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FOX's MASTERCHEF to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

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ADVISORY, Aug. 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Joe Bastianich, MASTERCHEF Judge on FOX (Nasdaq:NWS) (Nasdaq:NWSA) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV),will visit NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square and preside over the NASDAQ opening bell to celebrate the new season of MASTERCHEF airing on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (EST).

Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay is looking for the best home cook in America on the new culinary competition series, MASTERCHEF. Only the most deserving home cooks who impress the judges, Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot will win the coveted white MASTERCHEF apron and move on to the next round of competition. Throughout the season, contestants will be put through their paces in a series of challenges designed to test their palate, food knowledge, passion and culinary skills both inside and outside the kitchen. The winner of America's first-ever MASTERCHEF will also walk away with $250,000 and will publish his or her own cookbook.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, August 20, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET    

Contacts:

Carrie Simons

Carrie@triple7pr.com

Jennifer Sprague

Jennifer.Sprague@fox.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Jolene Libretto 

(646) 441-5220

Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at:

http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with more than 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries.  NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).

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