Rogers Communications to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conference and CW Cutting Comedy Department

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 03/05/2008 - Broadcasting industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCI) will be participating in the Bear Stearns Annual Media Conference being held in Palm Beach, Florida March 10 to 12, 2008. Rogers will be presenting on March 10 at 2:40 p.m. (ET). A live audio webcast of the presentation, as well as an on-demand replay following the presentation, will be accessible through Rogers' Investor Relations website at www.rogers.com/webcast.


WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPTE) recently announced that after the close of trading on Thursday, March 6, 2008, it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 30, 2007. The Company also said that President and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Lipscomb, and Chief Financial Officer, Scott Friedman, will host an investor conference call that same day at 4:30 p.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, investors should dial 800-762-8908 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. International callers should dial 480-629-9031.

With only one comedy yet given the go-ahead for next fall's schedule, the CW network (NYSE: TWX) is eliminating its comedy department as part of layoffs affecting more than two dozen employees. The CW has renewed one comedy for next year, "Everybody Hates Chris." The critically-acclaimed sitcom "Aliens in America" is on the fence. It doesn't mean the network is out of the comedy business, the CW insisted. It's a recognition that, as of now, one-hour dramas and reality series like "America's Next Top Model" are working best in the ratings.

EPIC Corporation (OTC: EPIO) announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a television station in Northern California. EPIC's objective is to have a direct satellite link to market its original sports and entertainment programming potentially reaching over 4,000 independent stations nationwide that have a market for original and affordable programming. The company has received its booking, management and managers license for boxing and martial arts events.

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