GameTap Kicks Off 'Artist Of The Month' Campaign With Fall Out Boy And The Hold Steady
January 30 2007 - 10:33AM
PR Newswire (US)
Tune in to GameTap.com every week to see exclusive and original
music programming ATLANTA, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today GameTap,
the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), announces the addition of
its Artist of the Month campaign showcasing a robust line-up of
original music programming. This massive promotion devotes 30 days
of exclusive programming with a new show premiering each week and
encompasses live performances, music videos, top ten lists,
interviews, and more. The campaign launches this month with The
Hold Steady, followed by Fall Out Boy in February, and is running
for the first time both inside and outside of the GameTap
subscription service. Among the shows the Artist of the Month
campaign taps into are the following: -- Quick Hit: Everything you
ever wanted to know about your favorite artist in 60 seconds.
Quirky, fun and always on the cutting edge. -- GameTap Tracks:
Music fans get access to exclusive live performances they won't
find anywhere else. -- Raw Tape: Raw, uncut, in-depth interviews
with artists. -- GameTap 10: An artist's top 10 show, often
involving their favorite video games. -- Web Promotion/Exclusive
Streams: Exclusive video and audio streams at GameTap.com along
with artist bios, pics and additional music content. -- Music
Videos: GameTap's music channel hosts a slew of the latest music
videos. "GameTap's Artist of the Month campaign presents
interesting and provocative bands to an entertainment focused
broadband audience that craves more than just a music video," said
Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president of content. "Artists are
featured in our array of exclusive and original shows, and in
return, give our audience content that can't be found anywhere
else, on T.V. or on broadband." To date, GameTap's music channel
has featured a wide variety of artists, tours, and festivals
spanning the rock, hip-hop, country and indie genres. Among those
who have been featured in GameTap shows are Panic! at the Disco,
Ice Cube, Lil' John, Morningwood, Wolfmother, Coheed & Cambria,
Simple Plan, Dierks Bentley, Less Than Jake, All American Rejects,
Flaming Lips, Taste of Chaos Tour, Warped Tour, and Lollapalooza,
among many other artists. To register for GameTap, visit
http://www.gametap.com/ and your first month of service is only 99
cents. About GameTap GameTap is the leader in digital game
distribution and broadband entertainment. Launched by Turner
Broadcasting in 2005, it now delivers more than 700 authentic
versions of the greatest console, computer and arcade games on
demand, including original and exclusive episodic properties. In
addition to games for every age and interest, GameTap offers more
than 600 original entertainment programs, popular video streams and
thriving virtual communities to broadband-connected PCs.
Continually updated with new games, programs and features, GameTap
is a downloadable application that supports navigation and game
play using keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals. Go
to http://www.gametap.com/ and expand your playground. About Turner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner
company, is a major producer of news and entertainment products
around the world and the leading provider of programming for the
basic cable industry. DATASOURCE: GameTap CONTACT: Chase, Access
Communications of GameTap, +1-415-844-6289, or, , or Misty Skedgell
of TBS, Inc., +1-404-885-4396, or , for GameTap Web site:
http://www.gametap.com/ http://www.turner.com/
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