Players Network and the Vegas Media Group to Co-Produce New Original Gaming Lifestyle Series

Players Network and the Vegas Media Group to Co-Produce New Original Gaming Lifestyle Series

New Shows Add to Company's Portfolio of On-Demand Programming for its VOD, Broadband, DVD, In-Room, Mobile and Other Distribution Platforms

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Players Network, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PNTV) (www.playersnetwork.com) 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."

About Players Network:

Players Network is the leading gaming industry media company that produces gaming-centric entertainment and information and distributes that content via its Broadband Network, www.playersnetwork.com, DVD Home Video, Hotel Casino Private In-Room Networks and Mobile Phones. The company has a 10-year history of providing consumers with gaming content and businesses with strategic partner services in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the greater US gaming community.

About Vegas Media Group.

Vegas Media Group is a Las Vegas-based content development company specializing in Television, Film, and Commercial development and production. Under the Vegas Media Group umbrella are Post Digital -- A fully-loaded post-production facility and Stella Productions -- A full-service, project-driven production company. Vegas Media Group has produced show for Fox's national New Year's Eve special "America's Party" from Las Vegas, "Casino Diary" with Discovery Channel and Gabriel Films. Vegas Media group also produces the nationally syndicated "Vegas Minute".

Forward-looking statements in this report are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to advise readers that actual results may differ substantially from such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to meet our cash and working capital needs, our ability to successfully market our product, and other risks detailed in our periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investor Inquiries: Ron Rawson, Players Network, +1 (702) 895-8884

Business Development Inquiries: David Kol, Players Network, +1 (702) 895-8884

Source: Players Network, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Inquiries, Ron Rawson, or Business Development Inquiries, David Kol, both of Players Network, +1-702-895-8884

Web site: http://www.playersnetwork.com/

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