FrontGate Media expands it's Event Promotion offerings with GMC's new Geo-Targeted Promotions and offers Video On Demand Spots

Contact: Lori Lenz, FrontGate Media, 714-553-5181

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel (GMC) and FrontGate Media have released the latest growth statistics for GMC's Internet, Email Subscriber and Television Household numbers showing that GMC is not only the top Christian entertainment television network, Fastest growing network in cable TV, but also the leading Christian music internet site.

GMC is now in 45 million cable/satellite homes and projects 47.1 million homes by the 2009 year end. Monthly site visitors has grown to over 220,000 uniques making the GospelMusicChannel.com the most visited Christian Music site according to Compete.com. Those visitors are generating an average of 800,000 page views per month and 150,000 video streams per month.

In addition, Gospel Music Channel's eNewsletter has grown to reach more than 180,000 Christian music fans each week, that's a 185% growth since April 2008. The 100% opt-in list is connecting to this highly loyal audience with a <0.2% weekly attrition.

GMC's family-friendly music, movies, and series programming is also viewed by more than 1 million Video On Demand users per quarter. GMC continues to be #1 in emotional connection to audience according to the Meyers Emotional Connections Study among emerging and mid-sized networks.

With this growth, GMC and FrontGate Media have expanded their relationship beyond the successful E-motion Web & TV packages to debut a new Targeted Events Package customizable by city, and new Video on Demand on-air advertising.

Through FrontGate Media's Events Package, tours, conferences and events can target individual cities through GMC to advertise their name, date, and event information specifically to each event city through web banners and HTML email. Targeted ads stop when ticket sales close for the city. Events have the option to have GMC produce a custom :15 billboard spot to run on Gospel Music Channel. The new GMC event options join FrontGate Media's other event specific promotional opportunities through iTickets.com, the #1 Christian events web site, HearItFirst.com and on-site promotions at various festivals and events throughout the country including Creation Festival: The Tour coming in Fall 2009.

For more information see www.frontgatemedia.com/pdfs/FrontGate_GMC_Announce.pdf