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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Global First as Opus Launches Amnesty International Film Over the Internet

Global First as Opus Launches Amnesty International Film Over the Internet

LONDON, March 21/PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to the pioneering internet streaming company Opus Media
plc, the new Vanessa Redgrave movie Russia/Chechnya: Voices of Dissent will
be accessible to millions of viewers worldwide in full screen digital quality
- over the public internet.

Ahead of the media giants, Opus are using a video-streaming
technology that delivers a high resolution full screen viewing experience on
demand, with no buffering or frame freeze to any broadband connection in the
world.

With video streamed rather than stored, PC hard drives remain
uncluttered with excessively large files. Access is immediate & the rights
holders of the content are also spared the piracy issues that can potentially
arise from downloading.

Launched 20th March at the House of Commons, viewers can watch
Voices of Dissent, for GBP2/$3.50/EUR3. Proceeds will go to Amnesty
International, with Opus involved on a strictly 'not for profit' basis. The
film can be seen on www.voicesofdissent.com.

The new documentary provides an overview of today's desperate
human rights situation in Chechnya and Russia. It is produced by Vanessa
Redgrave and directed by Carlo Nero, and was first screened earlier this
month at the 8th Amnesty International Film Festival and at the Geneva Films
for Human Rights Festival.

Opus Chief Executive Nigel Regan said: "Broadband TV is the
ideal medium for delivering important and bold films such as Voices of
Dissent and we have thoroughly enjoyed working with Vanessa and her team to
help Amnesty International deliver the project. I am pleased to have the
opportunity to demonstrate our pioneering technology platform. It is also
another key step forward for Opus Media as we continue broadening our
business beyond our initial involvement in Bollywood.tv, childrens'
programming and pop music."

London-based Opus Media was established late last year to
distribute a variety of broadband internet TV channels including Bollywood.tv
(www.bollywood.tv) , skidz.tv (www.skidz.tv) and noise.tv (www.noise.tv).

Source: Opus Media PLC

Nigel Regan, CEO, Opus Media plc, Tel: +44-(0)845-122-3180, Oliver Smets, COO, Opus Media plc, Tel: +44-(0)845-122-3180, Heidi Mallace, Project Associates, Tel: +44-(0)20-7432-3216, Tel: +44-(0)7971-430244

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