 PHILADELPHIA (RMD Entertainment Group) - RMD Entertainment Group announced today that the Company's long-awaited and highly-anticipated DVD magazine project, The Bay Area Block Stars, will be released on July 4th, 2006, officially hitting shelves of 'bricks and mortar' retailers in both the U.S. and in Europe. RMD Management has chosen to initialize distribution efforts on the retailing complex, focusing on such household names as Target, Circuit City Stores, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores as opposed to utilizing RMD's existing relationships with nearly 60 global digital distributors. U.S. Distribution will be handled along side longtime distribution pioneers, Bungalo Records and Universal Music Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal (NYSE:V) and Video Distribution, while The Pickwick Group Ltd. of London will handle retail placement abroad. Beyond instant 'off the shelf' profitability, RMD executives are working with the creative forces behind The Bay Area Block Stars to explore non-traditional ways for a project this unique to reach the ideal consumer - like making it available on Sony's (NYSE:SNE) PSP(TM) gaming and media platform or as a bonus feature accompanying other RMD products. On the more traditional side, RMD executives are quick to point out the extremely profitable advertising space available within the magazine and the perfect fit with their upcoming mobile platform, MoTV(TM). RMD CEO Giorgio Costonis commented: "We are ecstatic to be able to merge our technology, content and vision into a project as poised to generate multiple revenue streams as this DVD magazine. Not only do we expect it to be profitable off the shelves, but we have also been able to thoroughly capitalize on the sale of advertising inside the product as well. Once we take this model and make it available on our own MoTV platform, the opportunities for revenue grow geometrically."
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