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Satellite Coordinates for Operation MySpace: an Exclusive Concert for the Troops...

Fri Mar 7, 2008 8:00am EST
Satellite Coordinates for Operation MySpace: an Exclusive Concert for the Troops Live from the Middle East

      Landmark Concert To Be Webcast Live for the Global MySpace
                               Community
--(Business Wire)--
MySpace:

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WHO:   MySpace, the world's most popular social network, in
        cooperation with the Department of Defense's Armed Forces
        Entertainment and America Supports You program, presents
        Operation MySpace, a concert for the troops in Kuwait with
        host Carlos Mencia and performances by the Pussycat Dolls,
        Jessica Simpson, Disturbed, Filter and DJ Z-Trip.

WHAT:  The 3-hour plus Operation MySpace concert will be streamed live
        in high definition using Kulabyte's XStream Live Solutions on
        Monday, March 10, 2008 at 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT on the
        official Operation MySpace profile:
        http://myspace.com/operationmyspace

FLOW OF B-ROLL FOOTAGE:
       -- Performances by the Pussycat Dolls, Jessica Simpson, Carlos
        Mencia, Disturbed, Filter and DJ Z-Trip in front of thousands
        of U.S. soldiers / footage of them meeting with troops
       -- Sound bites from comedian Carlos Mencia
       -- Sound bites from MySpace co-founders Tom Anderson and Chris
        DeWolfe

WHEN:  Broll of Operation MySpace will be available on March 10 at
        19:30-19:45 EDT and 16:30-16:45 PDT.
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DOWNLINK INFORMATION (available on Ku digital and c band analog)
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DOMESTIC Analog C-BAND:
SATELLITE:                Galaxy 26 @ 93 degrees west
TRANSPONDER:              C14
Downlink Frequency:       3980 H
Stereo audio:             Left Subcarrier 6.2, right subcarrier 6.8
Schedule:                 3/10/08 from 19:30-19:45 EDT

DOMESTIC Ku Digital:
SATELLITE:                Horizons 2 @ 74 degrees west
TRANSPONDER:              K15 Slot 4
Downlink Frequency:       11903 V
Symbol Rate 3.9787
FEC 3/4
Schedule:                 3/10/08 from 19:30-19:45 EDT
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   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. 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 has created a connected
community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page views(a),
MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind
and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience.
MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its
members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online
and off. MySpace's international network includes 21 localized
community sites in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Mexico,
Australia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK,
Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Japan, Brazil
and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp.
(NYSE:NWS)(NYSE:NWS.A)(ASX:NWS)(ASX:NWSLV).

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

MySpace
Tracy Akselrud, 310-969-2813
takselrud@myspace.com
or
SHADOW PR
Liza Bychkov, 212-972-0277
Liza@shadowpr.com
or
Amy Crouse, 212-972-0277
Amy@shadowpr.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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