Outdoor Channel Enters VOD Market With TVN

Outdoor Channel Enters VOD Market With TVN

Network Completes Host of Consumer Products

TEMECULA, Calif., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Outdoor Channel(R) (TOC) today announced its entry into the VOD market through a multi-year services agreement with TVN Entertainment Corporation (TVN), the leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery solutions. Under the agreement, TVN will be TOC's Preferred Partner for VOD Services including encoding, distribution, and asset management services.

'Outdoor Channel On Demand,' initially offered in standard-definition, will include favorites from the Channel's current lineup, gems from the TOC library, and select bonus product such as special events and series.

"VOD service will clearly allow our audience the added benefit and convenience of having the programming they want when they want it," said Amy Hendrickson, SVP of Affiliate Sales and Marketing for The Outdoor Channel. "Expanding with this level of service is a logical and exciting next step for our network, as is our decision to partner with VOD industry pioneer TVN."

"Certain program genres perform especially well in a VOD application. TOC is a great example of how content that super-serves a loyal audience will enhance the overall value of our affiliates' VOD platform," said Matt Cohen, TVN's Vice President of Business Development. "We look forward to helping TOC rollout its service to our industry-wide distribution base."

TOC recently "soft launched" its new high-definition network -- Outdoor Channel 2 HD -- to cable and satellite operators, making its HD signal immediately available to affiliates across the country. Outdoor Channel 2 HD plans to next launch a full media and marketing campaign to consumers on July 1st. The new, all HD network will offer exclusive new content filmed entirely in high-definition, in addition to select fan favorites from the existing 'The Outdoor Channel,' all filmed entirely in real (not up-converted), high-definition.

"The addition of VOD programming, coupled with the launch of our HD network, completes the TOC family of products," added Hendrickson. "Fans of The Outdoor Channel will now receive the well-rounded outdoor programming they want in the highest quality and most convenient format available. In addition, our distribution partners will benefit by having our popular programming available to consumers in this format as they enter the growing VOD marketplace."

About TVN Entertainment Corporation

TVN Entertainment, a video on demand (VOD) content solutions company, is a leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery services. TVN currently offers more than 2000 hours of VOD programming from over 75 content providers. In addition to comprehensive programming services, TVN Entertainment offers the only single-source management and distribution solution for VOD, including content aggregation, packaging, encoding, asset management and transport via satellite to all video service providers. TVN Entertainment has been chosen as the VOD solution for many leading MSOs and telecommunications companies, including Adelphia, Bresnan, Buckeye, Blue

Ridge, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Insight, Mediacom and Verizon. For more information visit www.TVN.com.

About The Outdoor Channel

The Outdoor Channel is a national television network dedicated to providing the best in traditional outdoor programming to America's 82 million anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. The network airs approximately 100 weekly programs featuring hunting, fishing and shooting sports, as well as off road motor sports and other related lifestyle programming. Based on June 2005 Nielsen Media Research estimates, The Outdoor Channel's universe is approximately 24.6 million subscriber homes -- delivered through a combination of cable and satellite dish viewers.

The Outdoor Channel and Outdoor Channel 2 HD are operated by The Outdoor Channel, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD). Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. also owns and operates related businesses that serve the interests of viewers of The Outdoor Channel and Outdoor Channel 2 HD, as well as those of other outdoor enthusiasts. These related businesses include LDMA-AU, Inc. (Lost Dutchman's) and Gold Prospector's Association of America, LLC. (GPAA). For more information about The Outdoor Channel or Outdoor Channel 2 HD, please visit www.outdoorchannel.com, or for more information about Outdoor Channel Holdings, visit www.outdoorchannelholdings.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Information in this news release that is not historical fact may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), including statements, without limitation, regarding expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies about the future. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements. Outdoor Channel Holdings intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions contained in those sections. In assessing forward-looking statements, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements contained in Outdoor Channel Holdings' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For these forward-looking statements, Outdoor Channel Holdings claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

Source: The Outdoor Channel

CONTACT: Mike Hiles, +1-310-234-3200, mhiles@mphpr.com, for The Outdoor
Channel

Web site: http://www.tvn.com/

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Web site: http://www.outdoorchannel.com/

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