IGN ENTERTAINMENT TO HOST LIVE Q&A WITH JEFF BRIDGES, STAR OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES ACTION-ADVENTURE FILM SEVENTH SON

THE LIVE Q&A SEGMENT TAKES PLACE TODAY, FEBRUARY 5TH ON THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF IGN.COM LOS ANGELES, CA (February 5, 2015)- IGN Entertainment has teamed up with Oscar® winner Jeff Bridges to host a live Q&A segment discussing his role in the upcoming Universal Pictures epic action-adventure film, “Seventh Son.”

The Q&A kicks off today, February 5th, at 12:30PM PST on IGN’s official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ign). Fans are encouraged to tune in, participate and engage in an exclusive real-time experience with the award-winning actor himself.

The film is scheduled for release February 6, 2015 across the United States in 3D. (www.seventhsonmovie.com)

Seventh Son stars Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue and Djimon Hounsou. It is based on the book series “The Last Apprentice” by Joseph Delaney.

In a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order (Oscar® winner Jeff Bridges) travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last Seventh Son (Ben Barnes). Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring adventure with his battle-hardened mentor to vanquish a dark queen (Julianne Moore) and the army of supernatural assassins she has dispatched against their kingdom.

Sergei Bodrov directed Seventh Son from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt and Steve Knight and a screen story by Matt Greenberg. Basil Iwanyk, Thomas Tull and Lionel Wigram produce the film. Jon Jashni, Brent O’Connor and Alysia Cotter are executive producers, with Jillian Share and Erica Lee co-producing.

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About IGN Entertainment Corporation   IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media and services provider focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN's properties reach 63.8MM users monthly, 10.1MM app downloads, 9.6MM social followers ,6.1MM YouTube subs, and IGN's network of video game-related properties (IGN.com, 1UP.com, GameSpy and others) is the #1 source for video game information. IGN also owns the world’s largest men’s lifestyle website, AskMen.com, and men’s entertainment site UGO.com. It also provides technology for online game play in video games. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Australia and United Kingdom.

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j2 Global More than Doubles Size of its Digital Media Business with Acquisition of IGN Entertainment

Los Angeles – February 4, 2013 – j2 Global, Inc. (NasdaqGS: JCOM), today announced that its Ziff Davis, Inc. subsidiary has acquired IGN Entertainment, a leader in video game, entertainment and men’s lifestyle content, from News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). The acquisition provides j2 with a group of world-class digital properties. The combination of Ziff Davis’ properties including, amongst others, PCMAG.com, Geek.com and Toolbox.com, with IGN’s properties, IGN.com, UGO.com, 1UP.com and AskMen.com, make the group one of the largest digital publishers reaching tech, video game and entertainment enthusiasts. In addition, these properties have over 600 advertisers and 53 million global monthly unique visitors. This acquisition more than doubles the revenues of j2’s digital media business.

All of these properties predominantly attract males 18-34, and the group’s advertisers will now have access to a larger audience and a broader array of premium inventory. In addition, IGN’s strength in video content coupled with Ziff Davis’ strength in data analytics will allow the group’s marketing partners to more efficiently reach its demographically attractive audience.

“This is a transformative deal for our digital media business,” said Hemi Zucker, CEO of j2 Global. “By combining two of the most storied organizations in tech, gaming and entertainment, we have created a very powerful company capable of producing and delivering content in all forms to an audience that marketers highly value.” Added Vivek Shah, CEO of Ziff Davis, “IGN and AskMen are tremendous best-in-class brands that we are proud to have as part of our digital media portfolio.”

The transaction is expected to be accretive to j2’s 2013 earnings, exclusive of transition costs.

About j2 Global: j2 Global (JCOM) provides Internet services through its two divisions: Business Cloud Services and Digital Media. The Business Cloud Services Division offers Internet fax, virtual phone, hosted email, email marketing, online backup, unified communications and CRM solutions. It markets its services principally under the brand names eFax®, eVoice®, FuseMail®, Campaigner®, KeepItSafe® and Onebox® and operates a messaging network spanning 49 countries on six continents. The Digital Media Division, created with j2 Global’s November 2012 acquisition of Ziff Davis, Inc., offers trusted news and reviews of technology products on its web properties, which include PCMag.com, ExtremeTech.com, ComputerShopper.com, Toolbox.com and Geek.com. The Digital Media Division also operates BuyerBase®, an advanced ad-targeting platform; LogicBuy.com, a leading provider of online deals; and Ziff Davis B2B, a leading provider of research to enterprise buyers and leads to IT vendors. As of December 31, 2011, j2 Global had achieved 16 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements in this Press Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding opportunities to cross-promote content amongst the IGN and Ziff Davis sites and IGN’s video network being a powerful driver of growth. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors and uncertainties include, among other items: the ability to successfully integrate IGN into Ziff Davis; third party online advertising spend; growth in the video advertising market; ; and the numerous other factors set forth in j2's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting j2, refer to the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by j2 on February, 2012, and the other reports filed by j2 from time-to-time with the SEC, each of which is available at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements provided in this press release are based on limited information available to j2 at this time, which is subject to change. Although management's expectations may change after the date of this press release, j2 undertakes no obligation to revise or update these statements.

Authentic Entertainment and IGN Launch New "Geek Love" Series on IGN's START YouTube Channel

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JANUARY 4, 2013 – Authentic Entertainment, the producers of the hit series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Auction Kings, and IGN Entertainment, the world’s leading video games media outlet, today announce the debut of Geek Love, which follows the weirdest, wackiest nerds out there as they try to find love at real-life speed-dating sessions at New York's Comic-Con event. Geek Love premieres Thursday, January 3, 2013 as a nine-episode series, with new episodes airing Thursdays at 12 p.m. PT, exclusively on IGN’s START YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/start). Dating has never been easy, but try dating in a Darth Vader mask or Wonder Woman ensemble. When comic and sci-fi fanatics can’t find someone to share their passion, they turn to Ryan Glitch, founder of Sci-Fi Speed Dating. Glitch sets up speed dating sessions at events such as Comic-Con, bringing like-minded people together to embrace their idiosyncrasies and find love.  Geek Love takes viewers inside the fascinating world of Sci-Fi dating for an insider’s look into the lives of these eccentric singles and their journey to find love.

Inspired from the original Geek Love one-hour special that aired in 2012, the new reality web-series introduces viewers to a whole new brood of sci-fi singles in search of love. Beginning, Thursday, January 3 at 12 p.m. PT, viewers will meet a new geek each week as they surge through Glitch’s Sci-Fi Speed Dating session at New York’s Comic Con. A few of the nine Geek Love eccentric bachelors and bachelorettes include: Alex, a board game king and a devout “Bronie” (male fan of “My Little Pony”) who keeps finding himself stuck in the friend zone; Casey Ann, who has been a Zelda-loving gamer since the age of two and describes herself as part Geek, part Girl; and Brittany, a Kindergarten teacher by day and Geek by night looking for the perfect gamer to grow old with.

The nine-episode web-series is produced by Authentic Entertainment, LLC, an Endemol company, for IGN. The show will air exclusively on IGN’s START YouTube channel, which delivers a mix of live and long-form programming for anyone who loves or plays games.

Watch the first episode of Geek Love and meet board game king and Bronie, Alex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ5iwGApwLM.

About IGN Entertainment IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media and services provider focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN’s properties reach more than 57 million unique users worldwide, according to Internet audience measurement firm comScore. IGN’s network of video game-related properties (IGN.com, 1UP.com, GameSpy and others) is the Web’s #1 video game information destination. IGN also owns the world’s largest men’s lifestyle website, AskMen.com, and men’s entertainment site UGO.com. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices across North America, Europe and Australia.

About Authentic Entertainment Co-founders of Authentic Entertainment, Tom Rogan and Lauren Lexton, have guided the company from start-up to established production company with a growing list of innovative reality and documentary programming. In recent seasons, Authentic has produced many of television's most popular shows including "Ace of Cakes," "Flipping Out!," Toddlers & Tiaras," "Here Comes honey Boo Boo," "The Best Thing I Ever Made," "Auction Kings," among others. Authentic has brought its creative vision to the Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC, History Channel, National Geographic, Showtime, Planet Green, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, Bravo, Sundance Channel, and WEtv. In 2010, Authentic joined Endemol, a worldwide leader in multi-platform entertainment programming.

IGN Launches Original Action-Thriller Series "Project S.E.R.A."

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JANUARY 30, 2012 – IGN, the world’s leading video games media outlet, today announces the debut of Project S.E.R.A., a new zombie action-thriller digital series, on its START YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/start).  Based on the original short film by Benjamin Howdeshell, the series stars Julia Voth (Bitch Slap), who returns in her role from the short as ass-kicking heroine Gillian Eames and teams up with Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) as Lt Riggins.  It follows Eames and Riggins as they race against the clock to stop the black market sale of a highly volatile biological agent that was originally designed by the military to expedite the recovery of soldiers wounded on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.

“I'm fascinated by characters that have to do the unthinkable and still find their way back.  Gillian Eames is a highly complex character and Julia Voth truly brings her to life,” said Howdeshell.

IGN's Grant Thompson, executive producer on the series, said: “Project S.E.R.A. takes what’s typically expected of a web series and blows that expectation out of the water.  This series looks and feels like a studio feature film, and we can't wait to bring that level of quality to the IGN and START audience.”

The Project S.E.R.A. series is written by Nathan Miller and Bill Kirchen, produced by Shawn Wallace (The Prototype) and executive produced by IGN’s Bernard Ho and Grant Thompson.  Series creator and director, Howdeshell, credits his state of the art shooting style and effects background to working on many action-packed feature films as a First Assistant Editor. 

Project S.E.R.A.’s first three episodes debut today, with new episodes airing Wednesdays at noon PST.  

Watch the first three episodes of Project S.E.R.A. back-to-back here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL99PCYdTX-vfAvKAHnF9isBZ_F_pA8Co2

About IGN Entertainment IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media and services provider focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets.  Collectively, IGN's properties reach 57 million unique users worldwide, and IGN's network of video game-related properties (IGN.com, 1UP.com, GameSpy and others) is the #1 source for video game information.  IGN also owns the world’s largest men’s lifestyle website, AskMen.com, and men’s entertainment site UGO.com. It also provides technology for online game play in video games. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices across North America, Europe and Australia.