TVN Entertainment Strikes the Right Chord With Music Choice

TVN Entertainment Strikes the Right Chord With Music Choice

Premiere Music Network to Access TVNow Rapid Turnaround Service

BURBANK, Calif. and HORSHAM, Pa., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- TVN Entertainment, the leading provider of on demand television programming, management and delivery solutions, and Music Choice, the pioneering, multi-platform music network, today announced that they have signed a Preferred Provider agreement for VOD services including encoding, distribution and asset management. This agreement also allows Music Choice to take advantage of TVNow, a rapid turn around service offered exclusively by TVN Entertainment.

Through TVNow, Music Choice will have the ability to offer music videos, and additional music-related video content, including in-studio performances and interviews, and concert footage, as it becomes available.

Leading cable-providers such as Comcast have already signed on for Music Choice's unique video content, which appeals heavily to the targeted 14 - 25 demographic.

"We are extremely pleased to be working with Music Choice, not only because of the scope of the agreement, but because it allows us to introduce a younger audience to the VOD experience, kids and teenagers, who will hopefully choose VOD for their long-term use," said Matt Cohen, TVN Entertainment VP of Business Development. "Music Choice also offers unique and compelling music-related content which is an asset to our wide variety of VOD offerings."

"TVN's platform has provided Music Choice the flexibility to work within the particular requirements of music industry schedules, as well as those of our label partners and artists," said Rick Bergan, VP Distribution, Music Choice. "TVN's ADONISS management tools and TVNow service enable us to distribute a huge number of files flexibly, securely, quickly and accurately. With this success, we can foresee future VOD initiatives in the pipeline."

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 Music Choice

Music Choice, the premier multi-platform music network, reaches consumers nationwide through digital cable and satellite television, broadband (PCs) and cell phones. Music Choice programs a comprehensive selection of video and audio music channels, produces exclusive music-related content, including in-studio performances & artist interviews, music news and music shows, and distributes music videos and concerts that feature both established and up- and-coming recording artists. The Music Choice television network's audio music channels reach 40 million digital cable and satellite television households, the MC exclusive concerts air in up to 44 million satellite and cable homes nationally, the Music Choice broadband music service reaches 7 million cable-modem subscribers, and Music Choice On-Demand is available to 8 million digital cable households. The Music Choice channel on Sprint's PCS Service has tens of thousands of subscribers. Headquartered in Horsham, PA, Music Choice is a partnership among subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, EMI Music and several leading U.S. cable providers: Adelphia Cable Communications, Comcast Cable Communications, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable. MUSIC CHOICE(R) is a registered trademark of Music Choice. Visit the Music Choice website at http://www.musicchoice.com/.

Source: TVN Entertainment

CONTACT: Karen Doler of Music Choice, +1-215-784-5842,
kdoler@musicchoice.com; or Eileen Eberhardt of TVN Entertainment,
+1-818-295-4505, Eeberhardt@TVN.com

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

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