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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

On Command Offers NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) From DIRECTV in Hotel Rooms

On Command Offers NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) From DIRECTV in Hotel Rooms

Leading In-Room Entertainment Company Signs Agreement With DIRECTV to Bring NFL SUNDAY TICKET to Hotel Rooms

DENVER, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Command Video Corporation (NYSE:L)(NYSE:LMCB), a leading provider of in-room interactive entertainment for the hotel industry and its guests, announced the launch of the NFL SUNDAY TICKET game package available exclusively from DIRECTV to its hotel guests. Football fans who want to watch games live from their hotel rooms now have the opportunity to do so no matter where their travel takes them.

Hotel customers will be able to purchase the service as an entire package of games every Sunday during regular football season. The NFL SUNDAY TICKET package from DIRECTV is subject to normal blackout guidelines on a market by market basis. DIRECTV carries NFL games every week during the regular season.

"Live NFL football can now be watched in hotels," said Tad Walden, senior vice president of marketing and programming for On Command. "NFL SUNDAY TICKET from DIRECTV is another enhancement provided to guests to make in-room entertainment the best viewing option available. Being able to provide the hotel guest with live out-of-market sports on a pay-per-view basis is an attractive addition to our already robust movies and top-rated television programs."

On Command's live sports and events on-demand technology also supports college football and basketball via ESPN GamePlan and ESPN FULL COURT, as well as other sports and special events like concerts. On Command has been the industry pioneer in bringing new programming to hotel rooms, including time shifted broadcast programming and special events.

"ESPN GamePlan brings more than 150 live college football games to hotel rooms," said Walden. "In addition, ESPN FULL COURT has more than 450 live college basketball games. When you combine this with the 215 games served by NFL SUNDAY TICKET by DIRECTV it makes the hotel room the place to be for watching live sports on-demand."

About On Command

On Command Video Corporation (www.oncommand.com) is a leading provider of in-room entertainment technology to the lodging and cruise ship industries. On Command is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE:L)(NYSE:LMCB). On Command entertainment services include: on-demand movies; television Internet services using high-speed broadband connectivity; television email; short form television features covering drama, comedy, news and sports; video games; and music-on-demand services through Instant Media Network, a majority-owned subsidiary of On Command and the leading provider of digital on-demand music services to the hotel industry. All On Command products are connected to guest rooms and managed by leading edge video-on-demand navigational controls and a state-of-the art guest user interface system. The guest menu system can be customized by hotel properties to create a robust platform that services the needs of On Command hotel partners and the traveling public. On Command and its distribution network services more than 1,000,000 guest rooms, which touch more than 300 million guests annually.

On Command's direct served hotel properties are located in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Spain. On Command distributors serve cruise ships operating under the Royal Caribbean, Costa and Carnival flags. On Command hotel properties include more than 100 of the most prestigious hotel chains and operators in the lodging industry including, Accor, Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont, Four Seasons, Gaylord Hotels (Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Hotel at Opryland), Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotels Group (Inter-Continental, InterContinental Buckhead, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn), Loews, Marriott (Courtyard, Renaissance, Fairfield Inn and Residence Inn), New York Palace Hotel, Radisson, Ramada, Starwood Hotels & Resorts (Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels and Four Points), and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

Source: On Command Video Corporation

CONTACT: Jill Wisehart, Corporate Communications of On Command Video
Corporation, +1-720-873-3423, jwisehart@ocv.com

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

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