Exhibit 99



News Release
Urban Televison Network Corporation
2707 South Cooper,  Suite 119
Arlington, Texas   76015


                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                  Teresa Lomas
                                 (817) 303-7449



      Edward C. Maddox Resigns as President and Director of Urban Televison
      Network Corporation Board
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Fort Worth, Texas, July 5, 2005: Urban Televison Network Corporation.  announced
that on July 1, 2005 Edward C. Maddox resigned as President and as a director of
Urban Televison Network Corporation.

In submitting his resignation,  Mr. Maddox said "I have enjoyed working with all
of you and wish you success as you continue to grow the network.

Commenting  on Mr.  Maddox's  resignation,  Jacob Miles CEO of Urban said:  "Mr.
Maddox has been a valued and highly  effective  officer and director,  providing
strong  counsel and  leadership.  We regret his decision to resign as an officer
and director,  but we thank him for his  outstanding  service to our company and
wish him well in his future endeavors."

Urban is a television network composed of approximately 70 broadcast  television
station  affiliates  across the  country  that air  programming  supplied by the
network via satellite transmission.  The affiliates have a household coverage of
approximately  22 million  households in their  combined  viewing  markets.  The
network is the first and only minority certified network to specifically  target
America's urban market that is comprise of African  Americans,  English speaking
Hispanic  Americans and many other urban  consumers.  The network  competes with
BET,  which is owned by Viacom,  Inc.,  and other  services for the urban market
niche that the Company believes is underserved at this time.

Urban Televison  Network  Corporation  shares are traded on the over the counter
bulletin board exchange under the symbol URBT.

Urban Televison Network Corporation news releases and other investor information
are available on the Internet at www.uatvn.com.