Players Network, Vegas Media Group Join Forces

LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Players Network, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PNTV) the leading media company in the gaming lifestyle category, and Vegas Media Group, one of the leading production and post production companies in Las Vegas, announced today that they have formed a Joint Venture to co-produce new, original programming series within the gaming lifestyle category. The shows will be produced at Players Network's Studio, with post-production services provided by Post Digital, which is wholly owned by Vegas Media Group.

Players Network and Vegas Media Group recently produced original programming from the World Series of Poker(R) at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas featuring television shows with poker superstars and celebrities such as Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harmon, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilley, Gabe Kaplan, Mike Matusow, David Sklansky and Todd Brunson. Matusow, Sklansky and Brunson recently starred in Players Network's poker educational DVD series, "In the Mind of... The Poker Pro", which is the exclusive poker educational DVD currently airing on US Air.

Players Network and Vegas Media Group will produce a new series of shows based on, "In The Mind of... " that will deliver to audiences "edutainment" from top experts in various gaming disciplines, including more about poker, as well as getting "In the Minds of... " experts on blackjack, craps, sports betting, horse racing, and even non-traditional "gambling" activities such as investing in the commodities and stock markets, with experts in those fields teaching viewers how to "handicap" their investments.

Future shows will include "After Dark" a half-hour lifestyle show set in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and other international gaming venues where the action gets red-hot after the sun goes down, and "Gamblers", a reality show where people risk a lot more than money.

"We've worked with Vegas Media Group on many projects during the last several years, and the experience has always been rewarding. The fact that both companies operate so well within the Las Vegas and gaming industry's infrastructure allows us unique insight and access into the world of gaming," said Michael Berk, Players Network's President of Programming. "We're thrilled to have formalized our working relationship with the Vegas Media Group team. They offer us one-stop shopping for production and post production services, as well as a great creative team to help us deliver the best programming possible for all our gaming lifestyle distribution platforms."

"I was impressed by Players Network's commitment to produce top-quality programming when we worked with them at the World Series of Poker(R). The shows we produced that start airing in November will display the kind of high-quality entertainment our two companies are capable of creating together," added Ed Winfield, President of the Vegas Media Group. "Viewers across the globe are passionate about the Vegas lifestyle. With this joint venture, we can provide a never-ending supply of gaming lifestyle programming for domestic and international distribution across all platforms."