EPIC Names Michael Fernandes Executive Producer of EPIC Sports and MTVN's Entertainment Group and Videogame Journalist Geoff Keighley Expand Partnership with Broad Talent and Development Deal

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 01/25/2008 - 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.


TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), recently announced that Symantec, the maker of Norton security software, has signed on as the first advertiser to sponsor Interactive Advertising during CNET's TiVoCast program. As a sponsor, Symantec will utilize TiVo's Interactive Tags and Program Placements for the Norton product line within CNET's popular weekly 15-minute TiVoCast program, which provides viewers with the latest news and reviews in technology and consumer electronics. TiVoCast delivers -- with ease and free to TiVo subscribers -- broadband video content on the PC directly to the television sets and living rooms of TiVo subscribers through the Showcases area on TiVo Central, the main menu of the TiVo service.

MTV Networks' Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA), recently announced a talent and development deal with acclaimed videogame journalist Geoff Keighley, the host of Spike TV's "Game Head," the preeminent videogame show on television. Premiering Friday, January 25, 2008, the fifth season of "Game Head" will be re-launched as "GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley." The weekly magazine- style show, made available for the first time in high-definition, will feature an expanded online presence and a tighter integration with GameTrailers.com, the premier provider of video for gamers.

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media, entertainment and technology company, and its subsidiaries, StarSight Telecast, Inc. and United Video Properties, Inc., announced recently that it has initiated patent litigation proceedings against Virgin Media Limited and Virgin Media Payments Limited in the English High Court. Virgin Media is a leading cable television operator in the United Kingdom. In the complaint, Gemstar and its subsidiaries allege that the Virgin Media companies infringe three of Gemstar's European patents: EP (UK) 0 969 662, EP (UK) 1 377 049, and EP (UK) 1 613 066, including claims directed to techniques for providing certain interactive program guides (IPGs), and for handling recordings from IPGs.

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