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Jan
14

Enters into Letter of Intent with China Youth Net to Create Media Portal

 

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digicorp, Inc. (OTCBB:DGCO) announced today that its subsidiary Rebel Crew Films has licensed the DVD distribution rights to its Spanish language film library to Westlake Entertainment, Inc. (Westlake), an independent entertainment distribution company in operation for 14 years. The licensing agreement is part of an initiative to focus Digicorps efforts on commercialization of its patent pending ViraCast advertising technology and associated business opportunities in the US and internationally.

Effective immediately, Westlake will take over sales, production and all physical distribution of the 157 title library, while Digicorp will continue to manage digital distribution and advertising rights. Westlake will distribute existing inventory for a fee and will distribute new product on a revenue share basis.

The Rebel Crew library is an ideal match for our capabilities, commented Luke Stefanko, Westlakes President. Larry Cohen, Westlake partner, added, We intend to introduce these titles to a broader range of North Americas top retailers and provide access to a much wider audience. As a result of this agreement, Rebel Crew Films expects to eliminate most of its distribution overhead within the first quarter of 2008 while maintaining a revenue stream from library sales

Digicorp today also announced execution of a letter of intent (LOI) with China Youth Net (CYN) and China based Internet company WKC to build, launch and operate a large scale advertising supported Internet media portal in China. The LOI provides for the new venture to retain the exclusive rights to serve international content via a peer-to-peer portal to Chinas student population of more than 70 million young people, ranging from eighth grade through university. Under the auspices of CYN, the new portal will comply with recent regulations instituted by the Chinese government that restrict online video sites. Under this new policy, websites that provide video programming or allow users to upload video must obtain government permits, and applicants must be either state-owned or state-controlled companies.

The LOI calls for the three parties to have equal ownership of the new venture and for the venture to have its own dedicated management team. The LOI requires that Digicorp contribute the exclusive China rights to its ViraCast technology and that CYN assist fully in the protection of the ventures intellectual property rights. CYN has also agreed to market the portal to its 70 million members via its 52 websites and student database of email addresses and mobile phone numbers. WKC will primarily be responsible for operations in China.

The LOI contemplates the raising of certain financing for the new venture. At this stage, no funding has been committed and there can be no assurances that funding will be secured. In addition, should the parties fail to execute a definitive agreement within one year, the LOI will terminate unless extended by the parties.

About Digicorp, Inc.

Digicorp is a technology company whose business is to develop and deploy highly scalable and cost effective advertising software throughout the digital media experience. ViraCast, a Digicorp registered trademark, is patent pending, enterprise software capable of sourcing a variety of global ad networks to dynamically insert and track contextual, geo-targeted, interactive advertising in downloadable media.

About Westlake Entertainment

Westlake Entertainment is a fully integrated, independent entertainment distribution company primarily engaged in licensing and distributing feature films and television programs.

About China Youth Net

China Youth Net is a Chinese government agency which regulates and manages the Internet for Chinas student population of more than 70 million young people, ranging from eighth grade through university.

About WKC

WKC is a China based company that is currently engaged in various Internet businesses throughout mainland China, including Junnet Omnimedia Inc., the foremost distributor of online prepaid cards in China and a leading marketer of digital products such as software, music titles, and games.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as Digicorp “expects,'' “should,'' “believes,'' “anticipates'' or words of similar import. Stockholders, potential investors and other readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are predictions based only on current information and expectations that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause future events or results to differ materially from those set forth or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Digicorp filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Digicorp annual report on Form 10-KSB and quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB. These forward-looking statements are only made as of the date of this press release and Digicorp does not undertake any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

 

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Digicorp, Inc. Sophia Kim, 310-728-1457 info@DGCOinc.com http://www.dgcoinc.com/


Source: Digicorp, Inc.
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Oct
18

David Basulto at Oceania - Digital Media Technology & News writes:


"Another company I liked was Beat9 (http://www.beat9.com/ ). With the Beat9 media solution you simply upload you(r) file (audio or video) and within seconds your file will be ready. Fully trackable and ecommerce enabled. Nice."

Complete article available at Digital Media Technology & News
URL: http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=189993

 

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Oct
18

An interview with Digicorp CEO Jay Rifkin at the Podcast and New Media Expo 2007:

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"Is your lack of revenue beating you down? Perhaps Beat9 can help you out. This unique service may just be what you need to monetize your podcasts."

Published byTravis at The Seattle Podcasting Network on September 28th, 2007.
URL: http://www.beat9.com/%22http://www.seattlepodcasting.net/?p=165\"

 

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Oct
1

Thank you for visiting our booth this weekend. Check out your picture with the Beat9 Girls below.

DAY 1 / FRIDAY 

 

DAY 2 / SATURDAY

 

 

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May
30

A short interview with Digicorp CEO Jay Rifkin and an informative article about Beat9.com from Les Luchter of Media Post Publication's Online Media Daily was published on May 29th.

Digicorp Inserts Ads Into Media Files, And Follows Them Everywhere

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May
24

ViraCast Technology Set to Transform Illegal Downloads into Legal Revenue Stream 

Digicorp, Inc.MARINA DEL REY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digicorp, Inc. (OTCBB:DGCO - News) announced today that it is launching a new advertising service for online music to be delivered via its web portal Beat9.com. The new service will utilize Digicorp's ViraCast technology to dynamically insert advertising into music files wherever and however they travel across the Internet. Digicorp offers both music labels and advertisers an immediate opportunity to tap into the power of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, which accounts for 60% of all web traffic.

1720 Entertainment, whose conventional CD distribution is handled by Vivendi's (VIVEF) Universal Music Group, has signed an ad revenue sharing deal with Digicorp for viral, P2P distribution of songs and music videos. The first 1720 tracks to be launched will be from ELVIS WHITE with Akon, Alison Hinds, and Rissi Palmer, whose "Country Girl" is in the Top Ten on MySpace. The ad-supported music will be available free on Apple's (AAPL) iTunes and on file sharing sites like LimeWire and BitTorrent. The downloaded ViraCast music files will be locked, preventing transfer onto mp3 players and encouraging legal music sales for portability.

"We are very excited about our partnership with Beat9," stated 1720 President/CEO, Terry K. Johnson. "Their P2P technology is superior to anything we've seen, and the advertising component is the real icing on the cake. The 1720 new media model aligns perfectly with the viral marketing solutions of Digicorp."

With illegal music downloads still dwarfing legal online purchases, Digicorp gives music labels the ability to harness the power of P2P, instead of fighting it. Each music file is constantly served ads, so the more it is shared and viewed, the more revenue is generated.

"Consumers can now be encouraged to download and share music videos with as many people as possible," commented Digicorp CEO, Jay Rifkin. "Music companies can now exchange costly litigation for revenue generation."

About 1720 Entertainment

1720 Entertainment was established in 2004 to empower the dreams of artists who possess not only undeniable talent, but integrity and heart. The company embraces diversity, covering a broad spectrum of musical styles, and is passionately creative in the development of their artists, their music, performances and their careers.

© 2007 Digicorp, Inc. ViraCast is a registered trademark of Digicorp, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Digicorp, Inc.Sophia Kim, 310-728-1457info@DGCOinc.comwww.dgcoinc.com
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