Urban Television Network Corporation Announces New Management Structure

Urban Television Network Corporation Announces New Management Structure

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Urban Television Network Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: URBT) has restructured its senior management team and brought in experienced professionals to lead it to the next level of growth in affiliates, programming and sales.

Jacob R. Miles III has been named Chief Executive Officer. He will lead and drive an extreme make-over of the company, its strategic direction, its revenue model, its branding image, its programming and execute the company's new business plan. Jacob has served as the head of Operations for Tonka Toys/Hasbro and as an engineering and operations executive for the General Mills Toy and Entertainment Group.

"Urban American Television is uniquely positioned; it has a solid broadcast distribution infrastructure in place to reach the urban marketplace populated and lead by African-Americans and English speaking Hispanics. We intend to capitalize on that distribution infrastructure with unique programming that ingratiate leading corporations and their brands to our viewers," says Jacob Miles.

Reporting to Mr. Miles is Ms. Sandra Pate, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development. Ms. Pate's television career began in 1991 at Twentieth Century Fox Television as an executive assistant. Then she was promoted to Manager of Current Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company where she made major contributions to the network's urban lineup of primetime comedies and dramas including "Martin", "Living Single", "New York Undercover" among several others.

Also reporting to Mr. Miles is Ed Maddox, President and National Sales, formerly with Black Entertainment Television, (BET) and Times Mirror; and Mr. Bruno Olivieri, Executive Vice President of Affiliate Operations, formally an executive with the Florsheim Group. Mr. Randy Moseley continues as CFO.

About Urban Television Network Corporation

Fort Worth, Texas based Urban Television Network Corporation is a television network composed of broadcast television station affiliates across the country that air programming supplied by the network via satellite transmission. The network is the first and only minority certified network to specifically target America's urban market that is comprised of African Americans, English speaking Hispanic Americans and many other urban consumers. The network competes with BET, which is owned by Viacom, Inc., and other services for the urban market niche that the Company believes is underserved at this time. The network has approximately 70 affiliates with a household coverage of approximately 22 million households. For additional information about Urban Television Network Corporation visit us on the Internet at http://www.uatvn.com/ .

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements and information as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, therefore, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that the actual results, business conditions, business developments, losses and contingencies and local and foreign factors will not differ materially from those suggested in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including market conditions, competition, advances in technology and other factors.

For Media and PR inquiries. Please contact: Teresa Lomas at 817-303-7449.

Source: Urban Television Network Corporation

CONTACT: Teresa Lomas of Urban Television Network Corporation,
+1-817-303-7449

Web site: http://uatvn.com/

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