Listing Complements MediaX's Global Expansion Plan
7.09.1999, 11:46
Culver City, California, September 7 (PROTEXT) - MediaX
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MXMX), the award-winning
developer of new media content for entertainment companies, the
Internet and interactive satellite channels, today announced it
has received approval for listing on the Third Market Segment Of
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange and will be embarking on its first
major European Investor Relations program. The company's shares
are slated
to start trading today under the symbol ''XMX'' and German
securities code (Wertpapierkennummer) 918 444. The Geneva
Group/TeamWork Kommunikations GmbH facilitated the European
listing and will also provide the European investor
relations services to the Company.
Rainer Poertner, chairman of MediaX, said, ''I believe the
timing for the Frankfurt listing coupled with the investor
relations program in Europe is an opportunity to boost our status
as a true global player. Being on the German exchange is part of
our company's overall international strategy to attract European
media interest and to take advantage of the synergistic
opportunities in a changing global environment. The company plans
to introduce its content directly into this investment community
via a road show in Germany in the near future.'' Other companies
that have listed on German Stock Exchanges include Amazon.com,
AOL, Dell, Yahoo, U.S. Wireless Corp., Sun Microsystems, Ebay and
AT&T.
The Geneva Group. & TeamWork Kommunikations GmbH, a
U.S./German- based investor relations firm, concentrates on
emerging growth situations and companies with outstanding
technologies in IT-solutions, software, biotech, Internet and
entertainment related businesses. Michael Bardaky, president of
Geneva/TeamWork commented, ''MediaX is at the forefront of the
Internet's revolutionary turn toward content and enjoys having
particularly impressive strategic alliances with giants like:
Microsoft, RealNetworks, Broadcast.com, MP3, AOL, EchoStar and
Web-TV.'' The company's key strategy is the convergence of high
quality, proven entertainment models with merchandising, e-
commerce, and broadband/satellite broadcasting systems.
The MediaX team has created award-winning Internet
entertainment sites (hubs); and established amuZnet.com, an
entertainment destination site and retail portal, with over
300,000 different titles of music, video and DVD. The company
continues to attract and forge relationships with: AOL,
Broadcast.Com, EchoStar, Infoseek, Liquid Audio, MTV, Microsoft,
RealNetworks, VH1, Yahoo! and others. In addition, MediaX is
initiating an aggressive acquisition strategy to complement its
existing core business.
:: About MediaX Networks
Founded in 1996, MediaX Corporation (www.mediax.com) is an award-
winning developer of new media content for the Internet,
entertainment companies and interactive satellite channels.
MediaX's network of entertainment-based web sites include
http://www.rodstewartlive.com, http://www.jbirdrecords.com,
http://www.Divinemusik.com, http://www.EYCLive.com and its
http://www.amuZnet.com serves as an entertainment/e-commerce web
site with more than 300,000 CD's, DVD's and home videos. The
company recently entered into an agreement with the EchoStar
interactive satellite system to broadcast amuZnet.com into more
than 2.8 million homes.
:: About The Geneva Group/TeamWork
The Geneva Group, Inc and TeamWork Kommunications Gmbh is a
U.S./German-based investment banking and investor relations firm
that has been offering its clients a wide range of financial
services and IR strategies exclusively in Europe. With offices in
Miami, Florida USA and Hamburg Germany, The Geneva Group
implements global strategies, supportive activities, and tailor
made investor relation programs to give newly listed
companies the same corporate image and support as in the US
markets.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words
''estimate'', ''possible'' and ''seeking'' and similar
expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only
as to the date of the statement was made. The Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether because of new information, future
events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are inherently
subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be
predicted, or quantified. Future events and actual results could
differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or
underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks
and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject
include, but are not limited to, the effect of government
regulation, competition and other material risks.
For more information, contact Wayne Thomsen, VP
Media/Communications of Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc,
+1 916-448-6084, or wtf@lfcnet.com, for MediaX Corporation; or
Rainer Poertner, Chairman of MediaX Corporation,
+1 310-815-8992, or poertner@msn.com; or Michael K. Bardaky,
President, +1 305-377-0032, or European Office, Sven Joesting,
Managing Director, +49-40-35-71-26-02, or
teamwork.com@poweronline.net, both of The Geneva
Group/TeamWork.
:: RECENT EVENTS
July 14, 1999 -- MediaX partnered with Paul McCartney and MPL
Communications announced the launch of the second phase of the
Paul McCartney ''Band On The Run'' Internet campaign which began
June 22, 1999. As part of the arrangement, MediaX will design,
produce and oversee all on and off-line activities related to the
event, which will be housed on MediaX's amuZnet.com. The
campaign, aptly named ''Fans On the Run,'' is planned to
continue throughout the summer months and is being done in
coordination with the release of the special Silver Anniversary
Edition of Band On The Run the hit #1 on the Billboard Catalogue
Chart upon its release this past March.
June 11, 1999 -- MediaX announced today the launch of streaming
media and downloadable content using Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Windows Media Technologies. The use of the Microsoft Technologies
audio codec (code named MS Audio) and Rights Manager technology
will significantly improve the audio quality of downloadable and
streamed media available on all MediaX sites.
The alliance also provides MediaX placement on Microsoft Corp.'s
highly trafficked WindowsMedia.com page to promote MediaX web
related events and promotions.
April 29, 1999 -- MediaX announced it has signed an agreement
with Adsmart, an online advertising network comprised of more
than 200 Web sites, to sell advertising on MediaX's network of
entertainment and e-commerce based Web sites. A majority-owned
subsidiary of CMG Info Svc (Nasdaq: CMGI), Adsmart
will be the exclusive sales force for all MediaX Corporation
holdings, including its MediaX entertainment network (launching
fall of 1999 -- EchoStar) and e-commerce Web site amuZnet.com.,
with effective marketing opportunities designed to create a new
advertising revenue stream.
April 19, 1999 -- MediaX and EchoStar (Nasdaq: DISH) announced an
interactive television broadcast agreement. This broadband
interactive satellite channel -- scheduled to debut winter 1999 -
- will deliver programming and online purchasing from MediaX's
wide spectrum of entertainment interests, 24 hours a day. Content
is delivered to both PC's and TV sets. Simultaneously, online
purchases are seamlessly linked to MediaX's amuZnet.com,
accessible by a click of the mouse and/or TV remote control.
The agreement also provides revenue generators for MediaX through
sharing in EchoStar's 2.8 million subscriber base and
advertising.
Contact: Wayne Thomsen, VP Media/Communications of Liviakis
Financial Communications, Inc, +1 916-448-6084, or
wtf@lfcnet.com, for MediaX Corporation; or Rainer Poertner,
Chairman of MediaX Corporation, +1 310-815-8992, or
poertner@msn.com; or Michael K. Bardaky, President, +1
305-377-0032, or European Office, Sven Joesting, Managing
Director, +49-40-35-71-26-02, or teamwork.com@poweronline.net,
both of The Geneva Group/TeamWork/
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