Wizzard Media Adds New App and Launches First Phase of App Marketing

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Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:05am EDT

PITTSBURGH--(Business Wire)--
Wizzard Media (NYSE Amex: WZE), the world`s largest podcasting network announced
today the acquisition of a new iPhone App and the marketing launch of its
recently acquired Apps via podcasts and the internet. 

Adding to its fast growing roster of premier iPhone Apps, Wizzard Media acquired
the distribution rights to Super Mastermind, a high quality App poised for sales
growth through Wizzard`s podcast marketing and distribution network targeting
iPhone and iPod Touch users. Wizzard has focused its recent App acquisition
efforts on high quality, timeless Apps that cross a wide spectrum of consumer
interests and match up well with targeted podcast audiences. 

Wizzard plans to market these Apps in highly targeted podcasts, earning App
developers and podcasters money for the sale and promotion of the products. To
kick-off Phase I of its marketing efforts Wizzard plans to price all of the Apps
at 99 cents for one week only in honor of Apple`s new $99.00 price for the
iPhone. Wizzard believes this new price point for the iPhone will cause people
to flock to the platform, increasing audiences for the podcasts on the Wizzard
Media Network and adding potential consumers for new Apps. 

In addition to podcast marketing and the introductory discounted pricing,
Wizzard plans to promote the Apps to a wide variety of App directories, review
sites, video portals, through targeted search terms on popular search engines
and through podcast contests and giveaways. 

"The Wizzard Media podcast network reaches an audience of over 18 million unique
consumers a month and approximately 50 million a year," says Chris Spencer, CEO
of Wizzard Media. "The podcasters we work with have proven that they do an
excellent job promoting their sponsors and advertisers and we believe that with
the influence and rapport they have developed with their audience, they will do
a great job marketing these Apps. The simplicity of a consumer hearing about a
high quality App from their favorite podcast and being able to pause the
podcast, click to the App Store and buy, all on their iPhone or iPod Touch, make
this a compelling monetization opportunity for podcasters and App developers
alike." 

"With 50,000 Apps in the App Store, it is hard to consistently find the best
Apps," said Laurie Simms, President of Wizzard Media. "Hearing about a new App
from a trusted, valued source like your favorite podcast will go a long way in
solving that problem. It helps the App developers we work with as we have a
built-in, highly targeted marketing network and don`t rely solely on the iTunes
App Store traffic to sell these Apps. We can align specific Apps with specific
podcast shows, matching the demographics through our proprietary Alchemy ad
serving system. I don`t know of any other company that can make that claim." 

Super Mastermind - User Review - "Simple, addictive fun!"
http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

Omnomnom- AppCraver says, "This game is still as addictive as ever and I found
myself hitting the restart button over and over to keep the fun going…"
http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

Touch Scan Pro- User Review, ""I customized my own messages in Settings and
completely wowed my friends ... excellent value for how polished it looks."
http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

Blue Attack - Touch Arcade says, "...a surprisingly fun and deep game... for
only $1.99 Blue Attack comes highly recommend." 148 apps says, "...a graphically
unique, intense, and engaging shooter. It features some wonderfully varied
gameplay, great power-up system, and great options. Even the tutorial is good. I
can`t say enough good things about this game."
http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

Blue Defense - Everyday Gamers says, "A great space shooter that utilizes the
iphone controls to the max." Touch Arcade says, "If you like shooters, you
should just get this game… it`s all about the gameplay."
http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

Sudoku Unlimited - iPhone Buzz says, "I think what I like best about Sudoku
Unlimited is how simple it is. Not the game, mind you. Sudoku can be very
difficult. But the layout of the application is simple and easy to understand.
You're provided with just enough options to give you some control over the game
but not so many it overwhelms you." http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

Sudoku Classic - Customer Review, ""I found it really easy to use and ...I've
always loved that I can listen to my own music while playing."
http://wizzardsoftware.com/featured_apps.php

About Wizzard Media (a division of Wizzard Software): 

Wizzard Media provides publishing and distribution services to podcasters and
monetization services for podcasters. Wizzard Media is the industry's leading
podcasting network with an unprecedented 1.2 billion download requests in 2008.
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, iPhone 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 and
Microsoft's Zune Marketplace. For more information, please visit
www.wizzardsoftware.com/media_v2.php. Wizzard Media is a division of Wizzard
Software, a leader in speech technology distribution and development. 

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