Acorn International to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results on March 9, 2009

Acorn International to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results on March 9, 2009

SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. ("Acorn") (NYSE:ATV), a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China, will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 before the market opens on Monday, March 9, 2009. A copy of the earnings release will be available on the company's website at http://www.chinadrtv.com/ .

Acorn's management has scheduled a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on March 9, 2009 (8:00 p.m. Beijing Time) to discuss the Company's perspective on the results and answer questions. You may access the live interactive call via:

-- +1 866 549 1292 (U.S. Toll Free)
-- +800 701 1223 (China Toll Free)
-- +852 3005 2050 (International)
-- Passcode: ATV

Please dial-in approximately 10 minutes in advance to facilitate an on-time start.

A replay will be available for approximately two weeks after the call and may be accessed via:

-- +852 3005 2020 (International)
-- Passcode: 136511#

A live and archived webcast of the call will be available on the Company's website at http://www.chinadrtv.com/ .

About Acorn

Acorn International (NYSE: 'ATV') is a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China, operating China's largest TV direct sales business in terms of revenues and TV air time and a nationwide off-TV distribution network. Acorn's TV direct sales platform consists of airtime purchased from both national and local channels. In addition to marketing and selling through its TV direct sales programs and its off-TV nationwide distribution network, Acorn also offers consumer products and services through catalogs, an outbound telemarketing center and an e-commerce website. Leveraging its integrated multiple sales and marketing platforms, Acorn has built a proven track record of developing and selling proprietary-branded consumer products, as well as products and services from established third parties.

For further information, please contact:

Acorn International
Chen Fu, Director of Investor Relations
Tel: +86-21-5151-8888 x2228
Email: ir@chinadrtv.com

PRChina
Jane Liu
Tel: +852-2522-1838
Email: jliu@prchina.com.hk

Henry Chik
Tel: +852-2522-1368
Email: hchik@prchina.com.hk

Source: Acorn International, Inc.

CONTACT: Chen Fu, Director of Investor Relations, Acorn International at
+86-21-5151-8888 x2228 or ir@chinadrtv.com; or from PRChina: Jane Liu at
+852-2522-1838 or jliu@prchina.com.hk and Henry Chik at +852-2522-1368 or
hchik@prchina.com.hk both for Acorn

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

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