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Recent Titles Coming To VOD Day and Date: Release Windows Continue To Compress

Los Angeles, California, May 26, 2009 - TVN Entertainment Corporation, the world’s leading television on-demand company, today announced its VOD release schedule for June. TVN’s VOD lineup heats up the screen with a slew of day and date titles, including the self-proclaimed “anti-romantic” comedy He’s Just Not That Into You, the family-friendly fantasy adventure film Ink Heart, Spinning Into Butter, a drama starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Spring Breakdown, a comedy with Amy Poehler.

Additionally, TVN is bringing to On Demand the recent award-winning hits, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Gran Torino, as well as Last Chance Harvey, My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th, New In Town, Valkyrie, Role Models Unrated Special Edition and a special sneak peek, the pre-theatrical release of The Answer Man.

Day and date releases are clearly showcasing how studios, large and small, are embracing shortened release windows between theatrical, DVD and VOD. Studios are using this compressed time period to capitalize on the momentum driven by theatrical marketing campaigns and ensuring public interest in their titles when they reach living rooms all across America.

“Consumers appreciate the convenience and value of movies on-demand and are responding to day and date releases in a big way.” said Doug Sylvester, President and COO of TVN. “With day and date titles, the studios can maximize their marketing efforts by promoting VOD and DVD availability while supporting consumer interest in viewing content when and how they want it.”

Also in June, TVN will bring its “Quote This” package of oft-quoted classic titles to VOD. With unforgettable lines such as John Belushi in Animal House exclaiming “TOGA! TOGA!” and Tom Hanks on that bench saying “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” in Forrest Gump, “Quote This” features great classic quotable movies for everyone. Among the other popular movies featured in the category are: The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining, Caddyshack, Dirty Harry, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and many more.

The following films will be released on VOD this June, priced at approximately four to five dollars for a 24-hour viewing window:

June 1, 2009

• Role Models-Unrated Special Edition: The Unrated Special Edition of this comedy starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott arrives on VOD with 15 minutes of additional deleted scenes and bloopers. Role Models tells the story of a pair of energy drink reps who after a fight with a tow-truck driver, choose community service over jail and try to become role models as they enroll in a Big Brothers program.
• “Quote This”: Classic titles such as Zoolander, Forrest Gump, Animal House, Annie Hall and many more arrive on VOD June 1.

June 2, 2009

• He's Just Not That Into You: Day and date with the DVD release, He’s Just Not That Into You arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition. Based on the wildly popular bestseller, this anti-romantic comedy tells the stories of a group of interconnected Baltimore women as they try to read the signs of the opposite sex. This title boasts an all-star cast including Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Ginnifer Goodwin and Scarlett Johansson.
• Spring Breakdown: Day and date with the DVD release, this comedy starring Amy Poehler arrives on VOD. Spring Breakdown revolves around three 30-something friends who go vacation on an island that's a popular spring break getaway for college co-eds.

June 3, 2009

• Last Chance Harvey: Set in London, this romantic comedy stars Dustin Hoffman as Harvey Shine, a divorced and haggard jingle-writer who bumps into Kate, played by Emma Thompson, an airport employee. Suddenly taken by Kate's British charm, a tipsy Harvey bombards her with tales of his trouble. This unlikely trading of sob stories leads to lunch, a walk around London, and a day of unexpected romance. Last Chance Harvey arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition.
• 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.

June 9, 2009

• Gran Torino: This NBR award-winner and Golden Globe-nominated blockbuster arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition. Clint Eastwood stars as disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski, who starts a friendship with his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal his prized possession, his 1972 Gran Torino.
• New In Town: This romantic comedy starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr, tells the story a Miami businesswoman who adjusts to her new life in a tiny Minnesota town. New In Town arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition.
• Spinning Into Butter: Day and date with the DVD release, this drama starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Richardson and Beau Bridges arrives on VOD. A hate crime on the campus of a New England college puts the school's dean, played Parker, in a position where she has to examine her own feelings about race and prejudice, while maintaining her administration's politically correct policies.

June 16, 2009

• Friday the 13th: Day and date with the DVD release, this horror flick arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition. A group of young adults discover a boarded up Camp Crystal Lake, where they soon encounter Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
• My Bloody Valentine: Tom Hanniger played by Jensen Ackles returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one will believes he's innocent. This thriller arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition.

June 18, 2009

• Valkyrie: This historical war thriller starring Tom Cruise comes to VOD in both high and standard definition. During World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise), an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer.

June 23, 2009

• Inkheart: Day and date with the DVD release, this family-friendly fantasy adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren and Paul Bettany comes to VOD in both high and standard definition. A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.

June 26, 2009

• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: The third installment of the action-packed Underworld franchise arrives on VOD in both high and standard definition at the end of June. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans depicts an origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
• The Answer Man: On June 26, VOD subscribers will be able to enjoy a special Sneak peek of a new independent film that blends romance, comedy, drama, and spirituality. In The Answer Man, Jeff Daniels stars as the fictional author Arlen Faber, a cranky recluse who wrote a best-selling spirituality book titled Me and God twenty years earlier. His book inspired an entire generation with its insightful answers about his personal relationship with God.

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