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Eight Academy Award Winning and Nominated Films Arrive on VOD

Los Angeles, California, April 22, 2009 - TVN Entertainment Corporation, the world’s leading television on-demand company, today announced that it will release eight 2009 Academy Award winning and nominated films on VOD starting April 21st through the beginning of June 2009.

“With availability to more than 48 million households in North America and usage on a per-household basis growing every day, VOD is becoming an increasingly central part of every studio’s distribution strategy,” said Doug Sylvester, President and COO of TVN.

Consumers are embracing VOD because of the convenience it offers, great value and the opportunity of holding fun VOD viewing party with friends and family. In addition, a recent Parks Associates consumer spending study found that instead of purchasing DVDs, consumers are moving to VOD.

“For household services such as the Internet and pay TV, recessionary concerns have less impact,” said Kurt Scherf, Principal analyst of Parks. “Consumers are more likely to cut back on outside entertainment expenses before trimming household services such as home telephone, pay TV and the Internet.” TVN already released Australia and Milk on the same date as the DVD release, as well as Frozen River on VOD in March 2009 during Oscar season. The following additional eight films will be released on VOD, priced at approximately between four to five dollars for a 24-hour viewing window:

April 21, 2009

• Frost/Nixon: Day and date with the DVD release, this five time Oscar-nominated (Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Actor in a Leading Role, Adapted Screenplay) dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate TV interviews between David Frost and former president Richard Nixon arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition.
• The Wrestler: Nominated for two Academy Awards (Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role), The Wrestler tells the story of a faded professional wrestler who must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

April 24, 2009

• Rachel Getting Married: Rachel Getting Married stars Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway (Best Actress in a Leading Role) in the role of Kym, a young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years who returns home for her sister's wedding.

April 29, 2009

• Slumdog Millionare: Eight-time Academy Award winner (Best Picture, Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Sound, Adapted Screenplay) and nominated for two additional categories (Original Song, Sound Editing) Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a Mumbai teen who becomes a contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" This title arrives on VOD in HD and SD on April 29th.

May 6, 2009

• Bolt: Available on VOD in HD, this Academy Award Nominated film (Animated Feature Film) tells the story of a canine star who believes his super powers are real and who embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star.

May 7, 2009

• Doubt: Set in 1964, this five-time Oscar nominated drama (Actress in a Leading Role, twice Actress in a Supporting Role, Actor in a Supporting Role and Adapted Screenplay) centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student. Doubt is coming to VOD in HD and SD.

May 14, 2009

• The Reader: In Post-WWII Germany, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover played by Oscar winner Kate Winslet (Best Actress in a Leading Role) in a war-crime trial. The Reader received four more nominations (Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Directing, Cinematography) and comes to VOD May 14th in HD and SD.

June 3, 2009

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: winner of three Academy Awards (Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects) and nominated 10 more times (Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Editing, Original Score, Sound, Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Adapted Screenplay), this drama tells the story of a man who starts aging backwards, and comes to VOD early June.

TVN Entertainment Corporation, the leading television on-demand company, works with every major studio, network, and telecommunications video provider in North America. TVN is the preferred provider of original on-demand programs and networks. TVN supports an open, advanced technology platform, and offers the most comprehensive, end-to-end solution for licensing, managing, distributing and marketing on-demand content to virtually any platform.