Express.com - Formerly DVD Express - Renews Deal With Go Network To Be Premier DVD Commerce Partner

Express.com To Develop Quarterly Promotions On Go Network

4-Apr-00

Express.com Inc., (www.express.com) a leading online entertainment destination, and GO Network (www.go.com), part of GO.com (NYSE:GO), announced that they will renew their contract. Citing positive results from its first year in business with GO, Express.com has extended and in some cases expanded its status as a premier retailer of DVD products on GO Network. As part of the new relationship, Express.com and GO Network will undertake quarterly promotions on the GO Network home page, featuring Express.com and its breadth of entertainment products. This comes as part of a large-scale synergy program that enables the Express.com partnership to feature DVD products and/or jointly operated sweepstakes giveaways on the GO Network home page and the home page for the GO Entertainment Center. The deal will continue to position Express.com as the premier advertiser of DVD products on the Go Network Entertainment Center ""Movies"" page and as a preferred advertiser of DVD products in the GO Network ""Games Center"" and on the Mr. Showbiz (www.mrshowbiz.go.com) home page. Express.com will also be featured in the ""Movies,"" ""Movie Reviews"" and ""DVD"" subcenters. ""Our expanded partnership with GO.com demonstrates Express.com's leadership in the online entertainment category,"" said Michael Dubelko, CEO and Founder of Express.com. ""We look forward to fully leveraging our respective strengths and providing the greatest value to customers on the Internet."" ""Go Network is committed to serving the recreation, entertainment and leisure needs of consumers online,"" said Thomas Hartman, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at GO Network. ""By renewing this high-level program, we are expanding Express.com's role as a leading retailer of DVD products on GO Network. We look forward to connecting our customers to such a first-class online retailer."" About GO.com GO Network is part of GO.com (NYSE: GO), which was formed in a merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, EXPN.com, ABCSports.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, NASCAR Online, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. About Express.com Express.com (formerly DVD EXPRESS), based in Los Angeles, California and located on the world famous ""Hollywood Walk of Fame,"" is the leading online entertainment destination bringing together DVD, games, music and more to one location (www.express.com). Express.com incorporates full community, e-commerce and diversified unique content and capabilities to its Web site and immediately provides customers with quality selection, service and value. Named ""1999 Online Retailer Of The Year"" by Video Business magazine, Express.com has been the top-rated site for customer satisfaction by Forrester Research, Time Digital, Harris Interactive and BizRate.com. Express.com offers consumers over 4,500 DVD movie and DVD-ROM software titles at discount pricing as well as music soundtracks and video games. In January 2000 the company merged with Maximum Holdings, Inc., which includes a network of more than 40 gaming Web sites such as GameCave.com as well as the Game Fan magazine, underscoring Express.com's commitment to be the leading authority for games, music and movies on the Internet. EXPRESS also operates DVD.com, a premier Web destination, offering a robust online community with entertaining DVD-related editorial content, contests, promotions and auctions.