Primedia Productions Announces the Launch of the Primedia Meeting Network

Primedia Productions, a division of PRIMEDIA Inc., announced todaythat it has launched the Primedia Meeting Network, a private satellitemeeting network that allows companies to hold seminars, trainingsessions, sales meetings and conferences via a live satellite broadcastin a secure, private manner delivered to any number of locationsnationwide.

Primedia Productions is a vertically integrated company. Its stateof the art production facilities are located in Dallas and Los Angelesand total more than 180,000 sq. ft. complete with 10 studios, postproduction, virtual reality sets, graphics, tape duplication,multimedia and satellite broadcast capabilities.

In the current business climate, companies are looking foraffordable alternatives to direct communications and meetings that donot require distant travel or onsite events. However, the quality andsecurity of the video conferencing is a critical concern. The PrimediaMeeting Network provides the solution with significant advantages overstandard video conferencing and streaming webcasts. Organizations candisseminate information to large groups simultaneously, whilemaintaining the power of visual connection and demonstration andinteractive real time communication that can provide instantfeedback.

"Our Client Services Group can plan, organize, produce and securelytransmit any meeting by satellite to the client's offices or to otherlocations including training centers, hotel conference centers, meetingfacilities and theaters or securely deliver the presentation directlyto the hard drive of a desktop computer. We can follow up the meetingwith take-aways that include interactive CD-ROM, DVD and VHS copies ofthe presentation", said Bill Herlihy, general manager of the PrimediaMeeting Network.

"Inquiries from meeting planners and the demand for our serviceshave increased significantly in recent months" Herlihy continued."Despite reduced travel budgets and a difficult economic environment,companies continue to need to communicate with their employees,customers and vendors. Our private satellite meeting network is a costeffective and secure solution."

About PRIMEDIA Inc. And Primedia Productions

With 2000 sales of $1.7 billion from a unique combination oftraditional and new media properties, PRIMEDIA Inc. is the leadingtargeted content and integrated marketing solution in both the consumerand business-to-business sectors. The company is the #1special-interest magazine publisher in the U.S., with more the 250titles including Seventeen, New York, American Baby, Video Systems,Millimeter, Broadcast Engineering, Telephony, and AmericanDemographics; the #1 producer and distributor of specialty video, with18 satellite and digital video lines, including Channel One Network;and the #1 news and information group on the Internet, with over 1,000special interest Web sites lead by About.com.