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Set Up Events News Release:

SPORT BEANS ADDS FLAVOR TO SET UP EVENTS

Sport Beans Becomes a Series Sponsor for Two of Set Up Events’ Largest Series

Wilmington, NC – March 28, 2012 – Set Up Events, the leading producer of triathlons, running and endurance events, announced today that it has partnered with Sport Beans® Energizing Jelly Beans® From the Makers of Jelly Belly® for a series sponsorship of the Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series and the Virginia Triathlon Series.

Sport Beans jelly beans, introduced by Jelly Belly Candy Company, are scientifically formulated for sports performance. Sport Beans jelly beans provide carbohydrates for energy, electrolytes to maintain fluid balance and vitamins to help burn carbohydrates and fat and protect muscles against oxidative damage.

“Triathletes were among the earliest adopters of Sport Beans, so our sponsorship with Set Up Events is a natural partnership,” said Stephanie Scott, Event Marketing Manager for Jelly Belly Candy Company. “We’re excited to expand our reach within the triathlon community and connect with more athletes.”

“This partnership with Sport Beans is a great addition to our two largest series”, said Andrew Silberiesen, President of Set Up Events. “Sport Beans has had a long association with triathlon, cycling, and running, and we’re pleased to welcome them to Set Up Events.”

The sponsorship was secured by John Jones of fortyninegroup, the official strategic marketing agency of Set Up Events.

About Sport Beans

Sport Beans jelly beans were introduced in 2005 and were designed to fuel and energize the body during exercise. According to sports nutrition experts glucose stores need to be replenished after 45 minutes to 1 hour of exercise. Sport Beans, formulated with 25 grams of carbohydrates, electrolytes for fluid retention and vitamins, come in portable 1-oz. single serve packets. Manufactured by Jelly Belly Candy Company of Fairfield, Calif., Sport Beans are the newest innovation from the company known for flavor. www.SportBeans.com

About Set Up Events

Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest producers of triathlons, is a full-service production, registration and timing company for participatory sports, triathlon and running events. In 2012 Set Up Events will produce over 140 triathlons in 8 states totaling over 64,000 registrations. For more information about Set Up Events, visit www.SetUpEvents.com Participants can also Follow Set Up Events on Twitter (@SetUpEvents) or Like Set Up Events’ facebook page.

Set Up Events News Release:

RUDY PROJECT STRIKES MAJOR 3-YEAR DEAL WITH SET UP EVENTS

Rudy Project Becomes the Official & Exclusive Eyewear and Helmet Sponsorof All Six Set Up Events Series

Wilmington, NC – February 29, 2012 – Set Up Events, the leading producer of triathlon, running and endurance events, announced today that it has partnered with Rudy Project North America as the Official and Category Exclusive Eyewear and Helmet Sponsor for all of Set Up Events’ Triathlon Series.

The Rudy Project sponsorship, which runs through 2014, includes category exclusive rights as the Official Eyewear and Helmet Sponsor for each series, including the Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series, Go-Tri Sports South Carolina Triathlon Series, TrySports Series, Virginia Triathlon Series, Maryland Triathlon Series and the newest Georgia Triathlon Series.

“Rudy Project is excited to partner with one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies,” said Paul Craig, President and Co-Founder of Rudy Project North America. “This is a dream partnership and we are excited for the opportunity it will provide Rudy to get the word out on our world class, cutting-edge sunglass, prescription eyewear and helmet technologies and designs to over 100,000 Set Up Events athletes.”

“We are honored to have Rudy Project come on board as a major eyewear and helmet sponsor of Set Up,” said Andrew Silbereisen, President of Set Up Events. “Rudy Project is a highly recognized brand in the eyewear and helmet industries for athletes and weekend warriors, and it’s great to have such an innovative, customer service-focused company aligned with Set Up Events and our triathletes.”

The sponsorship was secured by John Jones of fortyninegroup, the official strategic marketing agency of Set Up Events.

About Rudy Project

Rudy Project designs and manufactures hi-tech sunglasses, Rxes, goggles and helmets by applying the most advanced science and technology. Designed and made in Italy since 1985, Rudy Project has grown quickly as a premier brand throughout North America. Rudy Project has won Outside Magazine’s prestigious “Gear of the Year” Award twice for its cutting edge frame and lens technologies. Rudy helmets were recognized as the #1, most worn TT brand at the 2011 World Championship in Kona, HI. Of late, Rudy Project has prided itself for providing the absolute best prescription eyewear for athletes and outdoor enthusiasts around the world. What set’s Rudy Project apart is unparalleled customer service standards, cutting edge products and technological innovations, and proprietary, award winning lens technologies including ImpactX™, Polar3FX™ and RPOptics™. Rudy Project offers a Lifetime Replacement Lens Guarantee and 3 year frame warranty. Learn more about RudyProject at www.e-rudy.com.

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Set Up Events News Release:

SET UP EVENTS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE BRAVE SOLDIER CHALLENGE SERIES

Registration for Set Up Events’ Newest Series Opens February 2012

Wilmington, NC – February 22, 2012 – Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies, announced today the launch of a new battlefield for human competition, The Brave Soldier Challenge (BSC). Compromised of six events, the Brave Soldier Challenge is designed to test athlete endurance, strength, and agility. The BSC fires its first round in Wilmington, NC, followed by five more Brave Soldier Challenge events that have been strategically selected for proximity to east coast military base centers. Registration for most of the 2012 events will open February, 2012.

“Following the extreme growth of the crossfit world, we’re excited to be launching the Brave Soldier Challenge in 2012,” said Andrew Silbereisen, President of Set Up Events. “It only makes sense for Set Up to put on top tier events that attract a whole new market of athletes who are interested in more of a challenge.”

Built for the Soldier in everyone, Brave Soldier Challenge draws competitors from crossfit, multisport and general strength conditioning disciplines. Men and women entering the Brave Soldier Challenge will compete for Top Military and Top Civilian honors in their respective age groups and genders. At each event, competitors will earn series points toward the Brave Soldier Challenge finals in Pensacola, FL.

The name “Brave Soldier Challenge” was inspired by Brave Soldier Performance Skincare, a globally recognized brand of skincare products designed for extreme athletes.

“We are very excited for the opportunity to align our brand with a new type of event that caters to athletes of a different breed”, said Chris Gorman, CEO of Brave Soldier Performance Skincare. “The uniqueness of this series and its brave competitors truly exemplifies our mantra, ‘Performance Beyond Limits’.”

Brave Soldier Challenge Event Locations:

Wilmington, NC – May 26, 2012

Charleston, SC – June 16, 2012

Virginia Beach, VA – July 7, 2012

Annapolis, MD – August 18, 2012

Atlanta, GA – September 8, 2012

Pensacola, FL – September 29, 2012

Additional information on venues and registration will be available on http://www.bravesoldierchallenge.com or the event’s facebook page.

About Set Up Events:

Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest producers of triathlons, is a full-service production, registration and timing company for participatory sports, triathlon and running events. In 2012 Set Up Events will produce over 140 triathlons in eight states totaling over 64,000 registrations. For more information about Set Up Events, visit www.SetUpEvents.com Participants can also Follow Set Up Events on Twitter (@SetUpEvents) or Like Set Up Events’ facebook page.

About Brave Soldier:

Established in 1998, Brave Soldier Performance Skincare is a globally recognized product line with a mission to address the unique skincare needs of extreme athletes. Made in the USA, Brave Soldier products are carried at the retail level by specialty athletic stores nationwide, sold through the world’s leading distributors, and direct-to-consumer globally from bravesoldier.com. With its origins in Santa Monica, California, Brave Soldier currently operates out of Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. To learn more about the history, products, or mission of Brave Soldier, visit www.bravesoldier.com, follow @bravesldier on twitter, or like Brave Soldier’s facebook page.

Set Up Events News Release:

AAA CAR CARE DRIVES MEMBERSHIP WITH SET UP EVENTS

AAA Car Care Center Announces Sponsorship of North and South Carolina Triathlon Series

Wilmington, NC – February 15, 2012 – AAA Carolina’s Car Care Center, the largest non-franchise automotive maintenance and repair facility operator in the Carolinas, will be the official automotive repair sponsor for triathlons and other athletic events operated by Wilmington-based Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest producers of triathlon events.

“Cars, like athletes need to be fit and in shape for their endurance activities,” said Dusty Holcomb, President of AAA Car Care. “Just like triathletes who work hard to be in their best possible condition on race day, we work hard to keep our customers’ cars in great shape. We believe in order to make it to the finish line, you first need to make it to the starting line.”

The sponsorship through 2014 covers the Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series, Set Up Event’s Go Tri Sports South Carolina Series presented by Steadman Hawkins and the TrySports Triathlon Series. AAA will also be the exclusive and official car care center of the three Set Up Events series. AAA will attend triathlons in the Set Up Events series events to showcase the car care experience participants and spectators have as AAA members. AAA will be offering membership specials throughout the season through Set Up’s extensive online and event reach.

“We are honored to partner with AAA Car Care, and look forward to helping each other continue to grow each year,” said Andrew Silbereisen, President of Set Up Events. “At-event marketing offers an abundance of unique elements, plus various online marketing elements and social media campaigns,” said Silbereisen. “We are proud to provide these services to AAA, and for AAA to be able to offer their services to our participants. It is such a great fit.”

About AAA Car Care

AAA Carolinas serves more than 1.8 million members with travel, automobile and insurance services while being an advocate for all travelers. As the largest non-franchise operator of automotive maintenance and repair facilities in North and South Carolina, AAA has 32 Car Care Centers now and another three scheduled to open this year. Last year, AAA Car Care serviced a quarter of a million vehicles while achieving a satisfaction rate from customers in excess of 95%. AAA’s Car Care Centers are open to the public as well as AAA Members.

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Set Up Events News Release:

SET UP EVENTS EXPANDS EXECUTIVE AND CORPORATE PERSONNEL TEAM

New Staff Members Reflect Accelerated Growth of Set Up Events

Wilmington, NC – February 8, 2012 – Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies, welcomes new members to the Set Up Events team.

The new corporate structure consists of significant positions including the role of President of Set Up Events, Director of Operations, and Online Registration Coordinator, joining previously announced additions of Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Agency.

“Due to the accelerated growth of Set Up Events, there was a need to fill these positions and make these changes to the corporate structure to accommodate the various responsibilities and tasks of the job descriptions”, said Bill Scott, Founder and CEO of Set Up Events. “I am very pleased with our new team, and I am confident they will all play a crucial role in the continued development and growth of the company.”

Andrew Silbereisen has been named to the newly created position of President of Set Up Events. In his previous role, Andrew was integral in the development and management of Set Up Events’ online presence, technology and registration systems. Andrew has over 10 years of experience in the sport of triathlon and has competed in multiple events at every level of the sport. Andrew’s responsibilities will be management and direction of the existing business, new business opportunities and strategic growth. Prior to joining Set Up in his new capacity, Andrew was a Senior Database Analyst within the Nuclear Division of Duke Energy located in Charlotte, NC.

Mary Toffolon has been named to the position of Operations Coordinator. Mary is the Director of Operations for the highly successful PPD Beach2Battleship Iron and Half Iron Distance Triathlon in Wilmington, NC, and will also continue her role as volunteer coordinator for Set Up Events.

Krysten Rivenbark has been selected to the role of Online Registration Coordinator. She will be responsible for managing all the online contacts, registration and race owner communication and accounting.

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Endurance Films News Release:

ENDURANCE FILMS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH USA CYCLING

Endurance Films joins as USA Cycling’s newest Silver Level Sponsor

Louisville, KY – February 8, 2012 – ENDURANCE FILMS, the leading producer and distributor of endurance sports training multimedia, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with USA Cycling. Under the terms of this agreement, Endurance Films is USA Cycling’s newest Silver Level Sponsor, providing new benefits to USA Cycling’s more than 70,000 annual members.

“We are extremely proud of our new association with USA Cycling. From the launch of Endurance Films, the sport of cycling has been at the core of our multimedia production. We’re looking forward to providing USA Cycling’s membership with a new segment of benefits, and in working with the governing body to help grow the sport of cycling,” said Eric Feller, CEO of Endurance Films.

“We’re excited to provide USA Cycling members with the opportunity to save on the superb DVD line-up offered by Endurance Films. Their video collection is an excellent tool to supplement any training program, and we hope our members take advantage of this special offer,” said Gordon Weldon, Managing Director Of Member Services.

USA Cycling members can find out about the full range of benefits available to them from USA Cycling’s website. Endurance Films will offer ongoing discounts and special incentives to their catalog of cycling training videos to USA Cycling’s annual members. Endurance Films will further promote USA Cycling through the Endurance Films website and the Endurance Films facebook page.

About Endurance Films

Endurance Films is the recognized leader in full service HD video production focusing on the production and worldwide distribution of endurance sports training multimedia and entertainment. With partnerships spanning from professional athletes and coaches to experts in sports science and medicine, Endurance Films brings a wide range of experience and knowledge to the process of sports video production. Since 2000, Endurance Films has released top-selling videos in triathlon, marathon, cycling, strength training, yoga and more. Endurance Films is the official film production company of USA Triathlon. For more information, visit Endurance Films.

About USA Cycling

Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross. As a membership-based organization, USA Cycling comprises 70,000 licensees, 2,400 clubs and team, and 34 local associations. The national governing body sanctions 2,900 competitive and non-competitive events throughout the U.S. each year, manages 17 national championship events and is responsible for fostering the identification, development, and support of American cyclists. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit www.usacycling.org.

Set Up Events News Release:

TYR MAKES A BIG SPLASH AS SERIES WIDE SPONSOR OF SET UP EVENTS

TYR Becomes the Official Category Exclusive Swimwear and Swim Accessory Sponsor for All Six Set Up Events Series

Wilmington, NC – January 25, 2012 – Set Up Events, the leading producer of triathlons, running and endurance events, announced today that it has partnered with TYR as the Official Swimwear and Swim Accessory Sponsor for all of Set Up Events’ Triathlon Series.

The TYR sponsorship, which runs through 2013, includes category exclusive rights as the Official Swimwear and Swim Accessory Sponsor for each series including the Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series, Go-Tri Sports South Carolina Triathlon Series, TrySports Series, Virginia Triathlon Series, Maryland Triathlon Series and the newest Georgia Triathlon Series.

“TYR is proud to partner with Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies. With a growing number of races and competitors, the Set Up Events series is an opportunity for TYR to reach triathletes at the grassroots level,” said Ryan Dolan, Vice President of Sales for TYR.

“It has been a successful partnership in previous years of working with TYR, and we are excited to take this to the next level,” said Bill Scott, CEO of Set Up Events. “TYR is a recognized leader in swimwear and swim accessories, and it’s great to have such an innovative, performance-focused company aligned with Set Up Events and our triathletes.”

The sponsorship was secured by John Jones of fortyninegroup, the official strategic marketing agency of Set Up Events.

About TYR

TYR engineers technical apparel and equipment for swimmers and triathletes. Named for “TYR”, the Norse god of warriors, we’re a company started by athletes and populated by athletes. The cultures and communities of competitive swimming and triathlon pervade our offices. We are dedicated to re-imagining technologies that help athletes attain peak performance. Like athletes, we work with an intense spirit of competition. We aim to create the fastest, most advanced technologies and products. Always.

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Endurance Films News Release:

ENDURANCE FILMS ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH SWEATVAC PERFORMANCE WEAR

SweatVac joins list of sponsors for 2012 Endurance Films Racing Team

Louisville, KY – January 25, 2012 – ENDURANCE FILMS, the leading producer and distributor of endurance sports training multimedia, today announced a sponsorship agreement with SweatVac Performance Wear. Under the terms of this agreement, SweatVac will serve as the official headwear provider to the Endurance Films Racing Team.

The Endurance Films Racing Team was created in 2011 and features Age Group Triathletes from across the US. The team debuted last August at USA Triathlon’s Age Group Nationals. Racing Team members went on to race and place in triathlons at more than 30 events including the Sprint World Championship and ITU Long Course World Championship. In 2012, the Endurance Films Racing Team will again be open to potential candidates and a full season of competition in the Endurance Films colors, supported by SweatVac and a growing list of Racing Team sponsors.

“All of us at SweatVac are excited to be a sponsor of the Endurance Films Racing Team,” said John Okon, President of SweatVac. “The fact that Endurance Films has done so much to illustrate and promote endurance athletics over the years makes us proud to be involved with their team.”

“We are extremely thankful to have SweatVac as a sponsor of our Racing Team. Not only is their premier product line of headwear a great value to our athletes, but it looks great on them and is a perfect showcase for our brand,” said Eric Feller, CEO of Endurance Films.

Age group triathletes interested in applying to join the Endurance Films Racing Team for 2012 can find out more information at Endurance Films. Team updates, race schedules and race reports are available on the Racing Team website and the Endurance Films facebook page.

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About SweatVac Performance Wear

SweatVac Performance Wear is a sports apparel company, headquartered in Chicago, IL, that manufactures and customizes fine technical apparel. Founded in 1993 by an avid cyclist, SweatVac is an established brand among endurance athletes and holds many long-standing partnerships with leading industry organizations and race events.

Set Up Events News Release:

Coliseum Rock ’N RollMan to be Marquee Event of the 2012 Georgia Triathlon Series

Registration is now open for the Georgia Triathlon Series Rock ’N RollMan events

Wilmington, NC – January 18, 2012 – The Georgia Triathlon Series, Set Up Event’s newest series, announces the addition of The Coliseum Health System’s Rock ’N RollMan Half Iron Distance Triathlon, Long Course Duathlon and Sprint Distance Triathlon. Registration for these events is now open at www.setupevents.com.

The Coliseum Health System’s Rock ’N RollMan Half has quickly become one of the nation’s most recognized races at this distance and has earned several national distinctions from USA Triathlon.

“After a very successful track record for the past eight years, we are excited to have Rock ’N RollMan be part of the Georgia Triathlon Series,” said Crisp McDonald, Set Up Events production team leader for the Georgia Triathlon Series.

“We feel our new association with the Georgia Triathlon Series is going to take the Coliseum Rock ’N RollMan to the next level, and we are looking forward to adding even more excitement to this event which we already feel is the Number One Half Iron experience in the Southeast”, said Jim Rainey, Event Owner and CEO of Georgia MultiSports Productions, LLC.

The 2012 edition of the Coliseum Health System’s Rock ’N RollMan will feature a $4,990 prize purse for the Top 5 men and women to split. Details for the individual races are as follows:

Coliseum Health System’s Rock ’N RollMan Half – June 2, 2012 – Macon, GA

This half iron distance event will take place at Sandy Beach Recreation Area in Lake Tobesofkee. The swim is a one loop affair and so is the 56 mile bike which takes participants through Bibb County, GA. The bike and run course is best described as rolling with no sever grades but many long, gradual ascents.

Rock ’N RollMan Long Course Duathlon – June 2, 2012 – Macon, GA

One of the few remaining long course duathlons in the country, this 5K – 56 mile – 13.1 mile event will prove why duathlon is so tough. Combine Macon heat with the demands of over 16 miles of running and 56 miles of biking and you have yourself a true tester of grit and determination.

Rock ’N RollMan Sprint Triathlon – June 2, 2012 – Macon, GA

Consisting of a 750 meter swim, a 15 mile bike and a 5K run, this is a great alternative to enjoy the beautiful Macon scenery by racing more of a manageable distance.

In addition to the Georgia Triathlon Series, Set Up Events produces and manages 5 other triathlon series throughout 8 states in the mid-Atlantic region. Individual events in each series count toward overall series standings. To review the entire Set Up Events 2012 season schedule, visit www.SetUpEvents.com

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Endurance Films News Release:

ENDURANCE FILMS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF RIDES NEW YORK

Anticipated new volume of Endurance Films Cycling Series now available for order

Louisville, KY – December 14, 2011 – ENDURANCE FILMS, the leading producer and distributor of endurance sports training multimedia, today announced the release of RIDES New York – Assault on Bear Mountain, the seventh edition in the RIDES series of Indoor Cycling Videos. RIDES New York joins a continually expanding series of indoor cycling must-haves that includes RIDES Texas, Hill Country, Southern California, North Carolina, Las Vegas and The Rockies. The RIDES series has become the essential off-season training resource for cyclists and triathletes.

Shot in full HD, RIDES New York features the Huntington Bike Club as they wind through New York’s spectacular Harriman State Park, twisting through dense forests and skirting crystal lakes, culminating in the epic Perkins climb to the summit of Bear Mountain. For the indoor cyclist or spinning enthusiast, RIDES New York includes a dynamic, comprehensive dashboard showing cadence, heart rate zone, critical power and elapsed time. RIDES New York is set to a full original music soundtrack and coaching voice track. Riders can customize the audio for coaching or music-only options for the entire seventy-five minute ride.

“With RIDES New York, we’ve added another compelling cycling experience to our bestselling RIDES series. From the feedback we’ve received on our six previous volumes, we know that advanced and novice cyclists will love the challenges of the Assault on Bear Mountain,” said Eric Feller, CEO of Endurance Films. “We’re excited to hear what riders think of RIDES New York, and also where we should shoot our next ride!”

RIDES New York compliments exercise on any stationary bicycle currently available and requires no additional monitor or equipment. A Blu-ray version will be available in 2012. RIDES New York DVDs are available for all regions directly from Endurance Films and major online retailers. Resellers may contact Endurance Films for wholesale account information.

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Set Up Events News Release:

SET UP EVENTS ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF THE GEORGIA TRIATHLON SERIES

Registration for Set Up Events’ Newest Series Opens December 13, 2011

Wilmington, NC – November 30, 2011 – Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies, announced today the launch of the Georgia Triathlon Series (GTS), comprised of events ranging from Sprint and Olympic distances to a Half Iron distance event throughout the state of Georgia. Registration for most of the 2012 Georgia Triathlon Series events will open December 13, 2011.

“Following the successful rollout of our Maryland Triathlon Series this year, we’re excited to be launching the Georgia Triathlon Series in 2012,” said Bill Scott, Founder and CEO of Set Up Events. “From our start with a single race in 1994, Set Up Events continues to experience year-over-year expansion, consistent with the extraordinary growth of triathlon.”

The Georgia Triathlon Series is made up of 11 events offering a variety of race distances and challenge levels for novice and experienced triathletes. Given the diverse geography available in Georgia, triathletes can anticipate races in both flat and fast ocean locations as well as challenging courses associated with the northern hills and lake area. Highlighted events in the Georgia Triathlon Series include:

Mountain Madness Half Distance Triathlon – May 6, 2012 – Ellijay, GA

Nestled in the hills of Northern Georgia, this half iron distance event will take place at scenic Carters Lake. The bike course winds through country roads featuring a challenging climb midway through the bike, in which special awards will be given to the King and Queen of the Mountain.

Jekyll Island Turtle Crawl Sprint, Olympic, and 5K – May 19, 2012 – Jekyll Island, GA

The Turtle Crawl events will take place on picturesque Jekyll Island. The fast ocean swim, and flat bike and run courses attract all levels of athletes. Turtle Crawl Events correspond with the release of sea turtles which have been rehabilitated from prior injury, and has a long-standing tradition of fun and excitement for the entire family.

In addition to the Georgia Triathlon Series, Set Up Events produces and manages 5 other triathlon series, totaling more than 140 events throughout 8 states in the mid-Atlantic region. Individual events in each series count toward overall series standings. To review the entire Set Up Events 2012 season schedule, visit www.SetUpEvents.com Event registration is currently open for the North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland series. Registration for the Georgia Triathlon Series opens on December 13, 2011.

About Set Up Events

Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest producers of triathlons, is a full-service production, registration and timing company for participatory sports triathlon and running events. In 2012 Set Up Events will produce over 140 triathlons in eight states totaling over 64,000 registrations. For more information about Set Up Events, visit www.SetUpEvents.com Participants can also Follow Set Up Events on Twitter (@SetUpEvents) or Like Set Up Events’ facebook page.

Multisport Performance Institute News Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW COACH, PORTOFINO RACE SERIES SPONSOR AND ONLINE STORE LAUNCH

MPI’s impressive 2011 growth points toward continued expansion in 2012

Pensacola, FL – November 30, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (MPI), a leading provider of multisport coaching, training camps, clinics, specialized services and events, is excited to announce three new initiatives acknowledging the rapid growth MPI has experienced in 2011.

Coach Peter Harsch joins MPI as the company’s first West Coast coach. Based in San Diego, Peter is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Coach, 12-time Ironman™ finisher and 3-time Kona qualifier and finisher. With more than 17 years of triathlon experience, Peter has competed in over 80 events. Peter is also an ABC-Certified Prosthetist and previously served as the US Paralympic Track and Field Team Prosthetist, and as the Team Director for the USAT Paratriathlon team in 2009 and 2010. Peter’s deep experience and recognized skills and expertise in paratriathlon add significantly to MPI’s coaching team.

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President stated: “Coach Peter Harsch brings a wealth of coaching experience in triathlon and paratriathlon to MPI. Over the past year, Peter has become a close associate as a result of TeamMPI’s extensive involvement in paratriathlon. We are excited to welcome him to our team, and plant the TeamMPI flag in California.”

MPI is also pleased to announce that Pensacola based Bikes Plus has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the Portofino Sunset Tri Series. Bikes Plus, with two locations in Pensacola, is an acknowledged triathlon resource for the Gulf Coast region, specializing in Trek and Profile Design. The Portofino Sunset Tri Series, presented by Bike Plus, is a 9 race Super Sprint distance held on Thursday evenings. 2012 is the second year for the series, and the first race is on April 19^th.

Lastly, MPI is excited to announce the launch of the TeamMPI Online Store. The Store offers a full line of customized Champion System TeamMPI apparel, as well as accessories by Sock Guy, CamelBak, nutrition supplies from Energy Lab and MAP, plus gift certificates for MPI coaching services. MPI will be expanding the available product lines in the TeamMPI Store in upcoming months.

“With this trio of new announcements, MPI is clearly demonstrating the growth of the company in our coaching team, event profiles and diversification of services and revenue streams,” said Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI. “We look forward to continued growth of MPI, our sport, and significantly, the personal and performance growth of the great athletes we work with as we head into 2012.”

About Multisport Performance Institute

Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute provides a diverse spectrum of services uniquely structured for both novice and experienced multisport athletes. Multisport Performance Institute offers 2 levels of multisport coaching plans, the MPI Performance Package program, Single Day, Multi Day, and Long Course training camps and clinics, and Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). MPI also provides specialty services in swim analysis, F.I.S.T. certified bike fitting and individualized multisport coaching. Multisport Performance Institute produces a series of youth and adult races and events including the highly successful Maritime DeLuna Du Kids Duathlon, the Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon, the Sea Turtle Tri and the Portofino Sunset Tri Series. Multisport Performance Institute is privately held and is based in Pensacola, Florida.

Set Up Events News Release:

SET UP EVENTS ANNOUNCES ITS 2012 TRIATHLON SCHEDULE

Registration For Set Up Events’ Biggest Season Ever Opens November 1, 2011

Wilmington, NC – October 25, 2011 – Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies, today announced its 2012 triathlon season schedule. Additionally, registration for the 2012 events will open November 1, 2011. Competitors may review the list of events and register at SetUpEvents.com Set Up Events produces and manages over 120 triathlons and running events throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

“Set Up Events continues to experience unprecedented growth, both in the number of races and competitors. With the exciting new events we’ve added to our 2012 schedule, and knowing many of the races fill up quickly, this is a great time for our participants to start planning their 2012 season,” said Bill Scott, founder and CEO of Set Up Events. “Given the diversity in distances we offer, and the broad region Set Up Events covers, there are great events for triathletes of all levels.”

Set Up Events offers five different series with individual events counting towards overall series standings. Each series has its own standout events.

The Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series, (IOS-NCTS), is the largest and longest running triathlon series in the United States. Events in this series take place from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the beautiful ocean beaches of North Carolina, and from the urban settings of Charlotte and Raleigh to serene natural venues such as White Lake.

Including the Azalea Sprint Triathlon, Kure Beach Double Sprint, Triangle Triathlon and YMCA Triathlon at Wrightsville Beach, the IOS-NCTS hosts several iconic events that have been around for more than a decade and consistently sell out. Other major events in this series include:

Belews Lake International – Greensboro, NC 1500m Swim/27 Mile Bike/10K Run-4/14/2012
White Lake Half Iron Distance Triathlon – White Lake, NC 1.2 Mile Swim/ 56 Mile Bike /13.1 Mile Run-5/5/2012
Stumpy Creek International – Mooresville, NC 1500m Swim/ 27 Mile Bike /10K Run-8/4/2012

The Go-Tri Sports South Carolina Series (GTS-SCTS), presented by the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, offers competitors the best triathlons available to the beautiful state of South Carolina. The GTS-SCTS offers a variety of course types, distances and difficulties.

TryCharleston Half and Sprint – Mt. Pleasant, SC 1.2 mile Swim /56 mile Bike/ 13.1 mile Run-4/21/2012
Clemson Triathlon – Clemson, SC 750m Swim /11 mile Bike/ 5K Run-5/5/2012
Paris Mountain International and Sprint – Greenville, SC 500m Swim /20 mile Bike/ 5 mile Run-8/4/2012

The Virginia Triathlon Series (VTS) consists of events throughout the great state of Virginia from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the suburbs of DC to the Tidewater area. Whether it is an early season urban venue or a late season rural event, competitors find that once they race in the VTS, they’re hooked.

Kinetic Half Iron Distance Triathlon – Spotsylvania, VA 1.2 mile Swim /56 mile Bike/ 13.1 mile Run-5/12/2012
Kinetic Sprint Triathlon – Spotsylvania, VA 750m Swim /18 mile Bike/ 5K Run-5/13/2012

The TrySports Triathlon Series (TTS) offers a variety of race distances and course types well suited for novice all the way to elite athletes, and consistently draws competitors from across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.

WAC Triathlon – Wilmington, NC 300m Swim /11.5 mile Bike/ 5K Run-4/15/2012
Lake Logan International & Sprint – Canton, NC 1500m Swim /40 km Bike /10 km Run-8/4 & 8/5/2012

The Maryland Triathlon Series (MTS) had a successful debut in 2011, and will expand in 2012. Events take place from Frederick County in the west to Kent County in the east, and just outside the Nation’s capital. Each of the events supports the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

Rock Hall International – Rock Hall, MD 1500m Swim/24.65 mile Bike /10K Run-6/2/2012
Rock Hall Sprint – Rock Hall, MD 750m Swim /15 mile Bike/ 5K Run-6/3/2012

New for 2012 – Set Up Events is excited to announce two inaugural race series – the Getcher Mud On Series and the Beach Gauntlet Series. These events consist of diverse and challenging mud, water and beach obstacle courses, providing compelling new competitive series opportunities for triathletes, runners and fitness fans alike.

Getcher Mud On – Kernersville, NC Muddy, Obstacle-Filled 3 mile course-7/21/2012
Getcher Mud On – Lincolnton, NC Muddy, Obstacle-Filled 3 mile course-10/6/2012
Beach Gauntlet – Myrtle Beach, SC Sandy, Obstacle-Filled 3 mile course, completely on the beach-10/20/2012

Back for 2012 – PPD Beach2Battleship – Wilmington, NC Iron/Half Iron November 3, 2012. One of Set Up Events’ most anticipated race weekends returns in 2012, with PPD B2B in Wilmington, NC. Rated as one of Triathlete Magazine’s Top 5 triathlons in the world, PPD B2B consistently sells out well in advance of race day. With its reputation for a great host city, Set Up’s unparalleled race production, and a fast ocean swim, PPD Beach2Battleship will again draw competitors from across the US, and around the world.

To review the entire Set Up Events 2012 season schedule, visit www.SetUpEvents.com

Event registration opens on November 1, 2011.

About Set Up Events

Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest producers of triathlons, is a full-service production, registration and timing company for participatory sports triathlon and running events. In 2012 Set Up Events will produce over 120 triathlons in eight states totaling over 64,000 registrations with plans for major expansion in the near future. For more information about Set Up Events, visit www.SetUpEvents.com Participants can also Follow Set Up Events on Twitter (@SetUpEvents) or Like Set Up Events’ facebook page.

Multisport Performance Institute Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION INTO BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI WITH e-FITNESS & WELLNESS

State Of The Art Facility Offers New Opportunities to Experience Multisport Training With TeamMPI Coaches

Pensacola, FL – October 12, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (MPI), a leading provider of multisport coaching, training camps, clinics, specialized services and events, announced today its partnership with e-Fitness & Wellness, a full service fitness facility in Biloxi, MS.

With this new partnership, MPI will launch a series of triathlon training seminars and programs, for both the e-Fitness & Wellness membership and the public. The calendar of events will kick off Monday December 5^th, with a free seminar focusing on off-season training and race season planning. Led by Coaches Mark Sortino and John Murray, the new e-Fitness programs will use MPI’s proven strategy of six key elements for triathlon success.

Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI said: “We’re excited to partner with e-Fitness & Wellness to bring our established TeamMPI training programs to a large and dynamic new group of Gulf Coast athletes and triathlon participants.”

“We are thrilled to align with the TeamMPI folks. This will add significantly to our offerings for both established and aspiring triathletes at e-Fitness & Wellness,” said Shaun McKee, MD, Managing Partner. “We have a great group of triathletes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, who are always looking to improve their edge. In addition, e-Fitness has always strived to bring new triathletes into the fold with great success. MPI’s programs will allow us to provide our e-Fitness members as well as the general public the best opportunity for improving their individual performance ability in multisport. This exciting partnership will undoubtedly inspire many people to join the triathlon life.”

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President added: “e-Fitness provides the ideal venue to launch MPI’s training programs in Mississippi. With the terrific assets available to us at e-Fitness & Wellness, we look forward to working with their dedicated staff, as well as the opportunity of welcoming new athletes to TeamMPI.”

e-Fitness & Wellness offers members access to a state of the art fitness facility, with seven pools, the area’s largest indoor track, the most group fitness classes on the Gulf Coast, as well as a complete selection of cardio and strength conditioning equipment. e-Fitness also provides a full auditorium for seminars and presentations, an on-site eatery, and programs dedicated to both wellness and fitness designed for the whole family, from kids through seniors.

About Multisport Performance Institute

About e-Fitness & Wellness

Located in Biloxi, Mississippi, e-Fitness & Wellness strives to provide the optimum combination of facilities and programs in both wellness and fitness, along with premium service and convenience at an affordable rate in today’s economy. From kids to seniors, from advanced bodybuilding to patient rehabilitation, e-Fitness and Wellness offers so much more than fitness to exceed every member’s needs. For more information, please visit www.efitwell.com and Like the e-Fitness facebook page.

Multisport Performance Institute Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2011 RACE SEASON SUCCESSES, TEAMMPI AT KONA

Sold out Sea Turtle Tri caps off MPI’s biggest event season yet

Pensacola, FL – October 5, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (MPI), a leading provider of multisport coaching, training camps, clinics, specialized services and events, wrapped its 2011 event production season this past Sunday with the sold out Sea Turtle Tri Kids Triathlon.

In the 2011 event season, MPI produced the largest youth triathlons in the Gulf Coast Region – the Jubilee Kids Triathlon, and the Sea Turtle Tri. In addition, MPI also produced the Maritime DeLuna Du Kids Duathlon, and the hugely successful and innovative Thursday evening Portofino Sunset Tri Series.

For 2012, dates have already been secured for the Martime DeLuna Du (March 25^th, 2012) and the Jubilee Kids Triathlon (June 3^rd, 2012). Dates for the 2012 Sea Turtle Tri, an extended Portofino Sunset Tri Series and the remainder of the MPI 2012 event season will be announced later this fall.

Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI said: “The Sea Turtle Tri was a fantastic finish to our event season. Watching the performances of young triathletes is an inspiration to anyone, and really speaks to the phenomenal growth triathlon is experiencing. With the events, camps, clinics and coaching programs we’ve initiated and produced this year, and what we have planned, it suggests 2012 will be another incredible growth year for MPI and our sport.”

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President added: “MPI has grown so much over the course of 2011. Through the year, we’ve built on great partnerships, with the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Portofino Island Resort, and of course with the athletes we work with… through our coaching programs, camps, clinics, services and race events. Our athletes are at the core of TeamMPI, and they’ve contributed immensely to our success in 2011. It’s rewarding to see their amazing performances, and envision where they’ll be in 2012!”

In addition, TeamMPI is pleased to announce that it has two athletes racing in the Ironman™ World Championship on October 8^th. Coach Mark Sortino and Andrew Rothfeder. Both qualified at the Memorial Hermann Ironman™ Texas. This is Mark’s third trip to the Big Island and Andrew’s first.

About Multisport Performance Institute

Multisport Performance Institute Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SELLOUT OF SEA TURTLE TRI RACE

Second Annual Kids Triathlon to take place Sunday October 2nd

Pensacola, FL – September 29, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (MPI), a leading provider of multisport coaching, training camps, clinics, specialized services and events, today announced the sellout of its Sea Turtle Triathlon.

Now in its second year, the Sea Turtle Tri, along with the Jubilee Kids Triathlon, also produced by MPI, have become the biggest youth triathlon events in the Gulf Coast region. The success of the Sea Turtle Tri is a significant indicator of the tremendous growth of triathlon both locally and nationally, and as a sport with a broad appeal to both youths and adults.

The 2011 Sea Turtle Tri takes place at Opal Beach, on Pensacola Beach. The race starts at 8AM on Sunday October 2nd, with 4 age divisions starting in two separate waves:

Wave One: 7-8 & 9-10 years

Wave Two: 11-12 & 13-15 years

Course distances are as follows:

Wave One: Swim 75 yds, Bike 1.5 miles, Run .5 miles

Wave Two: Swim 150 yds, Bike 3 miles, Run 1 mile

Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI said: “We’re really excited with the response to our Second Annual Sea Turtle Triathlon. We’re looking forward to a great race on Sunday with some inspiring performances from all these young triathletes.”

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President added: “MPI was founded on the principles of advocating a healthy lifestyle through multisport across all ages. What better way to realize that goal than seeing athletes participating in the sport at an early age!”

Following the Sea Turtle Tri, TeamMPI CEO Mark Sortino travels to Kona, Hawaii to race in the Ironman™ World Championship on October 8th, having qualified earlier this year.

Multisport athletes can find out more about Multisport Performance Institute at TeamMPI.com where they can sign up for coaching programs, services, camps and clinics, and TeamMPI’s e-mail newsletter. Triathletes can register for TeamMPI events, camps and clinics at TeamMPI.com and can follow TeamMPI (@TeamMPI) on Twitter or link to TeamMPI’s facebook page. Multisport Performance Institute will announce its 2012 schedule of events later this fall.

About Multisport Performance Institute

Multisport Performance Institute Release: Challenged Athletes Foundation Logo

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TO HOST THIRD DODGE PARATRIATHLON CAMP IN SAN DIEGO

“Camp of Champions” is an Official Technical Training Camp of USA Paratriathlon

San Diego, CA – The Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF), a world leader in creating athletic opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities, announced its third Dodge Paratriathlon Camp to build interest and participation in the sport of paratriathlon, an event that was recently placed on the program for the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janiero . Known as the “Camp of Champions,” the CAF Dodge Paratriathlon Camp provides the most comprehensive and in-depth paratriathlon training on the West Coast.

The two-and-a-half day CAF Dodge Paratriathlon Camp, an official technical training camp of USA Paratriathon, will be held August 25-28, 2011 in San Diego, CA. Headquartered at the Deni + Jeff Jacobs Challenged Athletes Center, the camp is open to amputee and wheelchair athletes in classes TRI 1, 2, 4 and 5. Participating athletes will receive nutritional guidance, personal bike and handcycle fittings, expert classroom and hands-on technical instruction, personal swimming evaluation and other tools that will help them achieve their Paratriathlon goals. Athletes will have access to top-quality coaches including Mark Sortino and John Murray, USA Triathlon Level 1 coaches from the Multisport Performance Institute (MPI) in Pensacola Florida; Peter Harsch, USA Triathlon Level 1 Coach and Chief Prosthetist for Naval Medical Center San Diego; and four-time Ironman Handcycle Division World Champion, Carlos Moleda. In addition to the team of elite coaches, participating paratriathletes will be able to draw upon the expertise and experience of world-class challenged athlete mentors Willie Stewart, Melissa Stockwell and Mike Johnston.

At the recent Accenture U.S. Paratriathlon National Championships in New York, eight of the 18 podium spots were won by alumni of CAF Dodge Paratriathlon Camps. “We congratulate all the finishers of the Accenture U.S. Paratriathlon National Championships, and especially our camp alumni,” said Roy Perkins, Senior Director of Programs at the Challenged Athletes Foundation. “We hope the comprehensive approach we take at our ‘Camp of Champions’ helped put those athletes on the track to success and we look forward to helping more partriathletes reach their goals in the future.”

About Challenged Athletes Foundation

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is a world leader in helping individuals with physical challenges get involved – and stay involved – in sports. CAF believes that participation in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life. Since 1994, more than $30 million has been raised and almost 5,000 funding requests from challenged athletes in all 50 states and dozens of countries have been satisfied. Additionally, CAF’s outreach efforts reach another 60,000 individuals each year. Whether it’s a $2,500 grant for a handcycle, helping underwrite a carbon fiber running foot not covered by insurance, or arranging enthusiastic encouragement from a mentor who has triumphed over a similar challenge, CAF’s mission is clear: give those with the desire to live active, athletic lifestyles every opportunity to compete in the sports they love. To learn more, log on to www.challengedathletes.org or call 858-866-0959.

About Dodge Brand

Dodge is a full line of cars, crossovers, minivans and SUVs that are agile, daring, sensible and inventive. The brand is on a tear for the 2011 model year, redefining itself with six all-new or significantly redesigned new vehicles, introducing new lifestyle packages designed to better meet the needs of its customers, launching catchy new ads that have started conversations with owners and potential owners, actively participating in new events and sponsorships and developing relationships with its long-loyal enthusiast base, as well as reaching out to customers who want cars that leave them wanting more. For the 2011 model year, the Dodge brand is filling dealer showrooms with a vast array of new and updated products. The Dodge product line includes the all-new Dodge Durango and Dodge Charger, significantly revamped Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger and Challenger, and the Dodge Caliber and Dodge Nitro.

About Multisport Performance Institute

Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute provides a diverse spectrum of services uniquely structured for both novice and experienced multisport athletes. Multisport Performance Institute offers 3 levels of multisport coaching plans, Single Day, Multi Day, and Long Course training camps and clinics, and Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). MPI also provides specialty services in swim analysis, F.I.S.T. certified bike fitting and individualized multisport coaching. Multisport Performance Institute produces a series of youth and adult races and events including the highly successful Maritime DeLuna Du Kids Duathlon, the Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon, the Sea Turtle Tri and the Portofino Sunset Tri Series. Multisport Performance Institute is privately held and is based in Pensacola, Florida.

Endurance Films Release:

ENDURANCE FILMS ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF ENDURANCE FILMS RACING TEAM

Team to debut at USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals

Louisville, KY – August 2, 2011 – ENDURANCE FILMS, the leading producer and distributor of endurance sports training multimedia, today announced the selected team members of the Endurance Films Racing Team. The 11-member team is comprised of Age Group Triathletes from across the nation. Selected from hundreds of applicants, the team members represent the diverse backgrounds, experience levels, profound dedication and the true spirit of the multisport community. The Endurance Films Racing Team will make its official debut at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships on August 20^th in Burlington, VT.

Announced earlier this year, the Endurance Films Racing Team was developed by Endurance Films as a means of giving back to the customer base that has supported the company since its inception. With the help of USA Triathlon, and sponsors including Champion System, Jack Kane Custom Bicycles, Training Peaks and EcoBottles, Endurance Films was able to fulfill a company objective, and in doing so, develop a roster of passionate and competitive Age Group triathletes.

“We’re so excited to finally announce the Team. The field of contenders was tremendously deep and talented, which made the decision process extremely difficult. We want to deeply thank all those who applied,” said Eric Feller, CEO of Endurance Films.

“A huge welcome to the 11 amazing athletes selected. We can’t wait to see our Racing Team in action in just a few weeks at USA Triathlon’s Age Group Nationals,” added company VP, Danny Kolker.

A video announcement of the team will be released on the racing team website http://www.endurancefilms.com/racingteam.html. Endurance Films will be on hand at the 2011 USAT Age Group Nationals to shoot all the action and produce USA Triathlon’s annual AGNC highlight video.

About Endurance Films

Endurance Films Release:

ENDURANCE FILMS ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH JACK KANE CUSTOM RACING BICYCLES

Jack Kane Bikes becomes official bicycle sponsor of Endurance Films Racing Team

Louisville, KY – July 27, 2011 – ENDURANCE FILMS, the leading producer and distributor of endurance sports training multimedia, today announced a sponsorship agreement with Jack Kane Custom Bicycles. Under the terms of this agreement, Jack Kane Custom Bicycles will become the official bicycle sponsor of the Endurance Films Racing Team, which will debut at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships on August 20^th in Burlington, VT.

Jack Kane bikes are renown for their custom designed and individually painted framework. All Jack Kane Bikes are painted by Jack Kane, and his expertise in frame design draws from more than 35 years experience in bike building. Jack Kane Custom Bicycles will serve as the team’s dedicated “Pit Crew” at AGNC, providing mechanical support exclusively to the Endurance Films Racing Team. Additionally, Jack Kane Custom Bicycles’ gear and artistry will be on offer for various team initiatives.

“We’re thrilled to welcome the Jack Kane guys on board because they share our vision and excitement for this team. Age groupers have the dedication of pros, so we’re going to treat them like pros,” said Eric Feller, CEO of Endurance Films. “Their on-site presence at AGNC offering their dedicated mechanical expertise to the team is just one of the ways Jack Kane Custom Bicycles is helping us in this mission.”

“We are extremely excited to be partnering with Endurance Films on this grassroots project; Age Group Athletes are the heart and soul of triathlon. We have worked closely with other AG athletes designing their dream bicycles, so to be part of the team that wants to support them further is fantastic.” said Zane Schweer, Jack Kane’s Brand Marketing Manager. “With the extensive audience Endurance Films reaches through their video productions and distribution, it will expand the recognition of our bikes globally.”

Since announcing the debut of the Endurance Films Racing Team last month, Endurance Films has been accepting applications from eligible age group triathletes. Selected competitors will be officially announced on August 2^nd. Athletes interested in applying for the team can find out more at the Endurance Films Racing Team site.

About Endurance Films

About Jack Kane Custom Racing Bicycles

Jack Kane Custom Racing Bicycles is a custom design and road-proven bicycle company based out of North Carolina. Jack Kane, owner, has been in the industry since the 1970′s, earning a large underground following. Through consistent professional and elite level sponsorships, Kane bikes are repeatedly proven on the road and in the peloton. However, Jack Kane’s real passion is designing a rider’s dream bike. Working alongside the rider in the design process and building to order is where Jack Kane Bicycles separates itself from the rest. Jack Kane Custom Racing Bicycles specializes in aluminum, aluminum carbon, full carbon road, triathlon, and track bicycles. All bikes are painted by Jack himself. No two bicycles are the same. For more information, visit kanebikes.com

Champion System and Endurance Films Release:

CHAMPION SYSTEM IS NAMED OFFICIAL CUSTOM TECHNICAL APPAREL SPONSOR OF ENDURANCE FILMS RACING TEAM

Team Debuts at USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals August 20th

Brooklyn, NY (July 20, 2011) – Champion System, a worldwide leader in technical sports apparel, announced today that it has been named as the official custom technical apparel sponsor of the newly formed Endurance Films Racing Team. The team, established by Endurance Films, will make its official debut at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in Burlington, Vermont on August 20^th.

Endurance Films is currently accepting applications for the team from qualified Age Group triathletes. Candidates should epitomize competitive drive, have a track record of triathlon excellence, and embody the spirit of multisportsmanship.

“It’s a unique concept, the way Endurance Films has chosen to create this triathlon team. A huge part of what we do at Champion System is to offer up and coming athletes the opportunity to gain exposure and to outfit age groupers. This is a great way to show our support for undiscovered talent in the triathlon community,” said Scott Kaylin, CEO of Champion System.

The Endurance Films Racing Team will be completely outfitted in Champion System apparel. Team apparel will feature a custom design created exclusively for the Endurance Films Racing Team.

The team will be comprised of five to seven athletes over a range of age groups. Under a six month contract with the Endurance Films Racing Team, each member of the team will receive team apparel by Champion System, cash stipends, will be included in national PR campaigns, and will have access to industry leading training resources.

“We’re thrilled Champion System sees the value in this sponsorship and is providing their awesome apparel to our team,” said Endurance Films owner, Eric Feller. “Age group triathletes have the drive and dedication of elites, so we’re going to start treating them like elites.”

Interested athletes can find out more about the Endurance Films Racing Team online and apply for a spot on the team by contacting team@endurancefilms.com. The official roster will be unveiled on August 2^nd, 2011.

Set Up Events and fortyninegroup Release:

SET UP EVENTS ANNOUNCES NEW SPONSORSHIP SALES AGENCY

fortyninegroup to represent Sponsorship and Strategic Marketing for Set Up Events

WILMINGTON, NC – July 13, 2011 – Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest triathlon production companies, announced today that it has retained fortyninegroup as its exclusive sponsorship and strategic marketing agency. Set Up Events produces and manages over 100 triathlons and running events throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

“With all the exposure and inventory Set Up Events can offer sponsors, this is a great fit for fortyninegroup to take the stage and bring fresh ideas and talent to the table” said Bill Scott, founder and CEO of Set Up Events. “fortyninegroup’s sales experience, combined with their background in social and traditional media marketing and knowledge of this industry, provides us with the assets we feel we need as we continue to grow”.

Additionally, Set Up Events announced that Erin Hogston, previously the director of sponsorship services for Crichton & Partners, has joined the Set Up Events team in the newly created role of Marketing Coordinator, to assist in sponsorship services and public relations for Set Up Events.

Florida-based fortyninegroup will provide full service sponsorship sales and strategic marketing for Set Up Events. In order to both reflect and enhance the accelerated growth of Set Up, fortyninegroup will develop and implement new sales and marketing strategies for 2012. fortyninegroup will utilize their expertise in social and traditional media to develop opportunities for new and existing sponsors and partners through social, online, mobile and at-event marketing elements.

“We’re extremely excited to be working with the great team at Set Up Events in building valuable new sales and social marketing initiatives for sponsors and brand partners,” said John Jones, fortyninegroup’s CEO. “With more than 100 events in eight states, combined with the company’s long-standing reputation for providing a premium participant experience, Set Up Events offers tremendous opportunities for sponsor exposure and ROI.”

About Set Up Events

Set Up Events, one of the nation’s largest producers of triathlons, is a full-service production, registration and timing company specializing in triathlon and running events. In 2011 Set Up Events will produce over 100 triathlons in eight states totaling over 64,000 registrations with plans for major expansion in the near future. For more information about Set Up Events, visit www.setupevents.com.

About fortyninegroup

fortyninegroup, LLC specializes in strategic business development, sponsorship and social and traditional media marketing. fortyninegroup develops multi-platform initiatives to expand and optimize reach, revenue and brand value for clients in sports, games, media and online and mobile technology sectors. For more information about fortyninegroup, visit www.fortyninegroup.com.

Moodagent News Release:

MOODAGENT FOR TABLET HAS ARRIVED

First dedicated tablet version debuts on the newly launched HP TouchPad

Moodagent, the world’s most popular mobile playlisting solution, today launches their first dedicated tablet version, developed especially for HP webOS

As a featured app, Moodagent will be given a showcase spot in the new HP webOS App Catalog on TouchPad as well as other promotional features

Copenhagen, Denmark (July 7, 2011) – Moodagent has today launched its first full tablet version. Moodagent for HP webOS has been designed and developed to deliver a truly integrated tablet experience and will first be available for the recently launched HP TouchPad device. With this new addition Moodagent are harnessing all of their experience in delivering the world’s best mobile playlisting app and bringing it not only to a new platform but also to a whole new environment.

Moodagent for webOS is the first “true” tablet version of Moodagent; it works in portrait and landscape mode, and has been designed specifically for the webOS design guides and UX principles. Moodagent for webOS takes full advantage of the HP TouchPad and webOS capabilities, including the vibrant 9.7-inch multi-touch display, webOS next-level multitasking to let you run multiple applications at the same time, as well as the Beats Audio^TM technology for outstanding sound quality.

Moodagent sees the tablet environment as an exciting new frontier for music, with analysts predicting exponential global market growth from around 17 million units in 2010 to over 70 million units in 2012*. With this rapid market expansion the company believes that the tablet environment, with its larger screen format, will take the music exploration experience to a whole new level.

“HP’s decision to go all in with webOS across multiple form factors positions them as a very serious platform player now and for the future,” said Peter Berg Steffensen, CEO at Moodagent. “We are thrilled to have been selected as one of the first featured apps for the brand new HP TouchPad and we can’t wait to engage HP users with our innovative music experience.”

The Moodagent Experience

Moodagent is the intelligent music player that instantly creates perfect playlists from your local music library based on your mood. Simply give Moodagent a starting track or set the sliders, and you will instantly receive a tailor made playlist based on your mood.

One of the newest features recently introduced by Moodagent is music recommendation so not only does the app know your personal music but it now delivers the most amazing recommendations and purchase suggestions matching Your taste, Your collection, Your mood, Your music style. The app’s unique technology takes everything into account, even the type of vocals, instruments, the production, and it covers all music styles from classic to punk, from Madame Butterfly to Lady Gaga … oh, and we have deals with shops so you can get the tracks easily. Couple that with the tablet environment and you’ve simply never had a better music exploration and discovery experience.

“The Moodagent app is a great fit for both the webOS platform and the TouchPad,” said Richard Kerris, vice president of webOS Worldwide Developer Relations, HP. “It reflects the power of the tablet environment as an extension of our users’ connected world, seamlessly balancing fun with productivity within their busy lives.”

Moodagent for webOS key features:

Instantly create mood-based playlists by setting the mood-sliders or choosing a seed track
Discover new music that perfectly fits your mood and location – if you like what you find, buy it in one click
Automatically profiles your music based on emotion, mood, genre, sub-genre, style, tempo, beat, vocals, instruments and production features
Remove or exclude songs and artists from playlists
Save and replay favorite playlists

The launch of Moodagent for webOS is another example of how the Moodagent team are building on their highly acclaimed, patented technology, to create exciting new products and solutions for their partners and are already creating the cutting edge technology today that is defining the future.

Moodagent is available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows desktop and now on webOS with even more to come.

About HP TouchPad

HP TouchPad is part of a growing family of webOS devices designed to keep people better connected.⁽¹⁾ With webOS, HP TouchPad users have a next-level multitasking experience, integrated access to their information with HP Synergy, the ability to find information on the device or the web using the Just Type feature, and unobtrusive notifications.⁽²⁾ TouchPad is a productivity powerhouse that also offers access to the cloud and entertainment, including movies, TV shows, games, photos, books, magazines and premium audio playback with stereo speakers and Beats Audio™ technology.⁽³⁾ More information about HP TouchPad is available at www.hp.com/touchpad.

About Moodagent^TM

The team at Moodagent deliver powerful solutions for leading mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators, online music businesses and streaming music services, and provides applications direct to consumers. More than 5,000,000 customers from over 200 different countries have synced over 4 billion songs to create instant playlists based on moods and emotions. Moodagent is located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and can be found online at www.moodagent.com on Facebook at www.facebook.com/moodagent or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/moodagent

(1) Internet access within wireless coverage area only. Wi-Fi within range of 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi network. Some Wi-Fi hotspots may require fee for usage. Not all web content may be available. Email and related information required for setup and activation.

(2) Within wireless coverage area only. Microsoft Exchange email, contacts, and calendars available for ActiveSync only; requires Microsoft Outlook using Exchange Server 2003 with SP2, Exchange Server 2007, or Exchange Server 2010.

(3) Third-party software available separately. Within wireless coverage area only. Requires data services at additional cost. Not all apps available on all devices.

Multisport Performance Institute News Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES NEW TRAINING CAMPS, SELLOUT OF FIRST TWO PORTOFINO SUNSET TRI SERIES RACES

Single Day and Long Course Multi-Day Camps added to event schedule

Pensacola, FL – June 28, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (MPI), a leading provider of multisport coaching, training camps, clinics, specialized services and events, today announced the addition of two new training camps to their schedules of events.

On Saturday, August 6^th, MPI will hold a Single Day Training Camp at the Portofino Island Resort, on Pensacola Beach, FL. MPI’s Single Day camps offer a concise, focused program to triathletes of all levels – built on MPI’s core coaching platform of Training, Racing, Recovery, Wellness, Mental Preparation, and Nutrition. The Camp program includes a series of presentations, in addition to a group swim, ride and run.

Multisport Performance Institute’s new Multi-Day camp is the Long Course Training Camp, to be held September 16^th through 18^th in Panama City, FL. The host hotel is the Boardwalk Beach Resort. Athletes will have an opportunity to experience the entire Panama City course swim, bike and run course segments over a three-day camp, featuring MPI’s exclusive program of presentations and group training. TeamMPI’s coaches, Mark Sortino and John Murray, are USA Triathlon Certified and have more than 19 years of combined triathlon racing and training experience, including the Ironman™ World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Coach Mark Sortino returns to Kona this fall, having qualified at IM Texas, 4^th in his AG with a 9:52.

In addition to the new camps, MPI’s recently announced Portofino Sunset Tri Series held its first race on Thursday June 23rd. An immediate success, both the debut race, and the upcoming second series race on July 21^st, sold out. Future series races take place on Thursday August 4^th and 18^th. All races are being held at the Portofino Island Resort, on Pensacola Beach, with a start time of 6:30PM. The race distance is a Super Sprint, comprised of a 300 yard swim, a 7.5 mile bike ride, and a 1.5 mile run.

Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI said: “We knew that we could create an exciting new format of race series in the Pensacola region. With the help of the Portofino facility, and cooperation from the city, this was going to be a big win for all our area triathletes.”

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President added: “The feedback we’ve been hearing from our athletes has been fantastic. We’re looking forward to putting on the next three races in the Portofino Sunset Tri Series.”

Multisport athletes can find out more about Multisport Performance Institute at TeamMPI.com where they can sign up for coaching programs, services, camps and clinics, and TeamMPI’s e-mail newsletter. Triathletes can register for the Portofino Sunset Tri Series and other TeamMPI events, camps and clinics at TeamMPI.com and can follow TeamMPI (@TeamMPI) on Twitter or link to TeamMPI’s facebook page.

About Multisport Performance Institute

Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute provides a diverse spectrum of services uniquely structured for both novice and experienced multisport athletes. Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute offers 3 levels of multisport coaching plans, Single Day, Multi Day, and Long Course training camps and clinics, and Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). MPI also provides specialty services in swim analysis, F.I.S.T. certified bike fitting and individualized multisport coaching. Multisport Performance Institute produces a series of youth and adult races and events including the highly successful Maritime DeLuna Du Kids Duathlon, the Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon, the Sea Turtle Tri and the Portofino Sunset Tri Series. Multisport Performance Institute is privately held and is based in Pensacola, Florida.

DIY Media and SoundCloud News Release:

DIY MEDIA EXPANDS IN THE CLOUD, INTEGRATES WITH SOUNDCLOUD

Strategic “Creation to Commerce” solution provides new benefits for artists

Seattle, WA – June 22, 2011 – DIY Media, an industry leading social commerce provider today announced an integration with SoundCloud, the world’s fastest-growing sound platform, to provide a “Creation to Commerce” solution that increases opportunities for musicians and artists to sell directly to fans.

By harnessing DIY Media’s cloud-based platform, those artists using SoundCloud may sell their tracks directly to fans around the world through their social networks and websites, using DIY Media’s easy-to-use social commerce storefronts.

“We believe this ‘creation to commerce’ integration is a powerful solution because it enables musicians to get to market faster and with a more refined and fan-supported sound than ever before,” said David Robb, CEO of DIY Media.

Alexander Ljung, SoundCloud’s founder and CEO, said: “DIY Media has demonstrated how it’s possible to create great new products and opportunities when integrating with SoundCloud’s API. We’re really happy to see this beneficial commerce platform become available to our users.”

About DIY Media

DIY Media Inc., (www.DIYMediaServices.com) is a cloud-based digital media company focused on providing professional-grade digital media management, e-commerce and marketing solutions. DIY Media’s mission is to provide innovative tools that empower social commerce and extend the reach and revenue opportunities for its customers. DIY Media provides content companies with enterprise-level asset management and the ability to conduct business whenever and wherever they need to, while substantially reducing operational expenses. DIY Media is privately held, and is based in Seattle with offices in Charlotte.

About SoundCloud

SoundCloud, launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, is an audio platform that enables anyone to create, record, promote and share their sounds on the web, in a simple, accessible and feature-rich way. SoundCloud allows sound creators to instantly record audio; upload large files; share them publicly and privately; embed sound across websites and blogs; receive detailed analytics, plus feedback from the community directly onto their waveform player. For more information go to: http://soundcloud.com

Multisport Performance Institute News Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES PORTOFINO SUNSET TRI RACE SERIES

New Super Sprint evening series added to MPI’s triathlon event calendar

Pensacola, FL – June 13, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (MPI), a leading provider of multisport coaching, training camps, clinics, specialized services and events, today announced the addition of the Portofino Sunset Tri Series to its calendar of races.

MPI’s inaugural Portofino Sunset Tri Series is a 4 race series that kicks off Thursday, June 23^rd. Subsequent races will take place on Thursday evenings through the summer – on July 21^st, August 4^th and August 18^th. All races will be held at the Portofino Island Resort, on Pensacola Beach, FL with a start time of 6:30PM.

Since the inception of the sport of triathlon, races have typically been held on weekends. The Portofino Sunset Tri Series offers a new and unique opportunity for triathletes to add additional races to their existing calendar, with evening races during the week. The races are a Super Sprint distance, comprised of a 300 yard swim, a 7.5 mile bike ride, and a 1.5 mile run. The Portofino Sunset Tri Series is designed for triathletes of all experience levels. All series races will be sanctioned by USA Triathlon.

Multisport Performance Institute provides a diverse spectrum of services uniquely structured for both novice and experienced multisport athletes. Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute offers 3 levels of multisport coaching plans, Single Day, Multi Day, and Long Course training camps and clinics, and Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). MPI also provides specialty services in swim analysis, F.I.S.T. certified bike fitting and individualized multisport coaching. Multisport Performance Institute produces a series of youth and adult races and events including the highly successful Maritime DeLuna Du kids duathlon, the Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon, the Sea Turtle Tri and now the Portofino Sunset Tri Series. TeamMPI’s coaches, Mark Sortino and John Murray, are USA Triathlon Certified and have more than 19 years of combined triathlon racing and training experience, including the Ironman™ World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI stated: “We’re excited to offer the Portofino Sunset Tri Series to triathletes in the Pensacola area. We think the unique combination of the Super Sprint distance, and Thursday evening racing, will make this an extremely exciting and competitive race series.”

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President added: “Presenting an opportunity for triathletes to participate in a mid-week race, is a great way for competitors of all skill levels to tune their racing abilities. It’s another way for MPI to help triathletes get Smarter, Stronger, and Faster!”

Multisport athletes can find out more about Multisport Performance Institute at TeamMPI.com where they can sign up for coaching programs, services, camps and clinics, and TeamMPI’s e-mail newsletter. Triathletes can register for the Portofino Sunset Tri Series and other TeamMPI events, camps and clinics at TeamMPI.com and can follow TeamMPI (@TeamMPI) on Twitter or link to TeamMPI’s facebook page.

About Multisport Performance Institute

Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute is a diversified multisport services company, offering coaching plans, one-day and multi-day training camps and clinics, specialized coaching services including swim analysis and bike fitting, Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and the production of a series of youth and adult races and events including the Maritime DeLuna Du kids duathlon, Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon, Sea Turtle Tri and Portofino Sunset Tri Series. Multisport Performance Institute is privately held and is based in Pensacola, Florida.

Moodagent News Release:

SYNTONETIC INTRODUCES NEWEST MEMBER OF MOODAGENT FAMILY

Unique Recommendation Technology Lets BlackBerry Smartphone Music Fans Get Their Mood On

Copenhagen, Denmark (May 27^th 2011) – Today, Syntonetic^TM, the company behind Moodagent the world’s most popular mobile playlisting app, unveiled the first version of the app created specifically for BlackBerryÒ smartphones, uniting the extensive global community of BlackBerry smartphone users with Moodagent’s 5 million music fans. To support the launch, Moodagent announced a special promotion in which customers can download Moodagent 3.0 from BlackBerry App World™ for free for a limited period.

Moodagent 3.0 for BlackBerry smartphones is a cloud-based, intelligent application that makes it fast and easy to create playlists and actively get music recommendations based on your mood. Its groundbreaking music profiling technology has, for the first time, unlocked the emotional codes of music understanding the mood of any track in a truly human fashion. Moodagent’s unique technology does all the hard work for you – just tell it how you feel, or give it a starting seed track and watch it search your collection together with the world’s music library for exactly the perfect playlist for you. Moodagent gets it right every time!

In the design and development of Moodagent 3.0 significant focus has been placed on adapting the features specifically for BlackBerry smartphones OS 5.0.0 or higher. The result is a smooth and highly intuitive user experience of automated playlisting and music exploration. Most notably is the way that recommendations are presented.

Braided, Localized Recommendations: Exclusive to BlackBerry

Moodagent’s latest mobile version has a uniquely designed user interface to make playlisting and music discovery as intuitive as possible on BlackBerry smartphones. It also evolves the recently launched recommendation technology to create braided playlists which combine acoustic, emotional profiling with collaborative filtering and geographic targeting.

Unlike previous versions, recommendations on BlackBerry smartphones are presented as braided into the playlist for a continuous flow of music which mixes the users’ own music with online recommendations. Each song on the playlist triggers a recommended track, based on the inherent musical qualities of the specific track and mood profile. Press play and then users can sit back and explore up to 50 entirely new songs in a total playlist of up to 100 that match their mood completely.

Each recommendation offers a 30 second snippet of the track which users can simply listen to and move on, or, if they like what they hear, can purchase and add to their library in a click.

Braided recommendation also integrates the specialized localization element of Moodagent’s technology to ensure that no matter where in the world users are based they receive a customized and personalized experience with local music and contextual mood preferences.

“We are delighted to add support for BlackBerry smartphones to our expanding family and to create unique and powerful musical experiences for users around the world,” said Peter Berg Steffensen, CEO of Syntonetic. “The braided recommendations have been developed exclusively to deliver even richer on the go music discovery, sharing and play. It’s an entirely new way of exploring music, and it carries the Moodagent seal of accuracy.”

Play and Share: Become Your Friends’ Music Guru

Users simply set the sliders to match their mood or select a seed track from their own music library and are then presented with a full playlist of up to 50 tracks. Each track on the playlist can then generate a series of recommendations based on the inherent mood qualities of the original track.

Moodagent 3.0 for BlackBerry smartphones lets users discover artists and music old and new, allowing them to then share the fun and unusual connections they uncover. Sharing moods with friends is made easy through Facebook and Twitter, by simply tweeting the track that’s playing, or by posting an entire playlist to Facebook. These posted playlists or tracks also create an instant buying experience, in which tracks can be purchased in a click.

In A Nutshell: Moodagent 3.0 for BlackBerry Smartphones Features

Automatically profiles your music based on emotion, mood, genre, sub-genre, style, tempo, beat, vocals, instruments and production features
Instantly create mood-based playlists by setting the mood-sliders or choosing a seed track
Music recommendations: Users can activate a playlist with a mix of their own library and then use any track within that playlist to generate online recommendations that match the specific mood values of the playing track
Greater mood control: Disable specific mood-sliders to exclude in the playlist
Intuitive UI: seamless interaction through touchscreen, trackpad and keyboard control
Instantly buy recommended music
Try before you buy: Pre-listen to recommendations
Save and replay favorite playlists
Remove songs from a playlist
Share your mood and taste in music on Facebook and Twitter
Headset Controls: All native remote control commands work with Moodagent, including pausing the song while answering a phone call

Moodagent for mobile has already received widespread critical acclaim for its playlist quality and musicality. The app was recently shortlisted for a Webby at the 14th Annual Webby Awards in 2010 and has been selected as an Official Honoree for the Music category in The 15^th Annual Webby Award in 2011.

Availability

Moodagent 3.0 for BlackBerry smartphones is now available for the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800, BlackBerry® Storm2™, BlackBerry® Curve^TM, BlackBerry® Bold^TM and BlackBerry® Tour^TM users on BlackBerry App World (www.blackberry.com/appworld). Normally priced at $5 for the ad free version, BlackBerry App World customers can download the new app free until Friday 10^th June. A free ad supported version will also be available from this date.

For more information please visit Moodagent 3.0 for Blackberry

Multisport Performance Institute News Release:

CAF TO HOLD DODGE PARATRIATHLON CAMP IN PENSACOLA

OFFICIAL TECHNICAL TRAINING CAMP OF USA PARATRIATHLON TO FEATURE ELITE COACHES AND MENTORS

San Diego, CA - April 29, 2011 – The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), a world leader in creating athletic opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities, has announced its second Dodge Paratriathlon Camp to support the recent inclusion of Paratriathlon in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janiero. The purpose of the camp is to increase interest in the sport and help aspiring paratriathletes hone their skills at a comprehensive two-and-a-half day camp focusing on technical training techniques, race preparation and nutrition.

Taking place at the Portofino Island Resort in Pensacola, FL May 5-8, 2011, the camp will be led by world-class coaches Sergio Borges(USA Triathlon Level 3 coach), Peter Harsch (USA Triathlon Level 1 coach)and local USA Triathlon level 1 Multisport Performance Institute triathlon coaches Mark Sortino and John Murray. Participants will be supported and mentored by some of America’s top paratriathletes, including Paul Martin, four-time ITU world champion, Sarah Reinertsen, the first woman on an artificial leg to complete the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, and Jon Beeson, former ITU world champion and Co-chair of the USA Paratriathlon Committee. Participants in the Dodge CAF Paratriathlon Camp will include injured 10 service members from CAF’s Operation Rebound program.

“Identifying and developing America’s paratriathletes as we prepare for the 2016 Paralympics is critical to securing spots on the podium in Rio,” said Beeson. “Full, comprehensive camps led by top experts and authorities, such as the ones put on by the CAF, allow up-and-coming paratriathletes to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed,” he added.

“We are excited to be working with our partners to provide the most comprehensive and technically advanced camp available to paratriathletes in the United States,” said Roy H. Perkins, CAF’s Senior Director of Programs. “Our goal is to help the athletes we work with take their participation in paratriathlon to the next level – whether their goal is to make it to Rio or just set a personal best in a local event.”

The Paratriathlon categories to be included in this camp are 1, 2, 4, and 5. For a description of these categories, please click here: http://www.usatriathlon.org/resources/for-athletes/paratriathlon/classification).

The Dodge brand is partnering with the CAF for the charity’s 2011 season. In addition to sponsoring the Dodge Paratriathlon camp, the Dodge brand serves as a “Global Partner” for the foundation and is the “Title Sponsor” of CAF’s Million Dollar Challenge.

About Challenged Athletes Foundation

Whether it’s providing a $2,500 grant for a handcycle, helping underwrite a carbon fiber running foot not covered by insurance, or arranging enthusiastic encouragement from a mentor who has triumphed over a similar challenge, CAF’s mission is clear: give those with the desire to live active, athletic lifestyles every opportunity to compete in the sports they love. To learn more, log on to www.challengedathletes.org or call 858/866.0959.

About Dodge Brand

For the 2011 model year, the Dodge brand is filling dealer showrooms with a vast array of new and updated products. The Dodge product line includes the all-new Dodge Durango and Dodge Charger, significantly revamped Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger and Challenger, and the Dodge Caliber and Dodge Nitro.

Music Reports News Release:

MUSIC REPORTS ANNOUNCES MECHANICAL LICENSING AND REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH OMNIFONE FOR CLOUD MUSIC SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES

WOODLAND HILLS, CA – April 27, 2011 – Music Reports today announced that it has entered into an agreement with cloud music service provider Omnifone to manage mechanical licensing and royalty reporting for Omnifone’s MusicStation Platform in the United States. Omnifone is the leading independent provider of cloud music services to consumer electronics vendors, ISPs, mobile and automotive companies globally with cloud music services live across 22 countries today on a range of device platforms.

About Music Reports:

Music Reports, Inc. is the leading provider of music rights administration services in the United States. The company’s proprietary systems and applications set the standard for technology in the music industry. Music Reports also maintains the largest database of music copyright information in the world, the Songdex® database. The company offers a full spectrum of music rights administration services, including: copyright research; music clearance; sales data consolidation; music usage reporting; royalty accounting; and royalty payment. Music Reports clients include the world’s largest television and radio broadcasters, digital music services, background music services, major record labels, mobile carriers and aggregators, and consumer products companies. Music Reports is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, one of North America’s leading private equity investment firms, which is focused on media and information services. To learn more, please visit www.musicreports.com

Multisport Performance Institute News Release:

MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TEAMMPI.COM AND NEW MARKETING INITIATIVES

New website and social marketing kickoff exciting multisport season

Pensacola, FL – April 12, 2011 – MULTISPORT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE, a leading provider of multisport coaching, clinics, specialized services and events, today announced the launch of its new website, TeamMPI.com and innovative technology and social marketing features to enhance its best-of-breed training experience for TeamMPI athletes.

Multisport Performance Institute provides a diverse spectrum of services uniquely structured for both novice and experienced multisport athletes. Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute offers 3 levels of multisport coaching plans, one-day and multi-day training camps and clinics, specialty services, and a series of youth and adult races and events including the Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon, Sea Turtle Tri and Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). TeamMPI’s coaches, Mark Sortino and John Murray, are USA Triathlon Certified and have more than 19 years of combined triathlon racing and training experience, including the Ironman™ World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Since the sport’s inception, technology has been integral to triathlon. TeamMPI uses technology to drive athlete performance improvements and optimize the training and racing experience for its athletes and events. TeamMPI’s new technology and marketing initiatives include an expanded use of video for athlete performance reviews and tips, webinars to focus on specific opportunities for athlete improvement, an increased availability of content and athlete resources on TeamMPI.com and a newly expanded social media presence through TeamMPI’s facebook page and Twitter. TeamMPI’s new site, technology and marketing initiatives enhance the scientific approach central to TeamMPI’s coaching programs – as F.I.S.T. certified bike fitters, and in the use of TrainingPeaks software for TeamMPI athletes.

Mark Sortino, CEO of TeamMPI stated: “We’re excited to add these advanced features to our existing athlete programs and services. When we say ‘TeamMPI – Smarter, Stronger, Faster’, it means we’re constantly improving our programs to encourage our athletes’ performance and the benefits they gain from working with TeamMPI.”

John Murray, TeamMPI’s President added: “At TeamMPI we’re passionate about providing the highest level of expertise and the most advanced coaching platform for our athletes. We know that this enhanced technology will significantly improve our athletes’ experience with TeamMPI at clinics, camps and races.”

Multisport athletes can find out more about TeamMPI at TeamMPI.com where they can sign up for coaching programs, services, camps and clinics, and TeamMPI’s e-mail newsletter. Athletes can register for TeamMPI events at TeamMPI.com and can follow TeamMPI (@TeamMPI) on Twitter or link to TeamMPI’s facebook page.

About Multisport Performance Institute

Established in 2010, Multisport Performance Institute is a diversified multisport services company, offering coaching plans, one-day and multi-day training camps and clinics, specialized coaching services including swim analysis and bike fitting, and the production of a series of youth and adult races and events including the Jubilee Kid’s Triathlon and Sea Turtle Tri and Paratriathlon training in conjunction with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). Multisport Performance Institute is privately held and is based in Pensacola, Florida.

DIY Media News Release:

DIY MEDIA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF DIY MUSIC PLATFORM

New Social Commerce platform provides tools to extend reach, conversion and monetization for music sales

Seattle, WA – March 9, 2011 – DIY Media, a leading provider of innovative social commerce tools for the global entertainment industry, announced today that it has launched its first product platform, DIY Music.

DIY Music provides a direct-to-consumer digital music, Social Commerce and marketing platform for artists, labels, music publishers and distributors. With DIY Music’s suite of Powerful tools, customers can quickly build highly customizable portable music download storefronts for social network sites like Facebook and Twitter, or on websites and blogs. Storefronts are also accessible using Android-based handsets and tablets. Customers can learn more and sign up today at www.diymusicplatform.com

DIY Music employs cloud-based technology to enable professional media management and content fulfillment with DIY’s advanced widget, backed by Amazon’s Web Services and Payments ensuring a simplified in-site checkout process and download. DIY’s innovative, soon to be released, Friends Of Friends program allows content owners to quickly expand their points of sale through social networks and fan communities.

David Robb, CEO of DIY Media stated: “We believe that the music community will quickly embrace the opportunities for expanded reach, conversion and monetization that DIY Music provides. With DIY’s advanced tools and platform, users have the flexibility to sell individual tracks, albums or entire catalogs – even the option of selling WAV files – while controlling pricing and territorial availability. It truly gives the content owner the ability to Do It Yourself and changes the way music is sold.”

Customers can sign up now through www.diymusicplatform.com and upload and prepare their content for sale in minutes. DIY Music allows for high volume uploads supporting catalogs from single songs to millions of tracks.

Robb added: “DIY has significantly advanced the opportunities for download sales. With DIY’s suite of services, any content owner can quickly reach their fans, who in turn can reach their friends. Artists and content owners can access an entirely new audience with every widget and storefront they create.”

About DIY Media

DIY Media Inc., (www.diymediaservices.com) is a cloud-based digital media company focused on providing professional-grade digital media management, e-commerce and marketing solutions. DIY Media’s mission is to provide innovative tools that empower social commerce and extend the reach and revenue opportunities for its customers. DIY Media provides content companies with enterprise-level asset management and the ability to conduct business whenever and wherever they need to, while substantially reducing operational expenses. DIY Media is privately held, and is based in Seattle with offices in Charlotte.

Music Reports News Release:

MUSIC REPORTS ANNOUNCES MUSIC PUBLISHING LICENSING AND REPORTING AGREEMENT WITH CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

WOODLAND HILLS, CA (February 9, 2011) – Music Reports today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Cricket Communications, Inc. to provide music publishing data matching, licensing and royalty reporting services for Cricket’s Muve Music digital music service. Muve Music is the first digital music service in the United States to offer consumers unlimited music downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones as part of a wireless plan.

About Music Reports:

Music Reports News Release:

MUSIC REPORTS ANNOUNCES MUSIC PUBLISHING LYRIC RIGHTS ADMINISTRATION PARTNERSHIP WITH GRACENOTE

WOODLAND HILLS, CA (December 1, 2010) – Music Reports, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Gracenote to administer the music publishing rights and royalty accounting for Gracenote’s lyric service in North America. Pursuant to the agreement, Music Reports will provide Gracenote with an end-to-end suite of services, including copyright research, clearance administration, royalty accounting, usage reporting, and royalty payment services.

“We are excited to partner with Gracenote, which offers the leading licensed lyric service in the music industry”, said Douglas J. Brainin, President and CEO of Music Reports. “We are confident that our ability to effectively manage music publishing rights will allow the company to expand its service offerings to music lyric distribution outlets throughout North America.”

Gracenote’s lyrics service provides authorized, high quality lyrics for hundreds of thousands of tracks, including new releases, from the four major publishers as well as dozens of prominent independent publishers.

About Music Reports:

Music Reports, Inc. is the leading independent provider of music rights administration services in the United States. The company maintains the largest database of music copyright information in the world, the Songdex® database. Music Reports offers a full spectrum of music rights administration services, including: copyright research; music licensing; sales data consolidation; music usage reporting; business intelligence; royalty accounting; and royalty payment. Music Reports clients include the world’s largest television and radio broadcasters, digital music services, background music services, major record labels, mobile carriers and aggregators, and consumer products companies. Music Reports is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, one of North America’s leading private equity investment firms, which is focused on media and information services. To learn more, please visit www.musicreports.com

BuyWidget News Release:

BUYWIDGET LAUNCHES NEW BRAND EXTENSION SITES

New services allow any school or church to easily sell digital music

MIAMI, FL (November 10, 2010) – BuyWidget, the social commerce network, announced today that it has launched two new brand extensions of the core BuyWidget service.

SchoolBuyWidget (SchoolBuyWidget) works with any US school, allowing the institution to enhance their website experience and derive added revenue through installing BuyWidget on their school’s site or blog.

FaithBuyWidget (FaithBuyWidget) works with any US faith-based website, allowing the site corresponding to any church, place of worship, or any individual site owner to add a BuyWidget to their site to monetize traffic and derive additional revenue.

BuyWidget eliminates the need for any site to integrate a proprietary cart or e-commerce solution, and unlike typical affiliate models, the entire experience and transaction takes place on the actual site where the widget is located, avoiding the redirection of visitors to a third party, competitive or potentially unknown site.

With just a few quick steps, site owners can search from more than 11 million high quality MP3s (encoded at 296 kbps or higher), build an appropriate playlist, add their own school or faith-based logo to their BuyWidget, name the playlist and embed the BuyWidget code. BuyWidget supports standard HTML, WordPress, TypePad or Blogger sites. Site publishers can update the BuyWidget songs and albums or the sequence as often as they like. BuyWidget does not require a monthly sales minimum, setup charge or initiation fee. BuyWidget sites are paid for sales through their PayPal accounts. A video tutorial is available at www.buywidget.com

BuyWidget allows a site publisher to embed playlists to accompany music-related or seasonal events. Widgets can be built using either pre-programmed or personalized thematic or topic-specific playlists to provide appropriately suggested tracks for events and special occasions – with all songs or albums quickly purchasable from the associated BuyWidget.

“These new Faith and SchoolBuyWidget social commerce services, present great opportunities for the organizations to enhance the web experience and monetize the traffic they have. We see all sorts of situations where playlists could be built for school events, or specific worship celebrations.” said John Jones, CEO of BuyWidget. “Similar to our music and blog-based sites, It’s a great opportunity for sites of all traffic levels to derive incremental income from the sale of music downloads, built around a personalized playlist of meaningful music selections and recommendations, and for artists and labels to virally expand their points of sales distribution beyond dedicated online music commerce sites. We expect to continue to expand the core Buywidget brand through these new networks of BuyWidget sites.”

About BuyWidget

BuyWidget (www.buywidget.com) is a social commerce network, application and service provider. Sites, portals and blogs use BuyWidget to engage their users, enhance their user experience and derive added revenue from their traffic. BuyWidget is a division of fortyninegroup, LLC. For more information, go to www.buywidget.com or www.fortyninegroup.com

fortyninegroup News Release:

FORTYNINEGROUP ANNOUNCES MOBILE APPLICATIONS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Company now offers app development in iOS and Android platforms

MIAMI, FL (September 14, 2010) – fortyninegroup, the global digital strategy products and services provider, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Jetmind Technologies, a leading provider of online, and mobile applications and development.

With this partnership, fortyninegroup will expand its portfolio of services to offer Jetmind Technologies’ top-rated iPhone, iPad and Android applications and development services to its current and new clients in the Content, Technology, Health and Financial Services, Consumer Products, and Sports and Games sectors.

Jetmind Technologies has developed a diverse portfolio of mobile applications in both iOS (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) and Android platforms. Application types include Social Networks, Games, Health, Retail, eBooks, and Arts and Leisure. Jetmind has developed applications for clients such as major home supply retailers, allowing for full item search and purchase on the Android platform. “Color Wars”, a Jetmind-developed game was previously both a What’s Hot featured game, and a Top 10 Application in the iTunes App Store.

“We’re very excited about this new partnership… Jetmind Technologies has built a best-of-breed development culture as demonstrated in the performance of their applications, backed with the economic efficiencies, and expediency that companies are looking for”, said John Jones, CEO of fortyninegroup.

“Our strategic partnership with fortyninegroup will enable us to deliver compelling new mobile experiences for a multitude of customers in many industry verticals,” said Alex Bulgakov, Founder and General Manager of Jetmind Technologies. “This agreement paves the way to providing a one-stop solution for design, development and support of mobile applications as more and more people become connected across all kinds of devices.”

A partial portfolio of Jetmind Technologies’ applications may be obtained by request from fortyninegroup.

About fortyninegroup

fortyninegroup, LLC (www.fortyninegroup.com) is a full service digital strategy company providing digital and social optimization, application and product development, business and brand development to clients in the content, technology, health and financial services, consumer products and sports and games sectors. fortyninegroup optimizes, diversifies and enhances clients’ online and mobile user experience, visitor engagement and revenue streams.

About Jetmind Technologies

Jetmind Technologies (www.jetmind.com) is a diversified software development company created to match the rising demand for mobile & web information technology services with winning combination of the top-gun software developers available in Eastern Europe (the Ukraine) and experienced New York-based management. To generate superior value, Jetmind combines its technological expertise in mobile, web and desktop solutions with the advantages of global delivery.

Music Reports News Release:

MUSIC REPORTS ANNOUNCES MUSIC PUBLISHING LICENSING AND REPORTING PARTNERSHIP WITH RDIO

June 23, 2010

WOODLAND HILLS, CA – Music Reports, Inc. today announced that it is working with Rdio, the new social music service from the founders of Skype and Kazaa, to administer the mechanical licensing and royalty accounting for Rdio’s music subscription service in the United States.

Pursuant to the agreement, Rdio will participate in Music Reports’ licensing and reporting program for digital music services. Under this program, Music Reports pays royalties to, and prepares music usage reports and royalty accounting statements for, more than 20,000 music publishing administrators representing more than 90,000 publisher payees. Then publishers conveniently download the music usage reports and accounting statements from password-protected Music Reports Websites.

“We are excited to be chosen by Rdio to manage their mechanical licensing and royalty accounting obligations”, said Douglas J. Brainin, President and CEO of Music Reports. “We are confident that this exciting new service will rapidly attract subscribers, thereby generating significant royalty income for music publishers.”

About Music Reports

About Rdio

Rdio brings music alive with its social music service where you can discover music through friends and tastemakers. Rdio takes the work out of the deciding what to play next and connects the music in your Web browser with your mobile phone. You can play as many songs you want, anytime, anywhere. Rdio was founded by Janus Friis with Niklas Zennström and Atomico, a leading technology investment group. To learn more, please visit www.rdio.com

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BuyWidget News Release:

BUYWIDGET EMBEDDABLE MUSIC DOWNLOAD WIDGET LAUNCHES

Service allows any site or blog to instantly and easily sell digital music

MIAMI, FL (May 26, 2010) – BuyWidget, the distributed commerce service, announced today that it has launched its new embeddable music download widget. With the launch of BuyWidget, any site or blog can instantly and easily build a custom playlist, embed a widget, and sell track or album music downloads to their visitors.

BuyWidget allows site owners to enhance their user experience and derive added revenue. BuyWidget eliminates the need for any site to integrate a proprietary cart or e-commerce solution, and unlike standard affiliate sales models, the entire transaction takes place on the actual site where the widget is located, avoiding the redirection of visitors to a third party or competitive site.

With just a few quick steps, bloggers or site owners can search from more than 8 million high quality MP3s (encoded at 296 kbps or higher), build their personalized playlist, add their own logo to their BuyWidget, name the playlist and embed the BuyWidget code. BuyWidget supports standard HTML, WordPress, TypePad or Blogger sites. Site publishers can update the BuyWidget tracks and albums or the sequence as often as they like. To fulfill the BuyWidget downloads, BuyWidget has partnered with MediaNet, the leading provider of premium digital media content. BuyWidget does not require a monthly sales minimum, setup charge or initiation fee.

BuyWidget allows a site publisher to embed playlists to accompany music-related editorial stories, music reviews, and artist profiles. Widgets can be built using either pre-programmed or personalized thematic or topic-specific playlists to provide appropriately suggested tracks for events and special occasions – with all songs or albums quickly purchasable from the associated BuyWidget.

“With BuyWidget, website owners, blog owners and publishers can build a truly immersive experience – where music transactions are closely tied to their site’s editorial content,” said John Jones, CEO of BuyWidget. “It’s a great opportunity for sites of all traffic levels to derive incremental income from the sale of music downloads, built around a personalized playlist of meaningful music choices and recommendations, and for artists and labels to virally expand their points of sales distribution beyond dedicated online music commerce sites.”

About BuyWidget

BuyWidget (www.buywidget.com) is a distributed commerce application and service provider. Sites, portals and blogs use BuyWidget to enhance their user experience and derive added revenue from their traffic. BuyWidget is a division of fortyninegroup, LLC. For more information, go to www.buywidget.com or www.fortyninegroup.com

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MediaNet News Release:

MEDIANET LAUNCHES EBOOK CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

Success in Digital Music Distribution is Expanded to Deliver Comprehensive eBooks Digital Bookstore and Full-Featured Product Offering

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (April 28, 2010) – MediaNet, the leading service provider for the distribution of premium digital media, introduced today a comprehensive eBook catalog and product offering. The advanced MN Open platform that MediaNet has successfully built for digital music will now support the integration of eBooks using an intuitive API that has been widely adopted by more than 100 application developers, web publishers and online retailers for music offerings.

MediaNet will make available a broad catalog of eBooks including the most popular titles that are available through major physical and online book sellers. These eBooks will initially be offered in the Adobe ePub and PDF formats which are compatible with a wide variety of devices including PC, Mac, Sony Reader, Nook and new entrants such as the Plastic Logic Que, and additional formats will be introduced as needed. Currently there are applications available in the marketplace that will allow for compatibility with the “iDevices” including the iPhone and iPad, similar to the applications available for digital music.

Alan McGlade, CEO of MediaNet stated: “MediaNet has a long track record in the music business with proven success in the digital delivery of premium music content. MediaNet currently powers music metadata, streams and downloads for over one hundred digital retailers and online entertainment destinations. The integration of eBooks comes at the right time for this burgeoning industry and is a natural extension of MediaNet’s digital music roots.”

MediaNet’s eBook service will be accessed by web publishers and application developers through an API built on top of MediaNet’s enterprise class content delivery platform. MediaNet’s API provides complete control over the user experience, functionality, e-commerce and content catalog. Online retailers can rapidly implement more advanced browsing, discovery, and purchase options under their own brand. MediaNet will make available its popular suite of Web Components for the eBooks offering in the next month. With no coding required and a quick time to market, MediaNet’s Web Components allow anyone to place dynamically displayed eBook content anywhere on the Web. This offers a contextually rich experience with eBooks content presented to end users in a relevant manner when they are most interested in an author or subject and likely to transact.

New MediaNet customers can sign-up for the MN Open eBook service by going to www.mndigital.com <http://www.mndigital.com/> . They will be able to incorporate a versatile and intelligent download manager to simplify the acquisition and management of eBooks for their end users. Once an eBook service is successfully launched, MediaNet customers will be given access to a sophisticated real-time reporting portal to monitor sales activity.

Alan McGlade added: “The MN Open eBook solution gives web publishers and application developers access to a new form of premium digital content that will increase user engagement and generate sales. Book publishers will see a significant broadening of eBook distribution online with a powerful new marketing platform for titles to be exposed to consumers when they are most likely to purchase them. In addition, MediaNet’s entry in the growing eBooks marketplace will spur innovation by lowering the barrier to entry for a broad range of online retailers and encouraging new ways to present eBooks and touch consumers.”

Music Reports News Release:

MUSIC REPORTS AND AUDIBLE MAGIC ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Companies to Expand Licensing and Reporting Solutions for Digital Music

April 22, 2010

WOODLAND HILLS, CA. and LOS GATOS, CA – Music Reports, the leading independent provider of music rights administration services in the U.S., and Audible Magic, the leading provider of electronic media identification and copyright tracking services in the U.S., today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to expand music publishing licensing and reporting solutions for broadcasters, Internet websites, and other digital music users.

Pursuant to this partnership, the two companies have matched the Audible Magic database of sound recording “fingerprints” to the songs registered in Music Reports’ Songdex® database, and the companies will continue to match their databases, on an ongoing basis, as they are updated with new fingerprints and songs. The companies intend to jointly develop processes whereby data related to the matched databases may be transmitted electronically to music users, for purposes of music licensing and royalty reporting.

These activities will enable the companies to perform music publisher and performing rights society market share analysis for music users, as well as facilitate efficient licensing and more transparent reporting to rights owners and collecting societies, to the economic benefit of both rights owners and music users.

“For too long, digital music users have had no way of knowing which songs are controlled by which music publishers and by which collecting societies”, said Les Watkins, SVP of Business Affairs and Business Development for Music Reports. “This has created an inefficient marketplace for music rights, so that users have been limited in their licensing options. Through this partnership with Audible Magic, we will open up lucrative direct licensing opportunities for music publishers, while reducing transaction costs and overall royalty payments for social media websites and other music users.”

“Music Reports provides licensing and reporting services to many of the leading US broadcasters and websites. With this new relationship, we’re able to provide a more integrated set of services to support the new business models for licensing content that meets the needs of the rights owners, the collecting societies, the distributors and consumers of music” said Vance Ikezoye, CEO of Audible Magic. “Our aim is to increase the legitimate uses of music and ensure artists and songwriters are properly compensated.”

About Music Reports

Music Reports, Inc. (www.musicreports.com) is the leading provider of music rights administration services in the United States. The company’s proprietary systems and applications set the standard for technology in the music industry. Music Reports also maintains the largest database of music copyright information in the world, the Songdex® database. The company offers a full spectrum of music rights administration services, including: copyright research; music clearance; sales data consolidation; music usage reporting; royalty accounting; and royalty payment. Music Reports clients include the world’s largest television and radio broadcasters, digital music services, background music services, major record labels, mobile carriers and aggregators, and consumer products companies. Music Reports is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, one of North America’s leading private equity investment firms, which is focused on media and information services. For more information, go to www.musicreports.com

About Audible Magic®

Headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Audible Magic (www.audiblemagic.com) is the leading provider of content management and anti-piracy services. Its patented content identification technologies and extensive reference database enable Web 2.0 websites, CD/DVD replicators, P2P networking companies, ISPs, colleges and universities to monitor, track, manage, filter and monetize multi-media digital content as needed. For more information, go to www.audiblemagic.com

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MediaNet News Release:

MediaNet Tops 100 New Customers for Digital Delivery Of Premium Content

Milestone Reached Within Six Months of Debuting MN Open API and Web Components

April 15, 2010

New York, NY, April 15, 2010 – MediaNet, the industry leading business-to-business provider of premium digital media content, announced today that more than 100 new customers have signed on to provide digital music content from the advanced MN Open platform. MediaNet debuted a new set of products including the MN Open API and a suite of Web Components for the delivery of premium digital music content six months ago.

Alan McGlade, CEO of MediaNet, commented: “Adding one hundred new customers in six months clearly demonstrates the interest web publishers and application developers have in integrating premium media into their product offerings for consumers. Recently we added a fully automated sign-up path on our web site and as a result, the rate of new customer sign-ups has accelerated further.”

For a complete list of MediaNet’s new customers, go to: http://www.mndigital.com/about-us/customers.html. MediaNet’s customers range from global brands to niche web publishers and application developers in various sectors including major news providers, social media platforms, casual video games publishers and direct payment companies.

McGlade added: “MediaNet’s rapid success has been based on providing a low barrier to entry and reducing friction so that a website or application of any size and scale can easily provide premium digital content to their users. Our customers can focus on their users while MediaNet handles licensing, reporting and royalty payments, along with content ingestion, management and delivery through the advanced MN Open platform.”

Music Reports News Release:

Music Reports Announces Partnership With TuneWiki

Agreement will enable tracking for song lyrics licensing and reporting on TuneWiki, a leading social music player.

April 7, 2010

WOODLAND HILLS, CA – Music Reports, Inc. and TuneWiki today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Music Reports to administer the U.S. song lyrics licensing and royalty accounting for subtitled song lyrics appearing on the TuneWiki social player for mobile phones.

Pursuant to the agreement, Music Reports will license lyric rights from music publishers on behalf of TuneWiki. Music Reports will then leverage its proprietary Songdex® database to identify the songs contained in the catalogs of the licensing music publishers, as well as report lyric usage and pay royalties to the licensing music publishers.

“Our relationship with TuneWiki enables us to enter the song lyrics rights administration business for the very first time”, said Les Watkins, SVP of Business Affairs and Business Development for Music Reports. “We are excited to work with the TuneWiki team, which has developed a revolutionary new way for consumers to enjoy song lyrics on mobile phones.”

“Given the continuous growth in users and playbacks on the TuneWiki social music player, it is critical we have a first-rate partner like Music Reports to help manage our administration services,” said Larry Goldberg, Chief Operating Officer for TuneWiki. “Our relationship with the music industry is very important to us and Music Reports is the ideal company for reporting royalties given their industry leading expertise.”

About Music Reports

Music Reports, Inc. (www.musicreports.com) is the leading provider of music rights administration services in the United States. The company’s proprietary technology systems and applications set the standard for technology in the music industry. Music Reports also maintains the largest database of music copyright information in the world, the Songdex® datatbase. The company offers a full spectrum of music rights administration services including: copyright research, music clearance, sales data consolidation, music usage reporting, royalty accounting and royalty payment. Music Reports clients include the world’s largest television and radio broadcasters, digital music services, background music services, major record labels, mobile carriers and aggregators, and consumer products companies. Music Reports is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, one of North America’s leading private equity investment firms, which is focuesed on media and information services. To learn more, please visit www.musicreports.com

About TuneWIki

TuneWiki (www.tunewiki.com) is the internationally award-winning social music player with the largest legally licensed lyrics database in the world. TuneWiki is revolutionizing the mobile music experience by combining subtitled lyrics with music and music videos, lyrics translations into over 40 languages, real-time mapping, geographical charting and social networking. TuneWiki’s proprietary technology combines lyrics with the music you play whether from your locally stored library or a streaming internet source. Founded in 2007, the company has offices in Los Angeles, California and Bellbrook, Ohio. To learn more, please visit www.tunewiki.com

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Music Reports News Release:

Music Reports Announces Music Publishing Licensing and Reporting Agreement with Zune.

February 17, 2010

WOODLAND HILLS, CA. Music Reports Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Zune for Music Reports to administer the music publishing licensing and royalty accounting for the Zune Pass subscription service in the United States.

Zune will participate in Music Reports’ statutory mechanical licensing and reporting program for digital music services. Under this program, Music Reports distributes royalties on behalf of digital music services to, and prepares music usage reports and royalty accounting statements for, more than 17,000 music publishing administrators representing more than 65,000 individual publishers. Publishers have the option to download electronic music usage reports and accounting statements from password-protected Music Reports websites.

About Music Reports

Music Reports, Inc. (www.musicreports.com) is the leading provider of music rights administration services in the United States. The company’s proprietary systems and applications set the standard for technology in the music industry. Music Reports also maintains the largest database of music copyright information in the world, the Songdex® database. The company offers a full spectrum of music rights administration services, including: copyright research; music clearance; sales data consolidation; music usage reporting; royalty accounting and royalty payment. Music Reports’ clients include the world’s largest television and radio broadcasters, digital music services, background music services, major record labels, mobile carriers and aggregators, and consumer products companies. Music Reports is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, one of North America’s leading private equity investment firms, which is focused on media and information services.

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Music Reports Release:

Music Reports Announces Distribution of More Than $5 Million in Mechanical Royalties on Behalf of Digital Music Service Clients

September 16, 2009

WOODLAND HILLS, CA. Music Reports Inc. (“MRI”), the leading provider of music rights administration services in the United States, today announced that it has distributed more than $5,000,000 in statutory mechanical royalties on behalf of its digital music service clients. These royalties have been calculated at the rates applicable to on-demand streams and limited downloads, as determined by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board in 2008. Statutory mechanical licenses from MRI now cover more than 1 billion plays of digital music per month.

“Publishers are reaping great financial benefits from our statutory mechanical licensing program for digital music services,” said Douglas J. Brainin, President and CEO of Music Reports. “This program continues to be a critical component of any licensing strategy for digital music services.”

MRI now pays statutory mechanical royalties to more than 12,000 music publishing administrators, representing over 50,000 individual music publishers. MRI clients use the statutory mechanical license to obtain rights from the tens of thousands of independent music publishers who do not license through the Harry Fox Agency.

About Music Reports

Music Reports, Inc. (www.musicreports.com) is the leading provider of music rights administration services in the United States. The company’s proprietary systems and applications set the standard for technology in the music industry. MRI also maintains the largest database of music copyright information in the world, the Songdex® database. The company offers a full spectrum of music rights administration services, including: copyright research; music clearance; sales data consolidation; music usage reporting; royalty accounting; and royalty payment. MRI clients include the world’s largest television and radio broadcasters, digital music services, background music services, record labels, mobile carriers, and consumer products companies. MRI is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, one of North America’s leading private equity investment firms, which is focused on media and information services.

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MediaNet News Release:

MediaNet Announces Revolutionary New Products to Bring Digital Music to the Masses

25 Customers Already Signed including iLike, MOG, Ultimate Guitar, Intertech Media

New York, NY, September 17, 2009 — MediaNet, the industry leading business-to-business provider of premium music and media delivery to customers of all sizes, announced today two new products, easy to install Web Components and an API through the Company’s advanced enterprise technology platform, MN Open.

Alan McGlade, CEO of MediaNet, stated: “MediaNet is delivering the next generation of music services. We are changing the paradigm by bringing music to the user rather than forcing them to go to a handful of centralized online destinations to acquire downloads. The MN Open Web Components and API offer for the first time, the ability to engage users in the moment to discover and purchase music, while our customers can keep them on their site longer and maximize revenue.”

Customers can now sign up for the MN Open Web Components and API for free at www.mndigital.com and have a digital music offering up and running on their website or application quickly.

With the MN Open API, customers have complete control over the user experience, functionality, e-commerce and a 7 million song catalog with all services delivered under their brand. The API features include:

Integration into any website or application
Advanced catalog search capabilities with fuzzy matching
Access to a portion of or the entire catalog and customized pricing
Rich metadata for every song, album and artist
Use of MediaNet’s e-commerce engine or integration with the customer’s existing e-commerce
Compatibility with any programming language

MediaNet’s suite of Web Components is easy to install and incorporate into a website with no coding required. Customers copy and paste the code snippets anywhere on their page with their branding front and center. Web Components include:

Media Matcher: Automatically matches MediaNet’s catalog against existing web content
Media Links: Hyperlinks references to artists, albums and songs within existing content on page
Relevant Media Search: Integrates into site’s existing search and returns media results alongside regular search
Media Explorer: Dynamically displays music-related information with purchasable media
Media Charts: Charts top selling content to entice music discovery, sampling and purchases
Media Purchase: Fulfills purchases through an automatically configured and setup component which appears in its dedicated, secure window

Since introducing these products in the last eight weeks, MediaNet has signed up over 25 new customers from social media destinations, kiosk provider, and radio stations, to musician sites, music blogs, and news organizations.

Hadi Partovi, President, iLike, commented: “MediaNet’s technology made it easy for iLike to roll out an MP3 store in record time. iLike’s in-page MP3 purchase functionality helps keep iLike’s user base on the site, engaged in the discovery and sampling of music, while making the purchasing process easy.”

David Hyman, founder and CEO, MOG, added: “MediaNet has all of the right components we need to launch a streaming music service. A comprehensive catalog, superior back-end technology and the right pricing made it easy for MOG to select MediaNet as our music service provider. The integration process has been excellent and we are very excited about delivering new features for music lovers to interact and engage with MOG.”

Frank Murray, President of Intertech Media remarked: “With more than 1,000 radio station websites under management, Intertech Media is constantly looking for new ways to add value and revenue for our clients. MediaNet’s API and Web Components allow us to advance our mission of providing tools to keep listeners engaged online for longer periods of time with music content that is exciting and relevant. With MediaNet’s advanced platform, we have solved the problem for our clients to stop sending their users outbound to third party sites for music purchasing while creating a more seamless and integrated listening environment.”

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MediaNet’s world-class technology platform, MN Open, offers an API and easy to use Web Components that deliver a set of powerful music and media content products including streams, downloads, music search, contextual matching and other media discovery tools to engage end users while keeping them on your website or application longer to maximize revenues. MediaNet powers music and media delivery for brands of all sizes including iLike, Zune, HMV, Tesco, MOG, Ultimate Guitar, Intertech Media and many more.

MediaNet is privately-held and is headquartered in New York with offices in Seattle.

Music Reports Press Release:

Music Reports Announces Launch of Industry’s First Online Accounting for Digital Music Use

May 20, 2009

WOODLAND HILLS – Music Reports Inc., the leading provider of music rights administration services, today announced that it will commence accounting to more than 12,000 music publishers representing over 50,000 individual copyright owners on behalf of its digital distribution clients. This is the first accounting under an industry-wide agreement between music publishers, record labels and digital distributors in conjunction with the 2008 royalty rate set by the Copyright Royalty Board. Usage reporting and accounting will be available online for the first time in music publishing history.

This month, more than 12,000 music publishers may log in to password-protected websites at www.musicreports.com to view accountings, download monthly usage reports, and update song ownership information. Unequaled in digital copyright expertise, Music Reports has issued more than 5 million Notices Of Intent (NOIs), and negotiated thousands of licenses on behalf of its digital distribution clients in anticipation of the establishment of a royalty rate determined by the Copyright Royalty Board. To manage the accounting and fee settlement process, Music Reports will leverage the power of Songdex®, its independent database of music publishing copyright information. The company uses Songdex® to process over a billion digital transactions per month.

“Our strategies have focused on speed to market for content distributors, robust systems and services, and transparency for music publishers. With the launch of our new web-enabled royalty accounting application, we have created a world class data resource for both content distributors and copyright owners.”, said Douglas J. Brainin, President and CEO of Music Reports, Inc.

About Music Reports

Music Reports, Inc. (MRI), located in Woodland Hills, CA, is a leading provider of music rights administration services. With cutting-edge technology, proprietary systems and applications, and Songdex®, the world’s only independent database of music publishing copyright information, Music Reports is the most innovative and accomplished rights organization in media.

Music Reports offers a full spectrum of licensing services including copyright research, license fee negotiations, sales data consolidation, music use reporting, royalty accounting and fee settlement. Music Reports’ clients are among the world’s most recognized broadcasters, cable companies, record labels, digital media services, wireless carriers, and consumer products companies.

Music Reports is a portfolio company of ABRY partners, one of North America’s leading, media-focused private equity investment firms.