FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Debby Robinson
(312) 616-3943
DISCOVERY ZONE NAMES TWO NEW MEMBERS
TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHICAGO, IL (November 22, 1994) -- Discovery Zone, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZONE) has
added two new members to its Board of Directors. Steven R. Berrard, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom Inc.'s Blockbuster Entertainment Group,
and George D. Johnson, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer, Retail
Operations of Blockbuster Entertainment Group, were elected to the Board on
November 16, 1994.
Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., Discovery Zone, Inc. is the nation's
largest owner and operator of indoor entertainment and fitness facilities
(FunCenters) for children 12 and under. On September 2, 1994, Blockbuster
Entertainment Corporation increased its equity interest in Discovery Zone from
approximately 20 percent to approximately 50 percent. Blockbuster was then
acquired by Viacom Inc. More than 800 Discovery Zone FunCenters are currently
open and operating throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the United
Kingdom and Spain, with a FunCenter scheduled to open in France in early 1995.
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