Two High Technology and Media Industry Veterans Join BigStar Entertainment Board of Directors

Business Wire, July 12, 1999

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 12, 1999--

BigStar.com (www.bigstar.com), the online movie superstore, announced today that Marleen McDaniel and I. Martin Pompadur have joined the BigStar Entertainment, Inc. board of directors. Marleen McDaniel is President, CEO and Chairperson of Women.com Networks and Martin Pompadur is Executive Vice President of News Corporation and President of News Corporation Eastern and Central Europe and a member of News Corporation's Executive Management Committee.

"We are very excited to have Marleen and Marty joining our board of directors," said David Friedensohn, CEO of BigStar Entertainment. "With more than 30 years each of leadership experience in their industries, both board members bring great assets to our ever-growing business."

Ms. McDaniel is a well-known leader of the Internet and interactive publishing industries. Prior to joining Women.com, she served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Ziff-Davis Publishing. Ms. McDaniel's experience also includes serving as Vice President of Marketing for Crescendo Communications, Inc. (now Cisco Systems, Inc.) and as a Director at Sun Microsystems, Inc. She also serves on the board of directors for eve.com, Inc., and is a trustee for the Institute for Women in Technology.

Mr. Pompadur brings diverse and high level media industry experience to BigStar Entertainment's board of directors. Prior to his current position at News Corporation, , Mr. Pompadur was President and CEO of RP Companies, which he founded after his tenure as President of the Ziff Corporation . Mr. Pompadur has also held various positions at American Broadcast Companies, Inc., including General Manager of the Television Network, Vice President of the Broadcast Division and President of the Leisure Activities Group, and a member of the ABC Board of Directors.

"BigStar.com has quickly established itself as the leading source for filmed entertainment and I'm thrilled to being part of this dynamic company," said Marleen McDaniel.

"I am very much looking forward to participating in board activities for BigStar Entertainment because the company's management and business model display true leadership in the e-commerce arena," said Martin Pompadur.

About BigStar Entertainment

BigStar Entertainment, Inc. based in New York, is an independent online retail marketing company specializing in filmed entertainment. BigStar.com, (http://www.bigstar.com) its flagship site, features approximately 69,000 filmed entertainment titles on VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD. BigStar.com provides in-depth movie information, star bios, daily movie news, movie stills and online chats with Hollywood's stars. BigStarDVD.com is targeted specifically for the DVD enthusiast market providing hundreds of in-depth technical reviews. abcBigStar (http://www.abcbigstar.com) is a specialty store for children's videos featuring great gift ideas and age-specific search capability and endorsement.

About Women.com Networks

Women.com Networks (http://www.women.com) is a leading Internet network dedicated to women, featuring award-winning original content, personalized services, community and online shopping. The network is comprised of more than 90,000 pages of content organized into 19 topical channels, including career, entertainment, family, health, home and garden, horoscopes, technology and Internet, and pregnancy. Women.com also offers extensive membership services and benefits, including personalized content, personal home pages, e-mail, and access to community forums and clubs. In addition, the company enjoys strategic relationships with The Hearst Corporation and Rodale Press, Inc., enabling Women.com to offer an online newsstand featuring content from 11 of the world's leading women's magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Prevention and Redbook.

About News Corporation

The News Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: NWS), is one of the world's largest media companies with total assets as of March 31, 1999 of approximately US$36 billion and total annual revenues of approximately US$14 billion. News Corporation's diversified global operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin America and the Pacific Basin include the production and distribution of motion pictures and television programming; television, satellite and cable broadcasting; the publication of newspapers, magazines and books; the production and distribution of promotional and advertising products and services; the development of digital broadcasting; the development of conditional access and subscriber management systems; and the creation and distribution of popular on-line programming.