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TMV has active investments in a small number of early stage and start-up media companies. The principal, Michael Tannen, has over 35 years of experience in the media business. Tannen Media Ventures, Inc. and the Tannen Media Investment Fund, LLC are active partners and early investors in a limited number of ventures in which it expects to acquire a meaningful equity position, and actively contribute to the strategic planning and overall management of the companies. Of particular interest are ventures for which Mr.Tannen can utilize his prior experience in the media, entertainment and communications businesses.
Currently, Tannen Media Ventures, Inc. has investments or interests in the following companies:

· Expo TV - is a branded destination for video marketing and advertising programming. Expo is building a multi-platform offering with a dedicated cable network, a cable video-on-demand (VOD) offering and an internet offering. It seeks out the best long form advertising and direct response programming available and creates a consumer destination by adding its own proprietary programming, "wrapper" content, navigation, and marketing support.

· DigitalMC - develops proprietary software products employing a unique mixture of mathematical algorithms designed to objectively identify, classify and match digital signals. It is currently working on an application using this technology as the backbone of a music recommendation and playlist management service.

· Nuevo Mundo Entertainment - a small startup Latino record label and music publishing company founded by Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas. Artists signed to date include the legendry Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican Republic's number one group, Al Jadacqui, and the Boston-based Presidiarios.

· Screen Media Ventures - founded by Joe Kovacs, an experienced television executive, Screen Media Ventures acquires television and feature motion pictures for distribution to television, cable, satellite and home video markets in the United States and throughout the world. The Company has in excess of 600 feature film titles in active distribution throughout the world. The Company has concluded licenses with virtually every pay and basic cable television broadcaster in the United States, including Showtime Networks, HBO, Turner Networks, USA Networks, and Lifetime Television. In the international markets, the Company has closed television and video licenses in virtually every territory of the world.

· Tannen Music Group - a group of BMI and ASCAP music publishing companies owned or controlled by Michael and Paul Tannen. Paul, who is a well known and established music publisher, administers the libraries

· Haemimont Games - is Bulgaria's leading computer video games designer, developer, and publisher having launched a number of successful titles such as Tzar: Burden of the Crown, Celtic Kings: The Rage of War, Nemesis of the Roman Empire, and, most recently, Great Battles of Rome. It is dedicated to bringing game-play and content-rich RTS (real time strategy) and RPG (role playing games) to the PC and console markets on a worldwide basis. Haemimont Games' products have consistently gained high accolades from the industry's premiere associations and publications for excellent design, playability and quality.

· Axa Solutions - provides a full spectrum of software development services - including custom software development, third party testing, graphic design, marketing services, technical documentation, and complete turnkey systems - primarily in the area of Internet-based Enterprise Business Apllications. With development services performed at Axa's subsidiary, Haemimont AD, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Axa's clients may use any or all of these services at a cost savings of more than 50% of United States and Western European prices. Contracting on a project basis, Axa is generally more reliable and less expensive than other developers, including those in India. Among its clients are Anthem Insurance Companies, McGraw-Hill, IHLAS Media Holdings, Pearson, Pfizer, Scholastic, SeaChange International, and Time Warner.

· New Economy Ventures - is an international investment, consultancy and creative marketing firm focusing on media, telecommunications and Internet projects developed or deployed in Turkey and other countries in the Middle East. Its primary office is located in New York City. NEV's mission is to be a catalyst in enabling organizations to discover and seize opportunities for competitive advantage in media, telecommunications and e-business in these territories.


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