--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 09/10/2008 - Entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Disney.com (NYSE: DIS), the No. 1 kids' entertainment and family community destination on the Web, broke its all-time online video record in July. According to comScore Video Metrix, Disney.com video streams totaled 186.7 million, lifting the site's online video streams ranking to the number six position among all Web sites. Significant drivers of the traffic milestone were original online video exclusives and events based on popular Disney entertainment properties such as "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and "Disney Channel Games" as well as the latest Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers music videos including exclusive behind the scenes content. Representing a 39 percent increase as compared to the prior month, the new record beats Disney Online's previous video record set in July 2007 by more than four million streams. Time spent viewing (in total minutes) also increased month-over-month by 50 percent. Building on the popularity of video content on Disney.com, the site recently launched a video portal that offers thousands of videos fans can sort by character or property, and create custom playlists. "Video is a huge priority for Disney.com and we work closely with our partners across the Disney company to create compelling online video programs that capture the essence of Disney's properties while leveraging the unique capabilities of the Internet," said Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing director, Disney Online. "Our commitment to forge new territory in online entertainment continues to be validated by new guest engagement landmarks such as our latest video results."
Xinhua Finance Limited (OTC: XHFNY), China's premier financial information and media service provider, announced recently that it has successfully completed its tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for a portion of its outstanding 10% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2011 (the "Notes"), which expired on September 4, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. London time (the "Expiration Date"). The Tender Offer was made pursuant to a tender offer statement dated August 5, 2008 (the "Tender Offer Statement"). As of the Expiration Date, US$85,543,000.00 principal amount of the Notes were tendered, representing approximately 85.543% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer Statement, the Company has accepted the Notes validly tendered for payment on a pro rata basis since the aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly tendered exceeded US$49,113,000.00. The pro rata allocation has been calculated by multiplying the principal amount of the Notes validly tendered by a Holder via a tender instruction by a factor equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that the Company was to purchase divided by the aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. Any tendered Notes not purchased due to proration will be returned to the Holders thereof as promptly as practicable after September 9, 2008 (the "Payment Date"). The Excess Proceeds (as defined in the Indenture) remaining after the Tender Offer in the amount of US$374,000.00 will be carried forward and accumulated pursuant to Section 4.13(c) of the Indenture.
Juniper Content Corporation (OTCBB: JNPC) ("Juniper") announced recently that ¿Sorpresa!, America's fastest growing Spanish-language children's network, will launch on Sept. 15 on Bright House Networks in Tampa, Fla., which is among the nation's top 25 Hispanic markets. Bright House Networks, the sixth largest cable operator in the U.S., will add ¿Sorpresa! to its Hispanic package, Nuestros Canales. Families in Tampa will now be able to enjoy the only network designed exclusively for U.S. Hispanic kids ages 2-17. ¿Sorpresa! offers a full-time destination for children seeking an exciting, entertaining and relevant network that celebrates the uniqueness of their Hispanic culture.
John Pentony, Publisher of Stockguru.com, announced recently that the company has posted a new Podcast Interview featuring Michael Selsman of Archer Entertainment Media Communications, Inc. (OCTBB: AEMC). Archer Entertainment Media Communications, Incorporated is a vertically integrated global entertainment and media company engaged in the production, delivery, distribution and exhibition of digital content through various platforms including Internet, IPTV, Satellite to PC TV, Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Pay-Per-View (PPV). Archer has created a digital infrastructure leveraging existing Internet assets and resources providing a secure, complete, end-to-end digital solution exclusively focusing its interests in China, Southeast Asia and the United States.
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