Additionally, the TV Guide Channel will provide coverage of the
Festival , leading up to the event, on-site and as a post-event
wrap-up.
Television, being our greatest shared medium, should in turn be our
greatest shared canvas," said Terence Gray, founder and executive
director, New York Television Festival. One of the ten
finalists will be selected by Cartoon Network to be the winner of 'Project
Goldmaster. The
first of these, Glorm, will launch in mid -March, followed by two other games
planned for release by Summer 2005.com to the owner's desktop , Power Play Games feature full-
screen graphics, bonus levels, new characters, plus the ability to save games
and track scores against other players.

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The game earned the young studio a
nomination as a finalist in the 2004 Independent Games Festival. The
winner will be announced during the Game Developers Conference, the most
important professional development event for the game industry, held
March 7-11 in San Francisco.

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com, and the company's new television magazine for women, Inside
TV ."
"Almost from the moment TV sets began popping up in family rooms
everywhere, TV Guide has been the authority on all things television,
from the extraordinary to the routine.com had 1.
In its seventh year, the Independent Games Festival received more than
78 original entries representing 11 countries in two different categories.com.com is one of the Internet's top entertainment
sites , featuring games, an online community, e-commerce and programming
information.

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Submissions to the NYTVF will consist of pilot programs,
independently produced by television artists, running either a
half-hour or hour in length.
Submissions are being accepted at www.com and look forward to working with this
year's winner on creating a new and exciting game for CartoonNetwork. CartoonNetwork.

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We know our audience loves
games as much as we do -- last year CartoonNetwork.

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Categories for submissions are as
follows: Drama, Comedy, Reality, Documentary, and Animation.; ADAM
BERKOWITZ - Head of Television Packaging, Creative Artist Agency
(CAA); MICHAEL DAVIES - Executive Producer of Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire and Wife Swap; DONNY DEUTSCH - Chairman and CEO of
Deutsch Inc.

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com will host a dedicated Festival Web page, and have exclusive
online rights to trailers and promos from all programming in
competition in the two weeks prior to the festival."
The festival is working with the Mayor 's Office of New York City,
which is providing invaluable assistance in terms of promotion and
logistics for the event.

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The Festival will be presented in association with TV Guide(R),
which has signed a sponsorship agreement with the festival that
includes participation of TV Guide magazine, TV Guide Channel, TV
Guide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned
to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet
their individual needs.
Cartoon Network also features Adult Swim, its signature late-night block of
animation for grown-ups. Cartoon
Network's Web site is located at http://www.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

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As the first creative festival focused solely on the television
medium, the NYTVF will pioneer the movement of independent television
and construct a new path for program development. "The 2005 New York
Television Festival aims to create a new forum for program development
by uniting all participants of production , including emerging artists,
executives, celebrities, and the general public, in the celebration of
an American institution. Winners will be announced at the IGF awards ceremony
on March 9, 2005. For more information, visit http://www.

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; Robert
Thompson, Syracuse University's Center for the Study of
Popular Television.

Cartoon Network Launches Second Annual 'Project Goldmaster '

com."
Formed two years ago, Flashbang Studios released their first game,
Beesly's Buzzwords , in November 2003.CartoonNetwork.

Entertainment includes sites about bands and artists, celebrities, movies, comics, cartoons, and radio and television programs which would be of interest to children or teens.

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TV Guide Channel will cover the shows' luminaries, events and
news, as well as showcasing previews of the festival programming.com
through August 1, 2005. Its diverse products and services include newspapers,
magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education
and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing. With more than 7 million unique users per month,
CartoonNetwork.

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); CARA
STEIN - Co-Chief Operating Officer, New York and Head of
Television, East Coast, William Morris Agency; ROBERT THOMPSON -
Syracuse University, Director , Center for the Study of Popular
Television; ANDREA WONG - Executive Vice President, Alternative
Programming, Specials and Late Night, ABC Entertainment; along
with the Creator and Founder of the Festival, TERENCE GRAY -
Chairman, Executive Director New York Television Festival.

CMP Media LLC
CMP Media LLC (http://www.

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; DOUG HERZOG - President, Comedy Central; RICHARD
HOFSTETTER - Partner and Co-Chairman of Entertainment and Sports
Group, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz, PC; CHARLIE KOONES
-President / Publisher of The Variety Group; KATHERINE OLIVER -
Commissioner of the New York City's Mayor's Office of Film,
Theatre + Broadcasting; KEVIN REILLY - President, NBC
Entertainment; MARK SHAPIRO - ESPN Executive Vice President,
Programming and Production; BEN SILVERMAN - CEO of Reveille LLC,
Executive Producer of The Restaurant and The Office (U.'
"We know there is a great deal of talent and creativity in the independent
gaming community, and 'Project Goldmaster' will be a significant opportunity
for an up-and-coming developer," said Paul Condolora, VP/General Manager for
Cartoon Network New Media.com in November 2004., where finalists demonstrate their games to the
game industry and press.

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The first annual New York Television Festival (NYTVF) will launch
in New York, beginning September 28th and running through October 3rd . As winner of
the 2004 Project Goldmaster competition, Flashbang Studios developed a Cartoon
Network Power Play game featuring the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.

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Inaugural New York Television Festival Launches in Fall 2005; Presented in Association with TV Guide

The NYTVF will also feature gala
premieres , classic screenings, open-call castings, panel discussions
and other interactive events for the public to encourage participation
by television fans of all ages.
Flashbang Studios currently has three original titles in development. Finalist games can be viewed at http://www.com is one of the top kids sites, and consistently one of the
most visited entertainment sites among all groups on the Web.

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The challenge is to raise the bar creatively.igf.com.

About Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network, currently seen in 87.

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** A SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS, GALA EVENTS AND PANELS TO FOLLOW **

As
part of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), ten finalists will be selected
to compete to win the top honor to develop a Cartoon Network Power Play
downloadable game to be featured on CartoonNetwork.gdconf.

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"Our relationship with TV
Guide is a perfect alliance for the Festival.com.3 million U. Cartoon Network
Power Play games are downloadable games featuring characters from favorite
Cartoon Network shows.

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TV
Guide.com. A
panel of 36 narrowed down the field to 20 of the most innovative independent
game developers worldwide., a Time Warner company , is a major
producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading
provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

About Cartoon Network New Media and Power Play Games
Cartoon Network New Media is the division of Cartoon Network responsible
for CartoonNetwork .

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Writers, directors
and producers will be selected through a national and international
grassroots search and given the unprecedented opportunity to showcase
their originally produced pilots directly to network and cable
executives in a festival competition. Working in conjunction with the Mayor 's
Office will prove vital in creating a festival atmosphere that
embraces all New Yorkers in addition to the industry figures attending
the event. The
game, Sealab 2021: Sweet Mayhem, launched on AdultSwim.com, Cartoon Network Power Play Games and other interactive
ventures.

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Festival:

First-Of-Its-Kind Festival To Showcase "Independent
Television" in Screenings for Industry Executives and General
Public. TV Guide will produce the festival's exclusive NYTVF program guide
and promote the Festival across many of its entertainment products.6 billion game
plays -- so we're looking for a company that is as passionate about gaming as
our audience is. We had a great experience developing a game with Flashbang
Studios last year for AdultSwim. The IGF solicits entries from all over the world
and finalists are selected by a jury of game developers and industry experts.
The festival culminates at the annual Game Developers Conference, March 7-11,
2005 in San Francisco, Calif. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has
remained one of ad-supported cable's highest-rated networks. Purchased individually and downloaded from
CartoonNetwork.

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Today, TV Guide continues to be
the leading voice for what is best in television today, helping
consumers navigate through the explosion of television content," said
Rich Battista , CEO, Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.S. One Independent Games Festival Finalist Will Be Selected to Develop a
Downloadable Game Featuring a Cartoon Network Property

SAN FRANCISCO , Cartoon Network will offer one
up-and-coming game developer the opportunity to create a downloadable game
featuring popular Cartoon Network characters from series such as Codename:
Kids Next Door , The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and Foster's Home for
Imaginary Friends in its second annual 'Project Goldmaster' competition.

About The Independent Games Festival
The Independent Games Festival was established in 1998 by the CMP Game
Group to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best
independent game developers.S. homes and
160 countries around the world , is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

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Executive Board includes: Kevin Reilly, President, NBC
Entertainment; Andrea Wong, Executive VP, ABC Entertainment;
Doug Herzog, President , Comedy Central; Mark Shapiro,
Executive VP, ESPN; Donny Deutsch, CEO, Deutsch Inc. Festival is Partnered with the William
Morris Agency.
The NYTVF is supported by an Executive Board of distinguished
industry professionals:

RICH BATTISTA - CEO, Gemstar-TV Guide International , Inc.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company
providing essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology
worldwide .'s 24-hour,
ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment.
Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network showcases
unique original ventures such as Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends,
Codename: Kids Next Door, Teen Titans, The Grim Adventures of Billy + Mandy,
The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons.

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They are one of the most
trusted names in TV and bring countless promotional and creative
opportunities to this Festival. "We are proud
to support the NYTVF and to play a role as they bring the industry's
creators and its fans together for this innovative television
celebration. "Cartoon Network has always been focused on
attracting new talent, first for our animated series and now to develop
interactive games based on our successful series.

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