July 18, 2000 (Santa Ana, CA) -- Digital Media Online (http://www.digitalmedianet.com/), the leading developer of B2B vertical online communities for the digital media market, is launching today a new website, IBCNews.com, in partnership with IBC and IBCTV. IBC, the International Broadcasting Convention, is the world's premier broadcast technology event.

"We were very excited to be working with leaders like the IBC Exhibition and Conference and IBCTV," said Lou Wallace, CEO of Digital Media Online. "IBCNews.com is a year-round source of information and rich media on the products, technologies and companies at IBC."

The agreement between DigitalMediaNet.com and both IBC and IBCTV includes co-promotion of IBCNews.com, throughout the DigitalMediaNet.com communities and on the IBC official show sites, http://www.ibc.org and the IBC TV News site. IBCNews.com has the latest news from the industry, IBC show news and sneak peaks, video previews and news from the show floor, and featured topics from the IBC Conference tracks. DigitalMediaNet.com manages the content of IBCNews.com and the site includes contributions from all three companies. The site is updated daily with breaking news and features from the broadcast market, product tutorials and demos, interviews with leading IBC professionals, and product guides for the market. The site will continue to supply information on IBC throughout the year.

"IBC, known as the world's electronic event, is pleased to endorse DigitalMediaNet.com's partnership with IBC TV News. This combination of a top class TV show supported by an excellent web site including webcasting, will help us to provide visitors and virtual visitors with comprehensive coverage before, during and after IBC2000. This year, as well as ten exhibition halls with all the world's technology suppliers, you will find a six stream conference tackling the key technical management and creative issues. And our wide screen production festival will screen and reward the world's best programs," said Michael Crimp, IBC Publicity Director.

Sue Robinson, Executive Producer, IBC TV News said, "We are pleased to be joined this year by a new strategic partner, DigitalMediaNet.com. In recognition of the changing face of media distribution, we feel that this new relationship will reflect the high quality of our TV Show, which is also distributed on cable and satellite and has been at the forefront of production techniques at IBC for a number of years; and DigitalMediaNet.com with their state of the art design and web capability make it a perfect partnership. DigitalMediaNet.com will compliment the programming transmitted by IBC TV News, on behalf of the IBC organization, by providing a valuable service prior, during and after IBC2000."

DigitalMediaNet.com will capture video from the event, taking place September 8-12, 2000 in Amsterdam. The show is the premier international broadcast technology event. With more than 700 companies exhibiting, the show attracts over 39,000 attendees from more than 120 different countries.

For more information on IBC, contact http://www.ibc.org.

The International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) is the world's premiere broadcast technology event. The show covers all the key areas of electronic media business, including audio, cable, film, grip, internet, lighting, multimedia, production, post-production, radio, satellite, and transmission. IBC is owned by six key industry bodies; The International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers, The Institution of Electrical Engineers, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, The Royal Television Society, The Society of Cable Telecommunications, and The Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers. The 2000 show will be held September 8-12, 2000 in Amsterdam.

Digital Media Online, http://www.digitalmedianet.com, is the leading developer of B2B vertical online communities in the digital media marketplace. With more than 36 channels, DigitalMediaNet.com serves distinct market segments including streaming media, digital video, animation, special effects, desktop publishing, imaging and design, digital audio, CAD, workstations, game development, film, broadcast, and post production. DigitalMediaNet.com community resources include breaking technology and product news, techniques, white papers, research, interactive product guides, classifieds, job and resume listings, and extensive examples of digital art, animations, and video.

Contact: Kelly Haggard
Marketing Promotions Manager
DigitalMediaNet.com
714-384-3058
khaggard@digitalmedianet.com
www.digitalmedianet.com