Jun 22, 2005 05:45 America/Vancouver Norbert Aleman, Anthony Curtis and Andrew Orgel Join Players Network's Advisory Board Entertainment Producer, Gaming Industry Publisher and Media & Entertainment Leader Provide Expertise in Company's Next Phase LAS VEGAS, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Players Network (BULLETIN BOARD: PNTV) announced today that Entertainment Businessman and Producer Norbert Aleman, Gaming Industry Publisher Anthony Curtis and Media & Entertainment Leader Andrew H. Orgel have joined a new Advisory Board to contribute to Player's Network's next phase of development. "As Player's Network is poised to expand its brand within the marketplace, we are fortunate to attract individuals like Norbert, Anthony and Andy," stated Mark Bradley, Founder & President of Players Network. "Each is a highly respected leader and successful businessman in his field; and, each will be greatly valuable to Players Network's market expansion." Norbert Aleman is one of Las Vegas' most well-known, dynamic and creative entertainment businessmen. His two productions, "Crazy Girls" and "La Cage" are two of Las Vegas's longest-running and successful shows. "Crazy Girls" plays in the Riviera's Mardi Gras Pavilion (www.rivierahotel.com). The show features beauty, music, dance and song, comedian Stuart May and "the sexiest showgirls on the Strip." "La Cage," starring female impersonator extraordinaire Frank Marino as Joan Rivers, has garnered numerous award nominations, including best show of the year, best production show, best costumes (designed by Bob Mackie), best specialty act and best originality. Anthony Curtis is one of the world's most recognized gaming industry authorities. He is Publisher of Huntington Press (www.huntingtonpress.com), the largest publisher of gaming and Las Vegas-related books; and, President, Las Vegas Advisor (www.lasvegasadvisor.com), where, for nearly 20 years, he has been reporting on, reviewing, and analyzing the Las Vegas market. He has appeared as an expert on "Dateline," "48 Hours," A&E, E! Entertainment, Discovery, The Travel Channel, The Food Channel, The Learning Channel, and has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Arthur Frommers' Budget Travel and Discover magazine. Curtis is author of Bargain City-Booking, Betting, and Beating the New Las Vegas, and The Art of Gambling Through The Ages. Andrew H. Orgel is Managing Partner of Global Media Ventures, a media network development and management company. Orgel is a media industry leader with over 25 years of experience in the startup, management and growth of successful, industry-dominant, consumer-driven media brands in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. He is recognized for building strong executive teams; creative and visionary programming, innovative marketing and broad-platform distribution. Orgel was part of the start-up executive team at and served as Vice President, Sales & Marketing of MTV, Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel and the original Vice President, Affiliate Sales & Marketing, and later the Senior Vice President, Programming & Production of the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E. Orgel has been labeled by Success Magazine as "the man who made TV interactive." He co-founded Interactive Enterprises, which joined with U.S. West (now Qwest) to create Interactive Video Enterprises where he developed a suite of television services for digital broadband delivery by telephone companies and served as President, Video Jukebox Network, which he later re-branded "THE BOX: Music Television You Control," the first interactive television network. He serves on the boards of Channel Lab, LLC, QOL (Quality of Life) Media, Inc. and Channel G; and, he is an advisor to AutoNet TV and the developing global music channel, passportM. About Players Network: Players Network is the leading gaming industry media company that produces television and video programming on gaming-centric entertainment, information and instruction via hotel casino private networks, home video and DVD distribution and on its broadband network beginning August 1, 2005, at www.playersnetwork.com. 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 U.S. gaming community. 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. For further information, please contact David Kol of Players Network, +1-702-895-8884. 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