XM and QuickPlay Announce First Universally Available XM Radio Mobile Service for BlackBerry Smartphones and DreamWorks Animation to Announce First Quarter 2008 Results and Host Earnings Conference Call

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 04/02/2008 - Entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. XM (NASDAQ: XMSR), the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 9 million subscribers, and QuickPlay Media, the leader in mobile TV and video solutions, recently announced that XM Radio Mobile has selected QuickPlay's OpenVideo(TM) as the first media management platform to make XM Radio Mobile universally available on select BlackBerry(R) smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM). The service, which can run across major U.S. mobile service providers networks, enables consumers to get 20 exclusive XM channels of commercial-free music and 24-hour comedy programming for just $7.99 per month, with an option for a complementary 24-hour trial. The XM Radio Mobile offering provides BlackBerry smartphone users with unlimited access to a wide selection of the most popular commercial-free music channels, including XM's 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s decade channels, 20on20 (Top 20 Hits), Ethel (New Alternative Rock), The City (Hip-Hop/R&B Hits), XMU (Indie Rock), Watercolors (Easy Jazz) and Highway 16 (New Country Hits).


Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST) recently announced that on March 31, 2008, in connection with the proposed acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide by Macrovision Corporation), Macrovision Solutions Corporation's registration statement on Form S-4 was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gemstar-TV Guide and Macrovision are mailing the final joint proxy statement/prospectus to Gemstar-TV Guide and Macrovision stockholders in connection with each company's special meeting of stockholders to vote on the transaction. As set forth in the final joint proxy statement/prospectus, Gemstar-TV Guide's special meeting of stockholders to vote on the transaction will be held on April 29, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. PT at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 17, 2008 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting.

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE: DWA) recently announced that the Company's first quarter results will be released on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, after the market close. DreamWorks Animation will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. (ET). Investors can access the call by dialing (800) 288-8968 in the U.S. and (612) 332-0107
internationally and identifying "DreamWorks Animation Earnings" to the operator.

ACME Sports & Entertainment retains Epic Corporation (OTC: EPIO) to procure future Casa Havana Coffee & Cigar Bar locations Nationwide. Casa Havana is a new Smoke Friendly Coffee Bar & Cigars concept which allows smoking within its operations. With most states now banning smoking in Restaurants, Bars and Coffee houses, Casa Havana will fill that void for the customer base that enjoys smoking. The Casa Havana concept is modeled from coffee giant Starbucks Coffee and will provide a full Coffee Line and light menu. With Starbucks coffee controlling over 80% of the Coffee Bar market in over 11,000 locations, Casa Havana will target market its 21% of customers who are smokers and prohibited from smoking inside.

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