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Harris Nesbitt’s Annual "Playtime" Investor Conference To Be Webcast

Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group, will host its annual Playtime investor conference on Monday, November 8th and 9th with a full slate of corporate presenters from the Media & Entertainment, Broadcasting, Toy and Interactive Entertainment industries. The two-day event, taking place at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, features a unique mix of company presentations and roundtable discussions.

Harris Nesbitt equity research analysts Jeffrey Logsdon (Entertainment), Lee Westerfield (Media), Edward Williams (Interactive Entertainment) and Sean McGowan (Toys) are hosting the event and will each provide an industry overview.

Members of the media are asked to call (416) 867-3996 if they would like to attend the event and/or schedule an interview.

Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at:

www.harrisnesbitt.com/conferences/playtime2004

*Scheduled presenters for November 8th are:

	ENTERTAINMENT TRACK	MEDIA TRACK
9 :00	OPENING REMARKS Jeffrey Logsdon, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt	OPENING REMARKS Lee Westerfield, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt
9:15	Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) Martin Durant, SVP, Finance, Treasurer & CFO	Univision Communications (UVN) Jeffrey Hinson, CFO
10:00	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Alex Yemenidijian, Chairman & CEO	Entravision Communications Corp. (EVC) Walter Ulloa, CEO John DeLorenzo, EVP & CFO
10:45	Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) Michael Burns, Vice Chairman Jon Feltheimer, Chairman	Emmis Communications (EMMS) Jeffrey Smulyan, Chairman & CEO Walter Berger, EVP & CFO
11:30	Walt Disney Company (DIS) Andy Mooney, Chairman, Consumer Products Group	Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (HTV) David Barrett, President & CEO Harry Hawks, CFO
12:15	LUNCHEON WITH VIACOM (VIA) Sumner Redstone, Chairman & CEO Herb Scannell, MTV-Group President / Chairman Nickelodeon Networks
1:30	BUYSIDE PANEL Act 2, Denny Leibovitz Caxton Partners, Alan Kassan State Street Research, Larry Haverty	TRIBUNE COMPANY (TRB) John Vitanovec, Group Vice President Tribune Broadcasting
2:15		Clear Channel (CCU) Randall Mays, EVP & CFO
3:00	Blockbuster (BBI) Larry Zine, CFO	Regent Communications (RGCI) Terry Jacobs, Chairman & CEO Tony Vasconcellos, SVP & CFO
3:45	News Corp. / Fox (FOX) Gary Ginsberg, EVP, Corporate Communications	Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI) Bruce Beasley, President & COO Caroline Beasley, VP & CFO

*Scheduled presenters for November 9^th:

	INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT	TOYS
8:15	OPENING REMARKS Edward Williams, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt
8:30	Electronic Arts (ERTS) Warren Jenson, EVP, CFO
8:45		OPENING REMARKS Sean McGowan, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst, Harris Nesbitt
9:15	Nintendo of America (NTDOY) Reginald Fils-Aime, EVP	RC2 (RCRC) Curt Stoelting, CEO Jody Taylor, CFO
10:00	Activision (ATVI) Bobby Kotick, Chairman & CEO
10:45	Midway Games (MWY) David Zucker, CEO	Mega Bloks (CA: MB) Marc Bertrand, President & CEO
11:30	Microsoft (MSFT) Peter Moore, Corporate VP, Worldwide Marketing & Publishing	Radica Games (RADA) Patrick Feely, President & CEO David Howell, President, Asia Ops. & CFO
12:15	Atari (ATAR) Bruno Bonnell, CEO	eToys Direct, Inc. Michael J. Wagner, CEO
1:00	THQ (THQI) Brian Farrell, President & CEO
1:45	Ubi Soft (UBIP.PA) Alain Martinez, CFO
2:30	Sony Computer Enter. America (SNE) Jack Tretton, EVP
3:15	Electronics Boutique (ELBO) Jeff Griffiths, President & CEO Jim Smith, SVP & CFO
4:00	Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) Paul Eibeler, President Karl Winters, CFO Cindi Buckwalter, EVP

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