Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Mega TV Opens Auditions in Los Angeles for Musical Reality Show to Find the Newest Member of XM2 Group

MIAMI, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanish Broadcasting System ("SBS") (Nasdaq: SBSA) announced today that the final round of open auditions to find the newest member of the popular XM2 Group begin this week in Los Angeles. In May, Mega TV, along with Worldvibe Entertainment, will broadcast the new primetime musical reality show "Batalla de las Americas" to find the newest member of the popular XM2 Group. Auditions have already taken place in Miami, New York and Puerto Rico.

Males between the ages of 18-30 can participate in the auditions. They will be asked to show off their triple threat abilities: sing, dance and of course demonstrate their personality for the judges.

Los Angeles auditions will take place at the Avalon Studio on February 27th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and on February 28th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Several popular SBS Latino 96.3 FM and KLAX DJ's like Raq-C, DJ Eddie One, Brando, David Rolas, Alysha Del Valle, Sandra Pena, DJ Mingo, Barzon and Denisse Garcia will be at each audition to judge the talented contestants.

Four contestants will be chosen to represent Los Angeles in the grand finale of the show. The grand finale of the US musical competition will take place at the "La Covacha" on Thursday, March 19 starting at 8:30 P.M. The grand finale will include the four semi-finalists from Miami competing against the four semi-finalists from Los Angeles and New York. The judges will choose one winner, who will represent the United States in the musical show "Batalla de las Americas."

The reality show "Batalla de las Americas," similar to America's "Making the Band," was created to find the new member of the XM2 Group, which already includes former Menudo members Rawy Torres, Jonathan Montenegro and Sergio Blass. The show will have a total of 20 contestants from over 15 countries battling in fields such as originality, creativity, heart and talent to become the newest member of XM2.

Do not miss this week's final round of open auditions in Los Angeles and the opportunity to be part of this once in a lifetime musical competition, "Batalla de las Americas" -- only on Mega TV.

    Media and Press:
    Isabel Bucaram-Montana
    Director of Marketing and Communications
    Spanish Broadcasting System
    Direct Line: (786) 470-1656
    imontana@sbscorporate.com
    www.mega.tv

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