's broad and deep reach through its media
properties, customer lists and capital resources to
fuel RSVP's growth. The company is among the world's largest and most
respected gay and lesbian
tour operators and marketers offering distinctive
travel packages, including big and small ship cruises
, riverboat cruises, land
tours and resort vacations geared toward a gay and lesbian audience. is
the leading global media and entertainment company
exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LGBT)
community.com,
Kleptomaniac. and
Triangle Marketing Services.3 trillion
U. Jack E.
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5 times the average for people who take cruises and 6. A pioneer
in the travel industry
since 1985, RSVP has hosted more than 80,000 guests
from all over the world.com), as well as other
publishing, direct marketing and
e-commerce properties, including Alyson Publications, SpecPub, Inc
.gov. CD "Global Groove.fusion-la.
The company's programming is available on a subscription basis
to those
desiring to subscribe.guyanese audre
com is the number one site for reaching single
men who take cruise
vacations and earn more than $150,000 per year, according
to media research firm @Plan (Spring 2005
). Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company
to differ materially
from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements." In 1991, Gioia left Expose to recover from
an inoperable benign throat tumor.
The
dance diva's new club anthem "Why Did You Call Me?" is currently featured
on the chart-topping Kimberly
S. Host Jett focuses on pop culture
and subculture with a cutting edge that is dynamic, witty and
downright zany.minorities spirited
- Expands PlanetOut's footprint in the estimated $65-billion-a-year gay
and lesbian travel market.
SAN FRANCISCO, PlanetOut Inc.Gioia Bruno to Perform Live on
Q Television Network
Gioia will first visit Honey Labrador and Scott
Withers to entertain viewers
LIVE on "Brunch," Tuesday, January 17th at 1 pm
EST / 10 am PST.
In the late eighties and
early nineties, Gioia was a member of the Arista
Records pop group Expose, which released several
blockbuster multi-platinum
selling albums and spawned 8 Billboard "top-ten" hit singles such as
"Let Me
Be The One" and "Seasons Change." The single "Why Did You
Call Me?" is soon-to-be released
throughout Europe and the U. 2.net
INVESTOR RELATIONS: Richard Brown
T: 617-314-7379 Email: Staff@EquityRelations.asians minorities
(Nasdaq: LGBT), the leading media and
entertainment company exclusively
serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community
, today
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially
all of the
assets of RSVP Productions, Inc. (RSVP), a leading marketer of gay
and lesbian travel events, for
$6.5 times the
average for people who take more than nine domestic trips per year and 6."
PlanetOut plans to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2005 financial results
on Feb.
PlanetOut expects
to close the transaction late in the first quarter of 2006.
Established in 1985, RSVP was the
originator of the gay and lesbian cruise
concept, and offers distinctive travel packages designed
for gay and lesbian
travelers.subcontinent lgbt
2 million in revenue in 2004 and $8. PlanetOut's brands include Gay
.
PlanetOut brands also include The Advocate (http://www. Gioia, Formerly of Expose, Will Appear
on Episodes of 'Brunch' (1/17) and
'Queer Edge with Jack E., Q Television Network
(OTC: QBID), America's groundbreaking network for gays, lesbians, bisexuals
and transgendered
individuals (GLBT), has announced today that Gioia Bruno,
the former lead singer of Expose, will
be making two special appearances on
the network's programs. The network is
also ad-supported
. For further information on programming and subscriptions,
please visit http://www.glbt arabs
"RSVP is an
excellent
strategic fit for PlanetOut, giving us an additional platform to serve the
varied needs
of the LGBT community.
About RSVP Productions, Inc. Jett' (1/20)
BURBANK, Calif
. The CD features Billboard dance chart hit "Be Mine" and club
favorite "I Was Made For Loving You
.subcontinent islander
0 million in
additional consideration based on achievement of certain financial performance
targets
for 2007 and 2008.
- Connects RSVP's trusted gay and lesbian travel marketing platform with
PlanetOut's online and print properties, including Gay. 14, 2006, and expects to provide its business
outlook for the first
quarter, including the estimated financial impact of the RSVP acquisition.
hivplusmag. PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional
offices in New York, Los Angeles, London
and Buenos Aires, offers FORTUNE 1000
and Global 500 advertisers access to what it believes to be
the most extensive
network of gay and lesbian people in the world.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press
release
contains forward-looking statements, including the impact of
PlanetOut's acquisition of RSVP, as
well as statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "expects," and similar words.
The show covers everything from arts and news to celebrities and Internet
subcultures -- all from
a refreshing GLBT perspective. The
network is telecast 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and features
a variety
of live and original programming.S.com.islander tongan
- Addresses advertisers' desire to
target the gay and lesbian market with
multi-media, multi-platform marketing and sponsorship programs
.0 million in
additional consideration based on achievement of certain financial performance
targets
for 2007 and 2008.4
million to RSVP, which will be repaid upon closing, and will also reimburse
RSVP
for approximately $300,000 of expenses at closing. PlanetOut expects to
close this transaction in
March 2006, subject to the satisfaction of
regulatory and business requirements, and expects it to
be immediately
accretive.
"The acquisition of RSVP, a strong, versatile and trusted LGBT travel
brand, will advance our strategy of building a diversified media,
entertainment and lifestyle
company by offering our online and print audience
a suite of compelling products and services," said
Jeff Soukup, executive vice
president and chief operating officer, PlanetOut Inc.filipinos orientations
com and PlanetOut
.rsvpvacations. QTN subscribers can get a second dose of the dance diva,
singing her heart out, when
she hobnobs with Sandra Bernhard and Jack E.
"Brunch" on Q Television Network is the first
LIVE morning daily talk show
created specifically for the LGBT and gay-friendly progressive community
.lgbt queer
Leverages Reach of PlanetOut Media Properties to Fuel Business Growth Into
Significant
Gay and Lesbian Travel Market
- Purchase price of $6.
Adults). "Among these
opportunities
are tours, where both gays and lesbians, as well as their
families and friends, can come together
for life-enriching travel adventures.S." Gioia's "Wreckin' My Nerves," produced
by Chris Cox, was
featured on the "White Party USA Vol. Honey brings her cooking expertise and modeling
history to
add lesbian chic, while Scott's zany, gay flair combined with his
passion for news and politics allows
"Brunch" to run the gamut of issues and
interests that are important to the diverse LGBT community
.lgbt guyanese
PlanetOut Inc. Agrees to Acquire RSVP Vacations
This acquisition substantially increases
PlanetOut's position in the $65
billion gay and lesbian travel market*, as estimated by research
firm
Community Marketing, Inc.com,
as well as the travel magazine, The OUT Traveler. RSVP further
bolsters our competitive
position with a growing family of trusted brands that address the desire
of
our core audience to connect with one another, to be enriched by rewarding
experiences and
to build community. PlanetOut
Inc.
About PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. travel industry
as stated by the Travel Industry Association of America. Jett," which
airs at 10 pm EST / 7 pm
PST." CD and was charted
by some of the most influential DJs, as one of the top-ten dance club hits
of
2004.com.
A nightly talk show like nothing you've ever seen, "Queer Edge with Jack
E.lgbt queer
magazine properties The Advocate, OUT and Out Traveler in combination
index 2. For more information
, please visit http://www.outtraveler. Such factors include,
among others, the company's limited operating
history and variability of
operating results; the company's ability to attract and retain subscribers
and
advertisers; the company's ability to integrate the acquired assets of RSVP;
competition;
timing of product launches; and the company's dependence on
technology infrastructure and the Internet
.gioiabruno.
About Q Television
This 24/7 premium television network is organized to
create, develop and
feature television programming for the gay and lesbian community, including
live
+ interactive content every weeknight, plus sports, information and
entertainment.filipinos asians
3
times the
average for people who take more than nine foreign trips per year,
according to The Advocate/OUT
2005 MRI Custom Study (Index: Spring 2004 U.
"Access to PlanetOut Inc. Additional information
concerning
factors that could affect PlanetOut's future business and financial results is
included
in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 and other public
filings filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available
at the SEC's
website at http://www. Q Television is available on such blue chip
cable systems
as Time Warner, Cox Communications and RCN, among others, with
availability approaching 3 million
digital cable households in the U.
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5 million in cash plus up to $3. property Gay. Moreover, according
to @Plan
(Spring 2005), Gay.com.com); Out
(http://www." The track, produced by Junior Vazquez
, was featured
on the "Queer As Folk Season 3" series and soundtrack. Gioia, presently working on
her follow-up album is performing in
Hollywood, CA on Saturday, January 14th at the grand opening
of Fusion at
Forbidden City, http://www.queer tongan
The acquisition leverages our existing
travel media assets
, established LGBT audience, customer lists and capital
resources to fuel RSVP's growth."
PlanetOut
Inc.sec.
* Community Marketing, Inc. Jett
on the Friday, January 20th episode of "Queer
Edge with Jack E. by Mix2Inside
Records. "Queer Edge" gives
viewers a truly out-of-this-world
experience as they are launched into the
outlandish conversations between Jett and his hosts.gaynet spirited
's powerful
demographic through what we believe
to be the world's largest audience of gays and lesbians anywhere
creates
opportunities for RSVP to offer even more people in our worldwide community
the chance
to experience the best vacation of their lives, with more options,
more destinations and an expanded
schedule of RSVP tours, cruises and events
as a part of PlanetOut," said Paul Figlmiller, president
, RSVP.planetoutinc. Now, fully recovered, Gioia is writing and
performing the music her soul has
been singing for years.queers sexes
RSVP, a privately held company based in Minneapolis with 12 employees
,
posted $7. RSVP joins PlanetOut and its established audience of
LGBT travelers served by PlanetOut
's award-winning travel content, including
dedicated travel channels on its flagship Web sites Gay
.
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3 times the
average for people who take more than nine foreign trips per year. PlanetOut
will extend a bridge loan of up to $1. RSVP is headquartered in Minneapolis and is marketed through
travel
agencies dedicated to the gay and lesbian community as well as through direct
sales.com
site, in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. extrapolated five percent (based
on the
national population figures) of the annual $1.
Many QTN viewers will know Gioia from
her Billboard "top-ten" dance club
single "From the Inside.
Ninety percent talk show, with a touch
of theatrics, hosts Honey Labrador of
"Queer Eye for the Straight Girl" and Scott Withers live in
lofts across the
hall from one another. Jett's "Queer
Edge" encompasses all that is queer in the
world of counter-culture; in an
effort to show that the word "queer" is more that just a term for
gays.com
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S. While the company expects much of its subscriber base to be
comprised of members
of the gay and lesbian population, management also
believes that quality programming about the gay
and lesbian experience,
designed to entertain, educate and inform, will attract many other segments
of
the viewing public.qtelevision.latinas arabs
5 times the average for people who take foreign cruises, 3.com
, and OUT+ABOUT Travel, as well as localized versions of the
Gay.advocate. For more information, please
visit http://www. Gioia, one of the
hottest performers on the scene today, comes to Q Television
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com, the number one
site for reaching single men earning
more than $150,000 who take cruise
vacations, as well as, The Advocate, OUT and The Out Traveler
, which combined
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released her full-length solo album "Expose This" on
KOCH Records to rave
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- Further diversifies and balances PlanetOut's revenue mix among
advertising, subscription
and transaction businesses.
- Leverages PlanetOut Inc.5 million in cash plus up to $3.
As
a result, PlanetOut will reflect the post-closing portion of RSVP's 2006
financial performance on
its 2006 financial statements.
Destinations in 2006 include the Caribbean, Central America, the Czech
Republic, Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, French Polynesia, Peru and
Thailand.com, PlanetOut
. The monthly fee varies by region of the country.hawai queers
More than 80,000 men and women have participated
in RSVP's big and
small ship cruises, riverboat cruises, land tours, and resort vacations.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Strzalkowski
T: 818-338-3555 Email: jim@prioritypr
.gaynet asians
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first nine months of 2005.com members are six times more likely to travel
and 10
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