to 4:30 p. "GENRE
is a great addition to our subscription service,
which already includes a
suite of real-time connection and matchmaking tools, complete online access
to
our OUT+ABOUT travel guides, plus other unique offers from our business
partners.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this
press
release contains forward-looking statements, including the impact of
PlanetOut's acquisition
of RSVP, as well as statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "expects," and similar
words.
academics discussion
the program will move next door for a panel discussion,
to Loews Piper's Alley Theater, 1608
N Wells Street.m.
- Connects RSVP's trusted gay and lesbian travel marketing
platform with
PlanetOut's online and print properties, including Gay.4
million to RSVP, which
will be repaid upon closing, and will also reimburse
RSVP for approximately $300,000 of expenses
at closing.S.com site, in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. For more information
, please
visit http://www.theory queer
The company serves its growing base of more than 3. PlanetOut, based in
San Francisco,
offers FORTUNE 500 advertisers access to what it believes to be the most
extensive
network of gay and lesbian people in the world.
SAN FRANCISCO, PlanetOut Inc. A pioneer
in the travel industry since 1985, RSVP has hosted more than 80,000 guests
from all over the world
.3
times the average for people who take more than nine foreign trips per year,
according to The
Advocate/OUT 2005 MRI Custom Study (Index: Spring 2004 U. More than 80,000 men and women have participated
in RSVP's big and
small ship cruises, riverboat cruises, land tours, and resort vacations. Such factors
include,
among others, the company's limited operating history and variability of
operating results;
the company's ability to attract and retain subscribers and
advertisers; the company's ability to
integrate the acquired assets of RSVP;
competition; timing of product launches; and the company's
dependence on
technology infrastructure and the Internet.lists studies
The museum is open
Monday through Wednesday
from 12:00 p.
GENRE is the complete lifestyle sourcebook for gay men.com because we believe it
is the
biggest gay network in the world with the most extensive reach," said Steven
Guerrini,
GENRE publisher and national sales director for Window Media. With the addition of GENRE magazine, Window
Media now reaches more than 1.com), as well as other publishing, direct marketing and
e-commerce
properties, including Alyson Publications, SpecPub, Inc.trans sharing
m.m.m. (Nasdaq:
LGBT), a global online media
company serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community and parent company of Gay."
About PlanetOut Inc.
- Further diversifies and balances PlanetOut's revenue mix
among
advertising, subscription and transaction businesses. PlanetOut will extend a bridge loan of
up to $1.2 million in revenue in 2004 and $8. Moreover, according to @Plan
(Spring 2005), Gay. RSVP
is headquartered in Minneapolis and is marketed through travel
agencies dedicated to the gay and
lesbian community as well as through direct
sales. Additional information concerning
factors
that could affect PlanetOut's future business and financial results is
included in the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 and other public filings filed from
time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available at the SEC's
website at http://www.researchers networking
"Out at CHS" 2005 Series Concludes with "The Celluloid Closet: LGBT in Film
"
CHICAGO, A lively discussion featuring Kimberly
Peirce, writer and director of the Academy
Award(R)-winning film Boys Don't
Cry, will wrap up this year's "Out at CHS" series on Thursday, June
23. to 8:00 p.
PlanetOut Inc.com,
Kleptomaniac. Gay., according to Nielsen//NetRatings' Loyalty
Stickiness
Report. Leverages Reach of PlanetOut Media Properties to Fuel Business Growth Into
Significant Gay and Lesbian Travel Market
- Purchase price of $6. PlanetOut
Inc.
PlanetOut Inc.networking mailing
, and Sundays from noon to
5:00p. For more information, please visit
http://www.
- Addresses advertisers' desire to target the gay and lesbian market with
multi
-media, multi-platform marketing and sponsorship programs.3 million in revenue for the
first nine
months of 2005. RSVP further bolsters our competitive
position with a growing family of trusted
brands that address the desire of
our core audience to connect with one another, to be enriched by
rewarding
experiences and to build community.
As a result, PlanetOut will reflect the post-closing
portion of RSVP's 2006
financial performance on its 2006 financial statements. and
Triangle Marketing
Services.
interdisciplinary bisexual
The
discussion will address the roles that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) individuals have in cinema, both in front of and behind the camera.chicagohisory.planetoutinc
. The company is among the world's largest and most
respected gay and lesbian tour operators and
marketers offering distinctive
travel packages, including big and small ship cruises, riverboat cruises
, land
tours and resort vacations geared toward a gay and lesbian audience. RSVP joins PlanetOut and
its established audience of
LGBT travelers served by PlanetOut's award-winning travel content, including
dedicated travel channels on its flagship Web sites Gay.com is the number one site for reaching single
men who take cruise vacations and earn more than $150,000 per year, according
to media research
firm @Plan (Spring 2005).5 times the average for people who take foreign cruises, 3. PlanetOut's brands
include Gay.
PlanetOut brands also include The Advocate (http://www. Such forward-looking
statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the actual results
, performance or achievements of the company
to differ materially from any future results, performance
or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
discussions involved
com, announced today that
it
has formed a marketing alliance with Window Media, publisher of GENRE
magazine, to offer a
year-long subscription to GENRE with every new quarterly
and annual subscription to Gay.S. Along
with these other local gay media, GENRE is now a part of the most respected
and successful niche
publishing company in the country.com members are six times more likely to travel and 10
times more
likely to go on a cruise than the average Internet user.'s powerful demographic through what we believe
to be the world's largest audience of gays and lesbians anywhere creates
opportunities for RSVP
to offer even more people in our worldwide community
the chance to experience the best vacation of
their lives, with more options,
more destinations and an expanded schedule of RSVP tours, cruises
and events
as a part of PlanetOut," said Paul Figlmiller, president, RSVP.
About PlanetOut
Inc.Sites with information on mailing lists in LGBT studies.
theory academics
Thursday through Saturday 9:30 a
. is a leading global online media company offering consumer
services, news and entertainment to the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) community.PlanetOut Inc. Agrees to Acquire RSVP Vacations
(Nasdaq: LGBT), the leading media and entertainment company exclusively
serving the lesbian
, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, today
announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire substantially
all of the assets of RSVP Productions, Inc.
Destinations in
2006 include the Caribbean, Central America, the Czech
Republic, Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico
, French Polynesia, Peru and
Thailand.3 trillion U.academics involved
m.
The Chicago Historical Society, a major
museum and research center for
Chicago and American history, is located on Clark Street at North
Avenue, and
can be reached by CTA buses 11, 22, 36, 72, 151 and 156.com.5 million readers each and
every month.outtraveler.intended trasngendered
m.com and OUT+ABOUT Travel.
About GENRE
GENRE is published
by Window Media, which also publishes several
progressive gay publications across the United States
such as The New York
Blade, Washington Blade, 411 Magazine, Southern Voice, Express Gay News,
Houston
Voice and David Atlanta. property Gay.queer intended
The event will begin
at 5:30 p.PlanetOut Inc. and Window Media
Form Marketing Alliance
"We strive to provide our members with the best possible value when
they
subscribe to Gay.'s broad and deep reach through its media
properties, customer lists and
capital resources to fuel RSVP's growth. travel industry
as stated by the Travel Industry Association
of America.networking transgender
"
"We chose to align ourselves with Gay.com, PlanetOut.3 times the
average for
people who take more than nine foreign trips per year. (RSVP), a leading marketer of gay
and lesbian
travel events, for $6.5 million in cash plus up to $3.
About RSVP Productions, Inc.
Established in 1985, RSVP was the originator of the gay and lesbian cruise
concept, and offers
distinctive travel packages designed for gay and lesbian
travelers.planetoutinc.lgbt interdisciplinary
Admission is $10;
$5 for
students and CHS members with valid ID.chicagohistory.5 million
active members worldwide
through a comprehensive group of branded businesses
featuring diverse chat, news, entertainment,
travel, dating, personal finance,
career, shopping and community services at Gay.com and PlanetOut
.5 times the
average for people who take more than nine domestic trips per year and 6."
PlanetOut
plans to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2005 financial results
on Feb.
PlanetOut expects to
close the transaction late in the first quarter of 2006.rsvpvacations.com, PlanetOut.sec.researchers intended
Admission
is free on Mondays.com offers us a way to extend brand awareness
and drive circulation growth.com
, the number one
site for reaching single men earning more than $150,000 who take cruise
vacations
, as well as, The Advocate, OUT and The Out Traveler, which combined
index 2. For more information
, please visit http://www.librarians lgbt
Joining Peirce in the discussion will be Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times
entertainment columnist, and Ron Gregg, programming director for the Committee
on Cinema and Media
Studies at the University of Chicago.m. Every month, the
magazine throws a spotlight on the hottest
, the freshest and the best -- in
entertainment, the arts, fashion, home design, automotive, technology
, health
and fitness, grooming and travel.com consistently
ranks in the top five, among all Web
sites measured, for average time spent
per visitor in the U.5 million in cash plus up to $3.5 times
the average for people who take cruises and 6. PlanetOut expects to
close this transaction in March
2006, subject to the satisfaction of
regulatory and business requirements, and expects it to be immediately
accretive.com.com.sharing interdisciplinary
For more
information, call 312-642-4600 or visit us at http://www.com. 14,
2006, and expects to provide its business outlook for the first
quarter, including the estimated
financial impact of the RSVP acquisition.advocate. PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional
offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and Buenos Aires, offers FORTUNE 1000
and Global 500
advertisers access to what it believes to be the most extensive
network of gay and lesbian people
in the world.welfare networking
SAN FRANCISCO, PlanetOut Inc.
RSVP, a privately held company based in Minneapolis
with 12 employees,
posted $7. magazine properties The Advocate, OUT and Out Traveler in combination
index 2.networking interdisciplinary
Tickets may be purchased by phone at
312-642-4600 or online at http://www. Suggested
admission is $5 for adults; $3 for seniors and students
(ages 13-22) with valid school ID; $1 for
children (ages 6-12); free for
members and children under 6.org .0 million in
additional consideration
based on achievement of certain financial performance
targets for 2007 and 2008.hivplusmag.mailing pertaining
Discussion
Will Explore LGBT Roles in Film Industry June 23
org . "Out at CHS" is a joint presentation of the
Chicago
Historical Society (CHS), Center on Halsted and the University of Chicago
Lesbian and
Gay Studies Project. The acquisition leverages our existing
travel media assets, established LGBT
audience, customer lists and capital
resources to fuel RSVP's growth.
Adults). "Among these
opportunities
are tours, where both gays and lesbians, as well as their
families and friends, can come together
for life-enriching travel adventures.gov.interdisciplinary networking
with a cocktail reception at The Second City, 1616 N Wells
Street.
Concluding its second year of public programs, "Out at CHS: Exploring the
LGBT
Past" is a multi-year initiative that explores the history of the LGBT
community both in Chicago
and across the country through research, collecting
and public programs. "RSVP is an excellent
strategic
fit for PlanetOut, giving us an additional platform to serve the
varied needs of the LGBT community
.S.librarians lgbt
This acquisition substantially increases PlanetOut's position in the $65
billion gay and
lesbian travel market*, as estimated by research firm
Community Marketing, Inc."
PlanetOut
Inc.com,
Kleptomaniac.
* Community Marketing, Inc. extrapolated five percent (based on
the
national population figures) of the annual $1.sharing discussion
At 6:30 p.
The Chicago Historical Society
gratefully acknowledges the Chicago Park
District's generous support of all of the museum's activities
. "For
a publication like GENRE, Gay.
0 million in
additional consideration based on
achievement of certain financial performance
targets for 2007 and 2008.
- Expands PlanetOut
's footprint in the estimated $65-billion-a-year gay
and lesbian travel market.
"The acquisition
of RSVP, a strong, versatile and trusted LGBT travel
brand, will advance our strategy of building
a diversified media,
entertainment and lifestyle company by offering our online and print audience
a suite of compelling products and services," said Jeff Soukup, executive vice
president and chief
operating officer, PlanetOut Inc.
"Access to PlanetOut Inc.com); Out
(http://www.pertaining transgender
The
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust is the generous sponsor of "Out at
CHS: Exploring the LGBT Past
," with additional support provided by UBS.com," said Mark Elderkin, president, PlanetOut Inc.
- Leverages PlanetOut Inc.com,
as well as the travel magazine, The OUT Traveler. is the leading
global media and entertainment company
exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT)
community.com, and OUT+ABOUT Travel, as well as localized versions of the
Gay.com); and
, HIVPlus
(http://www.trans librarians
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