Every Day Is an 'American Idol' Competition on the Web

Every Day Is an 'American Idol' Competition on the Web

Fluid Audio Networks Brings American Idol Underground to Fox Interactive Media's Americanidol.com

LOS ANGELES, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluid Audio Networks announced today that its popular Web site, American Idol Underground (www.idolunderground.com) will be used to create a "micro site" on Fox Interactive Media's Americanidol.com. The new site provides visitors immediate access to American Idol Underground's online branded music player, where they can listen to and judge the music of emerging artists and submit their own music for review.

"The American Idol Underground micro site will expose American Idol fans to a whole new universe of undiscovered talent through access to American Idol Underground's 50-plus online music players," said Justin Beckett, chief executive officer and founder of Fluid Audio Networks. "Additionally, this is a great opportunity for American Idol Underground bands and solo acts to get in front of the nearly ten million people who visit Americanidol.com each month."

"Americanidol.com is a community for 'American Idol' fans looking to enrich their experience through our interactive offerings," said Jeff King, Vice President, Fox Interactive Media. "The addition of American Idol Underground adds to Americanidol.com another dynamic, interactive application for our fans to take part in."

In addition to rating emerging artists and discovering new bands, the micro site, located at www.americanidol.com/underground, gives fans access to all of American Idol Underground's best features and prizes, including:

* Listeners prizes for voting on favorite American Idol Underground
artists
* Charts ranking artists and highlighting top-rated songs and artists
* Music uploads for artists which are guaranteed 200 spins on American
Idol Underground's online branded music player
* A chance to win cash, musical equipment and exposure for the top rated
artists on American Idol Underground.

The American Idol Underground Web site is powered by Fluid Audio's proprietary self-publishing software and is licensed by FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas, the US licensing division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of program brands in the world.

About Fluid Audio Networks

Fluid Audio Networks (www.fluidaudio.com) is a Los Angeles-based interactive entertainment company whose applications feature emerging artists. Fluid Audio will build the largest network of emerging artists and fans by partnering with some of the world's most recognized entertainment brands including American Idol (www.idolunderground.com).

About Fox Interactive Media

With the third largest reach of any Internet company, Fox Interactive Media (FIM) is building an integrated network of sites that offer its more than 70 million worldwide users socially rich media experiences centered on entertainment, news, information and self-expression. The company's network includes Internet assets from News Corp. divisions, including the highly trafficked Foxsports.com, Americanidol.com and Fox.com. FIM also owns and operates such category leaders as MySpace, the number one social networking site on the Web; IGN, a leading gaming and entertainment site; Scout.com, a dynamic collegiate and pro sports network; AskMen, a leading men's lifestyle site, and Rotten Tomatoes, the premier destination for movie-goers, among others.

About FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas:

FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, Americas (FLW, Americas) is the licensing arm of FremantleMedia for North and South America. FremantleMedia one of the largest international creators and producers of program brands in the world, with leading prime time drama, serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40 territories. FLW, Americas exploits FremantleMedia's many strong brands, including the award winning, American Idol, the world's longest running gameshow The Price Is Right, the ever-popular Family Feud, and other classic gameshows, across multiple off-screen platforms including merchandising campaigns, live events, sponsorship, interactive and wireless support, home entertainment and music publishing. FLW, Americas is also responsible for additional business diversification initiatives including 'Thumbdance', a pioneering wireless channel delivering original made-for-mobile video content on demand.

FLW, Americas is part of FremantleMedia North America (FMNA). FMNA is on the leading edge of global broadcast production, developing some of television's most innovative and watched new programming. Based in Santa Monica and with offices in New York, FMNA has produced such genre-bending shows as the musical/reality phenomenon American Idol. In 2005, FremantleMedia programs garnered 16 Emmy nominations, including six for American Idol. Other credits include The Price Is Right (CBS), the longest-running gameshow in television history, the daily syndicated gameshow Family Feud, the hotly debated reality series The Swan (Fox), the breakout hit lifestyle show How Clean Is Your House? (Lifetime), Distraction (Comedy Central), Property Ladder (TLC), American Inventor (ABC) and the upcoming The Gameshow Marathon (CBS) and America's Got Talent (NBC).

FremantleMedia is the production arm of the RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company. With interests in 34 television channels and 30 radio stations in 10 countries, RTL Group is a division of leading integrated media and entertainment company Bertelsmann AG. For further information, visit www.fremantlemedia.com.

Source: Fluid Audio Networks

CONTACT: Jordan Fischler of Allison & Partners, +1-212-302-5460, ext. 7,
jordan@allisonpr.com, for Fluid Audio Networks; or Ann Burkart of Fox
Interactive Media, +1-310-969-7220, Ann.Burkart@fox.com

Web site: http://www.fremantlemedia.com/

Web site: http://www.fluidaudio.com/

Web site: http://www.americanidol.com/underground

Web site: http://americanidol.com/

Web site: http://www.idolunderground.com/

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