MySpace Partners with FX to Air Landmark ''Operation MySpace'' Concert for the Troops...

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:00am EDT 

MySpace Partners with FX to Air Landmark ''Operation MySpace'' Concert for the Troops on April 12

   One Hour Special Features Performances by Pussycat Dolls, Jessica
        Simpson, Carlos Mencia, Disturbed, Filter and DJ Z-Trip

   MySpace Television Special to Highlight Best Moments of This One
                           of a Kind Concert
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WHO:   Pussycat Dolls, Jessica Simpson, Disturbed, Filter and DJ Z-
        Trip perform and comedian Carlos Mencia hosts Operation
        MySpace (http://myspace.com/operationmyspace), a unique
        concert event for the troops overseas. Brought to you by the
        world's most popular social network MySpace, this variety-
        style show, performed live from Kuwait on March 10, 2008, will
        be broadcast for the first time in a condensed one-hour
        special on FX on April 12.

WHAT:  A one-of-a-kind entertainment special, Operation MySpace
        brought more than 7,000 troops serving at Camp Buehring in
        Kuwait a taste of home and the opportunity for MySpace to show
        their support for the millions of troops that use the site as
        a lifeline to communicate with family and friends.

       During the TV broadcast, millions of American households will
        have the opportunity to relive this high-energy and emotional
        experience featuring the best in musical talent and the most
        entertaining highlights from the day.

       The one-hour special will feature behind-the-scenes moments and
        interviews with troops and star talent, including the
        hysterical material of host and comedian Carlos Mencia
        (http://myspace.com/carlosmencia), performances by Jessica
        Simpson (http://myspace.com/jessicasimpson), who sang "Take My
        Breath Away" from the military movie "Top Gun," Pussycat Dolls
        (http://myspace.com/pussycatdolls), who were reunited for the
        first time with Nicole Scherzinger, Disturbed
        (http://myspace.com/disturbed) and Filter
        (http://myspace.com/filter1), who brought a harder rock sound,
        and DJ Z-Trip (http://myspace.com/djztrip), who spun American
        classics such as Johnny Cash and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

WHEN:  Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 11:00 PM EDT

WHERE: FX
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Visit http://myspace.com/operationmyspace to view the concert sizzle
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   About Operation MySpace

   On March 10, 2008, MySpace, the world's most popular social
network, in cooperation with the Department of Defense's Armed Forces
Entertainment and America Supports You program, launched Operation
MySpace, a one-of-a-kind concert event at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, to
bring troops serving overseas a taste of home and the opportunity for
MySpace to show their support for the millions of troops that use the
site as a lifeline to communicate with family and friends.

   About MySpace

   MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier
lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular
culture, and making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has
created a connected global community by integrating web profiles,
blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo
galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities,
and member forums. MySpace's international network includes more than
20 localized community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada,
Latin America, Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Australia, India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive
Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News, NWS.A - News;
ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News).

   (a) Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, February
2008. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to
http://www.comscore.com.

   About FX

   FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from
Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 94 million
homes. The diverse schedule includes a growing roster of distinctive
original series and movies, an established film library with
box-office hits from 20th Century Fox and other major studios and an
impressive roster of acquired hit series.

SHADOW PR for MySpace
Liza Bychkov or Amy Crouse, 212-972-0277
liza@shadowpr.com / amy@shadowpr.com

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