Sean Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment and MTV ink dance competition TV project

(May 25, 2006) Sean Diddy Combs Bad Boy Entertainment and MTV: Music Television today announced a pilot agreement for an untitled dance competition series. The project will focus on street dance troupes from around the country as they train, compete, and express themselves. Todays announcement is part of a larger first-look, overall production agreement for future television projects between Bad Boy Entertainment and MTV. Combs (left) will provide executive producer services for the dance competition pilot.

Dance is one of the truest forms of expression, and there is a new cultural phenomenon emerging in different communities across America young men and women are forming these dance troupes as a way to stay off the streets and out of the pitfalls of their everyday lives, commented Diddy. This show will showcase the drive, determination and expression of this dance generation picture Rocky but with dance troupes.

Separately, it was recently announced that Combs will star in and co-produce an ABC TV movie version of the 2004 Tony-winning Broadway revival "A Raisin in the Sun." Combs, who starred in the revival and will reprise his role, is co-producing with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron's Storyline Entertainment.

Diddy and MTV have had a highly productive working relationship over the years which has included hosting of the 2005 VMAs, executive producing Runs House, starring in and executive producing Making the Band 3, as well as hit music videos, multiple show stopping performances at the VMAs, and the ground-breaking campaign partnership between P. Diddys Vote or Die and MTVs Choose or Lose during the 2004 presidential election.

Sean Diddy Combs, recently declared One of The Most Influential Businessman In The World by Time magazine and CNN, and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group (BBWEG) is one of the world's preeminent urban entertainment companies, encompassing a broad range of businesses including recording, music publishing, artist management, television and film production, recording facility, marketing and advertising, apparel and restaurants.

With a collection of businesses whose annual sales are quickly approaching $500 million annually and an employee base that is 600 strong, Mr. Combs is largely responsible for the popular appeal of urban entertainment. Formed in 1994, the flagship company of BBWEG is Bad Boy Records. Today, Bad Boy's annual sales have reached an overall average of $100 million with more than 75 million records sold worldwide. Bad Boy recently moved to 1710 Broadway. New York is the corporate headquarters housing all Combs' business entities.


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