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WMX ANNOUNCES NEW VISUAL PODCAST SERIES ICONIC RECORDS

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WMX, the next-generation artist services, media and creative content division of Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), today announced the launch of Iconic Records, a visual podcast series illuminating the most iconic albums in pop culture. The debut season, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop, focuses on The Notorious B.I.G. and his legendary final album, 1997's Life After Death. The eight-episode series is hosted by "The Voice of New York," Angie Martinez.

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  • Influential radio personality Angie Martinez hosts, series launches April 29 on The Roku Channel
    NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WMX , the next-generation artist services, media and creative content division of Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), today announced the launch of Iconic Records, a visual podcast series illuminating the most iconic albums in pop culture.
  • Iconic Records: Life After Death will premiere on the new WMX Hip-Hop channel (Ch.
  • Viewers can also watch the visual podcast on The Notorious B.I.G's YouTube Channel, and listeners can stream across all major audio podcast platforms starting May 1st.
  • "The launch of Iconic Records embraces the huge appetite and need for unique content tailored for genre-specific audiences.

WMX Inks Deal to Bring New FAST Channel Offering Exclusively to The Roku Channel

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Monday, December 5, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WMX, the next-generation artist services, media & creative content division of Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), today announced that it has partnered with Roku to launch three FAST channels exclusively on The Roku Channel, Roku's free ad-supported streaming service that reaches an estimated 80 million people nationwide. The all-new channels, WMX Pop, WMX Rock, and WMX Hip-Hop, are now available to stream for free on The Roku Channel through the service's Live TV Guide.

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  • The all-new channels, WMX Pop, WMX Rock, and WMX Hip-Hop, are now available to stream for free on The Roku Channel through the service's Live TV Guide.
  • Ben Blank, President, Media & Content Business, WMX said: "We're extremely excited to partner with The Roku Channel to bring our robust music video catalog and original programming to every screen.
  • Ashley Hovey, Head of The Roku Channel, AVOD: "The Roku Channel is an industry leader in FAST, and we're thrilled to partner exclusively with WMX on their entrance into the space.
  • Launched in 2017, The Roku Channel is the home of free and premium entertainment on the Roku platform.