Wizzard Media Partners with Independent Music Label iRecords in Landmark Content...

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:00am EDT

Wizzard Media Partners with Independent Music Label iRecords in Landmark Content Distribution Deal

PITTSBURGH--(Business Wire)--
Wizzard Media (AMEX: WZE), the world's largest podcasting network,
announced today that it has signed a groundbreaking global content
distribution agreement with iRecords, an independent music label based
in Hollywood, California. This relationship creates a strong and
innovative tie between new and exciting music labels and the global
music community.

   Under the agreement, iRecords will bring its dynamic music videos
and music-related content to Wizzard Media to distribute to the more
than 2.6 billion mobile users and music lovers worldwide. The library
will include both classic music videos as well as music videos of new
and emerging artists, covering all music genres and ethnic groups.

   Additionally, exclusive and candid behind-the-scenes footage of
music producers, writers and artists during both recording sessions
and back stage interviews to live performances will be included. This
innovative and groundbreaking approach will directly connect artists
and producers with faithful fans and introduce them to a vast new
audience. All of the content will be available for advertising and
sponsorship opportunities.

   To kick-off this new partnership, breakout sister-act Jewel and
Blaire Restaneo will debut their new original music to a global
community through Wizzard's online channels in the coming weeks. This
introduction follows their highly-acclaimed premiere performance at
the Genghis Cohen Club in Los Angeles last month. iRecords and Wizzard
plan to roll out more new and emerging talented artists in the same
way. More information on Jewel and Blaire can be found at their
website, www.jewelandblaire.com.

   "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with such a
major media force as Wizzard Media in this way," noted Sara Jackson,
VP Artist Development for iRecords. "There are so many extremely
talented music producers, and artists who have found themselves lost
in the transition between traditional methods of music distribution
and the newly emerging on-line delivery systems. Wizzard Media
provides us the ability to reach out to established and new music
providers and link them with the worldwide music community."

   "We look forward to providing our global viewers with such an
engaging, high-quality library of content from the incredibly talented
artists on iRecords in a way that has never been viewed and
experienced before," noted Skip Fredricks, Sr. VP Content Creation and
Distribution, Wizzard Media. "This is truly a historical partnership
between a global digital media provider and an indie music label, and
it's wonderful to play a part in laying the foundation for the next
chapter of worldwide music access without borders."

   About iRecords iRecords is an independent music label based in
Hollywood, California dedicated to the development and nourishment of
select music writers, producers and artists who demonstrate the
highest degree of music talent in their genre, as well as providing
established but currently unsigned artists the opportunity to continue
their music careers through the exploding on-line distribution of
their noteworthy work.

   About Wizzard Media

   Wizzard Media is the industry's leading podcast hosting network,
with an unprecedented one billion-plus download requests in 2007.
Podcasts are a means for independent and professional content creators
to publish audio and video shows for the world to enjoy over the
Internet or on mp3 players, such as the Apple iPod and the Microsoft
Zune. Podcasting is a relatively new phenomenon, but Wizzard Media
collectively broadcasts millions of podcast downloads per day through
media aggregators like Apple's iTunes, Microsoft's Zune Marketplace
and other podcast aggregators. For more information, please visit
www.wizzard.tv. Wizzard Media is a division of Wizzard Software, a
leader in speech technology development.

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Wizzard IR Contact
Arthur Douglas and Associates
Art Batson, 407-478-1120
or
Wizzard PR Contact
Braff Communications LLC
Mark Braff, 201-612-0707

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