New "Off Duty" Lifestyle Show Debuts Today at 6 p.m.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal
today launched a dedicated channel for YouTube, featuring on-demand
content from the Journal's growing stable of video programming. In
conjunction with the launch, the channel will showcase "Off Duty," a
daily lifestyle show debuting today based on the eponymous section of
WSJ Weekend, the Journal's Saturday paper.

Hosted by Wall Street Journal reporter Wendy Bounds, "Off Duty" will
bring to life many of its namesake's features, as well as other culture
coverage from the Journal -- from food to fashion, music and movies,
travel to tech. The show will air each business day at 6 p.m. ET on
WSJ.com and WSJ Live, the Journal's interactive video application,
followed immediately by on-demand availability on YouTube and
additional channels. Live episodes begin Monday, February 6.

Episodes of "Off Duty" will regularly feature a range of topics
presented by reporters and editors from across the Journal and Dow
Jones, including:


  --  Regular contributions from Journal critics and columnists including Joe
      Morgenstern (film), Jim Fusilli (music), Dan Neil (auto) and Lettie
      Teague (wine);
  --  Recipe how-to's from Off Duty's "Slow Food Fast" columnist Kitty
      Greenwald along with "WSJ Test Kitchen";
  --  "Heard on the Runway" with a round-up of the week's fashion news and
      trends;
  --  "WSJ After Hours" offering an insider's look at the newest trends,
      social scenes and fashion statements of New York City nightlife;
  --  Additional segments focused on special events such as Fashion Week, the
      Grammy Awards, Academy Awards and more.




Launch week will include special segments in preparation for upcoming
Super Bowl XLVI, with a roundtable of Journal sports reporters on-site
in Indianapolis; a sit-down with the creators of Animal Planet's annual
"Puppy Bowl"; an interview with celebrity chef Donatella Arpaia
discussing tips for a successful party spread; and more. In addition,
the Journal's Lee Hawkins sits down with four successful music acts to
discuss how they are confronting the industry's dramatic changes -
including Paul Stanley of Kiss, Grammy Award-winner Cee-Lo Green,
multi-platinum rapper Soulja Boy, and global dance group Far East
Movement.

The exclusive launch sponsor for The Wall Street Journal's YouTube
channel is OppenheimerFunds.

WSJ Live from The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal video includes multiple shows, news updates,
reporting from the field, exclusive interviews and special events
coverage. YouTube is the latest distribution channel for WSJ Live,
which currently features up to four hours of live programming per
business day as well as on-demand video via the iPad,
Internet-televisions and set-top boxes. "Off Duty" joins Digits, Lunch
Break, Mean Street, Markets Hub, Opinion Journal and the News Hub, as
well as an extensive archive of clips showcasing news and reporting
from the more than 2,000 journalists across the Journal and Dow Jones.

In addition to YouTube, the WSJ Live app is available via Apple TV,
Google TV and Roku as well as Boxee, Etisalat, Hulu, Panasonic's VIERA
Connect(TM) -enabled HDTVs, Samsung 2011 Smart TVs, Sony Internet TV,
VIZIO Internet Apps(R) HDTVs, and the Yahoo!(R) Connected TV platform.
The WSJ Live app for iPad has been downloaded more than 160,000 times
since launch in September 2011.

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