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Blastro Networks owns and operates the Internet's most popular destinations for discovering, watching and sharing music videos by today's hottest unsigned, indie and major-label artists. We cater to niche audiences with three all-inclusive and genre-specific music entertainment sites. Blastro (www.blastro.com), voted "Best of the Web 2007" by Business Week, is an urban-centric site for Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Latin and Dance music enthusiasts. Roxwel (www.roxwel.com) is an alternative fusion of Rock, Metal and Indie entertainment, and Yallwire (www.yallwire.com) features Country, Bluegrass and Christian artists.

Streaming over 10 million videos each month, Blastro Networks has a catalog of over 10,000 licensed music videos and 100 hours of culture- and genre-relevant original shows and distributed programming, which include music, gossip, automotive, movie and gaming channels. Our video player has wide distribution across social networks and blogs, and in April 2008 our original content became available on-demand in HD through Verizon's FiOS TV.

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Title	Source	Date
Ads
The Video Ad Battleground: What's Winning?	iMedia Connection	12/04/2008
Money for Music	Austin Business Journal	10/24/2008
More Publishers Embrace Tremor Media's Acudeo Video Monetization Platform	MarketWatch	10/06/2008
Creative Solutions from America's Second Harvest, SAP/Netsirk Technologies and Ford	Direct Marketing News	04/28/2008
Case Study: Ford Focus on SYNC Sought Urban Customers	Brandweek	04/14/2008
Scion Uses Widgets to Promote Three Models	ClickZ	02/19/2008
Scion's Online Strategy Favors Niche Over Reach	Vox	07/05/2007
Scion Goes Urban, Eschewing Big Reach Buys	Clickz	07/03/2007
Blastro Delivers Scion to Hip-Hop Crowd	iMedia Connection	07/02/2007
Scion Shelves Little Deviants..for Urban Hustlers?Yawn	Adrants	07/01/2007
A Widget Campaign for VH1's 'Charm School'	Clickz	06/06/2007
Blastro Brings Web Interactivity to Flavor of Love Charm School	Adrants	04/01/2007
HBO, Deep Focus Solicit Spoken Word for “The Wire”	Adotas	09/20/2006
HBO Promotes "The Wire" with UG Contest	iMedia Connections	09/15/2006
A Hyper-Relevant CGM Campaign for HBO's 'The Wire'	Clickz	09/15/2006

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Content
Quick Hits & Clips: Bad Eliots, Static-X, Kings Of Leon, Hoobastank, Spit Like This	PlugIn Music	11/18/2008
Quick Hits & Clips: Fun Fun Fun Fest Recap, The Dodos, Filter, Au Revoir Simone, Chad VanGaalen, Mötley Crüe	PlugIn Music	11/13/2008
Quick Hits & Clips: Eagles Of Death Metal, Pendulum, Ting Tings, Total Fucking Destruction, Jody Raffoul	PlugIn Music	10/22/2008
Eagles of Death Metal: Interview, Performance Footage Available	Blabbermouth	10/11/2008
Jonalee White Gaining Popularity	CountryHound	09/12/2008
Mastodon: New Interview, Performance Footage Available	Blabbermouth	09/11/2008
On The Tour Bus With Distrubed; Video Available	Blabbermouth	09/05/2008
Filter: New Video Interview With Richard Patrick Available	Blabbermouth	08/21/2008
Anew Revolution: New Video Interview Posted Online	Blabbermouth	08/19/2008
Roxwel.com Releases Top Rock, Metal, Indie Videos For Year So Far	PlugIn Music	08/11/2008
Yallwire.com Lists Top Bluegrass Videos	The Bluegrass Blog	08/09/2008

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News
Blastro fills niche with online music videos	Austin American-Statesman	02/12/2010
Top 10 Sites To Watch Free Music Videos Online	Honey Tech Blog	01/29/2010
How Online Video Can Boost Your Firm’s Bottom Line	Black Enterprise	03/10/2009
What's next for digital music on campus?	eSchool News	02/25/2009
Go Forward, Move Ahead, 2009	Remix Magazine	01/01/2009
Bye-bye TRL, hello Internet	Examiner	11/18/2008
CMJ Panel Banters Online Video Strategies	Billboard	10/27/2008
Metallica Evolves to Stay Atop World of Metal	Arizona Republic	10/19/2008
Gotta Get Back to Worcester: Roger Salloom Making Hometown Appearance at Hanover	Worcester Telegram & Gazette News	08/21/2008
"Vibe" Takes on the Big and Small Screens	Idolator	02/19/2008
Bnet.tv talkswith Rob Campanell at CTIA 2007	Bnet.tv	10/23/2007
Four bosses, four cities	CNN	10/19/2007
Blastro Networks' Yallwire.com A Streaming Success	Entertainment Watch	09/19/2007
August Online Video Market Share - Blastro, Veoh Duel in the Top 10	Compete	08/01/2007
Online video finds a niche	Red Orbit and PRWeek	4/27/2007
Blastro Networks Launches Free Mobile Video Streaming Sites	ADVFN Brasil	03/27/2007
Blastro Networks goes country	Austin Business Journal	11/06/2006
Music Videos become hits all over again	Financial Times	10/10/2006
Hip Hop Finds a Home in Austin	Austin Statesman	09/11/2006
I Screen, You Screen: The New Age of the Music Video	The New York Times	07/31/2005
Cleared for Blast-Off	Austin Chronicle	01/18/2002

Title	Source	Date
Partnerships
DoubleHorn Communications Delivers Hosted PBX Solution, Expanded Bandwidth to Austin Company	TMCnet	06/05/2009
Verizon Extends HD VOD to FiOS TV Customers in New York	TMCnet	04/21/2008
Innovators & Startups	Cynopsis Media	04/21/2008
Verizon's FiOS Expands HD VOD	TVPredictions.com	04/03/2008
Blastro Networks to Stream UMG Videos	Adotas	06/24/2007
Blastro to Stream Video from On Demand Hip Hop Provider	Clickz	03/12/2007
Blastro Teams With Pixsy	Media Post Publications	10/10/2006
AOL To Enhance Video Search Engine by Adding RSS Feeds	SEO/SEM Journal	10/25/2005

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Press Releases
Yallwire Chats Up Country Music Group Gloriana	PitchEngine	07/22/2010
Blastro Premieres Steve Smooth's "So High" Music Video	PitchEngine	06/25/2010
Yallwire & Lady Antebellum Team Up for June 10 Live Stream	PitchEngine	06/09/2010
Yallwire Premieres New Series Throwdown! with Ashley Ray	PitchEngine	05/28/2010
Win Free Tickets & More to Country Throwdown	PitchEngine	05/24/2010
Yallwire Premieres Season 3 of Jonalee White’s “Long Road To Nashville”	PitchEngine	05/13/2010
Blastro's In-The-Studio Interview with Tritonal	PitchEngine	05/12/2010
Roxwel's Exclusive Interview with VOIVOD & Live SXSW Footage	PitchEngine	04/29/2010
Roxwel's Uber-Exclusive Interview with Lemmy, The ROCK GOD	PitchEngine	04/28/2010
Blastro Premieres Los BK-CLAN’S “Te Sone” Official Music Video	PitchEngine	04/19/2010
Shakin' Things Up: Laura Bell Bundy Video Interview	PitchEngine	04/08/2010
SXSW 2010 Artist Interviews, Acoustic Performances & Live Footage on Roxwel.com	PitchEngine	04/01/2010
Blastro Networks Announces Eclectic March 18 - 20 Day Parties	PitchEngine	03/09/2010
Roxwel Exclusively Premieres Fear Factory’s “Fear Campaign” Music Video	PitchEngine	02/04/2010
Roxwel & Relapse Records Announce 2010 SXSW Showcase Featuring VOIVOD!	PitchEngine	02/01/2010
Grammy Nominated Phoenix Talks Awards Ceremony with Roxwel	PitchEngine	01/22/2010
Metal As Art Tour Giveaway	PitchEngine	01/11/2010
“Jim Lujan’s Cartoon Pawn Shop” Now Featured on Blastro	PitchEngine	12/08/2009
The Disco Biscuits Live at Stubb’s: September 19, 2009	PitchEngine	12/01/2009
Nico Vega’s Interview & Live Performance at Emo’s	PitchEngine	11/17/2009
Blastro.com Launches NYC Production with Wonder Girls	PitchEngine	10/28/2009
Blastro.com Picks UK Urban Artists For “International Spotlight”	PitchEngine	10/20/2009
Roxwel.com's ACL Music Festival Coverage	PitchEngine	10/13/2009
Yallwire & MCN Present Fan Club Concert Series	PitchEngine	09/30/2009
Roxwel.com Brings Lollapalooza '09 Coverage a Mouse-Click Away	PitchEngine	08/27/2009
Blastro.com Releases K-Pop “International Spotlight”	PitchEngine	08/13/2009
Music Video Site Blastro.com Introduces K-Pop Day	PitchEngine	08/06/2009
Country Music Video Site Yallwire.com Launches Rock Band Contest	PitchEngine	07/23/2009
Blastro.com Introduces “International Spotlight” Feature	PitchEngine	07/09/2009
Remembering Michael Jackson Through His Music	PitchEngine	06/26/2009
Joost Adds New Content Partners	EarthTimes	06/10/2009
Blastro Networks Backstage at the Austin City Limits Music Festival	PRLog	10/01/2008
Blastro to Provide Verizon FiOS TV Subscribers with Music Content Through New HD Video-On-Demand Channel	Hip Hop Press	04/16/2008
SXSW Rewind: Roxwel Releases 24 New Pieces of Content	PRLog	04/15/2008
Kristi Lee's Dirrty Mouth: The Rock Industry's Grapevine	PRLog	04/15/2008
SXSW...Coming Back at Ya on Blastro Networks	PRLog	04/05/2008
Roxwel Content Featured on the Dailymotion	PRLog	04/04/2008
HD Video on Demand Now Available to More Verizon FiOS TV Customers	PR Newswire	04/02/2008
Roxwel Rocks the Net with Its Range of On-Camera Personalities	PRLog	02/28/2008
Roxwel's Valentine's Week Lineup: Who Needs Flowers and Candy?	PRLog	02/14/2008
Roxwel's Weekly Vlog Variety Features the Latest Bands and Industry Chatter	PRLog	01/31/2008
Roxwel and IndieSolo Team Up to Enhance User Experience	PRLog	01/16/2008
Blastro Networks Launches Free Mobile Video Streaming Sites.	Buisness Wire	03/27/2007
Blastro Networks Announces Program Licensing Agreement With H2O-Hip Hop OnDemand(TM)	Hip Hip Press	03/12/2007
Blastro Networks Announces Program Licensing Agreement With H2O-Hip Hop OnDemand(TM) (Duplicate)	PR News Wire	03/12/2007
Blastro's 'The Jewelry Report' Reaches 2 Million Video Streams	Buisness Wire	01/22/2007
Blastro Networks Launches Y'all Wire Online Country Music Video Site	Buisness Wire	11/06/2006

Title	Source	Date
Reviews
Check Out Y'all Wire	NashvilleGab	08/23/2008
Yallwire.com - Country Music for Y'all	Killer Startups	08/22/2008
Roxwel.com - Free Rock Videos	Killer Startups	08/14/2008
Music Rules 2: Top 45 Music Websites That Deliver the Greatest Free Music	Web Upon	06/01/2008
Blastro.com - Hip-Hop Music	Kller Startups	01/09/2008
Business Week - Best of the Web 2007	Business Week	09/01/2007

Title	Source	Date
Traffic
Compete Rankings - Yallwire	Compete	01/09/2008
Quantcast Profile - Yallwire.com	Quantcast	01/09/2008
Quantcast Profile - Blastro.com	Quantcast	01/09/2008
Compete Rankings - Roxwel	Compete	01/09/2008
Quantcast Profile - Roxwel.com	Quantcast	01/09/2008
Compete Rankings - Blastro.com	Compete	01/09/2008
Alexa Rankings - Roxwel.com	Alexa	01/08/2008
Alexa Rankings - Yallwire.com	Alexa	01/08/2008
Alexa Rankings - Blastro.com	Alexa	01/08/2008

Title	Source	Date
Whitepapers
Video that Expresses--and Educates	iMedia Connections	10/07/2007
Adding Flavor on the Desktop	iMedia Connection	7/10/2007
3 Steps to Measuring Blog Buzz	iMedia Connection	06/18/2007

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