Programming Launches in March; Sneak Peek of Network LIVE with Performance from John Mayer Trio Begins Airing in December

LOS ANGELES, December 15, 2005– Network LIVE, a joint venture between America Online, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, and DIRECTV, the nation’s leading digital television service, today announced a landmark agreement to provide DIRECTV customers with exclusive, entertainment programming, created and distributed by Network LIVE. As part of the agreement, Network LIVE will become the music and live entertainment programming partner for DIRECTV, and DIRECTV will serve as Network LIVE’s exclusive first-window television partner.
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Rare Chance for Fans to Experience the Live Show Through a Custom Designed Interactive Environment

Experience Includes Exclusive Interviews with Gorillaz and Special Guests Bootie Brown (Pharcyde), De La Soul, Roots Manuva, Martina Topley Bird, the Wynthenshawe Children’s Choir and also features footage of the late Ibrahim Ferrer

LOS ANGELES (December 5, 2005) — Gorillaz, the world’s most successful virtual band, have teamed with the first global multi-platform digital media company, Network LIVE, to bring fans access to an extremely rare opportunity – a live Gorillaz experience. The international cast of musicians that appeared on the award-winning ‘Demon Days’ performed the album in its entirety to sold-out crowds on November 1 – 5, 2006 at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester, England. Exclusively through Network LIVE, fans can experience the entire November 5th Gorillaz show through a custom designed interactive environment on AOLMusic.com and on XM Satellite Radio channels.47 and 43.

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COMPANY EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL REACH WITH OPENING OF U.K. OFFICE

LOS ANGELES (November 29, 2005)– Network LIVE, a joint venture between America Online, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, today announced the appointment of two industry vets to drive the Company’s international acquisition and distribution strategy, Andy Brilliant and John Gaydon, and the opening of its U.K. office. The appointment of Brilliant and Gaydon, in conjunction with the U.K. presence, exponentially increase the Company’s access to worldwide content and territories.
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Performance Celebrating The Release Of “Try! John Mayer Trio Live in Concert” Will Be Simulcast To Fans Across The Country via Network LIVE

LOS ANGELES (November 17, 2005) – Network LIVE, a joint venture between America Online, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, will present the John Mayer Trio at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom next Wednesday, November 23rd at 9:00pm to celebrate the November 22nd release of “Try! John Mayer Trio Live In Concert.” Through Network LIVE’s partnership with AOL and XM Radio, millions of John Mayer fans will have access to this intimate performance in real-time and on demand.
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Live Performance to Be Broadcast on AOLMusic.com and XM Satellite Radio Monday, November 14 at 10 PM EST

New York, NY – November 9, 2005 – Network LIVE (the Company), a joint venture between America Online, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, announced today that the Company will produce and distribute via the Network LIVE platform an exclusive performance by multi-platinum artist Keith Urban. Available live to millions of music fans worldwide via AOLMusic.com and XM Satellite Radio, Keith Urban, who has captivated audiences around the world, will perform an exclusive Network LIVE concert at Irving Plaza on Monday, November 14, at 10:00 PM EST.

“Network LIVE uniquely brings live musical performances of the highest quality to a global audience of more than 25 million people, live and on demand,” said Kevin Wall, CEO of Network LIVE. “The broadcast of this special performance by Keith Urban, one of today’s most revered artists, demonstrates our commitment to putting fans in front row seats, from any place, at any time, on any device.”

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Millions of Fans to Watch the Exclusive Performance Live Via AOLMusic.com, XM Satellite Radio and Multiple Wireless Providers Worldwide

Deal Marks First International Production and Broadcast for New Multi-Platform Digital Entertainment Company

Los Angeles and London (November 9, 2005) – Network LIVE, a joint venture between America Online, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, today announced that the Company will produce and distribute Madonna’s international album launch event for “Confessions On a Dancefloor” live from KoKo’s in London on November 15th at 10pm GMT / 5pm ET to a worldwide audience of millions of music fans via AOL Music LIVE (www.aolmusic.com), XM Satellite Radio and multiple wireless providers internationally. This is the first international production and broadcast for Network LIVE, following Live8.
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Green Day @ Wiltern Theatre

Eighteen months ago, these punk pioneers were one step from the nostalgia circuit, desperately trying to recapture the spark that made Dookie a multi-platinum mid-’90s phenomenon and ushered moshing into the pop mainstream. And then along came American Idiot, in which Billie Joe and company not only got political but plugged into the cross-generational zeitgeist in creating their own version of Tommy. Coming off a year and a half of nonstop touring, a bevy of Grammy and MTV awards, the NoCal band followed up two sold-out shows at the 20,000+ Home Depot to play a live webcast in front of an invited crowd for Kevin Wall’s Network LIVE initiative, a joint project with AEG, AOL Music and XM.
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Network LIVE launches with a rock and roll bash in Times Square’s Nokia Theatre. Taking center stage were rock icons Bon Jovi, pictured here with the masterminds behind the event. From left to right, drummer Tico Torres; Randy Phillips, President/CEO AEG LIVE; singer Jon Bon Jovi; Kevin Wall, CEO Network LIVE and Worldwide Executive Producer of LIVE 8; Bill Wilson, Senior Vice President Programming AOL; guitarist Richie Sambora and keyboardist David Bryan.
In the biggest launch party in history, Bon Jovi celebrated the U.S. debut of their brand new album “Have A Nice Day” with a concert to christen the Nokia Theatre. Showcasing Network LIVE’s multi-channel, horizontal marketing network, the concert was broadcast live on AOL Music’s Network LIVE Concerts channel, simulcast live on XM Satellite Radio, and shown live on 91 National CineMedia digital cinema screens in 65 markets nationwide to audiences totaling over 10,000.
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