EPIC Names Michael Fernandes Executive Producer of EPIC Sports and CKX Announces Filing of Preliminary Proxy Statement for Buy Out Transaction

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 01/24/2008 - Media entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Epic Corporation (OTC: EPIO), a media and communication services company, recently announced that EPIC has engaged Michael Fernandes as the Executive Producer of EPIC Sports, as well as a member of the advisory board for television and radio production. Mr. Fernandes, a long time sports producer, will produce and oversee all aspects of production of EPIC television shows and live telecast events. Mr. Fernandes, while employed by Fox Sports Network, Sunshine Network, and ESPN, has produced, videographed, and edited the Marlins Weekly, Miami Dolphins Magazine, Inside the Panthers, The Dan Marino Show, Tribute To A Legend, Big 3 Challenge, The Racing Report, and Florida Sports Report.


MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc and division of News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), recently announced that Jeff Berman has been appointed Executive Vice President of Marketing and Content of MySpace. In his newly created role, Berman will be responsible for spearheading the development and implementation of marketing initiatives and campaigns for MySpace's more than 110 million users worldwide. He will also oversee the growth and expansion of popular MySpace franchises including Music, Film, Comedy, Impact Channel, MySpaceTV, and the newly launched MySpace Celebrity.

CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE), announced recently that it has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the previously disclosed agreement to sell the Company to 19X, Inc., a private company owned and controlled by Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CKX, and Simon R. Fuller, a director of CKX and the Chief Executive Officer of 19 Entertainment Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKX. A copy of the preliminary proxy statement may be obtained at the Company's website at www.ckx.com as well as the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Last.fm (www.last.fm) was acquired by the CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) announced that it is launching a service to allow anyone to listen to music on the site for free. Last.fm has become one of the leading places in the world where people can go to listen to music online. Its vast library has attracted a community of more than 20 million unique monthly users in 240 countries around the globe.

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