Rush Announces Clockwork Angels Tour

RUSH TO VISIT 33 CITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA IN 2012

Tickets on sale in select markets beginning April 27th at LiveNation.com

Alongside the release of the powerful new single "Headlong Flight," Live Nation announced today that Rush will embark on a North American Tour in support of their upcoming and highly anticipated new album, "CLOCKWORK ANGELS."  This year's fall tour will visit approximately 33 cities beginning September 7th in Manchester, NH, and finishing December 2nd in Houston, TX, with stops along the way in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Bridgeport, Philadelphia,Saskatoon, Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tampa, as well as dates in Canada and more (complete tour itinerary follows). Tickets for the Clockwork Angels Tour will go on sale starting April 27th in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

"CLOCKWORK ANGELS," the band's 20th studio album, will be released on June 12th. This is the renowned trio's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner records. With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – is not only one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, but remains one of the most relevant.

Singer/bassist Geddy Lee remarked, "'Headlong Flight' was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end. Alex [Lifeson] and I had blast jamming in my home studio one day before the 2nd leg of the Time Machine Tour and I did not revisit that jam until a year later. Alex and I assembled the song to be an instrumental and its original title was 'Take that lampshade off yo head!' but once we saw the lyrics Neil had written for 'Headlong Flight,' I knew that the spirit of the lyrics matched the instrumental perfectly and it was just a matter of making them fit and writing the melodies."

Drummer and lyricist Neil Peart explained, "In late 2011, my drum teacher Freddie Gruber, towards the end of his long and adventurous 84 years, was reminiscing among friends and former students. Often he would shake his head and say, 'I had quite a ride. I wish I could do it all again.' That is not a feeling I have ever shared about the past -- I remain glad that I don't have to do it all again. While working on the lyrics for 'Headlong Flight,' the last song written for Clockwork Angels, I tried to summarize my character's life and adventures. My own ambivalence colored the verses, while Freddie's words inspired the chorus 'I wish that I could live it all again.'"

The RIAA has certified Rush for the third most consecutive gold/platinum studio albums by a rock band, topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.  Rush's vast catalog includes such classics as 1974's self-titled debut, 1976's "2112," 1981's "MOVING PICTURES," 1996's "TEST FOR ECHO," and 2002's "VAPOR TRAILS."  Rush's last studio album, 2007's "SNAKES & ARROWS," debuted at #3 on theBillboard 200, marking the band's highest chart debut since 1993, as well as their eleventh top 10 album in the U.S.  The album's first single, "Far Cry," hit the top 5 at mainstream rock radio, with airplay on over 100 radio stations in the US and the track "Malignant Narcissism" was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category. 

In addition to their commercial success, Rush has also been recognized with a number of Juno Awards and multiple Grammy nominations, including one for the acclaimed documentary "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage."  Enjoying a recent pop culture renaissance, Rush made a rare television appearance - their first in over 30 years - on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" and a memorable cameo in the film "I Love You, Man."  A career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature summed up the renowned rock trio's continuing artistic vitality by observing, "It's true that Rush doesn't mean today what it did in '76 or even '96. It may mean more."

Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi's Private Pass® Program beginningApril 23rd in select markets. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Exclusive Rush ticket packages are available, please visit http://vipnation.com for package details.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.rush.com & www.livenation.com

CLOCKWORK ANGELS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ITINERARY
Sep-7	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Sep-9	Washington, DC	Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater	On Sale Soon
Sep-11	Pittsburgh, PA	CONSOL Energy Center	On Sale Soon
Sep-13	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	On Sale Soon
Sep-15	Chicago, IL	United Center	On Sale Sat. Apr. 28
Sep-18	Detroit, MI	Palace of Auburn Hills	On Sale Sat. Apr. 28
Sep-20	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena	On Sale Soon
Sep-22	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center	On Sale Soon
Sep-24	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	On Sale Soon
Sep-26	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Centre	On Sale Soon
Sep-28	Saskatoon, SK	Credit Union Centre	On Sale Soon
Sep-30	Edmonton, AB	Rexall Place	On Sale Soon
Oct-10	Bridgeport, CT	Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard	On Sale Soon
Oct-12	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Oct-14	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	On Sale Soon
Oct-18	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre	On Sale Soon
Oct-20	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Oct-22	Brooklyn, NY	Barclays Center	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Oct-24	Boston, MA	TD Garden	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Oct-26	Buffalo, NY	First Niagara Center	On Sale Sat. Apr. 28
Oct-28	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena	On Sale Soon
Oct-30	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena	On Sale Soon
*Nov-1	Atlanta, GA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	On Sale Soon
Nov-3	Tampa, FL	1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre	On Sale Soon
Nov-13	Seattle, WA	KeyArena	On Sale Soon
Nov-15	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion	On Sale Soon
Nov-17	Anaheim, CA	Honda Center	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Nov-19	Los Angeles, CA	Gibson Amphitheatre	On Sale Fri. Apr. 27
Nov-23	Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand Garden Arena	On Sale Soon
Nov-25	Phoenix, AZ	US Airways Center	On Sale Soon
Nov-28	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	On Sale Soon
Nov-30	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center	On Sale Soon
Dec-2	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	On Sale Soon
*Atlanta tickets through usual outlets, not a Live Nation Event

Additional information to be announced.  Itinerary subject to change.

For Rush VIP packages, fan club memberships and complete tour and ticket information, visit:www.rush.com, www.ticketmaster.com and www.livenation.com

About Live Nation Entertainment:Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

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Video-On-Demand is the Fastest Growing Alternative TV Delivery Platform

RENTRAK CORPORATION (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising, television and entertainment industries, today announced the availability of the Rentrak State of VOD: Trend Report 2011. The report, which is based on an aggregation of data from Rentrak's OnDemand Essentials service, shows that video-on-demand (VOD) is at the tipping point of becoming a major ad medium. The report shows that Free-On-Demand (FOD) content, which are programs that run on ad-supported broadcast, cable and on-demand only networks, experienced 17% growth in 2011 to 6.8 billion transactions. With an average of 5 hours and 17 FOD television shows or videos watched per month, the potential value of the ad inventory in these programs is at least one billion dollars, based on Rentrak estimates.

The on-demand platform is an excellent growth opportunity for increased ad revenue with more than 55 million U.S. homes with access to VOD and the average home spending 8 hours per month watching VOD content. The majority of VOD viewing is spent on free programs which advertiser and agencies customers can use the State of VOD report to identify the free content types that will provide the greatest ROI. Metrics in the State of VOD include analysis of reach by content types, duplication analysis, average title performance by content type, as well as annual and monthly performance levels for the top FOD content.

"We like to think about VOD as the power of 8-plus! In the 8 years since VOD has taken off, homes now watch 8 hours of VOD a month and 80% of that is free TV programs, with more than 80% of the free TV program viewing occurring after the first three days of availability on-demand. Combine that with the potential ad sales of a billion dollars and you have one powerful medium," said Cathy Hetzel, Corporate President at Rentrak.

Additional Insights from Rentrak's State of VOD: Trend Report 2011:

VOD grew overall by more than 1 billion transactions from 7.8 billion last year to 8.8 billion in 2011.
77% of those transactions (6.8 billion) were for free content, providing significant opportunity for revenue growth over the coming years as ad insertion technology becomes commonplace.
Each month, 33.8 million STBs accessed free content.
Within FOD, major program viewership is now dominant. The TV Entertainment category, which includes programming from the top linear broadcast and cable networks, is now the top FOD category by transactions, up from #3 last year.
For more information, or to purchase the "Rentrak State of VOD: Trend Report 2011," please visit http://www.rentrak.com/stateofvod/

About Rentrak Corporation
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With a reach across numerous platforms including box office, multi-screen television and home video, Rentrak has developed more efficient metrics to be used as database currencies for the evaluation and selling of media. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional U.S. and international offices. For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com.

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NKOTBSB Offer Live PPV Stream on Facebook

NKOTBSB to stream their London show live on Facebook

The April 29th live O2 show featuring two of the biggest pop bands of the last 20 years, New Kids on the Block and The Backstreet Boys, will set yet another milestone.

After the announcement of the cinema cast live to cinemas across Europe earlier this month, the bands were inundated with fan inquiries from all over the world, all wondering why the show could not be brought to a theater in their city.

Overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of their fans, NKOTBSB are proud to announce that their April 29 live show can now be watched by everyone around the globe thanks to an exclusive live stream, which will be made available on the bands' facebook pages. The ticket to watch the live stream costs $4.99.

Livebeats, the company co-producing the event with ABC Entertainment, will provide the player, which will deliver an uninterrupted HD signal in a quality not seen before. The ticket to watch the show can conveniently be purchased in the player itself.

The Livebeats player is a unique tool for live music streaming. It has been developed with the intention to provide musicians - 80% of which have never performed in front of an audience - their own virtual stage.

Livebeats enables musicians, to schedule their show, promote it, invite friends and share the live performance with the world. Although built primarily for the long tail of the music scene, the technology and service are fully scalable so as to match the traffic demand for high profile events like the NKOTBSB show.

Recent live streams delivered by Livebeats include the bands Korn and Scooter, but also the world premiere concert of Robin and RJ Gibb's "The Titanic Requiem".
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Verizon Delivers Glimpses Inside Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' and a Chance to Win a Trip to London

Exclusive First Looks, Interactive Game That Allows Movie Fans to Explore 'Prometheus' Using Verizon's Smart Home Service, and Weekly Giveaways all Part of Verizon's 'Prometheus: Mission Connect Sweepstakes'

Leading up to the June release of director Ridley Scott's motion picture event "Prometheus," Verizon is delivering an immersive experience that enables movie fans to navigate the inside of the spaceship, using the company's Smart Home Service, Verizon Home Monitoring and Control.

Verizon's "Prometheus: Mission Connect Sweepstakes" lets fans explore and control settings in each room of the ship, from which the film and sweepstakes take their titles, while unlocking exclusive content and earning additional sweepstakes entries every step of the way. As part of the Sweepstakes, Verizon will send one lucky winner and a guest on a trip to London to tour the studio where "Prometheus" was filmed. The grand-prize drawing will be held on June 22. Visit www.verizon.com/mission to find out more and start exploring.

Ridley Scott, director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," returns to the genre he helped define. With "Prometheus," he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Verizon is also offering exclusive first looks at the movie on the Verizon FiOS Facebook page as well as via FiOS TV's video-on-demand library. Fans of FiOS can check back regularly on a countdown clock to find out when new content will be available for viewing.

Trip to Fox Studios in LA Studio and Weekly Prizes

In addition to the exclusive content and grand-prize trip to London, Verizon will award weekly prizes including multiple trips for two to Los Angeles to tour the Fox studios, and dinner-and-a-movie packages (four tickets to see "Prometheus" in theaters when it premieres on June 8 and a $200 gift card to cover dinner and movie snacks). The Verizon Prometheus: Mission Connect Sweepstakes makes entering for chances to win easy. Simply register at www.verizon.com/mission.

"Like those intrepid explorers in the movie who stay connected to Prometheus via technology no matter how far in space they are, Verizon Home Monitoring and Control allows consumers to manage their home from anywhere by viewing live camera streaming, turning on lights, changing the temperature or controlling door locks," said Angie Klein, vice president for product development for Verizon. "And Verizon's virtual game offers sneak peeks at the movie and gives those who can't wait for the June 8 premiere a chance to win some great prizes."

Verizon Home Monitoring and Control Keeps You Connected to Your Mother Ship

Verizon Home Monitoring and Control lets customers remotely access, control and monitor doors, thermostat controls and appliances as well as view home-energy use in near-real time - all via a compatible smart phone, PC, FiOS TV and, soon, tablets.

Whether customers are budget- or environmentally conscious, or both, the benefits of having an intelligent home that provides convenient access to accurate information on home-energy consumption is an important first step to smart decision making. A connected energy reader lets customers view their energy usage in near-real-time and study energy consumption over periods of time. The convenient service is offered for only $9.99 per month.

A growing number of connected devices can be customized by customers to meet their individual needs and offer savings over the retail pricing for devices like cameras and locks. Do-it-yourself customers are provided tutorials and information, while customers who prefer to have equipment professionally installed are referred to local installers via InstallerNet. For more information about the service, visit: http://shop.verizon.com/monitoringcontrol .


About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with nearly 108 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 194,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com .

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