GameTap Kicks Off 'Artist Of The Month' Campaign With Fall Out Boy And The Hold Steady

Tune in to GameTap.com every week to see exclusive and original music programming 


ATLANTA, Jan. 30  /PRNewswire/ -- Today GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), announces the addition of its Artist of the Month campaign showcasing a robust line-up of original music programming.  This massive promotion devotes 30 days of exclusive programming with a new show premiering each week and encompasses live performances, music videos, top ten lists, interviews, and more. The campaign launches this month with The Hold Steady, followed by Fall Out Boy in February, and is running for the first time both inside and outside of the GameTap subscription service.

Among the shows the Artist of the Month campaign taps into are the following:

  -- Quick Hit:  Everything you ever wanted to know about your favorite
     artist in 60 seconds. Quirky, fun and always on the cutting edge.

  -- GameTap Tracks: Music fans get access to exclusive live performances
     they won't find anywhere else.

  -- Raw Tape: Raw, uncut, in-depth interviews with artists.

  -- GameTap 10: An artist's top 10 show, often involving their favorite
     video games.

  -- Web Promotion/Exclusive Streams: Exclusive video and audio streams at
     GameTap.com along with artist bios, pics and additional music content.

  -- Music Videos: GameTap's music channel hosts a slew of the latest music
     videos.



"GameTap's Artist of the Month campaign presents interesting and provocative bands to an entertainment focused broadband audience that craves more than just a music video," said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president of content. "Artists are featured in our array of exclusive and original shows, and in return, give our audience content that can't be found anywhere else, on T.V. or on broadband."

To date, GameTap's music channel has featured a wide variety of artists, tours, and festivals spanning the rock, hip-hop, country and indie genres. Among those who have been featured in GameTap shows are Panic! at the Disco, Ice Cube, Lil' John, Morningwood, Wolfmother, Coheed & Cambria, Simple Plan, Dierks Bentley, Less Than Jake, All American Rejects, Flaming Lips, Taste of Chaos Tour, Warped Tour, and Lollapalooza, among many other artists.

To register for GameTap, visit http://www.gametap.com/ and your first month of service is only 99 cents.

About GameTap

GameTap is the leader in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment. Launched by Turner Broadcasting in 2005, it now delivers more than 700 authentic versions of the greatest console, computer and arcade games on demand, including original and exclusive episodic properties. In addition to games for every age and interest, GameTap offers more than 600 original entertainment programs, popular video streams and thriving virtual communities to broadband-connected PCs. Continually updated with new games, programs and features, GameTap is a downloadable application that supports navigation and game play using keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals.  Go to http://www.gametap.com/ and expand your playground.

About Turner

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment products around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. 

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