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Digital Music Provider Introduces Service With Ten Unique Music Channels Los Angeles (July 10, 2002) – DMX MUSIC, the premier provider of unique music experiences to homes and businesses worldwide, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Hughes Network Systems to provide unmatched streaming audio experiences via DIRECWAY™, the world's leading broadband by satellite service for consumer, small business and enterprise markets "DMX MUSIC is excited about partnering with DIRECWAY because it fits one of our key global strategies to bring our unique and personal music experiences directly to consumers," said Paul Noack, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, DMX MUSIC. "We are pleased to further our relationship with Hughes Network Systems as we broaden DMX MUSIC’s scope of business." Initially, DMX MUSIC will provide DIRECWAY 10 music channels as part of the DIRECWAY basic package. The 10 DMX MUSIC channels will be multicast, giving DIRECWAY consumers’ greater bandwidth and the ability to simultaneously surf the web. The 10 DMX MUSIC channels include Classic Rock, Hottest Hits, Smooth Jazz, "The DMX Listening Room," and "Holidays and Happenings." DIRECWAY customers will also be able to view the artist, song title and album name on their computer screen for every song as it’s playing. "DMX MUSIC is a top-tier music service, and we are pleased to bring it to our customers, primarily because of its depth of music programming," said Peter Gulla, consumer sales and marketing vice president for Hughes Network Systems. "And with its commitment to deliver content beyond the television, DMX MUSIC is a natural partner for us as we strive to provide better experience and better value for our customers." In June 2001, DMX MUSIC and Hughes Network System (HNS) launched ‘Music By DIRECWAY,’ a service that uses the Hughes satellite network to provide businesses with music content, in-store messaging and advertising. The service is available through the first worldwide joint marketing agreement between the two companies. Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Electronic Corporation, is the world's largest provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with over 400,000 systems installed in more than 85 countries. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it markets globally under the DirecPC and DIRECWAYTM brands and is a major supplier of mobile satellite networks and user terminals. About DMX MUSIC DMX MUSIC, Inc., which was formed by the merger of DMX MUSIC and AEI Music Network, Inc. in May 2001, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMC.B). Operating in more than 50 countries, DMX MUSIC is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Seattle and throughout the United States and internationally in Australia, Belgium, Canada, The Czech Republic, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Poland, Japan and the United Kingdom. DMX MUSIC is a global leader in digital music programming, with one of the world's largest digital music and video libraries, creating more than 400 unparalleled styles of non-stop music delivered via digital cable, satellite, DVD and the Internet. DMX MUSIC distributes its music services worldwide to more than 10 million homes, 180,000 businesses, and 30 airlines with a worldwide daily listening audience of more than 80 million people. About DIRECWAY DIRECWAY is the world’s leading broadband by satellite service for consumer, small business and enterprise markets. Winner of the Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Leadership Award for the second consecutive year, DIRECWAY high-speed Internet service is available to consumers anywhere in the continental United States. Enterprises have access to a wide variety of value-added solutions, all on a single platform and all backed by comprehensive support from HNS, to give companies the edge they need in today’s market. To learn more about DIRECWAY, please click here. About Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES), is the world’s leading provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with more than 500,000 systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it markets globally under the DirecPC® and DIRECWAY® brands, and is a major supplier of mobile satellite networks, including GSM-enabled portable handsets and Internet devices. For terrestrial access, it offers the comprehensive AIReach® family of broadband wireless, point-to-multipoint products. In addition, HNS is a leading manufacturer of DIRECTV® satellite television receivers, having shipped over 8 million systems to date. Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS maintains sales and support offices worldwide. The earnings of HUGHES, a unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE: GMH). To learn more about HNS, please click here. HUGHES, DIRECWAY, DirecPC and AIReach are trademarks of Hughes Electronics Corporation. 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