EPIC Signs Exclusive Marketing Agreement with the NASCAR Grand-Am "Sigal Racing Team'' on the Eve of the 24 Hours of Daytona and Multi-Platinum Artist Sheryl Crow to Take Over SIRIUS Satellite Radio Music Channel

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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 entered an agreement with Sigal Sports, www.sigalsports.com, to provide promotional and advertising services, which includes seeking sponsorships, appearances, and media campaigns for the 2008 Rolex Racing Championship Series, including the development of merchandising opportunities. EPIC commences its marketing campaign in conjunction with the opening of the 2008 Rolex Grand-Am Racing Series at the Daytona National Speedway on Saturday, January 26, 2008. The first of fourteen races.


CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE), announced recently preliminary estimated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007, reporting revenues of approximately $265 million, and OIBDAN (operating income before depreciation, amortization and non-cash compensation), excluding costs related to the distribution of common stock of FX Real Estate and Entertainment, Inc. and the proposed merger with 19X, Inc., of approximately $70 million. Based on these preliminary estimates, the Company expects to significantly surpass the minimum EBITDA requirement of $66.5 million necessary for the debt required to finance the previously announced buyout of CKX at a price of $13.75 a share, subject to adjustment. The Company expects to announce its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007, by the end of February 2008.

Multi-platinum and Grammy(R) winning artist Sheryl Crow will take over SIRIUS Satellite Radio's (NASDAQ: SIRI) The Spectrum channel. The exclusive five-day special will feature Sheryl playing her favorite music including a track-by-track preview and in- depth discussion of her new album Detours (A&M/Interscope) in stores February 5th. Among the many tracks on the album, Sheryl discusses how "Lullaby for Wyatt," a song about her son, " ... really informed this album. There's an urgent feeling about what's going on in the world. This song is really about, as a parent, you just want to protect your children from the pain that they're going to ultimately experience in their lives."

Nickelodeon's "mockumentary" comedy series, The Naked Brothers Band, rocked its second season hour-long premiere on Monday, Jan. 21, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, ranking as the top-rated show for tweens on all television (broadcast and cable) for the night. The special, titled "Sidekicks," drew an 8.4/1.8 million with tweens 9-14 (up +192% over last year's like time period), marking the series' highest-rated performance ever with that demographic. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA).

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