singles or two-packs and is usually available wherever The Singing Machine and MTV karaoke products are sold.

Incorporated in 1982, The Singing Machine Company produces and distributes a full-line of consumer-oriented karaoke machines, CD with graphics machines and CD+G and audio karaoke music under The Singing Machine, MTV and Nickelodeon umbrellas. The company, which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida, was the first manufacturer to offer karaoke electronic recording equipment and audio software for home use in the U.S.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B), owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: Music Television, MTV2, VH1, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV LAND, TNN, CMT and The Digital Suite From MTV Networks, a package of nine US digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide. In addition, MTV Networks operates The MTVi Group and Nickelodeon Online, a portfolio of leading Internet properties built to address every interest of today's music fan and Internet-savvy kid.

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