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05/07/07

Twisted Pictures and Leading Independent Free Video Site Break.com Forge Exclusive Content Partnership To Develop Original Series of Webisodes

LOS ANGELES, CA — Break.com, the leading online entertainment channel for men, and Twisted Pictures, the highly successful horror/thriller division of Evolution Entertainment, announced plans today to produce the first original online horror film, appropriately called "The Internet Killer." Ubiquity Partners packaged the deal.

Scheduled to air this summer in the form of 30 webisodes, the project will include engaging opportunities for users to create their own content for the show. The partnership leverages Twisted Pictures' creative genius with Break.com's online content distribution capabilities.

"Compelling and consistent programming is fast becoming the key ingredient to providing an effective platform for brands and content creators to reach consumers online," said Keith Richman, CEO of Break.com. "The third in a series of recent professional production partnerships announced at Break.com, and the first with a major movie producer, the alignment with Twisted reinforces our commitment to delivering a high quality entertainment experience to our community."

"It was a natural fit for us to partner with Break.com," said Twisted's Mark Burg and Oren Koules. "The site is at the forefront of technology, it's the perfect platform for our viewers. They are the best at what they do and we are proud to be associated with them."

About Break.com
Founded in 1998, Break.com is the Internet's leading cross-platform, digital entertainment network offering funny, original short-form free videos and pictures to millions of Internet users and mobile subscribers around the world. With more than sixteen million unique monthly browsers tuning in to enjoy the Web's largest and rapidly growing library of original videos and images, Break.com offers advertisers tremendous opportunities to market directly to a young, male demographic. empowers its audience to become content providers with an easy to use platform that allows them to upload, distribute and monetize their original content, whether it is homegrown or commercial-grade. Alexa.com, a leading Internet ranking service, currently ranks Break.com in the top 80 most popular domestic web site and the top 300 in the world.

Break.com can be contacted by visiting http://www.break.com

Contact: Lisa Goodwin
Blanc & Otus
Ph. 415.856.5113 | breakpr@blancandotus.com

About Twisted Pictures
Twisted Pictures is helmed by Mark Burg and Oren Koules, and is the horror/thriller division of their company Evolution Entertainment. SAW, one of the most profitable films of 2004, was the first picture released under the Twisted banner. In 2005, Twisted Pictures produced SAW II, which opened at #1 on Halloween weekend and became the year's highest-grossing horror film. Halloween 2006 saw the release of SAW III, which opened at #1 in North America, the U.K. and Australia. The Twisted Pictures slate includes the horror/thriller CATACOMBS, currently in post production and the Fall 2007 release, SAW IV which is currently being shot in Toronto.

Contact: Stan Rosenfield/Stan Rosenfield & Associates (for Twisted Pictures)
310.286.7474 | stan@sra-pr.com

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