VH1 Digital Grooves Into 2007 With New Installments of Its 'Box Set' and 'Live@Vh1.Com' Series

VH1 Digital Grooves Into 2007 With New Installments of Its 'Box Set' and 'Live@Vh1.Com' Series

VH1'S ONLINE MUSIC SERIES 'BOX SET' MOVES TO LINEAR TV FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH 'BOX SET: GWEN STEFANI'

ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 AT 11 PM*

'LIVE@VH1.COM: NORAH JONES' LAUNCHES ONLINE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1's "Box Set," a made-for- broadband original music program, is migrating to VH1's linear channel this month for the first time with "Box Set: Gwen Stefani," a music retrospective that includes a compilation of the artist's music videos, performances, and exclusive interview clips. "Box Set: Gwen Stefani" will premiere on VH1 on Wednesday, January 24 at 11 PM*. It will also be available on demand on VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel beginning the same day.

"Box Set" joins other VH1 music series and programs such as "You Oughta Know," "Hear Music First," and "Live@VH1.com" in the growing list of VH1's made-for-broadband franchises that have made the uncommon shift from online to on-air. Included in "Box Set: Gwen Stefani" are exclusive, never-before-seen interview clips of the artist as she walks through the videos she's created as a solo artist, including the latest hits from her second solo album, The Sweet Escape (Interscope).

VH1's in-studio performance series "Live@VH1.com" kicks off the new year with "Live@VH1.com: Norah Jones," launching on VSPOT on January 16. The Grammy-winning artist will perform acoustic versions of "Little Room," "Until The End," "Thinking About You," and "Sinking Soon" -- four songs from her upcoming third album, Not Too Late (Blue Note). Additionally, beginning January 23, fans can stream Norah Jones' Not Too Late in its entirety, exclusively on VH1.com through its "Hear Music First" program, one week before the album is released.

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About "Live@VH1.com" and VSPOT's "Boxset"

VSPOT's "Boxset" and "Live@VH1.com" music series have propelled VSPOT growth throughout 2006. Average monthly streams for the "Boxset" and "Live@VH1.com" franchises have grown 61 percent and 81 percent, respectively (2005 vs. 2006).

Recent "Live@VH1.com" in-studio performances include: John Legend, Beck, Snow Patrol, Corrine Bailey Rae, John Mayer, The White Stripes, Evanescence, Stephen and Damien Marley, Talib Kweli, KT Tunstall, Nickelback, Blue October, and Hinder. VH1's online performance series began in 2003 and has welcomed close to 150 artists to the VH1 studios for striped-down and acoustic versions of their most popular songs. To view the archived Live@VH1.com events on demand visit http://www.vh1.com/music/live_at_vh1/.

VSPOT's "Boxset" compilations include a selection of videos, combined with exclusive interview footage and live performances from today's hottest artists. Recent "Boxsets" include: Beyonce, Beastie Boys, Dixie Chicks, Justin Timberlake, Weird Al Yankovic and Pearl Jam. More than 40 "Boxset" compilations launched in 2006 and archived at http://www.vh1.com/music/boxset/.

*all times are ET/PT

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in nearly 88 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul. Connect with VH1 at www.VH1.com.

VH1 is a registered trademark of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. MTV Networks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.

VSPOT at VH1.com (http://vspot.vh1.com/) -- VH1's broadband channel -- brings viewers the richest music and pop-culture video content while it's happening: live events, series sneak peeks, exclusive celeb Q&A's, movie trailers, in-studio performances and original series, not to mention thousands of music videos, customizable play lists and artist interviews.

Contacts:

Erica Cantwell Luis Defrank
212-846-3683 212-846-7012

Source: VH1

CONTACT: Erica Cantwell, +1-212-846-3683, Luis Defrank, +1-212-846-7012,
both for VH1

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/
http://www.vh1.com/music/live_at_vh1
http://www.vh1.com/music/boxset
http://vspot.vh1.com/

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