LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- J2 Communications (Nasdaq:JTWO), announced today that its Chairman and CEO James Jimirro will be interviewed on KWHY Marketwatch News in Los Angeles. The live interview will be hosted by Mike Russell and take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at approximately 12:07 p.m. Viewers in the Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties should consult their local cable station for channel information.
Based in Los Angeles, Calif., J2 Communications, which owns National Lampoon, is an Internet-based entertainment company. The Company is creating an interactive comedy network on its website nationallampoon.com. The site will contain hilarious new characters, stories and features as well as entertainment classics from the national Lampoon archives. The Company plans to sell related merchandise and advertising space on the site to supplement its current revenue base from licensing agreements. Nationallampoon.com will be launched in the fall of 1999.
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