Musicland Partners with Next Galaxy Media to Launch BOOM Magazine - The Noise Of Real Entertainment
| Musicland Partners with Next Galaxy Media to Launch BOOM Magazine - The Noise Of Real Entertainment MINNEAPOLIS & ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2005--Next Galaxy Media, the award-winning publisher of consumer entertainment lifestyle magazines, today announced the company has partnered with Musicland Group, Inc. to produce BOOM, an entertainment-lifestyle magazine. The magazine, which will showcase the best in music, movies, games, style travel and culture, will be available the first week of October at Sam Goody, Suncoast and Media Play stores nationwide. "The launch of BOOM is part of Musicland's continuing effort to diversify our stores' product mix by offering complementary merchandise our entertainment-focused customers crave," Musicland's VP of Marketing Brian Miller said. "Having a proprietary magazine offering will provide our customers with the entertainment news and products relevant to their lifestyle." With vivid photography, eye-catching design, reader-submitted reviews, a diverse array of content, artist interviews and a complementary CD sampler with the newest music, BOOM will keep readers apprised of the latest entertainment and lifestyle news and products. In addition to the print version, BOOM also will reach its readers through the Web and mobile phone content. "BOOM magazine was created with a commitment to finding authentic and undiscovered gems for the everyday life of Musicland's trend-setting, tech-savvy entertainment enthusiasts." said Mary Spio, publisher of BOOM Magazine. BOOM will be published 10 times a year, with 100,000 of the launch issue being available at Sam Goody, Suncoast and Media Play stores. The launch issue will be featured on the stores' in-store television network and promoted to Musicland's customers through Replay, the company's highly-successful loyalty program. About Musicland Musicland Group Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of entertainment products and services appealing to trend-conscious, entertainment-focused consumers. The company is expanding and diversifying its key entertainment offerings to satisfy the changing needs of its consumers. Musicland operates approximately 900 retail stores and online under the names Sam Goody (samgoody.com), Media Play (mediaplay.com) and Suncoast Motion Picture Company (suncoast.com) in 48 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. About Next Galaxy Media Next Galaxy Media LLC (A Media Evolutions Inc. - www.MediaEvolutions.com and One2One Living LLC - www.One2OneLiving.com joint partnership) is a next generation, 360, globally-integrated entertainment and lifestyle marketing company. Next Galaxy Media produces, markets, and distributes content that serve as a resource for lifestyle products, services, research, marketing and promotions. Next Galaxy Media reaches over 40 Million Gen-Y and Gen-Xers via its content syndication to leading mobile, online, concert, television, and print properties and partner networks. |  |
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