EPIC Radio Host Jeff DeForrest, Lesley Visser and Guest Comic Frank Caliendo Play for Laughs on Super Bowl's Radio Row Last Night and The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Signs Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger to a New Five Year Contract

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 02/04/2008 - Media entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. EPIC Corporation (OTC: EPIO), a multi-media communications and broadcasting company, with its radio broadcasting crew, broadcast live last night from the Super Bowl media row and again were visited by some of the greatest celebrities in sports and entertainment recently. Comic Frank Caliendo, www.frankcaliendo.com, had the crew in stitches and gasping for air as his impersonations of John Madden, George Bush and others lit up media row. The crew will continue its broadcasts from the Hyatt downtown and listeners can log on to www.wwnnradio.com or www.epicfinancialnetwork.com at 6 pm Eastern time as the line of guests continue.


Miley Cyrus, star of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, and pop sensation The Jonas Brothers, are taking over SIRIUS Satellite Radio's (NASDAQ: SIRI) Hits 1 music channel to celebrate the release of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert movie in digital 3-D. The special weekend broadcast event, which kicks-off recently, will feature Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers sharing behind-the-scenes stories from her wildly successful tour as well as personal stories about their families. In addition, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas will host a special edition of Hit-Bound, SIRIUS Hits 1's series showcasing the best unsigned, indie, international and homemade music and The SIRIUS Hits 1 Weekend Countdown!, a countdown of the 45 biggest songs in North America.

In recognition of the company's strong performance under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors announced recently that it had signed him to a new five year contract, Mr. Iger's previous contract would have expired on September 30, 2010. The new contract will end on January 31, 2013. "Bob is a talented and visionary leader, under whom Disney has posted increases in growth and profitability that have consistently exceeded expectations," said John E. Pepper Jr., chairman of The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors.

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OUTD) recently reported increases in total revenues of 12.4 percent and 12.1 percent, respectively, for its three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007. The company also said it completed a review of its financial statements for the first three quarters of 2007 with its former and current independent registered public accounting firms. As previously announced, the company determined that a correction was needed in the amortization period for the recognition of non-cash, share-based compensation costs expensed in 2007 relating to performance units granted in the fourth quarter of 2006.

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